Descendants of John GOCHA and Katherine E THOMAS

For more information on the genealogy of the GOCHA, SUMNER, DRAKE, GROSSE, BOLIOU, HAYNES, ORLOWSKI, PAUL, PORRITT, REESE, PLANT, or other families listed here, contact Anthony D. Paul by emailing anthonydpaul@gmail.com

It is important to note that this GOCHA line originates around the Wisconsin and Minnesota area. I have not yet gotten far enough back to connect it to the GOCHA line which is in the Michigan and Ontario area, though I am convinced there is a connection in very near proximity to John GOCHA.
1 John GOCHA 1851 - xxxx
.. + Katherine E THOMAS 1857 - 1954
............ 2 James "Jim" Albert GOCHA 1876 - 1926
................ + May "Mae" JUBERT 1888 - 1942
.......................... 3 Dorothy M GOCHA xxxx - xxxx
.............................. + Stanley J ORLOWSKI xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Joan Marie ORLOWSKI 1953 - xxxx
............................................ + Thomas John SAWICKI xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Jean Mary ORLOWSKI 1953 - xxxx
............ 2nd Wife of James "Jim" Albert GOCHA
................ + Theresa Almira WEIMER 1880 - 1941
.......................... 3 (Unknown) GOCHA 1898 - xxxx
.......................... 3 James "Donald" Donald GOCHA 1899 - 1947
.............................. + Rosetta Odella PERRON xxxx - 1980
........................................ 4 Anthony "Ed" Edison GOCHA 1922 - 1994
............................................ + Evelyn B EKSTROM/WINKLER 1921 - 1995
.......................... 2nd Wife of James "Donald" Donald GOCHA (footnote 1)
.............................. + Beatrice Edna HAYNES (born Inez E DRAKE) 1904 - 1975 (footnote 1)
........................................ 4 Charles "Chuck" Dean PAUL (born Donald Eugene HAYNES) 1924 - xxxx (footnote 1)
............................................ + Betty Jane NEBEKER 1929 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Terry Jane PAUL 1948 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Kenneth Paul GOLDMAN 1945 - 2000
...................................................... 2nd Husband of Terry Jane PAUL
.......................................................... + Ray HASKELL 1930 - xxxx
........................................ 2nd Wife of Donald "Chuck" Eugene HAYNES
............................................ + Clara "Clare" Anna DEWEY 1930 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 DeeAnn Marjorie PAUL 1954 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Stanley "Stan" Clarke PORRITT 1953 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Cindy Lee PAUL 1955 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Scott KELLEY 1955 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Charles "Charlie" Frank PAUL 1956 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Diana Marrie MASKALY 1961 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Dean Eugene PAUL 1957 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Kae JAMISON 1962 - xxxx
........................................ 3rd Wife of Donald "Chuck" Eugene HAYNES
............................................ + Helen Adele CHRISTOPHEL 1934 - 2005
.......................... 3rd Wife of James "Donald" Donald GOCHA
.............................. + Margaret HASLER 1903 - 1987
........................................ 4 Margaret Jean GOCHA 1928 - 1986
............................................ + Richard Elmer GROSSE 1925 - 2004
...................................................... 5 Donald "Don" D GROSSE 1947 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Dottie (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Nancy Ellen GROSSE 1949 - 1986
...................................................... 5 David James GROSSE 1950 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Jane Marie GROSSE 1951 - xxxx
.......................................................... + William Paul STANHOPE 1952 - xxxx
........................................ 4 Donald GOCHA xxxx - xxxx
.......................... 3 Lyle Dexter GOCHA 1901 - 1970
.......................... 3 Ruth Emma Theresa GOCHA 1902 - 1983
.............................. + Carl P BOLIOU 1902 - 1974
........................................ 4 Carl William BOLIOU 1938 - xxxx
............................................ + Mary R (UNKNOWN) 1940 - xxxx
.......................... 3 Dexter Lewis GOCHA 1905 - 1980
.............................. + (Unknown) (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Dexter L GOCHA 1931 - 2003
........................................ 4 Gerald C GOCHA 1935 - xxxx
........................................ 4 Donald R GOCHA 1937 - 1995
.......................... 2nd Wife of Dexter Lewis GOCHA
.............................. + Angeline SBERNA 1923 - 2003
........................................ 4 Dexter William GOCHA 1951 - xxxx
............................................ + Audrey COONNER? xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Philip GOCHA xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Charmaine GOCHA xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Pierre Jon GOCHA 1958 - xxxx
............................................ + Gloria (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Dexter GOCHA xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Jon GOCHA xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Charmaine Rae GOCHA 1945 - xxxx
............................................ + Terry PLANT 1944 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Debra J PLANT 1964 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Daniel A PLANT 1968 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Nickie (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Darrell T PLANT 1969 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Nancy J (UNKNOWN) 1969 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Denise PLANT xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Donald W PLANT 1971 - xxxx
........................................ 4 Edward Gordon GOCHA 1946 - xxxx
............................................ + Darleen Joyce MIKE 1947 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Steven Dexter GOCHA 1968 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Vikie (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 2nd Wife of Steven Dexter GOCHA
.......................................................... + Michelle (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Michelle Marie GOCHA 1970 - xxxx
.......................................................... + Dan STIEPLAS? xxxx - xxxx
...................................................... 2nd Husband of Michelle Marie GOCHA
.......................................................... + Alan KEEFE xxxx - xxxx
.......................... 3 Gordon H GOCHA 1909 - xxxx
............ 2 George David SUMNER (born George David GOCHA) 1877 - 1942 (footnote 2)
................ + Margaret Ann ROOHR 1879 - 1956
.......................... 3 Nola SUMNER 1902 - 1982
.............................. + Roy MORROW xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Rosetta MORROW xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Harold MORROW xxxx - xxxx
.......................... 2nd Husband of Nola SUMNER
.............................. + Alfred JUST xxxx - xxxx
.......................... 3rd Husband of Nola SUMNER
.............................. + Otis E GILPIN 1912 - 1996
.......................... 3 Sarah Amanda SUMNER 1906 - 1993
.............................. + Lloyd Ernest SINCLAIR 1901 - 1928
........................................ 4 Elaine Margaret SINCLAIR 1928 - xxxx
...................................................... 5 Linda (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
.......................................................... + Paul AMMERMAN xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Glenn Lloyd SINCLAIR 1926 - 1926
.......................... 2nd Husband of Sarah Amanda SUMNER
.............................. + Harry Edward DEGLER 1898 - 1944
........................................ 4 Shirley Mae DEGLER 1936 - 2002
........................................ 4 Donald August DEGLER 1939 - xxxx
.......................... 3rd Husband of Sarah Amanda SUMNER
.............................. + Winfield RIDER xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Charlotte Jean RIDER 1952 - 1952
.......................... 4th Husband of Sarah Amanda SUMNER
.............................. + Frank Marion HUFF 1905 - 1991
.......................... 3 Mary Ann SUMNER 1911 - 2000
.............................. + (Unknown) (UNKNOWN) xxxx - xxxx
.......................... 2nd Husband of Mary Ann SUMNER
.............................. + Jack RODIN 1900 - 1962
.......................... 3rd Husband of Mary Ann SUMNER
.............................. + John FAZIO 1916 - 1997
.......................... 3 Eleanor G SUMNER 1914 - 2006
.............................. + Charles FAIT xxxx - xxxx
........................................ 4 Gale C FAIT 1936 - xxxx
........................................ 4 Richard David FAIT 1952 - xxxx
Footnote 1: Born Inez E DRAKE to John DRAKE and Matilda SCHERER, both parents died when Inez was very young. She was taken in by the state, where she was temporarily adopted by her case-worker and named Inez RECKNER. Her elder half-sister (maternal) Daisy HAYNES then took custody of her, where she changed her name to Beatrice Edna HAYNES.

