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William Price “Billy” Goff 1829–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1829

Birth Location: Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 25 May 1918

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

Father: James Goff

Mother: Frances Davis

Spouse(s): Martha Tanner

Children(s): Warren Goff, Lyman Goff, Martha Johnson, Mary Vaughan, Warren Goff, John Goff, William Goff, Lewis Goff, Wiley Goff, Malvina Goff, John Goff, Mylie Goff, Sahe Goff, Murtie Goff, Fanney Goff, C. Goff

William Price “Billy” Goff was born in 1829 in Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of James Goff And Frances Fannie Davis. In 1870, William Price “Billy” Goff resided in Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, William Price “Billy” Goff resided in Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. William Price “Billy” Goff married Martha Ann Patsy Tanner, and had children including C Goff, Fanney Goff, John Goff, John W Matthew Goff, Lewis Willis Goff, Lyman Randall Goff, Malvina Goff, Martha Ann Johnson, Mary Ann Vaughan, Murtie Goff, Mylie Goff, Sahe Goff, Warren Joseph Goff, Wiley H Goff, William Wesley Goff. William Price “Billy” Goff passed away in 1918 in Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Price “Billy” Goff was born in 1829 in Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of James Goff And Frances Fannie Davis.
  • In 1870, William Price “Billy” Goff resided in Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, William Price “Billy” Goff resided in Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Price “Billy” Goff married Martha Ann Patsy Tanner, and had children including C Goff, Fanney Goff, John Goff, John W Matthew Goff, Lewis Willis Goff, Lyman Randall Goff, Malvina Goff, Martha Ann Johnson, Mary Ann Vaughan, Murtie Goff, Mylie Goff, Sahe Goff, Warren Joseph Goff, Wiley H Goff, William Wesley Goff.
  • William Price “Billy” Goff passed away in 1918 in Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Goff's Ancestors

Self
William Goff
1829–1918
Birth Place: Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
James Goff
1782–1858
North Carolina, USA
Frances (Fannie) Davis
1796–1858
Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Price Goff) Sr.
1761–1837
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Sabra (Martha) Mathis
1762–1829
Duplin, North Carolina
George Davis
1774–1849
North Carolina
Elizabeth Lanier
1772–1836
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Goff
1717–1809
Civil Mathis
1730–1789
Mary Price
1725–1803
John Sr
1725–1793
Suzannah Hutchins
1730–1790
Lemuel Jr.
1757–1784
Mary Lanier
1722–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Goff
1689–1752
Mary Livingston
1695–1725
James Mathis
1670–1738
Elizabeth Boddie
1684–1740
Lewis Hutchins
1705–
Mary -
1710–
Lemuel Lanier
1729–1786

William Goff's Descendants

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William (Price “Billy”) Goff (Aug 1829–25 May 1918) m. Martha (Ann Patsy) Tanner (06 May 1834–1908)
  1. 1. Warren (Joseph) Goff 1885–
    1. 1. Lydia (Edwina) Goff 1881–1961 m. George (Sherman) Dickins 1872–1942
      1. 1. Loorett Dickens 1904–
      2. 2. Lorena Dickens 1902–
      3. 3. Claudia Dickens 1907–1991 m. Edward (Fredrick Farragut) Sr 1902–1972
        1. 1. Doris (Lourit) Montgomery 1931–2015
        2. 2. Edward (F) Farragut 1925–2004
        3. 3. Martha (Fay) Arban 1938–2010
        4. 4. James (Leonce Farragut) Sr. 1927–
        5. 5. Joyce (Marie) Cook 1934–2016
      4. 4. Henry (Preston) Dickens 1900–1966 m. Ina (Mae) Lynn\Dickens 1917–1972
      5. 5. Charles (Elton) Dickins 1912–1992
      6. 6. LodaMae Dickins 1907–1999 m. Earlie (McBride) Carter 1895–1965
      7. 7. Arthur (Joseph) Dickens 1925–1944
      8. 8. Loda (May) Carter 1907–1999 m. Earley (M) Carter 1896–
        1. 1. Byron (C) Carter 1932–2005 m. Glenda (Faye) Carter 1944–2016
        2. 2. Earl (Carter) Junior 1926–
        3. 3. Lany (O) Carter 1939–2009
  2. 2. Lyman (Randall) Goff 1868–1943 m. Celia Cumbest 1878–1940
    1. 1. Beulah Goff 1904–
    2. 2. Lola Goff 1896–
    3. 3. Daisy Goff 1908–1965 m. James (Morris) White 1903–1931
      1. 1. James (Bertis) White 1927–2014
    4. 4. Earnest (Linwood) Goff 1894–1974 m. Maudie Jones 1900–1974
      1. 1. Noll Goff 1920–
      2. 2. Helen (L) Goff 1924–
      3. 3. Vonceil Goff 1922–2015 m. Fred (H) Letort 1923–2006
    5. 5. Callie Goff 1898–1984 m. Samuel (Norvil) Rushing 1884–1957
      1. 1. Clifton Rushing 1915–
      2. 2. Velma (Rushing \) Patton 1907–1957
    6. 6. Minnie Goff 1906–
    7. 7. Mary Goff 1914–
    8. 8. Thelma Goff 1912–
  3. 3. Martha (Ann) Johnson 1852–1933
    1. 1. Samuel (Hooker) Johnson 1876–
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Vaughan 1857–1909
  5. 5. Warren (Joseph) Goff 1855–
  6. 6. John (W Matthew) Goff 1864–1925
  7. 7. William (Wesley) Goff 1862–1940
  8. 8. Lewis (Willis) Goff 1869–1952
  9. 9. Wiley (H.) Goff 1853–1938
  10. 10. Malvina Goff 1860–
  11. 11. John Goff 1866–
  12. 12. Mylie Goff 1856–
  13. 13. Sahe Goff 1862–
  14. 14. Murtie Goff 1852–
  15. 15. Fanney Goff 1875–
  16. 16. C. Goff 1877–

William Goff's Timeline

4 Records

1829
Aug 1829
Birth of William Price “Billy” Goff in Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 41
William Price “Billy” Goff resided here in Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 51
William Price “Billy” Goff resided here in Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1918
25 May 1918
Age 89
Death of William Price “Billy” Goff in Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1829
    Event Place: Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 433A; Family History Library Film: 552231
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: 650; Page: 582B; Enumeration District: 159

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 4 Range 6, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 433A; Family History Library Film: 552231

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: 650; Page: 582B; Enumeration District: 159

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1918
    Event Place: Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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