Lynchburg, VA City Directory Search for Jeptha L

Gentlemen, Attached you can hopefully find the Lynchburg City Directory info. that Dad and I researched on the Jeptha and Sallie Goff family. The info was fairly easy to decipher, but placing it into chart format proved to be a challenge. When I moved an item in one column, it didn't move the corresponding items in adjoining columns, so I frequently had Sallie making cigars and one of the Edwards working in a cotton mill, instead of driving a streetcar! You'll better understand when you open and print the chart. Al and Doug, I know this is more information than you probably need on our line of Goffs, but I know you'll use your good judgement as to where to "file" it! I hope you both will find the use of the Lynchburg City Directories interesting - we found them to be an excellent source of yearly information to supplement what one can learn from the census charts. Sure helped me to better understand what and where the family may have been up to during those years between census data.
Ray, you will also note that Annie shows up frequently in the chart, yet she never appears with an occupation. Given Sallie's obituary note about her being "in
ill health for a long time, " I would suspect that Annie served as her Mom's caregiver, possibly qualifying her for a spot in the City Directory as working, just not in public work. Two other thoughts: Edward W.(ashington) was Jeptha's son from his first marriage, and isn't it interesting that Edward C. worked as a motorman for the Lynchburg Electric Motor Railway system. In one of the museums/archives in Lynchburg, I remember reading through a book about Lynchburg's trolley system. Some of the cars were quite elaborate, yet were eventually sold for scrap as was the fate of most trolley systems throughout the country, I suspect. We may need to locate that book to see if Edward C. might be listed as an employee. Interesting.
Well, the next challenge will be to decipher and load into chart form the marriage license information we compiled on the family. Don't hold me to a timeline! Hope all are well, Dave.

Lynchburg, VA City Directory Search for Jeptha & Sallie Goff Family Members,

Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA

The first Lynchburg City Directory that Jones Memorial Library has is the 1876 edition. Not every edition was researched due to time constraints. City directories listed only heads of households and workers residing therein, not all persons living in a particular household. Research compiled by John and Dave Goff, 10/24/2002.

Edition	Addresses	Goffs Listed	Occupations

1876	12^th Street, between Monroe and Taylor	Jeptha L. Goff	None listed

1880	12^th Street, between Monroe and Taylor	Jeptha L. Goff	None listed

1881-82	12^th Street, between Monroe and Taylor	Jeptha L. Goff	Laborer

1883-84	1108 12^th Street	Jeff Goff (ed.-Jeptha died 9/26/1883)	Laborer

1885	1108 12^th Street	Mrs. S.E. Goff, widow Eugene Goff	Laborer, Boarder

1887	1309 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street	Sarah E., widow Jeptha L Edward W. Goff	Laborer

1894	1309 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street	Sarah E., widow J.L. Creed Wilbur W. Nathaniel Edward W.	Cigarmaker Works O’Brien & Offterdinger (Butchers) (ed.-located in Lynchburg City Market) Boards, works Cotton Mill Works for city

1896	1309 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street	Sarah E.,widow Jeptha L. Wilbur W. Nathaniel T. Annie M. Creed W. Edward C. Edward W.	50-54 City Market, boards Foreman Dressmaker Cigarmaker Clerk Laborer

1897-98	1309 Buchanan Street 1305 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street	Sarah E., widow JL Wilbur W. Nathaniel T. Creed W. Ed. W. Ed. C.	Butcher, Louis P. Shaner, stalls 2&4, City Market Cotton Mill Cigarmaker City worker LgElecCo

1899	1309 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street	Sallie E., widow JL Nathaniel T. Creed W. Ed. W. Ed. C. Miss Helen K. Goff	Works Cotton Mill Cigarmaker Works for city Works Lynchburg Elec. Railway & Light Co. Clerk, J.E. Gutmann Variety Store

1900	1309 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street City Market Madison, VA	Sallie E., widow JL Creed W. Edward C. Edward W. (Clara C.) W.W. Goff & M.W. Stump Wilbur W. (Nora V.)	Cig.mkr.,Sumatra Cig. Co. Motorman, L&R mt.St.Ry. City Goff & Stump, butchers Goff & Stump

1902	1309 Buchanan Street 1219 Buchanan Street Durmid Madison, VA	Sallie E., widow Jeptha L. Creed W. Annie M., Miss Edward C. (Lillie) Edward W. (Clara) Nathaniel T. (Amanda) W.W. Goff & W.M. Stump Goff, Wilbur W.	Cigarmaker Motorman, St. Ry. Works City Wks. Cotton Mill Goff and Stump Butchers Market Goff & Stump

1904-05	1309 Buchanan 1219 Buchanan Madison, Virginia	Sallie E., widow J Louis Miss Annie M. Miss Bessie Creed W. Miss Sallie Edward W. (Clara C.) Nathaniel T. (Amanda) Wilbur W. W.W. Goff & W.M. Stump Butchers Market	Cotton Mill Worker Cigar maker, CP Doss Works cotton mill Works city Carpenter Goff & Stump

1906	1309 Buchanan 1013 Pierce Holliday, South Lynchburg	Sallie E., widow of J Louis Miss Sallie H. Creed W. Miss Bessie G. Edw. W. (Clara) Nathaniel T. (Amanda)	Mill operator Cigarmaker (CP Doss) Mill Operator Works at Glamorgan Works Carpenter

1907	1309 Buchanan Madison Heights Durmid Madison Heights	Sallie E., widow of Jeptha L. (ed.- Sallie died 9/9/1907) Miss Bessie G. Miss Annie M. Edward W. (Clara) Nathaniel T. (Amanda) Wilbur W. (Goff & Stump) W.W. Goff and W.M. Stump	Works cotton mill No occupation Glamorgan Works Carpenter Butcher, City Market

1908 1908 contd.	1309 Buchanan Madison Heights Madison Heights Durmid	Miss Annie M. Creed W. Edward W. (Clara) Wilbur W., Goff & Stump (Nora) Nathaniel T. (Nannie)	Cigarmaker, CP Doss Glamorgan Carpenter

1909	Durmid (ed.-Jerry Blankenship now listed in 1309 Buchanan) Madison Heights	Miss Annie M. Creed W. Nathaniel T. (Nannie) Wilbur W. (Nora)	Cigarmaker Carpenter Goff & Stump

1910	Madison Heights Fairview Heights	Wilbur W. (Nora) Nathaniel T (Amanda) Creed W. Miss Annie M.	Butcher (ed.-No Goff & Stump listing for first time since 1900) Carpenter Cigarmaker