There apparently weren't any heirs to their estate. Gertrude is the daughter of James b. 1854-d.1912 and Elizabeth Murrells-Goins. James (not be confused with his older brother James who was killed in the Civil War) is the youngest son of Michael and Virlinda Goins of Virginia. James first showed up in the Ohio Census as Roswell. Again, I think his parents may have used the older son's name as a middle name for Roswell or he just adopted it himself?

I was lucky that Elizabeth's brother lived with or near the family. He made it easy to get the maiden name. The Murrells seem like they were a family of barbers; Elizabeth and Charles' father was also a barber. James lived with the Murrells family in Pennsylvania. Charles came along with James, Elizabeth and Gertrude to Ohio in time to be counted in the 1900 Stark County, Ohio Census.

I found several articles in the Canton Repository about their social lives; everything from duck hunting, tea parties and the comings and goings of in-laws.

Oil City or Blizzard, Pennsylvania

Public Auction: Saturday March 17, 1956 at 10 a.m. at 222 Bissell Avenue, Oil City, Pa. Complete liquidation of personal property in the estates of Devoe Bassett and Gertrude Bassett, consisting all household goods and furniture, including many fine antiques such as marble top tables, stands, clocks, cut glass, china, love seat, side chairs, platform rockers etc.  Ray Schrures, Auctioneer

"Gertrude was admitted to hospital 1956 January 3 p 2 Her obit is 1956 January 13 page 1 in the Blizzard. The funeral report was in the Derrick"

Mrs. Gertrude Goins Bassett 75, 222 Bissell Avenue died at 8:40 a.m. following two weeks of illness. She was born May 19, 1880 in Massillon, Ohio, a daughter Mrs Elizabeth Goins who survives in Oil City and late James Goins.

Mrs. Bassett was educated in the Massillon public schools and followed the seamstress trade until her marriage in 1916 to Devoe Bassett who died November 30, 1943.  He was a local mail carrier here for a number. She had lived in Oil City since that time.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews, two Aunts Mrs. Laura M. Jackson and Mrs Anna N. Crane both of Chicago, Ill in addition to her mother. The body is in the Crawford funeral home.

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Mrs. Gertrude Bassett-- Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Goins Bassett who died Friday were conducted 11 a.m. yesterday in the Crawford Funeral Home.

Rev. C. F. Bryant pastor of the Brown A.M.E. Chapel officiated. During the service he read "The 90 Psalm" and hymns. "Father I stretch My Hands to Thee" and "I surrender at the Cross."

Interment was in Grove Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Arthur E. Bird, Walter W. Kleek, Edward J. Failer, John K. Roess, William Stack and H. W. Bullock.

Attendees services from out-of-town included Mrs. Aimee Nichols, Mrs. Julia Dalton of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Charles Shields, Mrs. Althetha Jordan and Helen Rawlins of Titusville.

The Community Within

(see the link in the right hand side panel)


I had the pleasure of getting a copy of this from Prof. Sacks through the mail. On the front of the study was my grand great uncle's wife. I was so happy to find this information. Last year this was posted on Kenyon College's website

3 May 1940 Columbus Dispatch

GOINS- James Guy, 533 Siebert Street. Beloved husband of Mrs. Josie Goins devoted brother of Adeline Logan, Mrs. Luella Hackley, Xenia, O, Mr. Augustus H. Goins, Xenia, O, and Elmer A. Goins, Buffalo, N. Y. , uncle of Edith Davis, Charles and Robert H. Irvine and Robert Henry Goins, Stanley McCollum and Nolan Logan, expired Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted in the mortuary of Mrs. D. A. Whittaker & Son, Monday, 2 p.m. by Rev, Sandy F. Ray, Burial Greenlawn (Mt. Vernon papers please copy.)

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This is my story about discovering my family history in Knox County, Ohio and people who helped me succeed. I am forever in the debt of the local main librarian, the two professors who put together "The Community Within" and my ancestors.

