John was born about 1853. He is the son of Noyal Goyen and Elizabeth Gunn.
United States Census, 1870 Johnston, Monroe, Georgia https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3F-XD1 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XKP3-RSY?i=18&cc=1438024