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Joseph Edsel Goff 1866–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Vancleave, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Williams

Spouse(s): Ella Rogers

Children(s): Roberta Goff, Roy Goff, Clinton Goff, Maude King, Claude Goff, William Goff

In 1866, Joseph Edsel Goff entered the world in Mississippi, born to William Wesley Goff And Elizabeth Bertha Twin Williams. In 1870, Joseph Edsel Goff resided in Township 3 Range 5, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Joseph Edsel Goff resided in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Joseph Edsel Goff married Ella Elizabeth Rogers, and had children including Claude Dean Goff, Clinton Mcclure Goff, Maude Wena King, Roberta Bertie Vertalee Goff, Roy Goff, William Scott Goff. Joseph Edsel Goff passed away in 1897 in Vancleave, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Joseph Edsel Goff entered the world in Mississippi, born to William Wesley Goff And Elizabeth Bertha Twin Williams.
  • In 1870, Joseph Edsel Goff resided in Township 3 Range 5, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Edsel Goff resided in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
  • Joseph Edsel Goff married Ella Elizabeth Rogers, and had children including Claude Dean Goff, Clinton Mcclure Goff, Maude Wena King, Roberta Bertie Vertalee Goff, Roy Goff, William Scott Goff.
  • Joseph Edsel Goff passed away in 1897 in Vancleave, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Goff's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Goff
1866–1897
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Elizabeth (Bertha (twin)) Williams
1845–1902
Jackson Co, Mississippi USA
Grandparents
Phillip (Freeman) Williams
1811–1910
Louisiana
Elizabeth Graham
1815–1865
Americus, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1757–1848
Mary Duncan
1774–
William Graham
1785–1834
Elizabeth Cumbest
1790–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Williams
1730–1780
Lucy Clayton
1737–1780
Simon Cumbest
1755–1820
Maria Kop
1773–1826

Joseph Goff's Descendants

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Joseph (Edsel) Goff (1866–1897) m. Ella (Elizabeth) Rogers (2 Jun 1866–11 Sep 1943)
  1. 1. Roberta ('Bertie' Vertalee) Goff 1889–1971 m. James (Robert) Goff 1881–1966
    1. 1. Hazel (Lena) Goff 1913–1919
    2. 2. William (Ernest) Goff 1908–1972 m. Rubie Rogers 1919–
    3. 3. Nella (Mae) Booker 1914–1996
    4. 4. Brunner Goff 1919–
    5. 5. Joseph (Edgel) Goff 1925–
    6. 6. Henry (Albert) Goff 1910–1998 m. Julia (Ann) Benson 1917–1997
  2. 2. Roy Goff 1890–1892
  3. 3. Clinton (McClure) Goff 1895–1942
  4. 4. Maude (Wena) King 1897–1979
  5. 5. Claude (Dean) Goff 1897–1981
  6. 6. William (Scott) Goff 1887–1965

Joseph Goff's Timeline

5 Records

1866
1866
Birth of Joseph Edsel Goff in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 4
Joseph Edsel Goff resided here in Township 3 Range 5, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Township 3 Range 5, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
Joseph Edsel Goff resided here in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1886
30 Sep 1886
Age 20
Joseph Edsel Goff was married in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
1897
1897
Age 31
Death of Joseph Edsel Goff
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 3 Range 5, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vancleave, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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