C. Theo Gooch: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

C. Theo Gooch was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas (son of William Lee Gooch and Amanda Belzora Hammock); and died.

C. married Sileta E. McDaniel before 1940. Sileta (daughter of Daniel Wesley McDaniel and Nettie Drucilla Love) was born on 7 Oct 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Apr 1996 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

William Lee Gooch was born on 26 Apr 1870 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Philander Davis Gooch and Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne); died on 22 Mar 1951.

William married Amanda Belzora Hammock on 29 Apr 1900 in Sabine County, Texas. Amanda was born in May 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amanda Belzora Hammock was born in May 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

Notes:

Said to be the daughter of Columbus Washington Hammock and Amanda Belzora Hoard.

Notes:

Married:
Robert Cecil McDaniel writes that he and his wife lived in the Six Mile Community of Sabine County, and that they were the parents of 6 children.

Children:

W. M. Donley Gooch was born about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Charlie Gooch was born about 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
1. C. Theo Gooch was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Gayre "Gay" Valentine Gooch was born on 28 Oct 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Sep 1961 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Onie Lee Gooch was born about 1910.
Cleo Goodwin Gooch was born on 24 Jan 1914 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1992 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
Mildred Lavon Gooch was born on 24 May 1916; died in Oct 1988.

Generation: 3

Philander Davis Gooch was born in Sep 1838 in Tennessee (son of C. P. Gooch and Louisa Bradshaw); died after 1920; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows that there is only a military marker, with no dates, for P. D. Gooch, engraved Co F 11 Texas INF CSA

(Research):Census Listings:

From an extract of the 1880 Sabine County, Texas census

198-201
Gooch, Philander w m 43 farmer Tex -- --
Gooch, Caroline E w f 39 wife Tex SC Tenn
Gooch, Margaret A w f 17 dau Tex GA SC
Gooch, Claiborne P w m 14 son Tex
Gooch, William Lee w m 11 son Tex
Gooch, Bob G. w m 9 son Tex
Gooch, Jack P. (female) w m? 7 son? Tex (dau is correct)
Gooch, James A. w m 5 son Tex
Gooch, Henrietta L. w f w dau Tex

From an extract of the 1900 Sabine County, Texas census

JP Precinct No. 1
167/171
Gooch, Philander Head M W 61 M TN NC TN Farmer
Gooch, Caroline (Payne) Wife F W 59 M TX GA SC
Gooch, William Son M W 30 N TX TN TX
Gooch, Amanda (Hammock) D-in-law F W 22 M TX TX TX
Gooch, Louisa Dau F W 21 S TX TN TX
Gooch, Abbie E. Dau F W 18 S TX TN TX
Maund, Louis Boarder M W 19 S TX VA TX Farmer

From an extract of the 1920 Sabine County, Texas census:

JP Precinct No. 1
601/623
Gooch, Philander D. Head M W 81 M TX (sic) NC TX Farmer
Lewis, Frank Son-in-law M W 52 M TX GA TX
Lewis, Abbie Dau F W 31 M TX TN TX

Philander married Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne before 1862 in Sabine County, Texas. Caroline (daughter of Epperson Duke Payne and Jane Caroline Russell) was born in Oct 1840 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne was born in Oct 1840 in Texas (daughter of Epperson Duke Payne and Jane Caroline Russell); and died.

Children:

Margaret A. "Maggie" Gooch was born about 1863; died in 1924 in Navarro County, Texas; was buried in Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.
Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. was born on 13 Oct 1866 in Texas; died on 23 Nov 1898; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
2. William Lee Gooch was born on 26 Apr 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Mar 1951.
Robert G. "Bob" Gooch was born about 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch was born about Apr 1874 in Texas; and died.
James Harvey Gooch was born on 11 May 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
Henrietta Louisa Gooch was born in Jul 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Abbie E. Gooch was born in Sep 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

Generation: 4

C. P. Gooch was born about 1805 in South Carolina; and died.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Many
Enumerated 31 Aug 1860
Page 99
680-680
C. P. Gooch 55 M Mill??? Contractor 350 NC
Louisia Gooch 40 F Tenn
Philander D Gooch 22 M Laborer Tenn
James H Gooch 20 N Laborer Tenn
Ann Gooch 20 M Tenn
Martha Gooch 2 F La
S. A. Morgan 25 M Field Laborer Tenn

C. + Louisa Bradshaw. Louisa was born about 1820 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa Bradshaw was born about 1820 in Tennessee; and died.

Notes:

Married:
Kathy Casagranda writes that although they were living in Sabine Parish at the time of the 1860 census, they not buried in the Parish. Members of the GOOCH family can be found buried in adjacent Sabine County, Texas, primarily buried in the Hemphill City Cemetery and in Oak Hill Cemetery. In fact, a Clayburn Patrick Gooch, possible a descendant or namesale of the elder C. P. Gooch, was buried in Sabine County, though his year of birth was shown as 1866.

Children:

4. Philander Davis Gooch was born in Sep 1838 in Tennessee; died after 1920; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
James H. Gooch was born about 1840 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Ann Gooch was born before 1843 in Tennessee; and died.
Martha Gooch was born about 1859 in Louisiana; and died.

10.

Epperson Duke Payne was born before 1810 in Georgia (son of John M. Payne and Margaret Rush Williams); died on 8 Oct 1840; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

The San Augustine Tribune reports that he served at the siege of Bexar and the Battle of San Jacinto. (17 March 2005, p 3).

Epperson married Jane Caroline Russell on 24 Dec 1828 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. Jane was born about 1810 in South Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1872; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Jane Caroline Russell was born about 1810 in South Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1872; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Blanche Toole said she was the daughter of David Russell.
There are no dates on her gravestone.

Children:

David Russell Payne was born about 1833; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Margaret Emily Payne was born about 1835; died about 1864; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Jayne Eliza Payne was born about 1837; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
James Pickens Payne was born about 1839; died about 1904.
5. Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne was born in Oct 1840 in Texas; and died.