Garrett Hobart Goff

Garrett Hobart Goff

Male 1897 - 1979  (82 years)


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  • Name Garrett Hobart Goff  [1, 2
    Birth 1897  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death Sep 1979  Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    FatherB,   b. 1765   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Susan Penelope Hefley,   b. 1857, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1930, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Susan Penelope Hefley,   b. 1857, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1930, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1921  Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James R. Goff,   b. 19 Nov 1922, Parsons, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Jack Wesson Goff,   b. 14 Apr 1924, Parsons, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 2005, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +3. Billy H. Goff,   b. 1927   d. 16 Mar 1997, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Lola Yarbro  m. 28 Mar 1948
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2025 

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S4] History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, p. 370.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [S18] Hardy Haney & His Descendants, p. 16.