Notes:

See John Jeff SINGLETON - it's probably the same fella. The siblings all match up. ?????Home in 1930: Little River, Pemiscot, Missouri John J Singleton 55 TN/TN/TN (b. cA 1875) first married at 23 Josie B Singleton 48 first married at 15 Lennie Singleton 17 first married at 17 (is she married to Luther?) Myrtle Singleton 15 Hosey Singleton 13 B J Singleton 10 Margie Singleton 7 Eugene Presley 6 step-grandson Luther Williams 27 son-in-law The above was b. 12 Jun 1874 Decatur Co., TN, d 3 Mar 1968 Clarkton, Dunklin Co., MO He has SSDI record and WWI draft record. MO death record only goes to 1957. Can't find way to prove these are the same person. Posted by: Ida Sergott (ID *****0601) Date: June 08, 2007 at 19:04:21 of 2067 http://genforum.genealogy.com/singleton/messages/2006.html posted by Ida Sergott Amanda i hope you have this book still in 2007 I am in a real bind I am researching the Singletons from Decatur ,TN but one of the Singleton boys im searching for is JOHN WILEY SINGLETON md Mary E.Anglin from Decatur b. 12-2-1877 (to Neil L. Anglin & Becky A. Singleton)d. Dec. 15,1915 Dunklin Co., Mo. I have the Singleton boys i can not find parents for. Listed as : JOHN JEFF SINGLETON b. June 12, 1874 Thurman,Decatur, TN.d.Mar 3, 1986 in Dunkin ,Mo. md Sarah E. Hodge ( dont know if in TN or not but he was md in Tn to some one and they thought her death was his fault so he ran to Mo Im told.JOHN JEFF SINGLETON is the Uncle of John Wiley Singleton.And JOHN JEFF had a brother named ODIS or OTIS LEANDER SINGLETON b. 1881 d. 1929 in Leachville, Ar. md to ETTA BELLE BOYER D. CAMPBELL,MO 1918

John married Josie Belle Slaughter. Josie was born on 21 Jan 1882 in Bollinger, Missouri, United States; died on 21 Aug 1969 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

b. ca 1852
married Amanda Catherine GOFF
1864 son Willis a. b. Scotts Hill, TN
1870 Scotts Hill, Decatur Co., TN census
1880 Decatur Co., TN census
did he go to Dunklin Co., TN and remarry?

1860 Dist 10, Decatur Co., TN Image 4 & 5 of 14 household 754/754
C. SINGLETON 31 M farmer $500, $500 TN (b. ca 1819)
M.A. 27 F domestic b. TN
J. B. 8 male b. TN (is this the husband of Amanda GOFF?)
M. J. 7 female B. TN
S. J. 4 male b. TN
R. E. 2 female TN
(no space in original so it looks like it's part of above family)
(written where household # should be appears to be “inmate”) beside following entry
J. SINGLETON 68 M farmer, b. NC (b. ca 1792) (compare to 1850 census of James SINGLETON)
S. 72 F domestic, b. TN
J. 46 m b. TN (compare children below to 1850 census of Alison SINGLETON)
S. J. 17 female b. TN
J. P. 15 male b. TN (James 6)
G. W. 14 male b. TN (George 4)
C. 12 female b. TN (Caroline 2)
R 10 female b. TN (Rebecca 4/12)
M. 7 male b. TN
C. 5 male b. TN

