Goza - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: goza research

map2knit — 2009-11-06 21:16:35Z

Since my last post, I have received two email attachments sent by a distant cousin via TransferBigFiles DOT COM**. I am still working on cleaning up place names, which are “all over the place”. For example: Ottawa, Kansas and Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. Using these two as the sample, other places could be Ottawa, KS, U.S.A; Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kans; etc. So it’s been quite a chore. That original PAF file has some 74,000+ persons in it, going back to Matthew Gossee Sr, born about 1700 in Virginia.
Also in this thread I noticed mention of Aaron Goza, which is in my “place name cleanup” project; along with Copiah County, MS and Arkansas.
I also noted several posts mentioned Joe Goza’s book. That was a second notice I received from TransferBigfiles. The file itself is Joe’s book converted to images, page by page. The introduction mentions Gossees in Italy. If I ever get the place names cleaned up, that will be my next project – actually looking at the images and using them as source citations in my database.
So my next question regarding this thread: Is everybody referring to descendents of slaves or descendents of their former owners? If the latter, I would be glad to try to get copies to you via TransfBgFiles. (My receipt of these two files was my first awareness of such a service, so I would be trying something new as a sender.)

**TransferBigFiles sends you a notice that you have a big file waiting; and in that email the give you a hyperlink, which you can copy and paste into your web browser (my preferred method), or click on directly. There is a time limit.

Good luck everyone,
Glenn

Re: goza research

jnlgoza_1 — 2009-11-05 01:29:29Z

For Linda Goza - I an Alva Goza's son - I live in Midwest City, Okla. - Would like to hear from you or Tommy

GOZA J Howard and Mildred M

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-20 01:00:03Z

GOZA J Howard and Mildred M

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,355 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: F. P. GOZA

O_Patrick — 2009-04-02 18:06:48Z

Ummmm! I had to find what I'd posted. I didn't write that I had the Goza book, I wrote that what I saw on the Internet mentioned that book.
Anyway, do you have names for the initials of F.P. GOZA??? and I'll look for some info to see if I can help you. What specifically do you want to know??

Re: F. P. GOZA

brewerjoy — 2009-04-02 15:16:46Z

Hi I'm reading your reply and since you have a book on GOZA -could you look up a F.P. Goza living in Wyandotte,Ks in 1895 b. abt. 1863 that m. a Lucinda Perry b. 1856 in Mo. they had children Walter Goza b.1884,Wm.b. 1887, Mary E. b. 1890---
after Lucinda's death he is remarried to a Mary J. living in Ark. in 1930 and has two children Helen 7yrs b. in Ark, Edward age ? b. in Ark --
my e-mail is brewerjoy@comcast.net

Re: John Gibson GOZA

O_Patrick — 2009-02-12 01:45:08Z

Everything I see on the Internet says: George W. Goza, son of John Goza, per Goza Book by Joe Goza page 31. Also given is that he married twice: 1] Elizabeth A SCOTT and 2] Rebecca WALKER

However, looking at the Goza Book, page 31 doesn't have anything about a George W. Goza on it.

I think a better reference would be The Goza Book by Joe Goza page 16:
1. John GOZA, son of Aaron GOSA, Sr., married Mary Frances FONTAINE
.....2. Francis Fontaine GOZA m. 2] Frances COBB
.........3. George W. GOZA b. 1836 MS [no further info given]
.....2. Hiram GOZA m. Ann Caroline GIBSON
.........3. John Gibson GOZA m. Mary Eliza AUSTIN
.........3. George Washington GOZA b. 1817 Ark; m. 1843 Rebecca Carolina WALKER

If the George W. GOZA on page 16 is correct, then G. W. & John Gibson GOZA would have been first cousins since Francis & Hiram were brothers. This is the one I suspect to be your man.

Page 19, Joe Goza's book has George W., the son of Hiram & Ann Caroline, born in 1817 Ark, married to Rebecca Walker. So, don't think you're looking at the brothers John Gibson & George Washington since your man was born 1836. George W. and Rebecca Walker Goza died in the 1853 Yellow Fever Epidemic. After their death their children, Mary E. and James W., went to live with aunt & uncle, James Webster GOZA and Pauline WALKER.

Re: John Gibson GOZA

aweeksmay — 2009-02-09 16:59:50Z

Do you know if John Gibson Goza was related to George W. Goza? He was my great great great grandfather who married Eliza Scott. They had one daughter, Martha Marinda Goza born around 1856 in Copiah County, Ms.

