Elvira was born in Posey County, Indiana in 1881. She was the daughter of Isaac Burlison and Ellen Parks. She married Charles Goforth in Posey County, Indiana in 1909. She passed away in Eldorado, Illinois in 1958.
Name: Elvina Burlison; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1900; Event Place: Point Township, Posey, Indiana, United States
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Name: Charles Goforth; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 6 Nov 1909; Event Place: Posey, Indiana, United States; Residence Place: Shawnertown, Ill; Race: White; Number of Previous Marriages: First; Birth Date: 22 Jun 1877; Birthplace: Gallatin, Ill; Father's Name: Larry Goforth; Mother's Name: Matilda Smith; Spouse's Name: Elvira Jewel; Spouse's Residence Place: Posey Co, Ind; Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: Second; Spouse's Race: White; Spouse's Birth Date: 29 Jul 1881; Spouse's Birthplace: Posey Co, Ind; Spouse's Father's Name: Isaac N Bunlim; Spouse's Mother's Name: Ellen Parks
Citing this Record: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4Y8-4XT2 : 17 November 2020)
Name: Elvira Goeforth; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1910; Event Place: Point Township, Posey, Indiana, United States
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Name: Elvira Goforth; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1920; Event Place: Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States
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Name: Elvira Goforth; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1930; Event Place: Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States
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Name: Elvira Goeforth; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1940; Event Place: Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States
Citing this Record: United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZX-4PC : 8 January 2021)
Name: Mrs. Elvira Cox; Event Type: Obituary; Event Date: 15 Dec 1958; Event Place: Harrisburg, Illinois; Death Date: 14 Dec 1958; Death Place: Eldorado, Illinois
Citing this Record: The Daily Register, database with images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72241412/obituary-mrs-elvira-cox-1881-1958/)
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198594516/elvira-ellen-cox), memorial page for Elvira Ellen Burlison Cox (29 Jul 1881–14 Dec 1958), Find a Grave Memorial no. 198594516, citing Wolf Creek Cemetery, Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Gma Ray (contributor 48599714).
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