Christopher Henry Goff^[1]

1849 - 1906  (57 years)

• Name	Christopher Henry Goff  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	22 Nov 1849	Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Dec 1906	Tennessee, USA   [10]
  Burial	Y  [11]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	FatherB,   b. 1765   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Marinda Kelley,   b. 3 Apr 1823, Tennessee, USA d. 23 May 1890, Decatur, Tennessee, USA  (Age 67 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I12437	1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Lewis Goff,   b. 1811, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Apr 1894, Decatur, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Marinda Kelley,   b. 3 Apr 1823, Tennessee, USA d. 23 May 1890, Decatur, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1842	Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JULIA Catherine Brawley,   b. 9 Dec 1848   d. 8 Oct 1940, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1872	Decatur, Tennessee, USA   [13, 14, 15]
  Children	1. Goff   d. Bef 1900   2. Frances Ann Goff,   b. Sep 1874, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lela Viola Goff,   b. 30 Oct 1877, Hardin, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Aug 1951, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) ▻ Jonathon M. Cooley  m. 22 Jan 1899 ▻ Jonathon M. Cooley  m. 22 Jan 1899   4. Murry Christopher Goff,   b. Feb 1881, Gibson, Tennessee, USA d. 1958 (Age 76 years) ▻ Eunice S. Hunt  m. 23 Dec 1906 ▻ Eunice S. Hunt  m. 23 Dec 1906   5. CURRY Mitchel Goff,   b. 3 Jan 1884, Madison, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Apr 1962, Madison, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years) ▻ Maud ▻ Maud
  Family ID	F3719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/cemeteries/bells.txt Bell's Cem., Gibson Co., TN GOFF, Glenda Kay December 14, 1944 December 15, 1944 GOFF, Billy Mack 1937 1939 --- 1870 Hardin Co., TN Census, Dist 13, Savannah PO, Image 5/30 GOFF, John, age 19, Farm Laborer, Personal Proper $250, b. TN Mary, age 15, Keeping House, b. TN Christopher, age 24, Farm Laborer, b. TN - - - - - - - - - 1880 Gibson Co., census - searched dist 19, 14, 9 & 6, 1/2002 couldn't find in FHL cd's either 1880 Dist 13, Hardin, TN Source: FHL Film 1255260 Nt'l Arch Film T9-1260 Pg 151A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Chas. H. GOFF Self M M W 31/TN Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: --- Catharine GOFF Other F M W 30/TNOcc:Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: IL Francis Ann GOFF Other F S W 6/TN Fa: TN Mo: IL (original says TN) Letar V. GOFF Other F S W 2/TN Fa: TN Mo: IL (original says TN) check the original (did) - CORRECTION to index - children's mother is b. in TN, not IL. Chas could be Chrs. Charles could be Christopher, birth dates are right. Catherine could be Julia Catherine, Francis could be Fannie and Letar could be Lela. Does say Catharine's mother b. IL (listed near to Charles ALEXANDER who married Pamelia Harriet BRAWLEY) & James G. GOFF, s/o James Henry GOFF is on page 144 -- ancestry.com 6/2002 - searched in census records christopher goff, chris, c. h. 1860 Decatur Co., TN with father 1870 Hardin Co., TN 1880? probably Hardin Co. (near Pamelia H. BRAWLEY ALEXANDER, next page) 1900 Dyer Co., TN 7th Dist., sheet 12, line 36 GOFF, Kit, head, 51, b. ? 1849 TN/AL/TN mr'd 28 years Catherin wife b. Dec 1850 50 TN/TN/TN had 5 children, 4 living Francis dau b. Sep 1875 25 Murry, son b. Feb 1882 18 Curry son b Jan 1885 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 10, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: 876; Page: 449a. [S30] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 13, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Birth date: abt 1849 Birth place: Residence date: 1870 Residence place: District 13, Hardin, Tennessee, United States [S87] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 11, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 69; Image: 143. Birth date: abt 1848 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1860 Residence place: District 11, Decatur, Tennessee, United States [S27] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 11, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 69; Family History Library Film: 805247. [S32] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 13, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 1260; Page: 151A; Enumeration District: 052. [S51] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. [S24] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 1568; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0022. [S72] 1850 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 10, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: M432_876; Page: 449A; Image: . Record for Christopher H Goff [S198] Tombstone Inscription - Sophronia Winston. [S165] Tombstone Inscription. [S572] White Rose Cem., Gibson Co., TN. [S126] Gaines, John. [S573] Decatur County 1869-1881 Marriage Records, Book 1, p 282. [S109] Early Marriage Records (1869-1921) of Decatur County, Tennessee, p. 34. [S116] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.