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Willie
Aleen
Goble
(1925 - 20??)

Martin
Luther
Goble
(1888 - 1979)

Jacob
Hedrick
Goble
(1860 - 1929)

Harriett
Lucinda
Goble
(1839 - 1911)

Lewis
Carlan
Goble
(1813 - 1880)

Corban
Goble
(1761 - 1840)

John
Goble
(1724 - 1813)

Daniel
Goble III
(1698 - 1750)

Daniel
David
Goble
(1669 - 1733)

Daniel
Goble I
(1641 - 1676)

Thomas
Goble
(1590 - 1657)

William
Goble
(1540 - 1593)
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Sarah Catherine Rebecca Goble         Born: 01 Aug 1896, Alexander County, NC Died:  18 Apr 1970, Iredell, NC                                 Sarah Catherine Rebecca Goble was the last child born to Jacob Hedrick Goble and Frances Elizabeth Douglas.  Rebecca (or "Becky" as he was called by family and friends) was born 01 Aug 1896 in Alexander County, NC.     The 1900 Miller's Township Census of Alexander County, NC, showed that there were seven living on the family farm.  The 4 children were living with Jacob and Fannie as well as Fannie's mother, Mahalia Douglas.  Fannie is listed as having had 5 children but only 4 were living.   Becky was 4-years-old.   1900 Alexander County Census - Miller's Township   Last Name First Name Relation Race Sex Birth Date Age S M W Years Married Kids Born Kids Living Occupation Can Read Can Write Goble Jacob Head W M Oct 1850 39 49 M 14     Farmer Yes Yes ------ Fanny Wife W F Mar 1860 40 M 14 5 4   Yes Yes ------ Martin L. Son W M May 1887 13 S         Yes Yes ------ Eliza J. Daughter W F Nov 1890 9 S         Yes Yes ------ Otis C. Son W M Sep 1893 6 S             ------ Rebecca Daughter W F Aug 1895 4 S             Douglass Mahalia M-in-Law W F Sep 1829 70 W   3 2   Yes Yes                                     Jacob and Fannie's children: Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Martin Luther Goble 14 May 1888 09 Apr 1979 Beulah Vernesta Johnson Eliza Jane Goble 13 Nov 1891 28 Apr 1907 (Drown at age 16) Otis Caldwell Goble 02 Sep 1894 30 Oct 1970 (1) Lacy Shoemaker (2) Ruby Jolly Sarah Catherine Rebecca Goble 01 Aug 1896 18 Apr 1970 Marvin Lee Bunton (Unknown) Goble             By 1910, Jacob and Fannie only had 3 children.  Eliza Jane had drowned in the Catawba River on the way home from church in 1907.  Jacob's age is correctly listed as 49.  The Goble family also had a "servant", Nessie Johnson, living with them in 1910.  Before the year was out, Nessie married Od's brother, Martin Luther Goble.  Od's age was listed as 15-years-old and Becky (Sarah C.) was 13.     1910 Alexander County Census - Miller's Township   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S M W Years Married Kids Born Kids Living Birth Occupation Goble Jacob Head M W 49 M 23     NC Farm Laborer ------ Fanny Wife F W 50 M 23 5 3 NC Farm Laborer ------ Martin L. Son M W 20 S       NC Farm Laborer ------ Otis C. Son M W 15 S       NC Farm Laborer ------ Sarah C. Daughter F W 13 S       NC Farm Laborer Johnson Nessie Servant F W 21 W   0 0 NC None       By 1920, Jacob and Fannie had moved the family to Iredell County.  Jacob's age was 59 and Fannie was 58.    Becky married Marvin Bunton on 29 Apr 1917.  Rebecca, Marvin, and their son, Ralph, were living with Jacob and Fannie on the Goble family farm.    Becky's brother, Otis, was also living with the family.   