Individual Details

Birth

Bible record copied by Evelyn J Brown from a Bible in the First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, Kansas. New York, American Bible Society, 1851, 18th Edition

Census-shared

G W Goheen age 55 born Pennsylvania
Elizabeth age 44 born Pennsylvania
Calvin age 18 born Pennsylvania
Martha age 10 born Pennsylvania
Margaret age 7 born Pennsylvania
Ruth age 4 born Pennsylvania

Marriage

John Calvin Goheen and Terzagh Gahagan married; Bible record copied by Evelyn J Brown from Bible in the First Presbyterian Church, Manhatten, Kansas, The family record was between the Old and New Testaments of the The Holy Bible, New York, American Bible Society, 1851, 18th edition

Census

J C Goheen, age 28 born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania
Terza age 30 wife born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania
George W M age 6 son born Pennsylvania
Herbert V age 4 son born Pennsylvania
James W age 2 son born Pennsylvania

Census

J C Goheen age 32, born Pennsylvania, married
T Goheen age 34 born Pennsylvania, married
M G W Goheen age 11 born Pennsylvania
H V Goheen age 9 born Pennsylvania
J W Goheen age 7 born Pennsylvania

G W Goheen age 69 born Pennsylvania, married
E Goheen age 58 born Pennsylvania, married
T R Goheen age 17 born Pennsylvania

Marriage

Bible record copied by Evelyn J Brown from Bible in the First Presbyterian Church, Manhatten, Kansas, The family record was between the Old and New Testaments of the The Holy Bible, New York, Amearica Bible Society, 1851, 18th edition

Groom age 35, former wife died May 23, 1885. Residence Kansas, occupation if farmer.
Bride Rebeca E Zimmerman age 31, residence Cowomshamock Twp.

Census

John C Goheen born April 1852 first married at age 27, born Pennsylvaia and parents born Pennsylvania, is a farmer with mortgage
Rebecca E born June 1856 first marriage at age 21, has had 4 children all alive, born Pennsylvania and parents born Pennsylvania
Harvey Son born Sept 1889 in Kansas
Ida R daughter Born July 1881 in Kansas
Ira L Son born August 1893 in Kansas
John C son born November 1898 born In Kansas
Merle son born Sept 1873 born In Pennsylvania father born Pennsylvania mother in Tennessee [probably the son of first marriage]

Census

J C Goheen age 52, owned free of Mortgage for 2 years, dwelling # 3, family 3
Rebecca E Goheen age 48
G W M Goheen age 31
Harvey F Goheen age 15
Ida R Goheen age 13
Ira L Goheen age 11
John C Goheen age 6
Mary Carlisle age 16
Eunice Carlisle age 14
Blanch Hamerlee age 16
Ida Lyne age 15

Death

I John C Goheen of Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas being fifty-five (55) years of age and sound mind and memory do hereby make and publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, and I herby revoke and all wills or codicils by me heretofore made.
First To my wife Rebecca E Goheen, I give devise and bequeath all of my personal property, which includes, with all my other personal property, an undivided three fourth (3/4) interest in the mercantile business of John C Goheen has now conducted at Morganville Kansas to be hers absolutely.
Second To My said wife, Rebecca E Goheen, I give devise and bequeath for her life time only, all of my real estate and at her death, I give and devise my real estate share and share alike to my seven children, to wit; George W M Goheen, Herbert Verner Goheen, James William Goheen, Harvey Fremont Goheen, Ida Ruth Goheen, Ira Lee Goheen, and John Calvin Goheen subject, however to the trusteeship hereafter provided as the share of my said child, George W M Goheen and subject the limitations of his estate as in the next paragraph of this will set forth.
The share of my real estate which may by the terms of this will become the property of George W M Gohee, I give devise ad bequeath into the hiands of a suitable trustee to be appoited and named by the Probate Court, which trustee shell control and manage the share and property of my said son George W M Goheen, according to law and under the direction of the Probate Court, for the best interests of my said son, and is my will that if any portion of suvh share commited to said son, George W M Goheen, such remaining part of such shaarre shall be and is hereby given, devised and bequeath to the two full brothers of my said son last mentioned to Herbert Verner Goheen and James William Goheen, or to the survivor of them, if wither of my said last two mentioned children shall die before my son George W M Goheen.
Fouthe I hereby name and appoint my said wife Rebecca E Goheen dto be the exedutrix of this y last wil and testament and it is my request that she be not required by Probate court to five bond as uch executrix. In witness whereof I give hereunto set my hand at Clahy Center, Kansas. December 2, 1907
John C Goheen
We the undersigned who saw the above named testator, John C Goheen sign his name to the foregoing last will and testament, now at his request and in his sight and presence and in the presence of each other, sign ouere names as attesting witnesses of execution of said last will and testament
Dated at Clay Center, Kansas this 2nd day of December 1907
F L Williams, Clay Center Kansas
Dr D J Moore, Idana, Kansas
Lottie I Brower, Clay Centre Kansas
Probate stated his death as 13th of December 1908 in Clay Center, Kansas by Dr D J Moore