6.

Documentation for Robert William Gouty

(Aug 26, 1889 to June 4, 1949)
father of Mavis Lorene Gouty
(Apr 11, 1918 to Aug 17, 1986)
Robert William Gouty was born August 26, 1889, in Gessie, Vermilion County,
Indiana.(1) He was the son of Joseph P. Gouty and Luella Marie Hartman.(2) On
February 3, 1917, Robert William Gouty married Ethel Belle Fox.(3)
Robert and Ethel Gouty lived on a 40-acre farm in Mound Township, Warren
County, Indiana, that Robert received from his father, Joseph P. Gouty. Robert and
Ethel were the parents of one child. Mavis Lorene Gouty was born one mile northeast of
Gessie on the Daniel Alexander Fox farm in Highland Township, Vermillion County,
Indiana, on a Thursday, April 11, 1918, at 10 AM.(4)
Mavis Lorene Gouty graduated from Covington (Indiana) High School about
1936. She married Truxton James Older on September 1, 1938, in Danville, Vermilion
County, Illinois.(5) Truxton was the son of Roy Burton Older and Ethel Leona (Worth)
Older.(6)
Robert William Gouty died on June 4, 1949, at age 59 from spinal meningitis at
Lake View Hospital in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.(7) Upon the death of
Robert, Ethel and Mavis each received one-half of the 40-acre farm in Mound Township,
Warren County, Indiana, where Mavis grew up.(8) Lawrence Vickery, a farmer who
lived nearby, farmed the 40-acre tract on a 50-50 basis after Robert's death.
Ethel Belle (Fox) Gouty died at Lake View Hospital in Danville, Illinois, on
January 25, 1971, at age 78 after spending approximately 6 years in a nursing home due
to a stroke she suffered about 1964 that paralyzed one-half of her body.(9) Both Robert
and Ethel Gouty are buried in the Lower Mound Cemetery west of Covington, Indiana.
The 1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, lists the
Joseph Gouty household. Joseph Gouty is listed as 40 years old in 1900, born in January
1861 in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, race is white, and gender
is male; Mary L. Gouty is listed as born in July 1863 in Illinois, father born in Indiana
and mother born in Indiana; children listed are Rose A, Ezra E., Robert W., Roy L., Inez
F., and Ida M. Robert is listed as age 10, born in August 1889. (10)
The 1910 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, lists the
Joseph Gouty household. Joseph Gouty is listed as 50 years old in 1910, born in Indiana,
race is white, gender is male; Mary Gouty is listed as age 46; Robert Gouty, son, is listed
as age 20, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana.(11)
Robert, Ethel, and Mavis Gouty appear in the Indiana Federal Census in 1920 for
Warren County, Mound Township. Robert is listed as age 30, Ethel as age 27, and Mavis
as age 1. Robert, Ethel, and Mavis are listed as born in Indiana. All of their parents are
listed as born in Indiana.(12) Robert, Ethel, and Mavis Gouty appear in the Mound
Township, Warren County, Indiana, Federal Census in 1930. Robert is listed as age 40,
Ethel as age 37, and Mavis as age 11. Robert, Ethel, and Mavis are listed as born in
Indiana. All of their parents are listed as born in Indiana.(13).

Child (Gouty), born near Gessie, Indiana:

i. Mavis Lorene, born April 11, 1918
 ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL to support the RELATIONSHIP between
ROBERT WILLIAM GOUTY and his daughter MAVIS LORENE GOUTY
1) Mavis Lorene Gouty Birth certificate #73, page 64, recorded April 13, 1918,
Indiana State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Newport, Vermillion County,
Indiana. Father Robert Gouty and Mother Ethel Belle Fox Gouty.
2) 1920 U.S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, enumerated
February 24-26, 1920, Roll T625_473, Page 5A, ED 207, Image 105, Dwelling #100,
Family #100. Robert W. Gouty, Ethel B. Gouty, and Mavis L. Gouty.
3) 1930 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, enumerated
April 17, 1930 by Carter H. Brickett, Dwelling #24, Family #24. Robert W. Gouty, Ethel
B. Gouty, and Mavis L. Gouty.
4) Wedding announcement probably in the Danville Commercial News about
September 2 or 3, 1938, Miss Mavis Lorene Gouty, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert W. Gouty.
5) Engagement announcement in Danville Commercial News for Mavis Lorene
Gouty, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gouty.
6) Obituary for Mavis Lorene Gouty Older in Danville Commercial News about
August 18 or 19, 1986, daughter of Robert W. and Ethel Fox Gouty.
7) State of Illinois Medical Record of Death, Mavis Lorene Older, registration
district #92.0, registered number D86-0744, informant Truxton J. Older, relationship
Husband, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, court house. Father listed as Robert W.
Gouty and mother as Ethel Fox.
8) Ethel Belle (Fox) Gouty Family Bible in the possession of Curtis Lynn Older.
Copies of pages from the Ethel Belle Fox Family Bible are in a CD-rom disc entitled
Fox's Gap in Maryland, which is at the Frederick County Historical Society, Frederick,
Maryland.