755/755 E. SINGLETON 36 female seamstress everyone b. TN
N. J. 11 female
J. R. 10 male
J ? 3 male
M (T?) 1 female
Next to J. M. STANFIELD
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1870 Scotts Hill, Decatur Co., TN Census (note that James was only 15 when William was born & Amanda is 7 years older then James)
James B. SINGLETON/19/farmer
Amanda C./26/house wife
William A./4/at home When reading the original I came up with Willis A.
Lewis H./2/at home
(living in between Susannah SINGLETON 57, Rebecca a. 27, Sarah C. 24, E?? (Eh??as) 13 (?) female, Lewis R 4 and her son James W. SINGLETON 21, Elizabeth 16. (Susannah's the widow of Sterling)
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Household #235, 1880 TN Census next to Leander W. GOFF & his father Lewis R. GOFF
1880 Census District 2, Decatur, TN
Source: FHL Film 1255252 National Archives Film T9-1252 Page 32C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
James SINGLETON Self M/M W 28/TN. Occ: Farmer Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
Amanda C. SINGLETON Wife F/M W 36/TN.Occ: Keeping House Fa: S. C. Mo: TN.
Lewis H. SINGLETON Son M/S W 12/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
Mary I. SINGLETON Dau F/S W 8/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
John SINGLETON Son M/S W 6/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
William SINGLETON Son M/S W 4/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
Ada S. SINGLETON Dau F/S W 3/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN. (ca 1877)
Mollie E. SINGLETON Dau F/S W 4M/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
Susannah SINGLETON Sister F/S W 16/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
John W. SINGLETON Brother M/S W 15/TN. Fa: TN. Mo: TN.
(there's a Willie O. SINGLETON, age 14) in the 1880 Census with Amanda's parents, Lewis & Marinda GOFF, listed as their grandson))
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1890 census N/A, destroyed in fire
couldn't find him or Amanda in 1910 Ancestry.com census index

Are his parents Henry and Matilda? They're in Decatur Co. in 1860 and then 1870 in Stoddard Co., MO. James was married in 1870 so he could have stayed put. Henry has children the right age to be Susannah and John:
1850 Dist. 10, Decatur Co., TN (same page as Lewis GOFF)
Henry SINGLETON, 20 laborer TN value of real estate owned (nothing listed)
Matilda 17 TN

in 1870 New Lisbon, Stoddard Co., MO
SINGLETON, Henry 35 $200/$200 TN everyone is b. TN
Matilda 35
Isabella 16
Jefferson 15
Rodicia 12
Mal? 10
Susan 7 (1863)
John 5 (1865)
George 2

The death cert of his son Lewis Henry SINGLETON says his name is James Burns SINGLETON.
Stoddard Co., MO marriage records has W. O. SINGLETON of Stoddard marrying Bell BOYER, license dated 30 Aug 1900. Father of groom, J.B. SINGLETON gives his assent. This marriage has been attached in trees to Odis Leander SINGLETON (but it says W.O.?)

James married Amanda Catherine Goff. Amanda (daughter of Lewis Goff and Marinda Kelley) was born on 29 Jan 1840 in Tennessee, United States of America; died on 23 Oct 1890 in United States of America; was buried in Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note that James SINGLETON was only 14 when mar'd Amanda.

There's an Amanda GOFF in the household of Henry GOFF b. ca 1844. She married Lovick CLIMER.

There's an Amanda E. SINGLETON 6/28/1864-5/28/1900 buried in Liberty Cem., Decautr Co., TN - don't confuse. This Amanda is the d/o Tenessee P. ROBBINS

Hazel GOFF GALEK says there's an old story that Lewis GOFF had a girl who ran off with a Yankee soldier. Would that have been Amanda?

In the 1860 Decatur Co., Census record of Lewis GOFF, who is the female
L.B. or S.B, age 17(1843) if not Amanda? In the 1850 census, Amanda is the oldest child.
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According to Harry BROAD's great Aunt Clara (a desc. of Samuel Dorsey GOFF), a dau. of Lewis', Catherine, married a Mr. SINGLETON. In the census her name is Amanda C. so her middle name was probably Catherine.

On death certs of sons Wiles, William & Lewis she's known as Katherine/Catherine

Notes:

Where did we start using R as a middle initial? - can't find the documentation

Note that there's another Louis GOFF b. ca 1819, sometimes TN, sometimes AL)

Corinth Cemetery is located on Doe Creek in the s/w corner of Decatur Co., TN off the Liberty Rd north of State Hwy 69. The cemetery is indicated in the U.S.G.S. Thurman quadrangle (1972) & is well maintained. Concrete blocks mark graves without inscribed markers. Lewis' cabin is located near this cemetery per Ed Goff. [Lewis GOFF gave land for this cemetery]

