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William Wesley Goff 1862–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 1862

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 5 February 1940

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

Father: William Goff

Mother: Martha Tanner

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William Wesley Goff was born in 1862 in Mississippi, the child of William Price Billy Goff And Martha Ann Patsy Tanner. In 1880, William Wesley Goff resided in Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. William Wesley Goff passed away in 1940 in Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Wesley Goff was born in 1862 in Mississippi, the child of William Price Billy Goff And Martha Ann Patsy Tanner.
  • In 1880, William Wesley Goff resided in Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Wesley Goff passed away in 1940 in Wade, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Goff's Ancestors

Self
William Goff
1862–1940
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Price “Billy” Goff
1829–1918
Old Americus, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States of America
Martha (Ann Patsy) Tanner
1834–1908
Wade, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James Goff
1782–1858
North Carolina, USA
Frances (Fannie) Davis
1796–1858
Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
John (Willis) Tanner
1791–1856
Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Dorothea "Polly") Baker
1795–1873
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1761–1837
Sabra Mathis
1762–1829
George Davis
1774–1849
Elizabeth Lanier
1772–1836
Edward Tanner
1776–1821
Nancy Christmas
1776–1830
John Baker
1745–1816
Susannah Armstrong
1746–1824
2nd-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
John Tanner
1719–1805
Capt. Christmas
1744–1810
Sarah Duke
1745–1811
Absolom Sr
1723–1777
John Jr.
1727–1811
Mercy Carey
1730–1813

William Goff's Timeline

3 Records

1862
27 March 1862
Birth of William Wesley Goff in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 18
William Wesley Goff resided here in Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Northeast, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1940
5 February 1940
Age 78
Death of William Wesley Goff
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1862
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: 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 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1940
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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