Re: Goza's of Missouri

map2knit — 2009-02-07 18:10:30Z

Today was the first notice that I remember receiving about this particular Goza thread.

Quickly scanning through the thread, I'd just like to verify my first impressions:

1. Posters so far have been African American -- descendents of slaves. However, one post mentioned being slave owners.

2. I didn't see any mention of Alabama.

If these two impressions are true, I wouldn't have any connection to this thread except perhaps via a vague memory of Civil War history. And that is that the slaves took on the surname of their former masters when they were emancipated after the war. And that brings another question: Would the newly free men and women have known the given names of their former owners and their wives and children?

3. One poster mentioned "largest land owner". Is there a threshhold that must be crossed to differentiate between large, medium and small?

My interest in posting on this thread is that my grandmother was a Goza and the earliest back I've traced is to her grandfather. He was born in South Carolina and married in Calhoun County, Alabama. His children were born: first son - SC; son, two daughters - Georgia; son, three daughters - Alabama.

Sincerely and best wishes,
Glenn

Re: Goza''s of Missouri

mikegene1 — 2009-02-06 21:07:14Z

You are quite right, it should be Fredericktown.

Re: Goza family in early DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, GA

jdrwilson — 2008-11-16 03:59:19Z

Other Gozas buried at Old Fellowship Primitive Baptist church in Tucker, Georgia.

Amanda Goza 10/3/1840-11/23/1937
S.H. Goza 3/4/1848-6/12/1930
T.J. Goza 7/26/1846 - 6/2/1919
Harriet L. Goza 5/7/1820 - 2/14/1906
Aaron Goza (no marker)
Mrs. Aaron Goza (no marker)

Re: Goza family in early DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, GA

jdrwilson — 2008-11-16 03:53:17Z

John L. Goza, 6/9/1818 to 10/29/1863, was a private in Co. A, Georgia Volunteers, CSA. He is buried in Tucker, Dekalb County, Georgia in the Old Fellowship Primitive Baptist Cemetery.

John Gibson GOZA

O_Patrick — 2008-07-11 17:20:48Z

"That we John Gibson Goza & A. S. Shriek are held and firmly bound unto the State of Mississippi [Claiborne Co.] in the openal sum of Two Hundred Dollars..."
This was the Marriage Bond of John Gibson Goza & Mary A. Austin dated 20 Aug 1866. Goza & Austin married 25 Aug 1866.

Question:
What was the connection [family/or other] between John Gibson Goza and A. [Ambrose] S. Shriek?
Or, between Mary A. Austin's family & A. S. Shriek?

Thanks

Re: Willis, Weathers & Sapp's in Gadsden County, Fl

HerndonFamily — 2007-09-26 22:30:22Z

are you still at this address? J. Herndon in Early Co.,Ga.

Re: Goza family in early DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, GA

map2knit — 2007-07-31 15:36:24Z

Hello:

I have been keeping a file named “MSG BOARDS TO ANSWR” and I periodically take time to answer the oldest message. The original information for my Goza family came from a couple of 2C2R’s. Below is the descendent list of my x2 great grandfather.

Descendants of Frederick L Goza
1 Frederick L Goza 1793 -
.. +Catherine Diffy 1810 -
...... 2 Zebulon Goza 1825 -
...... 2 Alfred H Goza 1828 - 1907
.......... +Nancy Jane Hale 1832 -
............... 3 Martha C Goza 1850 - 1880
................... +Michael H Beck
............... 3 John Robert Goza 1852 - 1931
................... +Georgianna Walker 1856 - 1908
............... *2nd Wife of John Robert Goza:
................... +Sarah Jane Nappier 1867 -
............... 3 Franklin Pike Goza 1854 - 1922
................... +Nancy Jane Bloodworth 1859 - 1928 (Nancy Jane's mother was "Cherokee Squaw")
............... 3 Elizabeth C Goza 1857 -
............... 3 Nancy Agnes Goza 1860 -
............... 3 Frederick Jefferson Goza 1861 - 1888
............... 3 Alfred H Goza 1863 -
................... +Cornelia Willson 1860 -
............... 3 Sarah Ellen Goza 1866 - 1909
................... +James Hamilton Wright 1861 - 1903
...... 2 Martha Goza 1833 -
...... 2 Mary Goza 1835 -
...... 2 Francis Goza 1838 -
...... 2 Sarah L Goza 1843 -
...... 2 Ura A Goza 1847 -
...... 2 Laura J Goza 1847 –

. I have a couple of census records in my database for Frederick from 1860. If you recognize the older generations, please let me know. DeKalb County is confusing because of the identical names in Alabama and Georgia. My Frederick has a connection to South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, and maybe Tennessee. In Alabama, the locations were Cherokee, then DeKalb County.