1920 Statesville Township Census, Iredell County, NC   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/Md Read/ Write Born Occupation Occupation Goble Jacob Head M W 59 M yes NC Trimming Cotton Mill ------ Fannie Wife F W 58 M yes NC None   Bunton Rebecca Daughter F W 23 M yes NC None   ------ Marvin Son-in-law M W 23 M yes NC Twister Cotton Mill ------ Ralph Grandson M W 1 1/12 S   NC None   Goble Otis Son M W 24 M yes NC Cleaner Cotton Mill         Becky and Marvin had a daughter, Mary Lou Bunton, born 22 Jan 1924.  Mary Lou died 24 Jul 1924.  No cause was listed on the death certificate.               (Left) Fannie, Jacob & Rebecca (Right) Marvin & Becky Goble Bunton       The 1930 Statesville Township Census of Iredell County shows Becky and Marvin as having five children: Ralph age 10, Roy age 7, Fannie age 4 10/12, James age 3 and Marvin age 1.  Becky's age was 32 and Marvin was 33.     1930 Statesville Township Census, Iredell County, NC   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M Age 1st Married Read Write Born Occupation Bunton Marvin Head M W 33 M 20 Yes NC Sawyer Saw Mill ------ Rebecca Wife F W 32 M 19 Yes NC None ------ Ralph Son M W 10 S   Yes NC None ------ Roy Son M W 7 S     NC None ------ Fannie Daughter F W 4 10/12 S     NC None ------ James Son M W 3 S     NC None ------ Marvin Son M W 1 1/12 S     NC None Goble Otis Brother-in-Law M W 34 Wd 20 Yes NC Cotton Mill         Marvin & Becky Goble Bunton had nine children Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse (Unknown Male) Bunton 03 Sep 1918   (Died in Infancy) Ralph Franklin Bunton 19 Dec 1919 21 Jun 1942   Roy Lincoln Bunton 29 Oct 1922 21 May 1990 Mamie Campbell Mary Lou Bunton 22 Jan 1924 04 Jul 1924 (Died in Infancy) Fannie Leona Bunton 11 May 1925   James A. Beckham James Eugene Bunton 17 Aug 1926 15 Feb 1991   Marvin Lee Bunton, Jr. 09 Sep 1929? 08 Mar 1932 (Died in Infancy) Clyde Richard Bunton 14 Dec 1934 23 Apr 1975 Katie Fox Dorothy Bunton 14 Dec 1936   (Never Married)       Marvin Lee Bunton, Jr. died 08 May 1932 from pneumonia.  There is discrepancy on his age.  The 1930 Census lists his age as 1 1/12  when the Census was taken in April 1930.  The problem is that his death certificate says he was 8 months old when he died in 1932.             (Left) Otis Goble with Fannie Bunton (Right) Frances "Fannie" Douglas Goble with Ralph Bunton           Otis Caldwell Goble, Martin Luther Goble and Sarah Catherine Rebecca Goble Bunton Photo taken at Martin's birthday         Becky died 18 Apr 1970 from heart disease - more specifically "ventricular fibrillation" - when the heart's electrical activity becomes disordered.  She was 73 years old and living at 332 Hill Street, Statesville, NC.  She was buried in the cemetery of South River Baptist Church in Statesville, NC.   Death Certificate       Becky and Marvin's next-to-youngest child, Clyde Richard Bunton, died 23 Apr 1975 as a result of an overdose of alcohol and prescription sleeping-pills.  He was 40-years-old and separated from his wife, Katie Fox, at the time.  The cause of death was listed as "accidental" but circumstances lead you to believe it could have been otherwise.  He is listed as being an alcoholic.  Clyde was buried in the cemetery of South River Baptist Church in Statesville, NC.   Death Certificate         Marvin died 28 Oct 1977.   Sources:   A special thanks to Boyd & Becky Goble, Willie Goble Loftin and Brenda Isenhour Schronce for the photos of Otis Goble and his family.         If you have additional photos or information about Otis Caldwell Goble, please contact me.