Husband: Seabun "Cebe" C. GOINS
Birthdate: 1845
Birthplace: TX or OK
Death date: Mar 31, 1934
Place of death: Engle, Sierra Co NM
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Marriage date: Jan 1. 1874
Marriage place: Bandera Co TX

Wife: Sarahan "Matilda" ROGERS
Birthdate: Oct 5, 1849
Birthplace: AR
Death date: Feb 23, 1929
Place of death: Hot Springs, Sierra Co NM
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Mother: Matilda ROYN

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: John Henry GOINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1875
Birthplace: TX
Death date: after 1880
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Child No. 2: Henrietta GOINS
Sex: F
Birthdate: about 1877
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Child No. 3: William H. GOINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: Nov 3, 1878
Birthplace: TX
Death date: Feb 2, 1959
Place of death: NM
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Spouse's name: Patricia unknown

Child No. 4: Daniel GOINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1879
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Death date: after 1889
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Child No. 5: Frank GOINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: Dec 1881
Birthplace: TX
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Child No. 6: Leonard GOINS
Sex: M
Birthdate: June 1884
Birthplace: TX
Death date: after 1934
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Spouse's name: Minnie unknown

Child No. 7: Effie GOINS
Sex: F
Birthdate: Oct 1886
Birthplace: TX
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Child No. 8: Dovie G. GOINS
Sex: F
Birthdate: feb 1889
Birthplace: Kingston, Sierra Co NM
Death date: Feb 18, 1920
Place of death: Sierra Co NM
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Spouse's name: Charles E. MEYERS
 