Best wishes,
A fellow "family tree climber!"

Goza family in early DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, GA

drjtx2000 — 2006-07-22 11:48:32Z

Goza - Browning links in DeKalb County, GA

drjtx2000 — 2006-07-22 11:19:04Z

On the 1850 census of Brownings District, DeKalb County, GA Emiliza Goza and her younger brother Zeno Fitzpatrick Goza were living with their grandparents Andrew and Ann H Browning.

Andrew and Ann were said to be from Union County, SC

The known Goza families in DeKalb County at that time were said to be from Edgefield District, SC

Unfortunately, there was a court house fire in Decatur in 1842 that destroyed all early records for DeKalb County.

Trying to determine who Emiliza and Zeno's father was and which of Andrew Browning's daughters was their mother.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Re: Union Co Ark Emporia Ks Gozas

jliptrap773791 — 2006-03-17 16:10:37Z

Donna, It appears to have been almost a year since you asked about the Goza Family. I just made the connection last month. The Peter Mathis Goza you mentioned was Peter Jarrett Goza(1770-1839) married Elizabeth Mathis (1777-1865) daughter of Benjamin Matthews. Their children were Mathew (b.1802) of Florida, Mark (b.1804) of Hot Springs Co, Ark, Sauls (b.1807) of Union Co, Ark, Joshua (1812) of Gibson Co, Tenn, Benjamin (1824) of Ark.
For the details I have on the Gozas, see http://liptrap.topcities.com/goza.htm For the ancestry of Elizabeth Mathis/Matthews, see http://liptrap.topcities.com/matthews.htm
or e-mail me at jliptrap77379@yahoo.com

Re: Goza''s of Missouri

ssmith39011 — 2005-12-18 15:38:52Z

The posting said Franklintown, but I believe it is Fredericktown, as that's where I have found they family to be living.

Re: Goza

2004-03-05 13:56:55Z

My father was EDWARD DILLARD GOZA b. 5 Mar 1924 somewhere in MS. b. 5 Mar 1924 MS d. 6 June 2002 son of LUTHER DILLARD GOZA b. 15 Aug 1887 MS d. 10 May 1950 TX

Any connection?
Don Goza...Fayetteville, NC
Don5225@aol.com

Re: Goza

2004-03-03 15:37:17Z

Don -

Thanks for your reply - it certainly outlines my family history from great greatb grandfather to grandfather.

I'm a native Southerner who has lived in NW Wisconsin for the past 19 years.

Regards,

George

Re: Goza

2004-02-28 11:59:59Z

Geri,
Narcissa's husband was Richard Henry Coleman. Is the picture to which you refer one of her and him? You said "her husband Thomas" in the post. I'm curious as to whether it is the same pose that I have for them. I also have a small tintype of a young woman, dark curly hair flowing over her shoulders, that I _think might_ be Narcissa. Would you like to see it and offer an opinion?

Please respond to my new email: julieoperkins@charter.net

Thanks,
Julie O'Neil Perkins

Re: John M.Goza (1802) Mary Malvenia- daughter

2004-02-27 20:38:34Z

I have the following:
JOHN GOZA b. 1799 Ga d. 1843 Ms Married 14 Sept 1820 to Alvah Lum
Their children were:
1. James Allen Goza
2. Joshua Hurn Goza
3. William Lum Goza
4. Thomas A. Goza
5. Sarah E. Goza
6. Martha A. Goza
7. Mary M. Goza

Re: Goza

2004-02-27 20:16:06Z

Geri,
Could you email that pic of Narcissa and her husband to DON5225@AOL.com
Greatly appreciated.
2-27-04

Re: Goza/Ms.Spanish /Gibson-Choctaw Ind. census

2004-02-27 19:47:03Z

Frances.....I have some info about the Goza's from Miss and LA..and some from GA...It seems a lot goes back to JOHN GOZA b. 1799 Ga...d. 1843 Ms m. 14 Sept 1820 to Alvah Lum.
Myself is the son of EDWARD DILLARD GOZA from Beaumont and Morton MS.
Let me know if any of this strikes a chord.
Donnie Goza...Fayetteville, NC now but born and raised in Beaumont, TX.
Don5225@aol.com

