William married Ellen Cordelia Payne on 28 Oct 1894 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Ellen (daughter of Adam Maddox Payne and Sarah Emiline Harper, daughter of Adam Maddox Payne and Sarah Emiline Harper) was born on 1 Apr 1874 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 9 May 1968 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Lovelady Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eva Estell Gooden was born on 2 Aug 1895 in Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 30 Dec 1981 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
2. Edward Gooden was born in in Rhea County, Tennessee.
3. Grace Gooden was born in in Rhea County, Tennessee; died on 2 Jul 1929 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.