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Stephen Thomas Goff

Stephen Thomas Goff

Male 1881 - 1923  (42 years)

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  • Name Stephen Thomas Goff  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 1881  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Oct 1923  Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Burial Y  [6] 
    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 I92  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  [9] 
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Maud Robbs,   b. 1884, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1948, Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1904  Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Stephen T Goff, Jr.,   b. 25 Oct 1907   d. 8 May 1974 (Age 66 years)
    ▻ Dorothy Bateman  m. 2 Oct 1937;   Laura Howlett  m. 1956

    ▻ Dorothy Bateman  m. 2 Oct 1937;   Laura Howlett  m. 1956
     2. Mary Sue Goff,   b. 1911, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown

     3. Earl Julian Goff,   b. 1913, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1938, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/henderson/obitG.html, also in:
      Crossing the Dark River; Henderson County, Tennessee, Obituaries; 1827-1950 p. 209 GOFF, Stephen Thomas (The Lexington Progress, October 12, 1923) Stephen Thomas Goff, eldest son of George W. and Mrs. Susan Goff, was born in Henderson County, June 7th, 1882, the place of his birth being near Center Hill, in the old 11th district. His death occurred October 10, 1923, at his home in Lexington. On December 21st, 1904, he was in the fullest sense of the term, happily married to Miss Maude Robbs, daughter of Mr. C. A. Robbs, who survives him with three children, Stephen, Jr., Mary Sue and Earl. He is also survived by his five brothers: Dr. Frank (Jesse) of Chesterfield; Dick of Juno; Ben and Bill, this county, and Hobart, Parsons, Decatur County.

      Mr. Goff had been engaged in the timber business near Reagan, staying in the home of Mr. Irvin Washburn. Last Monday night Mr. Goff was again attacked by a malady with which he has been afflicted, and when he was discovered to be ill Tuesday morning, he was unconscious and was brought to his home here in that condition. Several years ago he professed religion and united with the Baptist Church here, hence it is fitting that the Baptist pastor, Rev. Fleetwood Ball, should officiate in his funeral service. We feel competent to speak of the live and character of Steve Goff. He was but two years old when we came to Lexington and we have known him nearly all of his 39 years. He was a good man to his family, a devoted husband and perhaps too indulgent father; he was a good neighbor and a friend who was always ready to help a friend; he was a man who attended strictly to his own business and in all ways he was a well-balanced, well disposed man. He was our friend and with his people we mourn his untimely death. May his soul rest in peace.

  • 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. [S40] World War I Registration Card.

    3. [S16] History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, p. 370.

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

    5. [S9] Crossing the Dark River; Henderson County, Tennessee, Obituaries; 1827-1950, p. 209.

    6. [S39] Lexington Old City Cem., Henderson Co., TN.

    7. [S43] Death Certificate.

    8. [S15] Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955.

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