Re: Goza

2004-02-27 13:38:49Z

What I have is about a CHARLES AARON GOZA b. GA 16 Aug, 1805. D. 16 May 1890 in Sherman, TX. Married to Amanda Dupuy (b. 1815 in KY, d. 1867 LA). He was known as Major Aaron Goza and one of the largest land owners in LA with 5000+ acres in farm land and 260 slaves. He had at least 8 children.
1. Samuel Dupuy Goza...b. 17 May 1837 (La)...d.1867...m.Mary E. Pickett 1858.
CHILDREN=
a. Pickett Goza b. 1859 d. 1873
b. Lida P. Goza b. 12, July 1865 d. 4 Oct, 1924 m. Fred Warrick
c. Aaron Goza 8 July, 1863 d. 4 Oct 1924
m. Miriam Shattich (sp)
d. Samuel Goza b. 1867 m. Etta ?
2. George Washington Goza d. 1874 m. Anna Brown
a. George C. Goza
3. Mary Goza
4. Emma Goza
5. Elizabeth Goza
6. Aaron Goza
7. James Goza
a. Anna Goza
b. Maude Goza
c. Faye Goza
d. Jamie Goza
e. Henslee Goza
f. Louis Goza
8. Louis Goza

I am Don Goza....b. 31 Oct 1945 Beaumont, TX currently living in Fayetteville, NC.....The third child (and eldest) of Edward Dillard Goza & Suzy Ray Holst (both now deceased). My siblings are Vernie Darrell Goza (living in LA) and Phyllis Annette Goza (currently living in Lafayette, LA).

Re: Goza

2004-02-25 22:04:17Z

Don -

Thank you for your reply. I, too, have the information that you enclosed in your email - George Washington Goza was my paternal great grandfather and served in the Confederate Cavalry. While at the Univ of North Carolina (1857-1859) he roomed with one of his brothers Samuel Dupuy Goza - he, too, is said to have served in the CSA as a captain.

I am looking for specific information relating to the above brothers - if any photographs were available that would be an enormous benefit or personal anecdotes that had been passed down.

My GGF died in 1874 at age 34 - Samuel died in 1870 or so in his 30's.

Hope to hear from you and hope what I have related will be of help to you or some other Goza.

Cordially,

George M. Goza

Family Tree DNA Surname project

2005-02-22 15:12:42Z

There is now a surname project for all the names that are associated with Goza. The poject has special pricing. This will help others in the Goza, Gozin, Gozer, Gozhanskij, etc line to locate members of the family. This is a great site. www.familytreedna.com/public/gozhanskij

Willis, Weathers & Sapp's in Gadsden County, Fl

2004-01-03 07:16:21Z

Looking for info on Joab Willis, wife Minerva Adaline Weathers; their son, John Franklin Willis, and daug. Ella Ann Willis ( b. abt 1860) who m. Brantley Brown Sapp. Joab & Minerva were married in Gadsden, then later returned to Blakley, Early Co., Ga. Son, John F. Willis (abt. 1839) may have been born in Gadsden. Ella & Brantley Sapp relocated to Graceville, Fl. after death's of Joab & Minerva. Does any one have any info on them ?

Re: Bethel Goza in AR

Don Bottoms — 2003-12-13 20:19:56Z

Would you know Rebekah Gene Goza?

Goza DNA

MerrilyWhitfield — 2004-12-18 12:05:09Z

Calling on all Goza males to get tested at FamilyTreeDNA.com. It seems there are different sets of Gozas. Some say Italy and the other is from Belarus or Romania. This will help connect the same lines. I have had this done, and I am matching only people from Romania.
Thanks for your help. Rick Goza, scitex@yahoo.com

Roma Goza

MerrilyWhitfield — 2004-11-29 21:00:32Z

Does anyone have info on a Roma Goza who lived in Louisiana. He is on the 1930 census and was born in 1899. He is my greatgrand father. Reply to Rick, scitex@yahoo.com, thanks for helping.

Re: Goza/SC>Gadsden Co., Fla.

MaryLiz2006 — 2004-08-11 20:03:14Z

I am searching the GOZA site to determine if Amelia/Permilia
who married Joseph Hemanes (listed as from Cuba on 1850 Gadsden Co. Fl. census) was a Goza. Thomas Goza appears on estate papers of Joseph Hemanes dated Nov. 15, 1862 in Gadsden County. Another Goza married the grandson of Amelia & Joseph Hemanes. These two families are connected through marriage and other legal documents.
I have run into a deadend in finding Amelia's maiden name. The 1850 census states she was born in Carolina.
Any help would be appreciated.
Mary Sampson

Re: Goza's in Dekalb Co. Ala

eastonkathy — 2004-04-16 22:25:41Z

I read your message and find it interesting. Although I do not know the name Goza...my father's name was John Floyd Flarity born in 1929 and raised in Mentone, AL. His parents were Grover Cleveland and Nettie Flarity. My relatives still live in Mentone (Dekalb Co.) AL. We have always had the spelling of Flarity.

