Individual Details

It appears his middle name came from the Bray family who not only live at a neighboring farm in the 1870 Census but could possibly be the maiden name of his grandmother McGoon. One source has him born 4 September 1859, another 17 September 1857 in Iowa. One source has his name as Jonathan.
The 1860 Census he is in Paint Creek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa with his parents.
The 1870 Census he is in Linton Township, Allamakee County with his parents.
The 1880 Census he is in Linton Township with his parents and is an unemployed farm laborer.
The 1900 Census he is in Franklin, Allamakee County with his wife and six children.
The 1910 Census he is in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
The 1920 and 1930 Census he is in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota with his family and is working as a janitor for the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1920 and retired in 1930.

Birth	17 Sep 1859	Paint Creek, Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa
Marriage	7 Jul 1880	Allamakee County, Iowa - Iola THIBEDO
Burial	Oct 1930	Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Death	10 Oct 1930	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Spouse	Iola THIBEDO (1865 - 1960)
Child	Maude (Mandy) Min MCGOON (1884 - 1978)
Child	Grace Delilah MCGOON (1887 - 1981)
Child	Marion A. MCGOON (1889 - 1916)
Child	Louis Carlton MCGOON (1891 - 1978)
Child	Vera May MCGOON (1894 - 1987)
Child	Mildred Mary MCGOON (1896 - )
Child	Hale McKinley MCGOON (1901 - 1959)
Child	Kenneth C. MCGOON (1908 - 1992)
Child	Doris Marguerrett MCGOON (1908 - 1918)

Father	David Henry MCGOON (1813 - 1891)
Mother	Delilah FRANCIS (1819 - 1881)
Sibling	David Delewis MCGOON (1842 - 1918)
Sibling	Sarah Ann MCGOON (1844 - 1917)
Sibling	George Robert MCGOON (1845 - 1869)
Sibling	Joseph Francis MCGOON (1848 - 1913)
Sibling	Prelette P. MCGOON (1850 - 1924)
Sibling	Simeon Levi MCGOON (1852 - 1940)
Sibling	Delilah Almira MCGOON (1854 - 1859)
Sibling	Martha Jane MCGOON (1855 - 1860)
Sibling	Abigail "Abbie" Celestia MCGOON (1863 - 1943)
Sibling	William Henry MCGOON (1865 - 1935)

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