Husband: Joseph P. Goff
Born: Apr- -1852 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 1 Died: bef Apr 1910 2 Census: 1880, 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 3 Father: ___ Goff ( - 1880) Mother: Elisabeth ___ (1831 - )
Wife: Sarah Ann Gray 4 5,6,4
Married: Apr-24-1870 in Tyler Co, WV 7
Born: Mar-10-1853 in Greene Co, PA 8,9
Died: Jul-29-1933 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Buried: Big Run
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880, 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Resided: 1870 in Tyler Co, WV 8
Father: Genius Gray
Mother: Bessie Mathews
M Child 1: Francis Goff Born: May- -1871 1 Census: 1880, 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 2: Eliza Goff Born: ca 1877 3 Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 3: Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Goff Also known as: Maggie Goff 10 Born: Sep- -1879 in Tyler Co, WV 1,8,11 Resided: 1945 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: 1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1880, 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: William Henry Dillon b. Mar-28-1872 d. Apr-10-1937 Also known as: Henry Dillon 8,9,13,14 Married: Apr- 3-1900 in Tyler Co, WV 8 (see note 2) Husband: William Curtis Hutson b. Jul- 7-1872 d. Apr- 4-1945 Married: Jan-28-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 4: James Goff Born: Oct- 7-1881 in Tyler Co, WV 16,1,17,18 Died: Feb-20-1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9,17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 19,20 (see note 3) Cause of death: appendicitis 9 Census: 1930 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 4) Resided: 1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: engineer at natural gas compression plant 21,9 Wife: Susanna Underwood b. 1882 d. 1964 Also known as: Susannah Underwood 18,12 Married: Feb- -1902 in Salem, WV 18
F Child 5: Rosa Zillia Goff Census name: Roszillie Born: Dec- -1883 in Tyler Co, WV 1,8 Died: Feb-16-1919 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 9,22 Buried: in Sedalia Cemetery (aka Tate, formerly Shirley), Rt. 23, Doddridge Co WV 9 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: John Thomas Terry b. Sep-10-1881 d. Aug-24-1946 Married: Jan-18-1903 at Blue, Tyler Co, WV 8
M Child 6: Lonnie D. Goff Born: Dec- 7-1886 in Tyler Co, WV 22,8 Died: Nov-22-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22 Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1908 in Tyler Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV (see note 5) Occupation: carpenter 22 Occupation: 1916 Columbian Carbon Co. 23 Wife: Esther E. Leach b. ca 1885 Married: Mar- 8-1908 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 8 Wife: Rebecca Ann Gray b. Jul- 4-1897 d. Sep- -1973
M Child 7: Arza Amos Goff Census name: Arza Goff Born: Sep-18-1890 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 24,1,18 (see note 6) Died: Dec-31-1972 in Harrison Co, WV 25,26,27 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 19 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 7) Resided: 1937 at Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 21,28 Military: May-27-1918 - Apr-15-1919 Pvt, US Army, 119th Inf, World War I 24,26 Wife: Virginia Lela Tate b. Apr- -1897 d. Oct-18-1969 Also known as: Jennie L. Tate Married: Nov-23-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 8: Clarice Goff Census name: Clarissa Goff Born: May- -1894 1 Died: Apr-10-1966 in Doddridge Co, WV 29 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (2) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (3) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Death record of wife. (6) Death record of son. (7) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Joseph P. Goff, 19, b. Taylor Co, res. Tyler Co, son of Francis & Elizabeth Goff; and Sarah A. Gray, 16, b. Greene Co Pa, res. Tyler Co, dau of Eugenius & Betsy Gray. Married Apr 24 1870 in Tyler County. MR p. 25 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038993&Type=Marriage. (8) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Obituary of daughter. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Death record of husband. (13) 1880 Census, Taylor County, WV. (14) Headstone. (15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William Curtis Hutson, 60, of Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Maggie Dillon, 52, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 28 1933. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (21) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (22) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Doddridge County Republican, 4/13/1916. (24) Military Grave Marker. (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) Social Security Death Index. (28) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (29) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. Event Notes Note (1) Skeleton Run Note (2) at residence of Joseph Goff Note (3) Death record indicates burial at Underwood Cemetery, but his headstone is at the Masonic in West Union. Note (4) Jackson Mill Road Note (5) Listed as William L. Goff, 14, b. Dec 1885. There was no child named Lonnie in the family. The full name Lonnie D. Goff appears in his death record. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1890, and date on headstone is Sep 18 1890. But SSDI, WW II draft registration record, veterans records, and delayed birth record (filed by brother Lonie on Aug 30 1956) indicate Sep 18 1892, while his WW I draft registration and Veterans Affairs records state Sep 18 1891. Note (7) Skeleton Road