Re: Goza's in Dekalb Co. Ala

SusanWadsworth51 — 2003-10-21 01:31:19Z

Thanks for the information. Do you know what community they were living in on the 1900 and 1910 census records?

I have this information on A.H. Goza from the 1870 census. You may already have it.
1870 US Census, Sand Rock, Cherokee County, Alabama lists:
Goza, A.H., age 42, farmer, born Georgia
Nancy J., age 38, housekeeper, born Virginia
All children listed as born in Alabama:
Martha C, age 19, John R. age 17, Frank age 15, Elizabeth C. age 12, Nancy A. age 10, Frederick J. age 8, Alfred H. age 5, Sarah E. age 3.
Next door is:
F. Hale, age 64 born Virginia, Catherine housekeeper age 37, and Andrea? (female) age 23.

Do you think Catherine is F. Hale's second wife or a daughter? I don't have his wife's name.

Re: Goza's in Dekalb Co. Ala

SusanWadsworth51 — 2003-10-21 01:31:19Z

The Flaherty/Florida connection is interesting. The Flarity's I am related to originally spelled it Flaherty. My mother says some of them pronounced Flarity "Floridy" which sounds more like what your family changed their spelling to. The Flarity's still have a reunion every year on the 1st Sunday in August in Dekalb County, Alabama.

Also, The Goza son, Benny? J? on the 1900 census (born August 1890) is the same as son Zeb B. (age 20) on the 1910 census. His full name was Zebulon Berry. I have a letter that my grandmother, Minnie Flarity Fike, wrote to her grandparents (John Robert and Georgia Goza) when she was a child asking them if "Uncle Zeb" is still staying with them. He never married and lived with his sister Catherine "Katie" who never married. She had lockjaw while young and her face was left twisted.I have a picture of John, Georgia, and some of their children. You can see that her face was deformed by the lockjaw.

Re: Goza's in Dekalb Co. Ala

SusanWadsworth51 — 2003-10-21 01:31:19Z

I have been corrected regarding Catherine Agnes "Katie" Goza. She did in fact marry a man named William "Bill" Brown and they had a daughter named Della who married Isaac Titshaw. If I understand correctly, Zeb did continue to live with them.
Thanks, Toni, for the correction!

Re: Irvin Washington Goza

2005-01-03 17:01:45Z

My grandfather was Washington Irving Goza. My mother was Hazel, my uncles were Edward and Washington Irving Goza, Jr. who was known as Bus (short for Buster). I, too, looking for information on both my great grandmother and especially my great grandfather. May I ask why you are seeking this information? I'd be most interested in corresponding with you about this.
Sincerely,
Donna Gormly

Washington Irving Goza, Jr.

2005-01-03 17:01:45Z

To Geri Goza Diehl:
I am interested in learning more about the Goza book. Having just read your message of 16, April, 2002, we seem to have a great-grandmother, Easter Victoria Tunnel, in common. I am very interested in learning more about her and my great grandfather, Washington Irving Goza. My maternal grandfather was Washington Irving Goza, Jr., born 1886 and married to Anna Dysart. My mother was her youngest child, Hazel Donna Goza. Her older brothers were Washington Irving Goza, Jr. and Edward. I know so little about my great grandmother since she had remarried a man named Rogers after the death of my great grandfather when my grandfather was quite young.
If you have any information you can share with me and I with you, I would be deeply appreciative.
Your cousin I-don't-know-how-many-times-removed,
Donna

Re: Narcissa Augusta Goza in MS

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:47:30Z

What I have is JOHN GOZA ( b. 1799 d. 1843 MS) married a ALVAH LUM on 14 Sept, 1820.
Narcissa Ida Goza b. 1861 d. 1874 and Narcissa was the daughter of James Allen Goza ( son of John Goza).
John had at least 7 children.

I am Don Goza...Fayetteville, NC son of EDWARD DILLARD GOZA.

Don5225@aol.com

Re: Goza

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:41:08Z

Re: John M.Goza (1802) Mary Malvenia- daughter

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:29:36Z

I have info on a JOHN GOZA b. 1799 GA d. 1843 MS married Sept 14, 1820 to ALVAH LUM.