I went to the county of my great grandfather's birth and to the small library in that place to ask about the family. I was following up on clues I learned while doing research in California. When the group of family members I took along for the ride to the small town arrived, we took a tour of the family plot and spent time in the library looking through every piece of material they had in their collection. I should say that I wrote this library and asked if they had any information on the family. It was amazing that they found three obituaries for my great great grandfather. I am trying to understand a little bit about the day to day of their lives. While in the library, the wonderful person who works in the genealogy department came in while I was looking through the many many books about the people of this place. I didn't see much. She put a booklet in front of my person. It was yellow and had very handsomely dressed woman on the cover sitting next to a child. I didn't think too much of it and flipped through the pages looking for evidence of them being there. Before I arrived in the hamlet, I knew that that lived here because of my great great grandfather's purchased the place they called home and again the family plot in the cemetery. I couldn't find any information in the booklet so I put it down a little disappointed. The group of family members I arrived with put ourselves in my aunt's van and drove down the street to find the address of ancestor. Again I did some home or ground work prior to this trip. I knew his address after looking through city directories for late 1800s and early 1900s. I along with a few and current members of my family drove by and stopped in front of the building with the address I had come to know in legal documents. I couldn't believe that there was a building there. The house (in my eager eyes) looked old enough but it could have been rebuilt or built over. They were wowed! I think they started to believe the story I told them as the story began to unravel. Driving away from this information was difficult because after seeing that physical structure I wanted and needed to know more. I think the my traveling partners grew tired so driving away from this was in the cards.

I returned home to California and I had a surprise waiting in the post. The professor who had done a study of the blacks in the community sent me a copy of his work. It was the same work that the librarian placed on the table when I was in that place. The professor wrote a note explaining who was on the cover of his study. It was my great uncle Augustus' wife. I went all the way to Ohio, sat in the library, looked at this study, fail to realize who was on the cover and came all the way back to California just find out the name of the person on the cover. Whew!

Whether Augustus was on or off the stage, he was eldest son of my great great grandfather. Gus was born circa 1881. Uncle Gus, his father, my grandfather and several cousins share Henry as a middle name. My grandfather and I share my great great grandfather's full name.

Yesterday, I sent a query to Professor Sacks He is the same professor who I ten years ago sent a query via the Internet. He sent "Discovering African-American History" and told me to stay in contact.

I am still so overwhelmed by finding this information.

Mount Vernon News 4 May, 1940

James Guy Goins, a former resident of Mount Vernon, died at his home at 533 Siebert street, Columbus, Wednesday. The son of the late Robert H. Goins of
Mount Vernon, he left this city about 30 years ago and had lived in Columbus ever since. Surviving are his wife (not named) , two sisters, Mrs. Adeline Logan of Columbus and Mrs. Luella Hackley of Xenia; two brothers, Augustus Goins of Xenia and Elmer A. Goins of Buffalo; several nieces and nephews in Columbus;
and relatives in Mount Vernon.

Goins was a member of the Shilo Baptist church and the Knight Templar lodge. The lodge will have charge of services a 2 p.m. Monday in Shilo Baptist church with Rev. Sand F. Ray officiating. Burial will be made in Green Lawn cemetery.

Columbus Dispatch 3/19/1941 Page 6A

GOINS--Miss Josie, 533 Siebert St. widow of the late Mr. James Guy Goins; sister of Mrs Ella Harris and Wade and Mrs. Maude Jackson. She was a member of Queen of Sheba Court of Calantha. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, 3 pm by Rev. Sandy F. Ray in the Mortuary of Mrs. D.A. Whitaker & Son where friends may call Thursday. Interment at Green Lawn.

This is from Ancestry.com's Database of Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900. I believe I found it 10 May, 2003

GOINS, Robert H spouse BALAR (BALER), Mary Adaline 30 September, 1875

GOINS, Riley spouse PHILLIPS, Clarrisa 11 February, 1857

GOINS, John spouse COLLINS, Lucretia 6 January, 1870

GOINS, Walter spouse CHAMP, Estella (Stella) 1 December, 1892

GOINS, Wilber (or Wilbur) spouse GALLAGHER, Lorena M. 18 May, 1897

GOINS, John spouse UNION Lura (or Laura) S. 14 February, 1899

The Newark Daily Advocate 6 October, 1893

Rigley* Goins, colored died at his home yesterday in West Newark of consumption, aged 55. Funeral tomorrow 10 o'clock a.m. Interment will be made in Ceder Hill Cemetery.


The Newark Daily Advocate 7 October, 1893

The funeral of Ridgely* Goins, colored was postponed from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock p.m.

*Riley

from the (Mount Vernon) Republican 9 October, 1917:

"Mr. Orin D. Goins died at his (also the home of Robert Goins--his uncle) home at 805 W. Gambier street at 9 'o clock Saturday morning after a week's illness of typhoid-pneumonia. The deceased, who was 48 years, 3 months and 26 sixdays of age, is survived by his wife and a son, Mr Herbert Goins of Detroit. Funeral services at the home at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, the Rev. T. W. Woodson officiating and burial in Mound View cemetery."

He died a few days after his uncle Robert. He is the son of Riley and Clarissa Phillips-GOINS. There are many more members of this family in Mount Vernon, Ohio which remain in the library and office of vital records in Knox County.