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Henry Goff

Henry Goff

Male Abt 1809 - 1859  (43 years)

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  • Name Henry Goff  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Abt 1809  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death Between 1852 and 1859 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    FatherB,   b. 1765   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father) 
    MotherX,   b. 1765   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother) 
    Person ID I551  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 Sarah "Sally" Long,   b. Between 1814 and 1816, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1860 and 1870, Hardin, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Children 
     1. Emily Goff,   b. Abt 1835, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1870 (Age < 34 years)
    ▻ James Whitfield Chalk  m. 1853

    ▻ James Whitfield Chalk  m. 1853
     2. Catherine Goff,   b. 1838, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age > 33 years)
     3. Arena Goff,   b. Abt 1841, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Margaret Goff,   b. Abt 1843, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age > 28 years)
    ▻ James Patran Singleton  m. Sep 1866

    ▻ James Patran Singleton  m. Sep 1866
     5. Amanda M Goff,   b. Abt 1844, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    ▻ Lovick Harvey Climer  m. 6 Nov 1865

    ▻ Lovick Harvey Climer  m. 6 Nov 1865
     6. Asalee Goff,   b. Abt 1846, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1920 (Age > 75 years)

     7. James Calvin Goff,   b. 28 Feb 1846, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1897 (Age 51 years)
    ▻ Emily Frances Creasy  m. 6 Feb 1872

    ▻ Emily Frances Creasy  m. 6 Feb 1872
     8. Mahala Goff,   b. 1850, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Mar 1880 (Age < 30 years)
    ▻ Alexander Sloan  m. Sep 1866

    ▻ Alexander Sloan  m. Sep 1866
     9. Lewis Franklin Goff,   b. 28 Sep 1852, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1901 (Age 49 years)
    ▻ Louisa Ross  m. 1871

    ▻ Louisa Ross  m. 1871
    Family ID F269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • 1830 Henderson Co., TN (page before Edmund GOUGH)
      Henry GOUGH one male 20-30 (Henry was 21)
      one male 15-20
      female 20-30
      female 40-50 (?mother?)

      1840 Graves Co., KY
      Henry GAWF one male 20-3 (Henry)
      one female 20-30 (Sarah
      two female under 5 (E & Catherine)

      1850 CENSUS BALLARD COUNTY KENTUCKY. P 270
      H. Goff, M, 41, born NC, Farmer (Henry born circa 1809)
      S. Goff F, 36, born TN, can read and write (Sarah born circa 1814)
      E. Goff, F, 15, born TN, attended school (previously unknown born 1835) (to KY between 1835-8)
      C. Goff, F, 12, born KY, attended school (Catherine born circa 1838)
      A. Goff, F, 9, born KY, attended school (Arena born circa 1841)
      M. I. Goff, F, 7, born KY, attended school (Margaret born circa 1843)
      A. M. Goff, F, 5, Born KY (Amanda born circa 1845)
      A. Goff, F, 3, born KY (Isabella born circa 1847)
      J. C. Goff M, 2, born KY (James C. born circa 1848)
      J. Hughes, M, 16, laborer, birth unknown

      According to 1860 census, son Lewis was born ca 1852 in TN so family, with or without James Henry moved back to TN by 1852 James (Henry is not with family in 1860 TN census)

      ca 1809 b. NC
      1830 Henderson Co., TN census
      1834 approx. marriage date
      1835 E. b. TN
      1838 Catherine b. KY
      1840 Graves Co., KY census
      1850 Ballard Co., KY census
      1853 Lewis b. TN (James Henry died between conception of Lewis & 1860 census?)
      1860 Sarah's in Hardin Co., TN census without Henry
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      Ms Dyer a retired school teacher in Scotts Hill, supplied Ed Goff with this information:

      "Jim Henry Goff was said to be an adopted son who was reared by the Goff family. His real name was Jim Henry Barlow. ( from the memory of Carrie Goff from information from her mother-in-law, Louisa Goff)"

      This is the earliest source we have found for the Barlow story and is about as direct as we will find.

      She also enclosed material from the family Bible of Lewis Franklin Goff that has some birth, death and marriage dates. I don't believe there is anything unusual but I have not studied it yet. (Bible in possession of Robert Goff)

      Two lists of children for James Henry Goff were included and neither matches the list in Turner's Book.

      CHILDREN: According to information furnished by Jonnie Martin, son of Rena Goff and John G. Martin
      (this list looks good to me. 1850 is the Ballard Co., KY census and 1860 is the one w/Henry's widow in Hardin Co., TN)
      1. Hailey Goff--married Sloan [not a big stretch to Emily b. ca 1835 KY, M.E. Pierce]
      2. Kathy "Catty" Goff--never married [Catherine b. ca 1838 in 1860 census]
      3. Azalee Goff--married Leonard Creasy (Phil thinks this is A/Isabell 1850/1850 census)
      4. Lewis Franklin Goff--married Louisa Ross [b. 1853, in 1860 census]
      5. Jin Goff--married Francis Creasy [Jim C., 1850 & 1860 census]
      6. Rena Goff--married John G. Martin [this would be Arena b. 1840 in 1850/1860 census]

      Below a slightly different version by Mary "Molly" Goff who married Leonard Austin, and who was the daughter of Lewis Franklin Goff.
      1. Azalee Goff--married Leonard Creasy
      2. Louis Franklin Goff--married Louisa Ross
      3. Martha Goff--married
      4. Hattie Goff--never married
      5. Rena Goff-- married John G. Martin
      6. Janie Goff--married Sloan

      1860 Saltillo, Hardin Co., TN Census #392, Dist #13 (Image 22 of 24 on Ancestry.com)
      Sarah GOFF/44 TN Value of Personal Estate $300
      Catherine/22, ( could be Kathy/Hattie who never married)
      Arena or Anna/18, (Rena who married John G. Martin
      Margarett/17 (Martha?)
      Amanda/16
      Isabelle/14 (Azalee? who married Leonard CREASY()?)
      Jas C./11 (Jim? who married Frances CREASY?)
      Mahala/10
      Lewis F./7 TN (Lewis Franklin who mr'd Louisa ROSS)
      William H. CHOLK/4 Ark (son of daughter Emily and James CHALK)
      . (everyone else b. in KY) (note that sometimes Margarett's age is given as 77 - I think it's been misread and is 17, all of the 1's have a line at the top that can be mistaken as a 7, and it falls between 18 & 16 which means 17)

  • Sources 
    1. [S28] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ballard, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 270b.

    2. [S78] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 111; Page: 131; Family History Library Film: 0007826.

    3. [S77] 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Henderson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 177; Page: 76; Family History Library Film: 0024535.

    4. [S121] CENSUS 1850 Ballard Co., KY.