Descriptive Summary
Goforth, J. T. (James Taylor), 1849-1915.
Goforth Supply Company.
Goforth, J. T., papers
1901-1905,
1918
Materials are written in English.
1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Composed of financial documents and
voting records, the J. T. Goforth Papers, 1901-1905, 1918, chronicle the business
transactions of the general store Goforth Supply Company in Goforth, Hays County,
Texas. The financial documents, 1901-1905, comprise checks, bank statements, and
deposit receipts for the Goforth Supply Company at the Austin National Bank. A poll
list, a tally list, and an election return, 1918, illuminate the voting record of
eighteen identified Goforth residents in Hays County Precinct No. 15 for the general
election of 1918.
Biographical Note
In the 1870s, James Taylor Goforth (1849-1915) established the town of Gofoth, Texas,
located near present-day Buda, in the 1870s. When the post office was established in
1890, he served as postmaster. Goforth operated a general store until 1894 and
opened the Goforth Supply Company in 1897. In 1905, he and his wife Lucinda built a
home in San Marcos, now known as the Goforth-Harris House, which they sold to Thomas
Green and Lon Harris in 1913. Goforth later founded a gin and milling company, which
closed in 1926 upon the abandonment of the town due to crop failure.
Sources:
Texas Historical Commission.
Goforth. Texas
Historic Sites Atlas. Accessed June 1, 2011. http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5209010277&site_name=Goforth&class=5000.
Texas Gustirucak Commission.
Goforth-Harris
House. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Accessed June 1, 2011. http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_
num=2083004497&site_name=Goforth-Harris+House&class=2001.
Scope and Contents
Composed of financial documents and voting records, the J. T. Goforth Papers,
1901-1905, 1918, chronicle the business transactions of the general store Goforth
Supply Company in Goforth, Hays County, Texas. The financial documents, 1901-1905,
comprise checks, bank statements, and deposit receipts for the Goforth Supply
Company at the Austin National Bank. A poll list, a tally list, and an election
return, 1918, illuminate the voting record of eighteen identified Goforth residents
in Hays County Precinct No. 15 for the general election of 1918.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Goforth, J. T. (James Taylor), 1849-1915 --
Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Goforth Supply Company -- Archives.
Subjects
General stores -- Texas -- Hays County.
Elections -- Texas -- Hays County.
Places
Goforth (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century -- Sources.
Hays County (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
J. T. Goforth Papers, 1901-1905, 1918, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2J114
J. T. Goforth Papers, 1901-1905, 1918