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William Robert Gough, Jr.

Male 1764 - 1820  (56 years)


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  • Name William Robert Gough 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 19 Mar 1764  GA (according to 1880 Lamar, TX Census) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Dec 1820  Butler Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6716  MyTree
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2012 

    Father William Robert Gough, Sr.,   b. Abt 1745, Overwharton Parish, Stafford, VA. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1805, Butler Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Mother Judith Taylor,   b. 1743, Richmond Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1763  prob VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rhoda Shelton,   b. 23 May 1774,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1794  Logan Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Notes: The Rev. Asher Shelton (Source:wshelton111)
      Asher Shelton is the oldest known child of Jeremiah and nancy(asher) Shelton. Asher was born in Virginia. and in 1797-1798, he moved with his father into the Logan co., - butler co. ky area.
      Asher married in1798 to Mary Green , and in 1799 is found on the Butler co. ky. saveyors books as owning land along the Sandy creek and Big Muddy River area. In this area(and on ajoining land ) his father Jeramiah, and brothers Joshua, Abednigo, Jesse, Jeremiah jr., and Glibert. Also his sisters Rhoda (shelton) Gough, and Elizabeth (shelton) whitaker were all living in this area with there families. It is noted that Jeremiahs children all lived along the Sand Creek until 1815. At this time , there wasa a complete disbursement of the family to different areas of Kentucky, and after 1815, only Jeremiah and Ebednigo are found still living in Butler co.
      From 1799 to Ashers departure in 1813, he was a constitutional member of the Sandy Creek Baptist Church. Asher is found in the origanal church minutes as a founding member, along with his brothers Joshua and Jesse.Also william Gough, husband of Rhoda (shelton) Gough Ashers sister. Asher was an Ordained minister of the Baptist Church in 1805, thus he was ordained some time before , possibly in Virginia. Asher left Sandy Creek in 1807 , and from 1807to 1813, it is unknown which church he attended , however it would probably be one of the several churches that were formed from Sandy Creek congregation in early 1800,s.
      Asher was very active in Sandy Creek Church. He was voted as a delegate to the Baptist Church Convention in 1805, and in 1812, he returned Sandy Creek to participate in Ordaining John P. Taylor as a minister. Asher was joined in doing this by Rev. Benjamin Tolbert and Rev. Joseph Taylor (husband of a daughter of rhoda (shelton)Gough). He recieved his license to perform marriages in Butler co. ky. in 1810 sept.
      Around 1813 , Asher moved into the Allegre-sharon Grove area. At the time , this was part of Christian co. ky. but in 1820, it was sectioned off and became what is now Todd co. ky. Asher stayed in this immediate area from 1813 until his death in late 1852. From the time Asher arrived in Todd co. area until 1834, he was associated with tha Mount Carmel Baptist Church. At this time, records of MT. Carmel Church havent been found, and any imformation on this church would be greatly appreciated.
      In 1834, Asher Shelton, along with his 2 son -in -laws John C. and William Hearn and families, broke or left the Mt. Carmel Church and formed thier own congregation. This group met at church built between Sam Duvalls home and Mt. Carmel Church until 1850, at Blacks School house and Wades School house from 1850-1856, and was officially named the New liberty Church in 1854. During the years from 1834 to 1852, Asher served as minister in the the congregation , and also brought his son Jesse into the membership as a minister of the gospel. After Ashers death Jesse continued to preach in the church untill 1856. In thius year, the church met with another congregation and organized itself for union purposes( anti-slavery in the civil war), and at this time, Jesse left. The church continued to its disbanding in the early 1930s.
      During his years in Todd Co. , Asher also serverd as a school teacher of note. From 1825-1830, Asher taught at J.M. Peppers Schoohouse, and during this time , Ashers son Jesse also functioned as a school teacher at the same place.
      Asher was widely known and active in the central Kentucky area , and he has been found on official county records in , Butler, Logan, Todd, Christian, and Muhlenburg counties. As a minister, Asher performed marriages in Butler, todd, Logan, Muhlenburg counties of Kentucky, and his records are found extensively in his first marriage book of Todd co. ky. It is also an interesting note that Asher performed the marriages of three of his sons , John Bunyan, Crispen, and Ralph. He also gave a poetic written consent for his daughter Magdelene to marry John C Hearn. Also , it is noted that Asher performed the marriages for many of Sheltons married in Central Kentucky during this time.
      The 1880 Texas census states that William was born in GA. Georgia was
      not a state until 1777.

