George Goforth: DeLoach Genealogy

Generation: 1

George Goforth was born on 16 Jan 1809 in Cleveland County, , , North Carolina.

George married Nancy Jane Houser about 1841 in Cleveland County, , , North Carolina. Nancy was born on 12 Feb 1824 in York County, , , South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Amanda Harriett Elizabeth Goforth was born on 15 Nov 1846 in Cleveland County, , , North Carolina.
3. Nancy Jane Goforth was born on 17 Feb 1853 in Cleveland County, , , North Carolina; died on 4 Nov 1945 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Amanda Harriett Elizabeth Goforth

(1.George¹) was born on 15 Nov 1846 in Cleveland County, , , North Carolina.

Amanda married John Calvin Buchanan about 1870 in North Carolina, , , . John (son of William W. Buchanan and Susannah Sparks) was born in Jun 1850 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Jane Goforth

(1.George¹) was born on 17 Feb 1853 in Cleveland County, , , North Carolina; died on 4 Nov 1945 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Nancy married Zebulon Vance Buchanan on 28 Sep 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Zebulon (son of William W. Buchanan and Susannah Sparks) was born on 23 Apr 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. John Buchanan was born about 1875 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
5. Boone Buchanan was born about 1878 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
6. Eden Vanderbilt Buchanan was born on 2 Jan 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 26 May 1946 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

4. John Buchanan (3.Nancy², 1.George¹) was born about 1875 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
5. Boone Buchanan (3.Nancy², 1.George¹) was born about 1878 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.

Eden Vanderbilt Buchanan

(3.Nancy², 1.George¹) was born on 2 Jan 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 26 May 1946 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Eden married Martha McKinney about 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Martha was born on 7 Aug 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 May 1981 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Mabel Buchanan was born on 21 Nov 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 31 Mar 1986 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
8. Richard C. Buchanan was born on 5 Apr 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 Jun 2004 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McCoury's Rock Fw Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
9. Carrie Lee Buchanan was born on 14 Dec 1924 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 21 Feb 2022.

Generation: 4

7.	Mabel Buchanan (6.Eden³, 3.Nancy², 1.George¹) was born on 21 Nov 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 31 Mar 1986 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Yellow Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Richard C. Buchanan

(6.Eden³, 3.Nancy², 1.George¹) was born on 5 Apr 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 Jun 2004 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McCoury's Rock Fw Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Richard married Aretis Pritchard on 13 Apr 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Aretis (daughter of Tilman Burton Pritchard and Fastha Jones) was born on 9 Mar 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 1 Jul 1991 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McCoury's Rock Fw Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

10. Yvonne Buchanan was born on 23 Apr 1937 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 25 May 2018 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in McCoury's Rock Fw Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Carrie Lee Buchanan

(6.Eden³, 3.Nancy², 1.George¹) was born on 14 Dec 1924 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 21 Feb 2022.

Notes:

Died:
Carrie Lee Buchanan Higgins, 97, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 21, 2022, surrounded by family.
She was born on December 14, 1924, one of eleven children of the late Martha McKinney Buchanan and the late Eden V. Buchanan. She grew up in the Powdermill Community of Avery County. Carrie attended the local schools and at the age of 18 moved to the Detroit area to find work.
Carrie is survived by her two children, Janet Lee Langlois and her husband, Leroy and Harold R. Higgins Jr and his wife, Cheryl. She is survived by six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Carrie is also survived by two sisters, Doris Matthews of Asheville, NC and Lucy Smith of the Ingalls Community in Avery County, along with several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Harold; four brothers, Albert Buchanan, Richard Buchanan, Ralph Buchanan, and Sanford Buchanan; and four sisters, Mabel Freeman, Alma Campbell, Amanda Jones, and Mary Buchanan.