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Arkansas Infantry during the Civil War. Matt's gravemarker is inscribed with his military unit so he was no doubt proud of his service in the Civil
War. I have not traced Matt's Company actions during the war but this would not be difficult to do as much data is recorded about this.
Matt Goad is listed in the 1870 census of Madison County as living with
Jack and Mahaley Jane Dickson Williams and family. This is Matt Goad's future mother and father-in-law and other information indicates the Williams family lived in Floyd County, Kentucky before moving to Madison County. Matt
is listed as Madison Goad, age 27, occupation farm labor. I do not believe, in the light of this information, that Madison Goad was married until after July 1870 (date of this census report). Matt Goad married Mary Ann
Williams Matlock (a widow of Samuel Matlock who was killed in Arkansas during the Civil War). From information in the 1870 census of Madison County, Arkansas. Living near St. Paul, Arkansas and next door to Jack and Mahaley
Williams we find:
- Mary Matlock, age 23, born in Arkansas
- Samuel Matlock, bor 1864, born in Arkansas
- Mabdon Matlock (male) born 1868 in Arkansas
- Rose Matlock born Jan. 1870 in Missouri
This indicates to me that Mary Williams married again after Samuel Matlock was killed in the Civil War arid had the youngest two children listed above. The 1880 Texas census information should verify this assumption.
If true, then Mary would have married three times in all. Did Matt raise her three children? Matt and Mary Goad moved to San Saba County, Texas in 1875 and lived there until about 1890. In 1890 they moved to
Stringtown, Oklahoma which was then Indian Territory. The Stringtown area is hilly with a few valleys suitable for farming. Considerable limestone is quarried in the vicinity and there is some coal mining activity. I do
not know what occupation Matt may have carried on here besides farming. My Aunt (Irene Wilson Boone) currently has several old letters in her possession written to Mary Goad Ham from her brother Matt Goad from Stringtown
about 1905. Nothing of any genealogical value is contained except that he was living there and a postscript to Mary Ham from her cousin Mrs. I. C. Marsh. I have not been able to find out who this is. She could be either
a Henderson or a Goad. The children of Matt and Mary Ann were as follows:
- Samuel Matlock, Jr. born 1 December 1862 and raised by his stepfather Matt and his mother Mary Ann. His real father was killed in the Civil War in Arkansas. No other information on this child.
- James (Malvin or Marvin) Matlock (?) born in Madison County, Arkansas in 1867. James had a son named Alford, born 23 August 1888. Nothing else is known. This is probably Matt's stepson.
- Rose Matlock born January 1870 - nothing else is known. stepdaughter.
- Marion David (Dutch) Goad. I believe Dutch is the first child of Matt and Mary Ann. He was born in Madison County in 1872. He married Susan C. Lane (1878-1964). They had five children:
- Hattie was Susan’s daughter by her first marriage and she was born in 1898. Hattie married Noble Dismuke and they had two children. Hattie lived at McAlester, Oklahoma in 1973.
- Elmer Goad was born in 1907 and nothing else is known of him. This is probably the Elmer Goad 1907-1963 that is buried in the Stringtown Cemetary.
- Minnie Bell Goad was born at Stringtown in 1908 and she married C. F. Morrow. They had six children.
- Ester Goad was born in 1912 and married three times. (1) M~. Rauxning (2) Mr Pampa (3) Ben Love. I don't think she had any chLldren.
- Kester Goad was born in 1914. She was married but her husband's name is not known to me. She died in July 1934 and is buried at Stringtown.
- Oretta Goad was born in 1916. She married a Mr. Harris. They have two children and lived at Carpinteria, California in 1973.
"Dutch" Goad died on 27 October 1951 and is buried at Stringtown.
- George Forest Goad was born in 1876 in San Saba County, Texas. He married Mrs. Ella (Mannon) McCalvey and they had two children. George Forest died in 1934 and nothing else is known of this family. (Note that this was also
the name of Alexander and Jane’s child who died small in 1845.)
- Miles Dudley Goad was born in 1878 in San Saba County, Texas. He married Tish Wallace and they had no children. He died in 1935 at Quinton, Oklahoma and is buried at Stringtown.
His marker says:
Miles D. Goad
Oklahoma
Pvt. 38 U. S. Vol. Inf.
19 Jan 1935
Nothing else is known of this family.
- Maggie Belle Goad was born in San Saba County in 1880 and married a Mr. DeGraffe. They had no children. She died in 1959 and is buried at Stringtown. Nothing else is known. (I visited the cemetary at
Stringtown in October 1973. I was searching only for markers with the Goad name at that time and would have overlooked this one.
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Arthur L. Goad was born in San Saba County, Texas in 1884. He married Naude Fuller. They had two children. I do not know where this family lived, but Nary Ham's grandchildren told me that Natt had a son named Arthur. In fact, this was the only one of Matt's children they remembered. We have no other information. Bill Howell has a photo of Arthur when he was young.
- Odell Goad was born in San Saba County, Texas in 1886. He never married and died when about 38 years old in 1925. Nothing else is known of him.
There are several Goads buried in the well kept Stringtown Cemetary and they are as follows:
- Kester Goad 1914-1934
- Elmer D. Goad 1907-1963
- Edith Goad 15 August 1910/18 September 1911
- lucy Williams 1873-1910
- Mary, the wife of Madison Goad died in 1930 and is buried here also.
I have a photograph of Uncle Matt Goad taken at about age 55. He died at age 96 and is buried at Stringtown where he lived for almost fifty years. |
