Individual Details
Joseph Thomas Goolsby
(6 Jun 1849 - 4 May 1906)
1880 United States Census, Kaufman Co., Texas shows J. T. Goolsby with wife Laura and daughters Ada and Goldy. J. T.'s occupation is farmer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas, Thomas J. Goolsby appears with his wife Laura, and children Ada, Archsa G., Susan N., Robert, J. Thomas, Laura, Harvey, Jennie N. and Elbert.Thomas is a cotton weigher, the 3 oldest daughters are seamstresses, the next 3 children are in school. Census was taken 21 June 1900. Thomas and Laura have been married 23 years. Laura is the mother of 10, 9 of whom are currently living.
Listed as T. J. Goolsby on the death certificate which was viewed on-line. No burial question on the form.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 5, 1906, Page 2: Found Dead In Bed. Cotton Buyer at Terrell Leaves a Large Family. Special to the Telegram. Terrell, Texas, May 5.---J. T. [T.J.] Goolsby, a cotton buyer, was found dead in bed yesterday morning at this residence, 502 Main street. He leaves a large family. His brother, H. Goolsby, is editor of the Kaufman Sun.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas, Thomas J. Goolsby appears with his wife Laura, and children Ada, Archsa G., Susan N., Robert, J. Thomas, Laura, Harvey, Jennie N. and Elbert.Thomas is a cotton weigher, the 3 oldest daughters are seamstresses, the next 3 children are in school. Census was taken 21 June 1900. Thomas and Laura have been married 23 years. Laura is the mother of 10, 9 of whom are currently living.
Listed as T. J. Goolsby on the death certificate which was viewed on-line. No burial question on the form.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 5, 1906, Page 2: Found Dead In Bed. Cotton Buyer at Terrell Leaves a Large Family. Special to the Telegram. Terrell, Texas, May 5.---J. T. [T.J.] Goolsby, a cotton buyer, was found dead in bed yesterday morning at this residence, 502 Main street. He leaves a large family. His brother, H. Goolsby, is editor of the Kaufman Sun.
Events
| Birth | 6 Jun 1849 | Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 3 Dec 1876 | Kaufman Co., Texas - Laura Elizabeth Kilman | | ||
| Death | 4 May 1906 | Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas | | ||
| Burial | Unknown | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura Elizabeth Kilman (1860 - 1929) |
| Child | Ada Goolsby (1877 - 1951) |
| Child | Achsa "Goldie" Goolsby (1878 - 1954) |
| Child | Susan Nettie Goolsby (1882 - 1963) |
| Child | Robert Goolsby (1885 - 1950) |
| Child | Joseph "Tom" Thomas Goolsby (1887 - 1942) |
| Child | Laura Elizabeth Goolsby (1889 - 1959) |
| Child | Harvey Goolsby (1891 - 1944) |
| Child | Virginia "Jennie" Newton Goolsby (1895 - 1974) |
| Child | William Albert Goolsby (1896 - 1954) |
| Child | Claude Hunter Goolsby (1900 - 1986) |
| Child | Frank Goolsby (1901 - 1944) |
Endnotes
4. Ancestry.com, Submitter: Jack Harris.
5. Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD 398 (n.p: Marriage Index: Texas 1850-1900, n.d).
10. Death Notice of T. J. Goolsby, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 5, 1906, Page 2.