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Matthew Valentine Goff 1853–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1853

Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Henderson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Elias Goff

Mother: Martha Spain

Spouse(s): Mary Hefley

Children(s): Stephen Goff, John Goff, Penelope Goff, Elias Goff, Edmund Goff, Martha Goff

In 1853, Matthew Valentine Goff entered the world in Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee, born to Elias Goff And Martha Spain. Matthew Valentine Goff married Mary Elizabeth Hefley, and had children including Edmund Robert Goff, Elias Thomas Goff, John Wilburn Perry Goff, Martha Elizabeth Goff, Penelope Jane Goff, Stephen Franklin Goff. Matthew Valentine Goff passed away in 1937 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Matthew Valentine Goff entered the world in Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee, born to Elias Goff And Martha Spain.
  • Matthew Valentine Goff married Mary Elizabeth Hefley, and had children including Edmund Robert Goff, Elias Thomas Goff, John Wilburn Perry Goff, Martha Elizabeth Goff, Penelope Jane Goff, Stephen Franklin Goff.
  • Matthew Valentine Goff passed away in 1937 in Henderson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Goff
1829–1864
Birth Location: Henderson, USA
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Martha Spain
1830–1919
Birth Location: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hefley
1853–1932
Birth Location: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Stephen Goff
1875–1922
Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, TN
SG
John Goff
1879–1965
Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, TN
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Penelope Goff
1884–1941
Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, TN
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Elias Goff
1882–1973
Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, TN
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Edmund Goff
1876–1922
Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, TN
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Martha Goff
1888–1957
Birth Location: Goff Branch, Henderson County, TN
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Matthew Goff's Ancestors

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Matthew Goff
1853–1937
Birth Place: Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee
Parents
Elias Goff
1829–1864
Henderson, USA
Martha Spain
1830–1919
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Edmund Goff
1794–1880
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Jane Long
1796–1875
North Carolina
Wright Spain
1805–1860
Georgia, United States
Mary (Ann C) Edwin
1806–1880
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ruffin Spain
1780–1850
Jemima Brake
1785–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Goff's Descendants

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Matthew (Valentine) Goff (30 Jun 1853–1937) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hefley (13 Nov 1853–29 May 1932)
  1. 1. Stephen (Franklin) Goff 1875–1922
  2. 2. John (Wilburn Perry) Goff 1879–1965
  3. 3. Penelope (Jane) Goff 1884–1941 m. Robert (Walter) Phillips 1875–1949
    1. 1. Annie (Margaret) Phillips 1924–1990
    2. 2. Eliga (Washington) Phillips 1913–1965
    3. 3. Noah (Thomas) Phillips 1915–1990
    4. 4. Lula (Mae) Phillips 1917–2008
    5. 5. Verdell Phillips 1921–1997
    6. 6. Zula (Belle) Phillips 1919–1998
  4. 4. Elias (Thomas) Goff 1882–1973 m. Eliza (Janie) Guilliams 1885–1950
  5. 5. Edmund (Robert) Goff 1876–1922
  6. 6. Martha (Elizabeth) Goff 1888–1957

Matthew Goff's Timeline

2 Records

1853
30 Jun 1853
Birth of Matthew Valentine Goff in Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee
Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee
1937
1937
Age 84
Death of Matthew Valentine Goff in Henderson, Tennessee, USA
Henderson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1853
    Event Place: Goff Branch, Henderson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Henderson, Tennessee, USA
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