1840 Henderson Co. TN
1 male 5-10
1 male 20-30 (Lewis)
1 female 15-20 (Marinda)
1 female 50-60

1842 married Marinda Decatur Co., TN

1850 Decatur Co., Census, 10th Dist next to last page - Louis Goff, NC/38, Marinda/TN/26, Amanda C./TN/6, Wm. A/TN/4, Joseph W./TN/3, Christopher H./TN/1 (one family from Joseph KELLEY, possibly Marinda's father)

1860 Decatur Co., Census, Dist N 11(image 2/18 on Ancestry.com), 137-69 - (sometimes read as S.) L. Goff/M/SC/48, M./F/38, S.B./F/17, W.A./M/15, G.W./M/13, C.H./M/12, S.R./M/10(this is really John Riley), L.W./M/6, E.A./M/4, S.D./M/1 All except parents b. TN (S.B. is probably Amanda)

3 March 1862 Henderson Co., TN County Court https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=395236&rmsId=M99W-1HJ&imageIndex=174&singleView=true Redrawing district lines so that "Lewis Gawf" is now in the 12th Dist.

1865 - http://www.tnyesterday.com/gm/gm3-07.htm Civil Dist. 12 Federal Direct Tax: Lewis is listed with 200 acres with a value of $153

A copy of application for a pension by Martha Goff widow of Elias Goff who died in GA during the war. 5 boys and 2 girls and gives their birth dates. The petition was witnessed by Lewis Gawf and Christopher H. Goff. Date was 1869.

1870 Decatur Co., Census, p 2 Dist 11 - Lewis/NC/56/Cannot write, Marinda/TN/48/cannot write, Joseph W./24, Leander/15, Edmund A/14, Samuel D./11, Louis A./9, Lanson T./4 - all children b TN (Christopher is living in Hardin Co. with brother John Riley GOFF)

1880 Decatur Co., Census, Dist. 11, Household 233
1880 (FHL Film 1255252 National Archives Film T9-1252, pg 32C transcript says Dist. 2, Decatur, TN)
Relation Sex Marr Age Birthplace
Lewis GOFF Self M/M 66/S. C. Occ: Farmer Fa: S. C. Mo: S. C.
Mannda GOFF Wife F/M 57/TN. Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: TN.
Albert GOFF Son M/S 19/TN. Occ: Going To School Fa: SC Mo: TN.
Willie O. SINGLETON GSon M/S 14/TN. Occ: As One Of Family Fa: TN Mo: TN.
cannot read/write is not checked on census, however, son Leader cannot write so I wonder if Lewis can - check other census records, Lewis can't write in 1870 census)

Notes from phone conversation with James "Ed" Goff, 2/19/2001: Lewis was in KY in1830. Marinda's maiden name is KELLY from the Point Pleasant area in Decatur Co., 3-4 miles from where Lewis had his cabin (cabin was near Corinth Cem. and is now being used as a barn). Ed's Uncle Willie was the only one who knew where Lewis & Marinda were buried so Ed's father had Uncle Willie show him where & Ed's father had markers erected. Artie Van GOFF WHITE TOWNSELL moved in with Uncle Willie when they were both in their 80's. They each lived on opposite ends of the cabin and Willie had the only door between to the two sides sealed shut so folks wouldn't get the wrong idea. There's a story that a family was coming through Scotts Hill, on their way west and got sick and died. Leaving two boys orphaned that were raised by Edmond GOFF. They then took the surname GOFF. This story runs through several branches. Perhaps the two orphans were John/William Henry GOFF & Lewis GOFF. There's no reference before 1850 of Lewis GOFF. One cousin thought the original name was BARR. But BARR is in The History of Scotts Hill, TN as the possible birth name of Micajah SCOTT. Per Kim Hurt, desc. of James C (or G) GOFF, the original family name was BARLOW.

Received grant from TN for 150 acres on 9 Mar 1854 in Decatur Co. The land was about a quarter mile from Corinth Church. He built a fine log house, in which he lived and reared his family. The house is still standing but is badly in need of repairs.
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picture of his sons on p. 372 of History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee
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According to a desc., Harry BROAD's great aunt Clara, there were two more boys who died at birth.
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From an e-mail from James "Ed" Goff
I have found my first written comment on the Barlow story but it is not very old. It is undated but is about 1988 as she is writting me in regards a trip we took in that year.

