Researching Jimmy Goins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16 people with the Goins surname? In that year Goins was ranked number 3563 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jimmy means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jimmy Goins on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jimmy Goins and the Goins Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Goins Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Goins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4 people with the Goins surname in the UK? Goins is now ranked number 4037 for popularity in the UK. |
Goins Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Goins surname in the USA? Goins is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
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Jimmy Goins
James Ernest Goins (August 31, 1948 – June 7, 2015) was an American Lumbee politician who served as the Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina from 2004 to 2010. As Lumbee Tribal Chairman, Goins led efforts to gain federal recognition for the Lumbee tribe during the 2000s. The 55,000-member Lumbee have achieved North Carolina state recognition, but have not yet received federal recognition. The Lumbee are the largest tribe living east of the Mississippi River who have not received federal recognition.
Goins was born on August 31, 1948, to Ernest and Ola Lee Goins. He was raised in Prospect, North Carolina. In 1965, Goins was a member of the Prospect High School basketball team which won the Indian Basketball Championship. Goins later served as an infantry squad leader with the 504th Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.
Jimmy Goins served as the Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe for six years from 2004 until 2010. As Chairman, Goins led efforts to achieve federal recognition for the Lumbee during the 2000s. He testified before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in September 2007 in an effort to gain recognition. In 2010, Goins signed a controversial lobbying contract with a Nevada-based gaming consultant.
Goins ran for Chairman again in 2012, but lost the election his successor, incumbent Lumbee Chairman Paul Brooks, on November 12, 2012. Brooks received 2,559 votes, or 52% of the vote, while Goins placed second with 2,042 votes (42%). A third candidate, Lynn Bruce Jacobs, received 298 votes (6%).
Jimmy Goins was killed in a car accident at 1:30 p.m. on June 7, 2015, at the age of 66. Goins was driving on North Carolina Highway 71, approximately 4.4 miles from the town of Maxton, North Carolina, when the accident occurred. A resident of Philadelphus, North Carolina, he was survived by his wife, Diane Goins, and three daughters, Rhonda, Jackie and Jamie.
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina First Lady Ann McCrory released a joint statement of condolence following Goins' death. McCrory ordered that all state flags be lowered to half staff in Goins' memory on June 11, 2015.
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