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Willie
Aleen
Goble
(1925 - 2018)

Martin
Luther
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(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       ** From the 1900 Alexander County, NC, Census from Miller's Township, we know that Fannie had given birth to five children       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       Becky married Marvin Lee Bunton, Sr. on 29 Apr 1917.  Marvin was the son of Barney Lincolnton Bunton and Alice Luana Propst.      By 1920, the Census shows that Jacob and Fannie had moved the family to Iredell County.  Becky, as well as her husband, Marvin Bunton, and their son Ralph were living with Jacob and Fannie on the Goble family farm.  Ralph Bunton had been born on 19 Dec 1919.  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 son, Roy L. Bunton, who was born on 29 Oct 1922.   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       Other children born before the 1930 Census include Fannie Bunton, born 11 May 1925, and James Eugene Bunton, born 17 Aug 1926.  Other records also indicate that Becky & Marvin has a son, Commie Lester Bunton, born 09 Mar 1929, but there is no indication as to why he was not listed on the 1930 Iredell County, NC, Census.       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 09 Jul 2010 Naomi (Unknown) 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 24 Apr 2011 James Anderson Beckham James Eugene Bunton 17 Aug 1926 15 Feb 1991 Peggy Sue Hobbs Commie Lester Bunton 09 Mar 1929 Iredell Co, NC 23 Aug 1988 Elsie Ruth Hoover Marvin Lee Bunton, Jr. 09 Sept. 1931 08 May 1932 (Died in Infancy) Clyde Richard Bunton 14 Dec 1934 24 Apr 1975 Katie Fox Dorothy Bunton 14 Dec 1936   (Never Married)         (Left) Otis Goble with Fannie Bunton (Right) Maternal grandmother 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 of Sarah Catherine Rebecca Goble Bunton       Marvin Lee Bunton died 28 Oct 1977.     Gravestone of Marvin & Becky at South River Baptist Church, Statesville, NC   Marvin & Becky Goble Bunton             CHILDREN     Marvin Lee Bunton, Jr. died 08 May 1932 from pneumonia, at the age of 8 months old.   Death Certificate for Marvin Lee Bunton, Jr.       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 for Clyde Richar Bunton         Gravestone of Clyde Richard Bunton at South River Baptist Church in Statesville, NC           Gravestone of Ralph Franklin Bunton at South River Baptist Church in Statesville, NC         Gravestone of Roy Lincoln Bunton at South River Baptist Church in Statesville, NC     Lonnie A. Bunton Son of Roy Lincoln Bunton       Photo showing the graves of Marvin & Becky, Clyde, and Ralph & Naomi Bunton             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.