William A Goolsby
Lifespan: 1789 - 1854
Birth: November 9, 1789 in Goosepond, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Marriage: Anne Sorrow
Children: Harriet Goolsby
Parents: James Goolsby & Sarah Tye
Death: 1854 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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