I am Don Goza
Don5225@aol.com

Re: History and Lineage Charts of Goza Family

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:25:16Z

I am Donnie Edward Goza...Son of Ed Goza and Grandson of Edward Dillard Goza..
I would be interested in the book about the Goza's.
Don Goza
2054 Loganberry
Fayetteville, NC 28304
910-864-8735

Re: LOOKING FOR HALF SISTER

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:21:24Z

What is YOUR birthdate, current age, and birth place? I MIGHT can help.

Don Goza..Fayetteville, NC

Re: Goza

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:10:11Z

My Goza background all begins in MS. I have a lot of info regarding that time period. Just getting started. Mostly in and around Morton, MS. Then they came to be around Beaumont, TX where many died.

Don Goza...Fayetteville, NC now

Re: Sarah E. Goza married James H. Wright about 1884/85

DonnieGoza — 2004-02-25 18:04:23Z

I have info about a Sarah E Goza b. 19, July 1832 in MS and married a S W Fishackerly....She was the daughter of a John Goza b. 1799 in GA and died 1843 in MS. John Goza married a Alvah Lum on 14, Sept 1820. She had siblings of:

1.James Allen Goza b. 21 July 1821 MS d. 30, Oct 1880
2. Joshua Hurn Goza b. 1 July 1823 MS d. 19 Dec 1849 MS
3. William Lum Goza b. 9 Jan 1828 MS d. 24 Aug 1865
4. Thomas A. Goza b. 9 Aug 1829 MS
5. Martha A. Goza b. 6 Aug 1834 d. 29 Jan 1854 never married
6. Mary M. Goza b. 26 April 1836 d. 20 July 1921

Any Help?

Re: Goza's in Dekalb Co. Ala

map2knit — 2003-11-19 23:18:34Z

James H. Wright/Sarah E. Goza

map2knit — 2003-10-22 20:19:46Z

Note to Susan on the GOZA message board: I wanted to reply to your message in which you asked if this was my grandmother, but I somehow couldn’t figure out how I replied last time! Therefore, I’m posting a new message.

On Monday, 20 Oct 2003, I finally received a certified copy of my parents’ marriage record from California (which I had ordered on 4 Jun 2002). The particulars on the groom (my father) in which these two message boards would be interested in are as follows:
Full name: Walter Winford Wright Birthplace: Alabama
Name of father: James H. Wright Birthplace: Alabama
Name of mother: Sarah E. Goza Birthplace: Alabama

This matches the 1900 census except, of course, Grandmother’s maiden name; also my dad’s name which had morphed from Walla W. to Wallie Winford by the time he got to California which was his home of record for entering the Army in 1918. I don’t know if this gets us any more “connected” to the three-year-old Sarah E. Goza in the 1870 census. In a previous message I mentioned that I had found a death record for Sarah E. Wright in 1909 which might be my grandmother. I learned today that I could order the microfilm, which I did. This microfilm contains volume 20 for 1909 from Alabama Deaths, 1908-59. This record contains, at a minimum, birth date and place, death date and place (which is already known – 25 Aug 1909, Tuscaloosa (County)), and age of deceased. More than likely it will contain parents’ names, too. And, maybe a widowed persons spouse. It also should have a relative’s signature. I’ll keep you posted.

Mary Goza

ssmith39011 — 2003-11-21 17:16:14Z

I don't think this is my Mary, as she and Nicholas's child Silas was born in 1822. On Silas's death certificate, it says Mary was born in Ga.

Mary Goza in Mo.

ssmith39011 — 2003-11-21 17:16:14Z

I am searching for info on my gggrandmother, Mary Goza in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. I've been told she was born around 1800 in Ga. She had her first child, Silas Hartzell in 1820. She was married to Nicholas Hartzell who was from Stoystown, Somerset Co., Pa. He moved to Ste. Genevieve in 1814. I can't find a marriage record for Nicholas and Mary. Nicholas died in 1822, and Mary remarried Samuel Staples. They moved to Washington Co., Mo. and had 7 children. Mary died in 1855.

Per court documents in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Nicholas's estate, Mary was the administrator. People who purchased items at the sale were Isaiah Goza, Michael Goza and Charles Goza. When Nicholas Hartzell died, the estate paid Michael Goza for coffin at grave, funeral expense.

Any info is appreciated.

Louisa Goza

@@mfoster7@iowatelecom.net — 2004-10-30 03:51:55Z