The writer was my cousin, born 1909 and a person who knew everyone. On the trip mentioned above she took me to see the log cabin where Lewis lived. It was still used as a barn. Showed me Corinth church and the grave yard.

She wrote,
"I have been told that Barlow story (2 versions of it) since Curry Goff days of preaching in the Scotts Hill Pentecost Church. Also in Phoenix I met a descendant of Sam Goff from the state of Washington. He favored your Dad, even had the little "tit" looking thing in his eye. He said we were first Barlows and changed to Goffs after signing a petition to behead some ruler in England and came here via Ireland."

Sam Goff was Lewis's 8th child born 1859. He started to Alaska for the gold rush and stopped in Seattle to run a store.

That is the first time I heard that I heard the tale and do not believe it.

Hazel in the first part was referring to the story of parents died and orphans raised Goffs.
Ed.
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Date: 3/1/01 10:44:51 AM US Mountain Standard Time<BR>
From: egoff1922@chartertn.net (Ed Goff)<BR>
To: Mep516@aol.com (Maureen (Goff) Pierce)<BR>

The 1850 and 1860 census shows a William Goff as son of Louis Goff. He disappeared from the record after 1850 census. I have email from Harry Broad a descendant of Samuel Dorsey Goff who went to Seattle during Alaska gold rush and stayed. it answers that question.
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Harry says his aunt who was 82 in 1970 wrote a letter to him in answer to questions he had asked in which she said:

Louis Goff born in 1801 SC of PA Dutch parents. Date wrong but interesting otherwise. Married Marinda Kelly born 1811 of Irish farmer parents. Death dates given that are different from one on marker but close.
They were parents of following: Catherine (Amanda?) who married a Mr. Singleton who were parents of 4 boys and 2 girls.<
Louis son William married a Miss O'Neal. They had one son. William died in prison during Civil War in 3rd part of the rebellion. His son became a farmer.
There is data on other children of Louis that repeats what you already have.

This is the source of Marinda being a Kelley.
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Per Ed, The boundary line of Henderson County in 1840 was the line separating Range 7 and Range 8. The land grant states that Lewis's land lay on Range 7 and Range 8. I.E.. the boundary line of Henderson County. In 1849 a section of Henderson County was transferred to Decatur County which moved the line. (so Louis did not move, the county boundaries moved).

Lewis married Marinda Kelley on 27 Oct 1842 in Decatur, Tennessee, USA. Marinda was born on 3 Apr 1823 in Tennessee, USA; died on 23 May 1890 in Decatur, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DECATUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE
A.W. ALLEN died before 7 August 1871 when the Will was presented by L.B. STANFIELD. It was proved by G.W. Singleton and Lewis Goff. (Decatur, TN, County Court Minutes, 1/237) R.T. STANFILL was Executor, with Lewis Goff and ISAAC N. STANFILL as security. (Ibid 2/132) 3 March 1879, R.T. STANFILL resigned as executor of AARON W. ALLEN. (Ibid 2/456) Kinchen Kelly gave bond as Guardian of HENRY B. ALLEN, MARY E. ALLEN, MARTHA M. ALLEN, ELLEN L. ALLEN and GEORGE W. ALLEN, minor heirs.
(Who is Lewis GOFF? Edmond GAWF's son died in 1870. Since Lewis Franklin GOFF (s/of Henry) was only 19, this is probably my Louis GOFF (1811-1894). My Louis' wife was Marinda KELLY and she's probably from the same area as Kinchen KELLY & I've wondered if they're related. This is the first time I've seen an interaction between him and Louis/Marinda)
Aron W. ALLEN is the son-in-law of Rodica GOFF STANFILL. He married her dau. Louisa. Rodica may be the sister of Lewis GOFF.
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Mother's name is on the death certificate of her son, Albert Lewis GOFF and Joe GOFF.