      WFT Vol. 3 #392 has a middle name for Wm. Gough. This tree follows the
      GOUGH line for 4 generations, starting with William Robert Gough who
      married Judith TAYLOR.

      1810 Butler Co., KY census (from USGenWeb site):

      GOUGH, Jonathan - 0 0 0 1 1 1; 0 1 0 0 0 0
      GOUGH, William - 5 0 0 0 1 1; 1 0 1 0 0 0

      In a book compiled by Raymond DeWeese (1992) The County of Butler in
      the Commonwealth of KY 1810-1814 Taken from Order Book A & Circuit
      Court Order Books A & B", page B-16: (1812) William Gough came to
      Court and requested that he be discharged from paying the County Levy,
      citing his inability to do so. The Chairman said, "The court is
      satisfied with your explanation, and orders that you be excempt from
      paying the Levy and that it be certified."

      Ruth A. Hunt of Metropolis, IL provided a group sheet in Goffs/Goughs
      newsletter (found in Dallas Public Library). She adds to the above
      information: Jesse m. Mary Ann Leeman; William m. Rozah (Rispa); Asher
      d. 1844/5; Mary Ann m. James C. Tones; Nancy m 22 Mar 1836 Jesse Lee;
      Anna m. Joseph Taylor 06 Feb. 1821 & she d. bef. 1838. Found on the
      1850 Daviess Co., KY census on page 442 is Jesse Lee 1 year old,
      living with Andrew P. Taylor 33yrs b. KY and Sarah A. Taylor 29 b. KY
      (unknown if connected to the family of Nancy Gough and Jesse Lee who
      m. 1836). A William Gough is found on page 363 in Daviess Co., KY
      1850, house 254, 33 years old b. KY, wife Mildred 25, children: James
      S. 8, Mary J. 6, Mary E. 4, William T. 2, Jospeh 5, James Gough 65 b.
      KY (?).

      A deed from Wm. Gough's heirs dated Sep 1837 says that she sold a
      tract of land on Little Sandy Creek to John Pepper. Heirs who signed
      the deed were Rhody Gough (widow of Wm. Gough Jr.), Eli Gough, William
      Gough, Joseph Taylor, Jerrymer (sic) Gough, James Jones and Mary his
      wife, Jesse J. Lee and Nancy his wife, Asher Gough, Jessee Gough and
      Mary Ann his wife, Judith Gough of Butler Co., KY. Jeremiah Gough was
      the agent and signed the deed. The deed was certified by Jeremiah
      Gough, Jr. and John Pepper and acknowledged by Jeremiah Gough and
      Jesse J. Lee on 02 Sep 1839 in Butler Co., KY. Before leaving the
      Sandy Creek area, she and William were members of the Sandy Creek
      Baptist Church per Ken Shelton. In Graves Co., KY, she was a member of
      the Spring Creek Church of Christ outside of Symsonia, KY. Rhoda lived
      with her son William Gough on the 1850 Graves Co., KY census, listed
      on page 397, house 451. Jeremiah Gough 42 b. KY lives in house 450,
      with Eli Gough 46 KY, and Ewing Gough 5 b. KY. Ken Shelton says she is
      buried in the Gough Family Cemetery, Symsonia, Graves Co., KY.

      Children of William Gough and Rhoda Shelton are:
      8. i. Isaac Gough, b. February 11, 1795.
      ii. Francis Gough, b. Abt. 1797; d. Bef. 1830, married Joseph Taylor
      06 Feb 1821..
      9. iii. Ann Gough, b. May 04, 1800, Butler Co., KY; d. Bef. 1850.
      iv. Joshua Gough, b. April 12, 1801, Butler Co., KY; d. July 1830. He
      m. Harriett Oates Dec. 24, 1829 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.