George Washington Goff
1860 - 1930 (70 years)
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Name George Washington Goff Birth 1860 [1] Gender Male Death 18 Jun 1930 Henderson, Tennessee, USA 
[2] Burial Y [3] Patriarch & Matriarch 
FatherB, b. 1765 d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather)
Agnes C. Davis, b. 1835, Tennessee, USAd. 23 Feb 1920 (Age 85 years) (Mother) Person ID I88 1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669 Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father THOMAS W. or M. Gawf, b. Abt 1836, Tennessee d. Mar 1864 (Age 28 years) Mother Agnes C. Davis, b. 1835, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Feb 1920 (Age 85 years) Family ID F56 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susan Penelope Hefley, b. 1857, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Jun 1930, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)
Marriage Abt 1878 [4] Children 1. Agnes Goff, b. 1878 d. 6 Feb 1919 (Age 41 years) 2. Stephen Thomas Goff, b. 1881 d. 10 Oct 1923, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 42 years)▻ Clara Maud Robbs m. 21 Dec 1904▻ Clara Maud Robbs m. 21 Dec 19043. Jesse Franklin Goff, b. 1883 d. 11 Jan 1944, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years)▻ Jewell Dennison m. 26 May 1920▻ Jewell Dennison m. 26 May 19204. George W. "Dick" Goff, b. 1887, Tennessee, USA d. Feb 1980, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 93 years)▻ Excell Watson m. 11 Apr 1909▻ Excell Watson m. 11 Apr 19095. Benjamin Harrison Goff, b. Nov 1888, Tennessee, USA d. Nov 1982, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 94 years)▻ Gussie McCall m. 11 Mar 1911▻ Gussie McCall m. 11 Mar 19116. Bertha S. Goff, b. 15 Dec 1892 d. 1893 (Age 0 years) 7. William McKinley Goff, b. Apr 1894, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Sep 1963, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)▻ Noraine Walker m. 28 Dec 1924; Laura Lavonia Waller m. 26 Dec 1915▻ Noraine Walker m. 28 Dec 1924; Laura Lavonia Waller m. 26 Dec 19158. Garrett Hobart Goff, b. 1897, Tennessee, USA d. Sep 1979, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)▻ Gladys Wesson m. 4 Sep 1921▻ Gladys Wesson m. 4 Sep 1921Family ID F57 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
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Notes - See grandfather Edmond T. GAWF for records appointing him guardian of George and Edmond.
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Crossing the Dark River; Henderson County, Tennessee, Obituaries; 1827-1950 p. 304 GOFF, George W. (The Lexington Progress, June 27, 1930) George W. Goff, who departed this life at the hour of 2:00 p.m., June 19, 1930, would have been 69 years old had he lived until August. He was born and reared in Henderson County and lived his whole life here. Fifty years ago last Mach 5th, he was married to Miss Susan Hefley, daughter of the late Stephen Hefley of the old 11th district, and of the seven children born to the union, Agnes died at the age of 42, the wife of J. H. Petty, and Steve, who died several years ago, leaving a family. Five sons survive: Dr. J. F., George, Jr., Ben H., William M., and Hobart, all of Henderson County except Hobart who resides in Decatur County.
Some two years ago Mr. Goff became a member of the Baptist Church, hence it was fitting that on last Friday his remains should be carried to that house of worship in Lexington (the First Church) where the last rites were held, Revs. Fleetwood Ball, W. F. Boren and G. G. Joyner officiating, and all paying glowing tribute to the sincerity of purpose and goodness of heart of the man who body lay before them.
George Goff had been a business man, a farmer and an official of Henderson County and his integrity was no more to be questioned than was his neighborliness, for which he and his family were always noted. He had the faults and foibles incident to humanity but he always loved his family, his friends and his country. H is heart was in the right place and his pocket always in easy reach when his charity was appealed to. Between George Goff and the writer there were no beliefs in common, yet they entertained for each other a friendship that was unbroken through more than a quarter of a century. We join in the hope that his soul is resting in peace.
(also on-line at http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/henderson/obitG.html)
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Union sympathizers were handicapped by the lack of a recruiting station; men
had to leave the state, the majority of the volunteers traveling as far as
Illinois to join the Union army. Hays reportedly sent at least 150 residents
of Henderson and Decatur counties to fight against the rebel cause. Among
these soldiers were William Essary, father of E. W. Essary; Thomas W. Goff,
father of G. W. Goff; and Bill, Jesse, and Steve Goff. Thomas Goff died at
Mounds, Illinois, in 1863
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- See grandfather Edmond T. GAWF for records appointing him guardian of George and Edmond.
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