
Garrett Hobart Goff
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Name Garrett Hobart Goff [1, 2] Birth 1897 Tennessee, USA
[3] Gender Male Death Sep 1979 Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
[4] Origins 

Patriarch & Matriarch
FatherB, b. 1765 d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandfather)
Susan Penelope Hefley, b. 1857, Tennessee, USA
d. 6 Jun 1930, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
(Age 73 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I38 1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669 Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father George Washington Goff, b. 1860 d. 18 Jun 1930, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
(Age 70 years) Mother Susan Penelope Hefley, b. 1857, Tennessee, USA
d. 6 Jun 1930, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
(Age 73 years) Marriage Abt 1878 [5] Family ID F57 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Gladys Wesson, b. 20 Jun 1902 d. 31 May 1974, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
(Age 71 years)
Marriage 4 Sep 1921 Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Children + 1. James R. Goff, b. 19 Nov 1922, Parsons, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
d. Yes, date unknown+ 2. Jack Wesson Goff, b. 14 Apr 1924, Parsons, Henderson, Tennessee, USA
d. 30 Sep 2005, Tennessee, USA
(Age 81 years)+ 3. Billy H. Goff, b. 1927 d. 16 Mar 1997, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
(Age 70 years)▻ Lola Yarbro m. 28 Mar 1948Family ID F9 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Apr 2025
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Notes - more on their children History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, p. 370 see http://www.tnyesterday.com/books/action1/ac1-42.htm for an article on their 5,000 mile trip see http://www.tnyesterday.com/books/younger/y14-14.htm for biographical info. Hardy Haney & His Descendants, p. 27 "Garret Hobart GOFF, a WWI veteran, served as the Decatur County Trustee and was the first Republican elected to the office of County Trustee of Decatur County, Tennessee. He served as Mayor of Parsons, Tennessee. Hobart was a businessman in Parsons where his business ventures included hardware and furniture stores, operation of a theater in Parsons and several surrounding towns. He also owned the Ford Agency and a supermarket." World War I Registration Card, Henderson Co., TN 60 69 Garrett Hobart GOFF RD #1 Lexington, TN age 21, b.26 April 1897, Lexington, TN, father born in Lexington Nearest relative Susan P. GOFF, same address Brown eyes, Brown hair 5 Jun 1918
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Sources - [S38] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Online publication - Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, M1509, 4,582 rolls. Roll 1853021, DraftBoard 0. - [S4] History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, p. 370.
- [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census.
Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Henderson, Tennessee, ED 51, roll T623 1578, page 12. - [S35] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. - [S18] Hardy Haney & His Descendants, p. 16.
- [S38] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
