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Elijah C. GOFF

Elijah C. GOFF

Male 1840 - 1916  (75 years)

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  • Name Elijah C. GOFF 
    Born 12 Apr 1840  Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military Civil War (Sgt in Co E, 6th Regt, W. Va. Vol Inf)  [1
    Died 8 Apr 1916  Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I15962  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2006 

    Father Benjamin Riddle GOFF,   b. 25 Dec 1811,   d. 6 Mar 1866  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann "Eda" SMITH,   b. Aug 1812,   d. 12 Mar 1901  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F11306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Priscilla Clarissa BEE,   b. 22 Jun 1840, Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1882  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1867  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. Ida Mae GOFF,   b. 3 Dec 1868, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1945, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Alfieri GOFF,   b. 5 Jul 1870, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1945, Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. William A. GOFF,   b. 12 Sep 1874,   d. 31 Jan 1964, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Inis GOFF,   d. Aft Apr 1916
     5. Herbert H. GOFF,   b. 25 Aug 1877,   d. 28 Oct 1971  (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F5711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Kittie H. SMITH,   b. 30 Dec 1848,   d. 11 May 1922  (Age 73 years)  [6
    Family ID F14253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Apr 1840 - Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 1916 - Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary, Ritchie Gazette, 4/21/1916.

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Birthplace listed as Wood County.

    3. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    4. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Elijah C. Goff, age 26, b. Wood Co, res Ritchie Co, son of Benjamin & Eda; and Prissella [sic] Bee, b. Wood Co, res Ritchie Co, dau of Asa & Hannah. Married Jan 1 1867.

    5. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).

    6. [S110] Obituary of husband.