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James Calvin Goff

James Calvin Goff[1, 2]

Male 1846 - 1897  (51 years)

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  • Name James Calvin Goff  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 28 Feb 1846  KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Apr 1897  [3, 8] 
    Burial Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    FatherB,   b. 1765   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather) 
    Sarah "Sally" Long,   b. Between 1814 and 1816, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1860 and 1870, Hardin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I12452  1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father Henry Goff,   b. Abt 1809, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1852 and 1859 (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sally" Long,   b. Between 1814 and 1816, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1860 and 1870, Hardin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Family ID F269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Frances Creasy,   b. 10 Jun 1853, Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1929, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1872  Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Reuben W Goff,   b. 1872   d. 1947 (Age 75 years)
    ▻ Nannie Jones  m. 1 Sep 1907;   Frankie Easton  m. 17 Dec 1895

    ▻ Nannie Jones  m. 1 Sep 1907;   Frankie Easton  m. 17 Dec 1895
     2. William Henry Goff,   b. 15 Jul 1877, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1966, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)

     3. James Franklin Goff,   b. 10 Mar 1879, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1966, Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    ▻ Donna Kathryn Bingham  m. 19 Aug 1900;   Eliza Ann Overman  m. 20 Mar 1921

    ▻ Donna Kathryn Bingham  m. 19 Aug 1900;   Eliza Ann Overman  m. 20 Mar 1921
     4. Flora Alice Goff,   b. 1 Mar 1883, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1972, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    ▻ John Henry Blackwood  m. 1 Feb 1905

    ▻ John Henry Blackwood  m. 1 Feb 1905
     5. COY Thomas Goff,   b. 4 Dec 1885, Dyer, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1966, Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    ▻ Viola Walker  m. 22 Dec 1905

    ▻ Viola Walker  m. 22 Dec 1905
     6. Felix G. Goff,   b. 9 Dec 1887, Tennessee, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1889 (Age 1 year)
     7. Maggie Delores Goff,   b. Jun 1889, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900 (Age > 12 years)

     8. Harrison Stephens Goff,   b. Oct 1890, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1976, Stoddard, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    ▻ Lessie Rainey  m. 15 Jun 1912

    ▻ Lessie Rainey  m. 15 Jun 1912
     9. Lanora M Goff,   b. Aug 1893, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1986 (Age 93 years)

     10. Goff,   b. UNKNOWN   d. Bef 1900
    Family ID F3723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • James C. GOFF 1846 b. 28 Feb 1846 KY 1860 Hardin Co., TN Census with mother 1870 census??? (can't find his brother Louis F. either) 1872 married 6 Feb 1872 Decatur Co. to Emily Frances CREASY 1872 KY for birth of son Ruben 1877 TN for birth of son William Henry 1880 Hardin Co., TN census d. 26 April 1898 buried Corinth Cem., Decatur Co., TN
      1880 U.S. Census Place: Dist. 13, Hardin, TN FHL Film 1255260 Nt'l Arch. Film T9-1260 Pg 144C
      Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
      James C. GOFF Self M/M W 33/KY Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: AL
      Francis GOFF Wife F/M W 24/TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: TN
      Reubin GOFF Son M/S W 6/TN Fa: KY Mo: TN
      William GOFF Son M/S W 2/TN Fa: KY Mo: TN
      Jams F. GOFF Son M/S W 2M/TN Fa: KY Mo: TN
      (same dist. as Chas. GOFF p. 151, who may be Christopher "Kit" GOFF)
      Nancy Criswell said her great-grandfather, James C. GOFF killed a man in Tennessee. The man wanted him to vote a certain way, James said no, went home got his gun and came back and killed the man. He fled to Arkansas for about 5 years and then moved back. She said one of the children was born in Arkansas. There were already 2-3 born at the time.

  • Sources 
    1. [S51] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958.

    2. [S116] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.

    3. [S90] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current.

    4. [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: Ballard, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 270b.

    5. [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 13, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1254; Page: 392; Family History Library Film: 805254.

    6. [S32] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 13, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 1260; Page: 144C; Enumeration District: 052.

    7. [S121] CENSUS 1850 Ballard Co., KY.

    8. [S143] Tombstone Inscription.

    9. [S95] CENSUS 1860 Hardin Co., TN Census #392, Dist #13.

    10. [S155] Decatur Co., TN Cem - Corinth Cemetery.

    11. [S94] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Database online.
      Record for James C Gaff

    12. [S109] Early Marriage Records (1869-1921) of Decatur County, Tennessee, p. 34.

    13. [S573] Decatur County 1869-1881 Marriage Records, Book 1, p 223.