REFERENCES
1. Birth certificate, infant Gouty, born August 26, 1889, at Gessie, Indiana, father Joseph
Gouty, mother Mary H. Gouty, Vermillion County, Indiana, Department of Health,
recorded locally in book number C-3, page number 15, September 4, 1889; Ethel Belle
(Fox) Gouty Family Bible in the possession of Curtis Lynn Older. Copies of pages from
the Ethel Belle Fox Family Bible are in a CD-rom disc entitled Fox's Gap in Maryland,
which is at the Frederick County Historical Society, Frederick, Maryland.

2. Ibid.

3. Fountain County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Records 1848 - 1920 Inclusive, Volume I,
Letters A - G Inclusive, County Clerks Office Covington, book 16, page 49; Ethel Belle
Fox Gouty Family Bible.

4. Birth certificate #73, page 64, recorded April 13, 1918, Indiana State Board of Health,
Bureau of Vital Statistics, Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana; Ethel Belle Fox Gouty
Family Bible.

5. Marriage license, Truxton James Older and Mavis Lorene Gouty, Danville, Vermilion
County, Illinois, September 1, 1938; Danville Commercial News, Danville, Illinois,
newspaper engagement announcement, probably in August 1938; Ethel Belle Fox Gouty
Family Bible.

6. Birth certificate, State of Illinois, Report of Birth to County Clerk, Decatur, Macon
County, Illinois, date of birth September 28, 1911. The residence of the mother and the
location of birth was 1165 North Edward Street, Decatur, Illinois. The name of the child
was added to the birth certificate per affidavit of July 3, 1973; Ethel Belle Fox Gouty
Family Bible.

7. Death certificate for Robert William Gouty, State of Illinois Medical Record of Death,
Court House, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, #27256, date of death June 4, 1949,
place of death Vermilion County, Illinois, city of Danville, Lake View Hospital; Danville
Commercial News newspaper death announcement, probably June 5 or 6, 1949; Ethel
Belle Fox Gouty Family Bible.

8. Warren County Recorder of Deeds, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana. See

Quitclaim Deed from Mavis L. Older to Mavis L. Older, Truxton J. Older, and Curtis L.
Older prepared by Thomas B. Meyer and dated October 26, 1983, recorded October 26,
1983, at 11:37 AM, Deed Record 101, page 226, Warren County, Indiana, by Martha J.
Fox, Recorder, Warren County, Indiana.

9. State of Illinois Medical Record of Death, Ethel Belle Gouty, January 25, 1971,
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville Commercial News newspaper obituary
about January 26, 1971.

10. 1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, E. Dist 120, p. 43,
Sheet 11, family includes Joseph Gouty; Mary D, wife; children: Rose A, Ezra E. Robert
William born August 1889, Roy L, Inez, and Ida.

11. 1910 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, lists Joseph Gouty
household.

12. 1920 Indiana Federal Census, Mound Township, Warren County, enumerated
February 24 - 26, 1920, by James H. Zane.

13. 1930 Indiana Federal Census, Mound Township, Warren County, enumerated April
17, 1930, by Carter H. Beckett. Lawrence Vickery, who farmed the Gouty land after the
death of Robert, is listed on the same page.
1900 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, enumerated June 21 and 22, 1900 by Clinton G. Beckett.

Joseph Gouty, head, white, male, born January 1861, age 40, married, 18 years in present marriage, born in Indiana, father born in
Ohio, mother born in Indiana
Mary L. Gouty, wife, white, female, born in July 1863, age 36, married, 18 years in present marriage, mother of 7 children, 6 of these
children presently living, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
Robert W. Gouty, son, white, male, born August 1889, age 10, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois
1910 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, Series T624, Roll 375, Part 2,
Page 209B
Dwelling #86, Family #86
1910 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, Series T624, Roll 375, Part 2,
Page 209B
Dwelling #86, Family #86
Gouty, Joseph, Head, male, white, age 50, married, 28 years married, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana,
speaks English, farmer, general farming
Gouty, Mary, wife, female, white, age 46, married, 28 years married, born in Illinois, father born in Virginia,
mother born in Indiana, speaks English
Gouty, Robert, son, male, white, age 20, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois,
speaks English, farm laborer, at home
Gouty, Roy, son, male, white, age 17, son, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois, speaks
English, farm laborer, at home
Gouty, Ida, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in
Illinois, speaks English
Gouty, Inez, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in
Illinois, speak English
1920 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township,
enumerated February 24 - 26, 1920, Roll T625_473, Page 5A, ED 207, Image 105
Dwelling #100, Family #100

