Ancestry of
Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

Richard Wayne Goss

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• • Father of Porter Goss — 2nd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 2 
  • Father:
  • Chauncey Porter Goss Jr. 
  • Mother:
  • Edith Donaldson Wayne   
  • Birth Date:
  • 26 Aug 1905 
  • Birth Location:
  • Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 11 Nov 1981 
  • Death Location:
  • Lee County, Florida 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Virginia Holland Johnston
  • Marriage Date:
  • 2 Apr 1932 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut 
  • Children:
  
  

  Richard Wayne Goss

  Wayne Virginia Goss

  Porter Johnston Goss (Ahnentafel No:1 )

  Garril Cooke Goss

• Sources for Richard Wayne Goss

  • ¹ Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Death record for Richard Wayne Goss.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 02/11/2025).
  • ³ Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 15 MAR 1932, Wedding of Richard Wayne Goss and Virginia Holland Johnston.
  • ⁴ New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, 24 AUG 1923, SS Homeric, No 7, Image 34 of 157, gives birth as 25 AUG 1905.
  • ⁵ News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida), 13 NOV 1981, p. 22, Obituary for Richard W Goss.
  • ⁶ The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 27 SEP 1931, p. 71, Engagement of Richard Wayne Goss and Virginia Holland Johnston.
  • ⁷ The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 29 APR 1962, p. 84, Wedding of son Porter Johnston Goss and Mary Laughlin Robinson.
  • ⁸ The Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Connecticut), 28 MAY 1935, p. 11, Birth notice for daughter Wayne Virginia Goss.
  • ⁹ The Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Connecticut), 03 AUG 1936, p. 5, "Bayview".
  • ¹⁰ U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925, 29 MAY 1923, Passport application for Richard Wayne Goss.
  • ¹¹ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Draft registration for Richard Wayne Goss.
  • ¹² Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Marriage certificate for Charles Hall Page and daughter Garril Cooke Goss.
  • ¹³ Connecticut State Library Databases, Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001, Marriage record for Richard Goss and Virginia Johnston.
  • ¹⁴ Legacy.com, Obituary for Richard Wayne Goss II, (accessed 02/12/2025).
  • ¹⁵ Wikipedia, "Porter Goss", (accessed 02/11/2025).