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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Amanda Goaslind: Birth: 1838 in Houston, Harris, TX.

  2. Levi Goaslind: Birth: 1840 in Houston, Harris, TX.

  3. John Goaslind: Birth: 25 Dec 1843 in Spring Creek, Harris, TX. Death: 30 Apr 1879 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho

  4. Edmond Goaslind: Birth: 15 Jan 1844 in Houston, Harris, TX.

  5. Willis Goaslind: Birth: 1846 in Houston, Harris, TX.

  6. Jacob Goaslind: Birth: 1848 in Houston, Harris, TX.


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Lydia Susanna Goaslind: Birth: 22 Apr 1859 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. Death: 23 Sep 1947 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

  2. Charles David Goaslind: Birth: 18 Nov 1860 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 7 May 1950 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

  3. Clarinda Hannah Goaslind: Birth: 21 Mar 1862 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 2 May 1942 in Logan, Cache, Utah

  4. Mary Eugenia Goaslind: Birth: 27 Jan 1865 in Logan, Cache, Utah. Death: 18 Nov 1949 in Logan, Cache, Utah

  5. George Knapp Goaslind: Birth: 27 Apr 1867 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho. Death: 1 Dec 1883

  6. Zina Franis Goaslind: Birth: 27 Jan 1870 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho. Death: 4 Jan 1926 in Logan, Cache, Utah

  7. James Orrin Goaslind: Birth: 17 Feb 1872 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho. Death: 26 Dec 1883

  8. Julia Sophronia Goaslind: Birth: 6 Jan 1875 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho. Death: 12 Feb 1910

  9. Eliza Roxie Goaslind: Birth: 7 Dec 1877 in Cove, Cache, Utah. Death: 26 Sep 1878


Notes
a. Note:   JOHN CORNOG GOASLIND John Cornog Goaslind, son of John Goaslind and Hannah Cornog, was born in Augusta, Brackin Co., Kentucky. His father died when he was but eight years of age, leaving his mother with five living children, one of which died in infancy.
 After a period of time his mother married a Mr. Miller. Because of financial circumstances they decided to move to the state of Texas and engage in the farming business. John was now past nine years of age and took part in cultivating the farm, raising corn and cotton and consequently had but little opportunity of schooling, for he attended school but five days all told. He was a willing worker, had a genial pleasant disposition and was full of the Irish wit. By his own self effort and determination, he acquired the common rudiments of an education and was a genius in figures and was able to solve difficult problems in his mind.
 He learned the blacksmith trade, the shoeing of horses, He was fond of sports and was quite an athlete. He loved fine horses and was an expert in handling them. Through self effort he learned carpentry, how to handle machinery, and finally by hard study acquired title of mill-wright.
 He first married Matildia White, a widow with four children. By this union seven children were born to them, three of which died in infancy. They were divorced and he was given the children, all boys. As Joseph was a nursing baby, he remained with his mother,
 He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and with his three sons came to Utah. He was baptized enroute. He was taught the Word of Wisdom and believed it. Through grim determination he discontinued the use of tobacco by putting off the time to take some. By this method he lost the love of tobacco and never used it again. Many of the others o the journey to Utah were not strong enough to break the habit. The company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in the fall of 1854. John settled at Fort Herriman. He entered into a sawmill partnership with Washington Jolley but because of dishonesty of his partner he lost his entire holdings. While living at Fort Herriman, he became acquainted with Elijah Allen and through him was led to go to Provo, Utah where he met and became acquainted with Susan Allen, Elijah's sister. After a short courtship they were married 4 July 1858. and she accepted the care of his three boys. In the year 1859 the family moved to Ogden, where he assisted in building a gristmill for President John Taylor in West Weber.
 In i86o they moved to Cache Valley settling in the town of Richmond where he built a sawmill, which burned down. From Richmond they moved to Franklin in 1862. Here he built a three room house and made his family as comfortable as possible. He built a sawmill for Samuel R. Parkinson and Thomas 'S.. Smart. In 1865 he moved part of his family to Logan as he was called to build a gristmill for Ezra T. Benson and John Thatcher. The three oldest boys remained in Franklin to care for the house.
 In 1866 the family returned to Franklin where he helped build a gristmill, which was successful and brought good returns for several years. He also bought and operated the first horsepower-thrashing machine at Franklin and operated it in many of settlements in Cache Valley. He built a second sawmill at Franklin. H e he1ped to erect the Franklin Ward meeting house and was a school trustee and held the office of a High Priest.
 In the spring of 1 876 he moved his family out to the south field, built a ~two roomed house, did some farming, organized a school district, gave the settlement the name Coveville, and became one of the trustees. He was intensely interested in education and would make any sacrifice to give his children such schooling as was to be had.
 In later life he took a great interest in temple work and in 1877 he made a trip to Panguitch, Utah where his mother lived in an effort to obtain the genealogy of his ancestors and to do work in the St. George Temple, but on rea


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