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Bessie May Goff

Bessie May Goff

Female 1886 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Bessie May Goff  [1, 2] 
    Birth 28 Mar 1886  Crown Point, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Father Goff   (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Melvina A Shaffer,   b. 3 May 1860, Champayne, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1951, Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I10477  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-B
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father Robert Ephraim Goff,   b. 18 Apr 1866, Center Township, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1926, Lake, Lake, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Melvina A Shaffer,   b. 3 May 1860, Champayne, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1951, Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1891  Lake County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Family ID F1378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Henry McCarty,   b. Abt 1873, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1940  Bravo, Allegan, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F3090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2025 

    Family 2 William Abbott Smith,   b. 18 Jul 1882, Washington, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1911  Porter, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F3091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2025 

    Family 3   
    Marriage 14 Nov 1906  Marion Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. William C Smith,   b. 12 May 1904, Valparaiso, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Mar 1886 - Crown Point, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Nov 1906 - Marion Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Dec 1940 - Bravo, Allegan, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S18] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Lake, Indiana; Roll: 383; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0026.

    2. [S10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 6 Aug 1951; Publication Place: Munster, Indiana, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/308466999/?article=63074968-95c3-4282-a0b3-67025aa1204c&focus=0.14484808,0.2060362,0.26236388,0.27090964&xid=3355.

    3. [S32] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

    4. [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

    5. [S43] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Lake County, Indiana;index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volum Wpa Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office; Book: E;.
      Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Lake County, Indiana;index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volum Wpa Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office; Book: E;

    6. [S88] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 221; Film Title: 80 Van Buren 0900-4199; Film Description: Van Buren (1930-1946).

    7. [S43] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana;index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 9.
      Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Marion County, Indiana;index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: 9