Martha Spain
1830 - 1919 (89 years)
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Name Martha Spain [1, 2] Birth 3 Jan 1830 Henderson, Tennessee, USA 
[2, 3, 4] Gender Female Death 7 Jan 1919 [2, 3, 5] Burial Y [3] Person ID I274 1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669 Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family Elias Gawf, b. 1828, Tennessee, USA d. 1865 (Age 37 years)
Marriage 17 Apr 1850 [5] Children 1. Edmond Goff, b. 8 Mar 1851, Tennessee d. 15 Oct 1888 (Age 37 years)2. MATTHEW Valentine Goff, b. 30 Jun 1853, Tennessee, USA d. 1937 (Age 83 years)▻ Mary Elizabeth Hefley m. 18 Apr 1874[Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]▻ Mary Elizabeth Hefley m. 18 Apr 18743. Mary A Goff, b. 16 May 1856, Tennessee, USA d. Jul 1932, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)4. J. L. Gawf, b. 16 May 1857 d. Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA 5. Robert W. Goff, b. 1859, Tennessee, USA d. 1942 (Age 83 years)6. Lucinda Jane Goff, b. 14 Jun 1862, Henderson, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Mar 1936 (Age 73 years)7. Elias Samuel Goff, b. 1864 d. 26 Mar 1942 (Age 78 years) ▻ Susan Jane (Cricket) Scott m. 8 Nov 1889▻ Susan Jane (Cricket) Scott m. 8 Nov 18898. Hezekiah Goff, b. 5 Mar 1864 d. 29 Sep 1947, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)Family ID F151 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
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Notes - 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 Henderson Co., TN, Dist 12 (next to other GOFF widows)
37-37 GOFF, Martha, 40 $500/$400 TN/TN
Edmond 20
Matthew 17
Mary 18
Jane 14
Robert 12
Elias 6
Ezekiel 6
SPAIN, Mary 57
SPAIN, Jasper 8
Everyone b. TN, Only Martha, Edmond, Matthew & Mary can read. No one can write.
1880 Census Place: District 12, Henderson, Tennessee
Source: FHL Film 1255262 National Archives Film T9-1262 Page 413C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Martha GAWF Self F/W 50/TN Occ:Housekeeping Fa: GA Mo: NC
Robt. W. GAWF Son M/S W 21/TN Occ:Farming Fa: --- Mo: TN
Jane L. GAWF Dau F/S W 19/TN Occ:Housekeeping Fa: GA Mo: TN
Elias P. GAWF Son M/S W 16/TN Occ:Works In Farm Fa: GA Mo: TN
Hez. Thos. GAWF Son M/S W 16/TN Occ:Works In Farm Fa: GA Mo: TN
Mary A. EDGAR Dau F/D W 21/TN Occ:Farming Fa: GA Mo: TN
Betsy J. EDGAR GDau F/S W 6/TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martha A. EDGAR GDau F/S W 3/TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
Mary SPAIN Mother F/W W 74/NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
(says father b. GA - father says he was b. TN in previous census - probably an error picked up that Martha's father was b. GA)
1900 Dist. 11, Henderson Co., TN Image 3 of 17 on Ancestry.com
http://www.tnyesterday.com/books/gm/gm4-08.htm
1890 Special Veterans Census
MARTHA GOFF, widow of ELIAS P. GOFF, Private, Company K, 7 Tennessee Cavalry, 1862-1865; died "in camp"
- 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.
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