Matilda Goff
1810 - 1885 (79 years)-
Name Matilda Goff [1, 2] Birth Between 1806 and 1810 North Carolina, USA 
[2, 3] Gender Female Death 21 Jun 1885 Sharp, Arkansas, USA [4, 5] Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I368 1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669 Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father FatherB, b. 1765 d. Yes, date unknown Mother MotherX, b. 1765 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F100 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Robert Carpenter, b. Abt 1807, Tennessee d. 1879, Washington, Sharp, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years)
Children + 1. Thomas Carpenter, b. Abt 1830, Tennessee, USA ▻ Rebecca Clements m. 29 Nov 18572. James Hardin Carpenter, b. 16 Mar 1832, Tennessee, USA d. Texas, USA ▻ Eliza+ 3. Sarah Ann Carpenter, b. Abt 1826, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Oct 1920, Scott, Arkansas, USA (Age 94 years)▻ Joseph L. Robinson m. 8 Aug 1861; Henry Frye m. Between 1870 and 1880; William S Davenport m. Between 1850 and 1851+ 4. Rhodica Carpenter, b. Abt 1837 d. Aft 1880 (Age > 44 years) ▻ JAMES C. Davenport m. 11 Oct 1857+ 5. Edmund H Carpenter, b. 1839, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Feb 1913, Maxville, Sharp, Arkansas, United States (Age 74 years)▻ Mary Deborah McCord m. 19 Jul 1866+ 6. Martha Jain Carpenter, b. Abt 1841, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown▻ John C. Shirley m. 18 Apr 18617. Mary Carpenter, b. Abt 1843, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown8. Henry Carpenter, b. 27 Oct 1846, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Apr 2025
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Notes - Matilda GAWF CARPENTER Chronology
b. 1806-1810 NC
1840 w/husband in Henderson Co., TN
1850 w/husband in Henderson Co., TN, same pg. as George W., Edmund S & Rbt. GAWF
1860???
1870 Washington, Sharp Co., AR census
1880 Washington, Sharp Co., AR census
d. 21 June 1885
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Is Matilda the sibling of Lewis Riley, Edmund (mrd Jane LONG) & James/William Henry (mrd Sarah LONG) & Rhodica (mrd Lawrence STANFILL)? They are all born around the same time and lived in the same area of 1840/50 Henderson Co., TN. Many of their children have the others first names. Yes, as proven by autosomal DNA.
1880 Census Washington, Sharp Co., Ark. Source: FHL Film 1254057 Nt'l Archives Film T9-0057 Pg 111A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Clay SHIRLEY Self M/S W 17/AR Occ: Farmer Fa: AR Mo: TN
Matilda CARPENTER GMother F/W W 70/NC Occ:Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: ---
Polly CARPENTER Aunt F/S W 25/TN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: AL Mo: NC
(in the 1870 Sharp Co., Ark. census there's an 8 year old "farm laborer" w/the last name SHIRLEY living with Matilda and her husband Robert)
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Ed and Maureen,
We now have a date of death for Matilda Carpenter, which equates to a birth year of ca. 1807.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: <demona@arkd.net>
To: "Phil Goff" <philgoff@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005
Subject: Re: AFHA lookup
> >The Sharp County Record Thursday July 16, 1885 Vol. 30 No.33
> Died: Matilda Carpenter. of dropsy at the residence of her son, Edward [Edmond?] Carpenter, June 21st, 1885, aged 78 years.
> also found the following
> Thursday Feb 3, 1887 vol 10 No 9
> Ed Carpenter's nine-year old daughter stepped from a chair into a kettle
> of boiling soap, one day last week, burning on a foot and leg in a horrible
> manner--
> --June 16 issue, 1887 Ed Carpenter's name is listed as one of the new
> officers of Maxville Lodge No. 8 F. and A.M.
> ----August 4 issue. 1887 Estray notice: Taken up as estrays by C.W, Lewis
> and posted before E. Carpenter of Sullivan, Sharp county, Ark. on the 12th
> day of July 21 1887. two black mare mules---Joshua Wann, Clerk. Aug 1st
> 87.
> ---Dec 15. 1887 issue... Estray Notice: Taken up as an estray and posted
> before E. Carpenter, Esq.. on the 18th day of Nov. 1887 of Sullivan twp.,
> Sharp County, one dark iron gray horse...(described) This Dec. 15th,
> 1887, Joshua Wann, Clerk.
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> --May 17. 1888 Political Announcements include
> E. Carpenter, of Sullivan Township for County Judge....two from Strawberry twp also filed.
> there are two other estray notices. perhaps Carpenter was a Justice of the Peace....
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> E. Carptenter is listed on jury list for Petit Court. August term of Sharp County Court, 1891 August 27, 1891 issue
> Special meeting of Maxville School district May 21st 1890 E. Carpenter was
> among those appointed as temporary trustees of the school board.
> THURSDAY APRIL 24 1890 The announcement for E. Carpenter for county judge may be found in this issue of the Record. Mr. Carpenter is one of the most highly respected citizens of Sullivan township or in Sharp County, possessing every trait of character that a dignified official should possess. He having made the race for judge two years ago, his acquaintance is not at all limited...(rest of article not printed')
> Checking further I find that Carpenter did not get the Judge's office, It was won by Joshua Wann.
> Hope there is something here of interest to you.
> Happy Huntin' DeMona demona@ar-digit.net
Virginia Lee is a direct maternal desc. of Matilda's. If we can ever find a desc. of Rodicia GAWF STANFILL, we could test our theory they were sisters. Good article on that idea: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ewrhurst/lindsey-kelly/catherinekellyparents.htm
Virginia Lee is FtDNA kit 90063 Haplogroup H7b5 (Helen Carpenter Godwin has access, I have access on my Dell laptop). Camelia, desc. of Charlotte Gawf Tarver is HVR1 Haplogroup. So they don't share a maternal line but Charlotte could be an aunt to Matilda.
- Matilda GAWF CARPENTER Chronology
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