Inez/Beatrice became a "wild child", leading to an affair with James "Donald" Donald GOCHA, whom was already married at the time and whom she never married. At the time, an unwed teenage pregnancy was not only taboo, but illegal. Daisy refused to keep the illegitimate child in her home (presumably) due to social pressure. Without a home to live in, Beatrice was forced into a women's detention center where she was housed until the baby was born and removed from her to be placed into adoption. The infant, born Donald Eugene HAYNES was adopted shortly after by Frank Orson PAUL and Virginia Retta SHOOP where he assumed the name Charles "Chuck" Dean PAUL.

Beatrice later married James L THEDE and assumed the name Bernice N THEDE. Though her marriage was her first and only, she never had additional children—(presumably) due to the trauma, though she supposedly spent a significant effort in attempting to track down Donald Eugene HAYNES before her death.


Footnote 2: Born George David GOCHA under Katherine E THOMAS and John GOCHA (2nd husband), at a young age his mother remarried (unknown if due to widowing or otherwise). While his elder brother James "Jim" Albert GOCHA retained his original name, George assumed the SUMNER surname when he lived in the household of the new husband Harvey Joel SUMNER.

If you are researching this individual, this will cause some initial confusion as George David GOCHA suddenly disappears, and George David SUMNER seems to appear out of nowhere with a birth prior to the marriage. It is suspected that George was never legally adopted by Harvey Joel SUMNER, though Harvey and Katherine remained married until death.