Thomas Gooch was born on 13 December 1862 in Ray County, Missouri, United States to Alexander Gooch (1819-1904) and Nancy Jane Goode (1833-1904).
Marriage and Family
He married Elizabeth Jane Allen, called Lizzie, (1864-1942) on 7 March 1888 in Ray County, Missouri. [1]
Children of the Gooch-Allen Marriage
Clarence Arno Gooch was born on 29 March 1889 in Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States. He married Hazel R. Brosher on 28 October 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri. Clarence died on 12 July 1973 in Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States.
Forrest Paul Gooch was born on 12 December 1892 in Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States. He married Fleeta Marien Offutt on 21 December 1911 in Ray County, Missouri.
Death and Burial
Thomas died on 10 August 1939 in Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States at the age of 76. He was buried in the South Point Cemetery, Orrick, Ray, Missouri. A headstone is available. Find A Grave: Memorial #17146393
Sources
1900 United States Federal Census on 11 June in Orrick, Ray, Missouri. Family 170. [2]
1910 United States Federal Census on 25 April in Orrick, Ray, Missouri. Family 164. [3]
1920 United States Federal Census on 8 January in Orrick, Ray, Missouri.(Should be them, but wife's name is strange-dates good.) Family 93. [4]
1930 United States Federal Census on 11 April in Orrick, Ray, Missouri. Family 30. [5]
Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm. Record for Thomas Gooch and Lizzie Allen.
Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm. Record for son Clarence A. Gooch and Hazel R. Brosher.
↑ 1900: Gooch, Thomas 37/b. Dec 1862 in Missouri, m. 12 years, farmer, head; Lizzie 35/b. Dec 1864 in MO, 2 children born & living, wife; Clarence 11/b. Mar 1889 in MO, son; Forest 7/b. Dec 1892 in MO, son.
↑ 1910: Gooch, Thomas 47, 1st marriage, married for 22 years, farmer, head; Elizabeth J. 45, 2 children born & living, wife; Clarence A. 21, farm labor, son; Forest P. 17, farm labor, son.
↑ 1920: Gooch, Thomas 57, b. MO, farmer, head; Sarah (sic) E. 55, b. MO, wife.
↑ 1930: Gooch, Thomas E. 67, married at 25, farmer, head; Lizzie J. 65, married at 23, wife.
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