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Benjamin Riddle GOFF

Benjamin Riddle GOFF

Male 1811 - 1866  (54 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Riddle GOFF 
    Born 25 Dec 1811  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Mar 1866  [2
    Buried Reeves Cemetery, near Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I29566  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2014 

    Father Alexander GOFF 
    Mother Elizabeth RIDDLE 
    Family ID F29993  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Ann "Eda" SMITH,   b. Aug 1812,   d. 12 Mar 1901  (Age ~ 88 years)  [4, 5
    Married 2 May 1832 
    Children 
     1. Strother Harrison GOFF,   b. 1834, Lewis Co, VA (now Gilmer Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     2. Hannah Roana GOFF,   b. 3 Jul 1834, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1912  (Age 78 years)
     3. Elijah C. GOFF,   b. 12 Apr 1840, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1916, Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Dorcus Elizabeth GOFF,   b. 12 Jul 1842, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1942, Canfield, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     5. Rebecca A. GOFF,   b. CA 1844,   d. Aft Apr 1916  (Age ~ 72 years)
     6. Mary Sophronia GOFF,   b. 8 Apr 1851, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1936, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Benjamin F. Pierce GOFF,   b. 1852, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F11306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Reeves Cemetery, near Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1719] Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

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

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.