Melissa Gooch was also known as Lissie Gooch. Melissa Gooch was born in Apr. 1863 at Kentucky. She married
John E. Silcox, son of
John Benjamin Silcox and
Paulina Terhune, c 1892 at Kentucky.
Melissa Gooch and
John E. Silcox appeared on the census of 7. Jun. 1900 at next to James Gooch, Magisteral District 5, Boyle County, Kentucky; no children.
Melissa Gooch and
John E. Silcox appeared on the census of 3. Jan. 1920 at Precint 10, Boyle County, Kentucky.
Melissa Gooch and
John E. Silcox appeared on the census of 8. Apr. 1930 at Boyle County, Kentucky. Melissa Gooch died on 26. Oct. 1945 at Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 82. Lizzie Silcox listed as head of the family in the 1910 and 1920 census, with John listed as husband. Apparently her sister Mollie Gooch lived with them for many years. Ky Death Index: Melissa Silcox, age 76, dp Jefferson, res Boyle, died 10-26-1945, vol. 048 #23521. I ordered the death cert and was not surprised at its lack of info, as everyone has predeceased her. Death cert says she is a widow, born 1869 in Boyle, KY; no info on parents; widow; she was a patient at Central State Hospital in Louisville, but her usual residence was Junction City, Boyle, KY. Her sister Mollie's death cert (001-00214, 1935) gives parents' names as Dabney Gooch & Louisa Sallyer, both born KY; informant Mrs. Silcox. For reference, there is a KY Death Index for Mollie C. Gooch, Boyle Co., age 60, died 1-14-1935, 001-00214. 1870 Lincoln Co. KY census: Dabney S. Gooch 55, Louisa 45, Monroe 32, Pendleton 21, Sarah F. 19, Mary B. 16, Martha C. 12, Malissa 6. [this would correspond with Malissa's birth date of Apr 1863 given in the 1900 census. ] 1900 Mercer, Kentucky census, ED 13, sheet 9, line 83: John Silcox age & birthdate not recorded; wife Liccie, 37, Apr 1863 KY; sister-in-law Mollie 32, Jul 1867, KY. 1910 Boyle Co., KY census: Lissie Silcox 38, head, husband John 30, boarder Molly Gooch 62. [John should be 44; Molly is Lissie's sister and this age is much too high according to subsequent censuses] 1920 KY Boyle Co., KY census, p. 2B, Ancestry.com image 4: Lizzie Silcox 42, husband John 37, Mollie Gouch 39 sister [John should be about 54] 1930 Boyle, Ky census, p. 4A, Ancestry.com image 4A: J.E. Silcox 55, md. first at 26; wife Livia (?) 56 md first at 22; Molly Gooch 48 single, sister. (John should be about 64 in 1930.).