Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin Franklin GOOCH [15995], [28854], [28855]
BirthMay 2, 1853, Clay Twp, Morgan County, Indiana [15995], [28854]
DeathFeb 9, 1878, Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois [28854]
BurialGreenup Cemetery, Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois [28854]
Spouses
BirthSep 1, 1854, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [28849], [28853]
DeathMay 26, 1912, Dunkin County, Missouri [81], [28849]
BurialPine City Cemetery, State Hwy 25, Holcomb, Dunklin, Missouri [28849]
Flags Research Pending
FatherPvt. Vincent Govain INGLE (1829-1863)
MotherMary Adeline INGLE (1834-1906)
Marriage1869 [28855]
ChildrenAllen (Died as Child) (1874-1887)
Obituary Online notes for Benjamin Franklin GOOCH
Benjamin Frankln Gooch moved with his family from Clay, Morgan County, Indiana to Greenup, Cumberland, IL late 1868.

He married Franky Adline Ingle early 1869 and they lost an infant in 1869. This unnamed infant was buried in Greenup Cemetery.
They had two more children who died as infants and are buried in Greenup Cemetery.
On March 1, 1874 their son Allen Gooch was born in Greenup. He lived to be 13 years old and died 5 August 1887. Allen was buried in Greenup Cemetery.

Blood tests were not required before marriage in those days and it is believed Ben and Adline did not share compatible blood type, thus their babies died early.

Ben was son of Jesse Gooch and Elizabeth Ware.

Benjamin Franklin Gooch's siblings included:
1. William Gooch born 1841, Clay, Morgan, IN
2. Clayborne Gooch born Oct 1844, Clay, Morgan, IN
3. Harriet Gooch born 1846 Clay, Morgan, IN
4. Mary A. Gooch born 1847 Clay, Morgan, IN
5. Amanda Gooch, called manda, born 1851, Clay, Morgan, IN
6. Benjamin Franklin Gooch born 1853 Clay, Morgan In (person named in this bio), he was sixth child of Jesse and Elizabeth.
7. Emily Gooch born 1855 in Clay, Morgan, IN
8. John Gooch born 1857 Clay, Morgan, IN
9. James Gooch born 1859, Clay, Morgan, IN [28855]
Obituary Online notes for Franky Adeline (Spouse 1)
Franky was a name of Adline's aunt. Adline was name of her mother.

Adline was daughter of Vincent Ingle and Adline Ingle, first cousins, and both born Greensboro, Guilford, NC.

These Ingle branches are recorded in the Brick Church records of Guilford County, NC where many of their ancestors were ministers of that church.

Vincent and his wife settled with their children in Greenup, Cumberland, IL. She was the wife of James Albert Moyer and mother of Albert Wilson Moyer who married Viola Belle Arendell. Adline was my great grandmother. Visit the Greenup Cemetery in Greenup, IL to find several ancestors of Franky Adline Ingle Moyer.

Adline married first Benjamin Franklin Gooch in Greenup, Cumberland, IL. Adeline and Ben had four children and three of them died as infants and toddlers.

One of their children, Alan Gooch, lived to age 13. He was buried at Greenup Cemetery in Cumberland County, Illinois. It is believed that Adeline and Ben's children died as a result of a disease happening when the parents don't share compatible blood types. Nowadays, blood tests are required before couples marry in order to avoid bringing children into the world who have this disease.

Missouri death certificate 16722 with husband, James Albert Moyer of Holcomb, Missouri as informant.

James Albert Moyer stated Adeline was daughter of Vincent Ingle and Adeline Vincent. However, this is incorrect. The legend that passed down through my branch was that Vincent Ingle and Adeline Vincent, his wife, shared a name. James must have thought that Vincent was the name they shared since sharing the Ingle name would have suggested they were related. Indeed, that was exactly the circumstance. Vincent Ingle and his wife were first cousins. Adeline Ingle, wife of Vincent Ingle, was surnamed Ingle and not Vincent. Vincent Ingle and his wife Adeline Ingle [maiden name] Ingle [married name] were baptized at the Brick Church in Guilford County, North Carolina.

A new headstone was erected by great-granddaughter Christine Moyer Lacey on 10 September 2010, and it was seated directly in front of Adline's original headstone. The new headstone makes it easier to read the name and dates that had eroded.

===I became the manager of this memorial on 5/23/2023. Kimberly Smith Johnson
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Last Modified May 30, 2024Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
Created using a Macintosh computer and Reunion software.

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