Gouty, Robert W., head, rent, male, white, age 30, married, able to read, able to write, born in
Indiana, parents born in Indiana, able to speak English, farmer, general farming

Gouty, Ethel B., wife, female, white, age 27, married, able to read, able to write, born in Indiana,
parents born in Indiana, able to speak English

Gouty, Mavis L., daughter, female, white, age 1, single, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana
1930 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, enumerated April 17, 1930,
by Carter H. Brickett
Dwelling #24, Family #24
1930 U. S. Census for Indiana, Warren County, Mound Township, enumerated April 17, 1930,
by Carter H. Brickett
Dwelling #24, Family #24

Robert W. Gouty, head, rented, radio set, lives on farm, male, white, 40 years old last birthday,
married, age at first marriage 27, not in school, can read and write, born in Indiana, father born in
Indiana, mother born in Indiana, able to speak English, farmer, general farm, yes working, not a
veteran, number of farm schedule 20.
Ethel B. Gouty, wife, female, white, 37 years old at last birthday, married, age at first marriage 24,
not in school, can read and write, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana,
able to speak English.

Mavis L. Gouty, daughter, female, white, 11 years old last birthday, single, in school, able to speak
English, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana, able to speak English
Robert W. Gouty 59,
Dies at Lake View,
Rites Held On Monday
Funeral services for Robert William Gouty, age 59, well known farmer of the State Line
neighborhood who died last Saturday morning, were held at 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the Benson Chapel.
Mr. Gouty died at 7:30 a.m. at Lake View Hospital, Danville, Ill., where he had been a
patient for the past three weeks. Death was attributed to meningitis. He had been in ill
health for some time following and attack of the flu.
He was born August 26, 1889 near Gessie, Ind., the son of Joseph and Luella Hartman
Gouty. He was married February 3, 1917 to Ethel Fox, who survives.
Mr. Gouty was a member of the Fountain Lodge 274, F. & A. M., of Covington and was
well known in this community, having lived near here all his life.
Surviving beside the widow are: a daughter, Mrs. Marvin Lorene Older, Danville, Ill.,
one grandson, Curtis Lynn; two brothers, Ezra of State Line Route, and Leslie, of
Covington, and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Remster, Villard, Minn., Mrs. Ida Saltsgaver,
Danville, Ill., and Miss Inez Gouty of Indianapolis.
Dr. A. F. Bremicker, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Danville, Ill., and the Rev. J.
W. Knight of Perrysville officiated. The pallbearers were: Earl Strawser, Russell Patton,
Archie Fields, Jerd Crouch, Regan Mallett and Lawrence Vickery. Musical selections
were by Clifford Martin. Burial, with Bodine & Shelby in charge, was in the Lower
Mound Cemetery.

Mrs. Ethel B. Gouty

Mrs. Ethel B. Gouty, 78, of 1705 E. Main, died at 4:50 a.m. Monday (Jan 25, 1971) at Lake
View Memorial Hospital. She had been ill three and a half years.
Born Oct. 6, 1892 near Gessie, Ind., she was the daughter of Daniel A. and Elizabeth
Ricketts Fox. She was married on Feb. 3, 1917 to Robert W. Gouty, who died June 4,
1949.
Former resident of Warren County, Ind., she had resided on E. Main for 16 years. She
was a member of the Howard Chapel Church and attended the First Presbyterian
Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Truxton J. Older of Danville; a sister, Mrs.
Ruby Hines of Covington, Ind.; two brothers, William E. Fox of Covington, Ind. Route 2
and Kennie B. Fox of Richmond, Ind.; and a grandson, Curtis J. Older, with the Navy. A
brother preceded her in death. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday at the
Bodine and Shelby Funeral Home in Covington, with the Rev. Oliver C. Starn
officiating. Burial will be in Lower Mound Cemetery in Covington. Friends will be
received at the funeral home from 2-4:30 and 7-9 p.m. EST Tuesday.
 Ethel Belle (Fox) Gouty and
Robert William Gouty tombstone
Lower Mound Cemetery west of Covington, IN