Documentation:
* Cebe was born about 1845 in Texas to a father born in Arkansas and a mother born in Ireland. The family continued to live in Texas and in 1872 Cebe married Matilda Rogers who had also been born in Arkansas about 1849. The family was found in 1880 living in Bexar County Texas with four CHILDREN. Cebe was working as a laborer. About 1889 Cebe and his family moved to Sierra County New Mexico. In 1900 Matilda was living in Kingston, Sierra County New Mexico with four younger CHILDREN born between 1881 and 1889. She reports that she is married but Cebe is not shown as a household member. In 1920 they are still not living together. She lives alone, and he is found living nearby with their son Leonard. Cebe's death certificate in 1934 stated that his occupation had been freighting for 65 years, until 1928 when he retired at age 83. Leonard Goins of Engle New Mexico was the informant on the death certificate and it is believed that this was Cebe's son and that Cebe who was a widower was living near him at the time of his death. However, when Matilda died in 1929, she was identified as a widow. More research must be done to determine the circumstances of this couple.
* Seaborn GOINS
Sex: M
Birth: ABT. 1852
Father: Henry GOINS b: ABT. 1822 in St. Landry, Louisiana
Mother: Sarah Ann SIMMONS b: ABT. 1830
*From American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Interview Extra
Subject: OLD DAYS IN KINGSTON MINE AREA
CLAY W. VADEN, WRITER
On American Guide, Interviews
Old Ox-Team freighter C18 - N. Mex.
OLD DAYS IN KINGSTON MINE AREA
    "Ox teams were not so fast as the trucks used now to haul ore from the mines," observed Cebe Goins, ninety year-old pioneer freighter, "but they got the ore out."
    Goins drove ten yokes of oxen to freight wagons of seven tons capacity and with tires four inches wide. He later replaced the oxen with 12 teams of mules to each wagon. Goins hauled ore from the paying mines in Kingston district, among them the Brush Heap, Gypsy, Blackie, Lady Franklin, Buillon, U.S, Cumberland, Calamity Jane, Keystone, and numbers of others.
    When a [1500?] nugget was picked up at Blackie mine, seven miles north of Kingston, a rush to that district followed. The Bridal Chamber mine at Lake Valley was one of the beat paying in this section of the State. Blocks one yard square of almost pure native silver were often taken from this mine, and it has been roughly estimated that it produced ore worth between five and seven millions of dollars.
    "There was danger in freighting such rich shipments," said Goins, "and I always had a guard armed with a double barreled shotgun and two six shooters on my wagons, until the ore was placed on the cars in Lake Valley."
    Goins recalls how the knowledge of ores was responsible for the amassing of a small fortune by Dennis Finley, now a resident of Denver. According to Goin's story, a Judge Holt had a lease on and was foreman of the Virginia mine, while Finley was one of the 30 workmen, although he had been foreman of another mine and was a practical mining man. One day Finley picked up a rich piece of ore and said to Judge Holt, "This is worth saving."
    Judge Holt, replied, in effect, that if he wanted any information he would ask for it, and continued to throw [$300?]-a-ton rock over the dump. Finley was given his 'time' in a few days. He obtained a lease from the Virginia Mine Company and hauled 13 carloads of high grade ore from the dump. He now owns a chain of stores in Denver but before he made his stake at Kingston he had not seen his family in five years.
    Goins came to Sierra county about 1885, living first at Percha, north of Kingston. While several fortunes were taken out of the Kingston mines, he says that the big companies never found official veins, only ores in pockets and chimneys. The Virginia mine is still being worked.
 - Clay W. Vaden
* From the index of Texas Marriages: Goins, Seburn
Married: Jan 01, 1874 in: Bandera, TX Gender: M
Source info: microfilm reference number File name: 0928082 item 14
Spouse's gender: F Spouse's name: Rodgers, Matilda
* 1880 Census for Bexar County Texas, ED 22, Page 303, Household 89:
Ceeborn Goins WM Age 35 Married Works as laborer Born in Texas with Father born in Arkansas and Mother born in Ireland.
Matilda WF Age 30 Married Housekeeper Born in Arkansas as were both her parents
William WM 9 At home
John Henry WM 5 At home
Henrieta WF 3 At home
Danial WM 1 At home
All the CHILDREN are shown as born in Texas with both their parents born in Texas. However, in the 1900 Census Matilda states they had been married for 28 years--about 1872 so it seems that all the children are theirs OR only the oldest might be the result of an earlier marriage for Ceeborn or Matilda.
* 1930 Census for Sierra County Texas, Monticello, ED 7, Page 1A:
Goins, Cebe C Lodger Age: 90 Born in Texas as were both his parents No occupation
Joseph R. Pankey Head Age 38 Owns home and has radio Stockman on stock ranch
William W. Pankey Brother Age 30 Stockman on stock ranch
Todd Barber Lodger Age 66 Laborer on stock ranch
* Certificate of death for Seabun C. Goins from State of New Mexico: County of Sierra Village Engle N.M. Length of residence in County: 45 years
Full name: Seabun C. Goins Residence: Engle N.M. Male White Widower
Date of birth: 1845 Age 93 years
Kind of work done: Freighting Date deceased last worked at this occupation: 1928
Total time spent in this occupation: 65 years
Birthplace: Town unknown State: Texas
Father's name and birthplace: unknown
Mother's name and birthplace: unknown
Informant: Leonard Goins Address: Engle N.M.
Burial place: Hillsboro N.M. 4-1-1934 Undertaker: none
Filed: 4-1-1934 Subregistrar: Mrs. A C White Burial permit issued: 4-1-1934
Date of death: March 31, 1934
"I hereby certify that I attended deceased from" no physician in charge
Death is said to have occurred on the date stated above at 5:10 P.M. from caronic myocarditis
Contributory causes: Senile debility and arterio-sclerosis
What test confirmed diagnosis: Clinical Was there an autopsy? No Was there an inquest? No
Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? No
Signed: A C White C.H.O. Hot Springs N.M.
* 1900 Census for Sierra County New Mexico, Kingston, Precinct 3, Page 190, Household 90:
Matilda Goingo Head WF Oct 1863 Married 29 years Mother of 9 CHILDREN, 8 of whom are still living Born in Arkansas as was her father. Her mother was born in Alabma. She was a housekeeper, could read, write, and speak English. She rented her home.
Frank Son WM 19 single born Dec 1991 Born in Texas as was his father. His mother was born in Arkansas. His occupation was unreadable--but was not a miner of ore as were most in the town. He was out of work 11 months in the past year.
Leonard Son WM June 1994 Age 13 At school 5 months Born in Texas Father and Mother born in Arkansas.
Effie daughter WF Oct 1886 Age 13 At school 5 months Born in Texas Father and Mother born in Arkansas
Dovey daughter WF Feb 1889 Age 10 Born in New Mexico Father born in Texas and Mother born in Arkansas. At school for 5 months.
All household members were able to read, write, and speak English.
* 1920 Census for Hillsboro, Sierra County New Mexico, ED 138, Page 11A, Household 212:
Matilda Goins head 70 owns her home free of mortgage and married Born in Arkansas with father born in the United States and mother born in Alabama. She speaks English.
Her husband is found on the same page in the household of their son Leonard.
* Death Certificate of Saraham M. Goins from State of New Mexico gives the following information:
Place of Death: County of Sierra Village of Hot Springs
Full Name: Sarahan M. Goins Sex: Female Color: White Marital status: Widow
Date of birth: Oct 5, 1849 Age: 80 years, 4 months, 18 days
Occupation: Housekeeper Name of employer: self Birthplace: Arkansas
Name of Father: Rogers Birthplace: not known
Name of Mother: Matilda Royn Birthplace: not known
Informant: Mrs. A. E. Sheppard Hot Springs, N.M.
Filed: Feb 25, 1929 Sub-Registrar: Mrs. A White
Date of death: Feb 23, 1929
"I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 2-17, 1929 to 2-23-1929, that I last her her alive on 2-23, 1929, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 2:10 P.M. The cuase of death was as follows: mitral regurgetation of heart"
Did operation preceed death: no
Was there an autopsy? no
Signed: F. g. Merrill, M.D. Date 2-23, 1929, Hot Springs, N.M.
Place of burial: Kingston, N.M. Date of burial: 2-25-1929 Undertaker: Buried by family.