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Elisha Nelson Goff

Elisha Nelson Goff[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1871 - 1945  (74 years)


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  • Name Elisha Nelson Goff 
    Birth 14 Apr 1871  Thornton, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Dec 1945  Thornton, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Mt. Israel Cemetery, Fellowsville, Preston, WV, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Father Goff   (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah Ellen Bolyard,   b. 15 Jan 1844, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1905, Fellowsville, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I195  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-B
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father William Chambers Goff,   b. 14 Aug 1838, Preston, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1905, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ellen Bolyard,   b. 15 Jan 1844, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1905, Fellowsville, Preston, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 1868  [6] 
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ellen Runner,   b. 7 Mar 1870, Tunnelton, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1940, Newburg, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1890  Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Flora May Goff,   b. 28 May 1891, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1929, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     2. Howard Clarence Goff,   b. 9 Jan 1892, Fellowsville, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1975, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    ▻ Merle Edith Fortney  m. 10 Jul 1920
     3. Maggie Goff,   b. 1894, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Nathan Peter Goff,   b. 19 Feb 1894, Fellowsville, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1955, Taylor County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     5. Dorcillia Inez Goff,   b. 14 Dec 1896, Marquess, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1958, Barbour County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    ▻ Virgil Funk  m. 19 Jul 1919
     6. Joseph R Goff,   b. 9 Oct 1899, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1918, Taylor County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     7. Sylvia Ruth Goff,   b. 22 Mar 1902, Fellowsville, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1974, Barbour County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     8. William Lathe Goff,   b. 18 Jul 1905, , Preston, WV, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1934, Barbour County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
    ▻ Flossie Belle Wolfe  m. 4 Feb 1925
     9. Dewey C Goff,   b. 15 Oct 1908, Preston County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1909, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Aug 1890 - Preston County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Worked as a farmer during the spring and summer and worked in a coke oven the remainder of the year.
      Elisha is wearing the hat in the back row. His wife Sarah Runner is at his left.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36397999&pid=216

    2. [S1] Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=36397999&pid=229

    3. [S19] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.

    4. [S14] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current.

    5. [S72] Tombstone in Mt. Israel Cemetery, Fellowsville, Preston, WV.

    6. [S18] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Reno, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: 1770; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0109.