Hey, thanks! Sigourney B. GOFF aka Sidney B. GOFF was Frank's cousin, oldest son of his uncle Robert b. 1812 England. The entire family came from England to Newport RI around 1825. As far as I know, Frank was the only one who came out West, as his father William died (or was declared dead) at the beginning of 1850 when Frank was a 17-year-old sailor. There was a William GOFFE listed in the 1850 Mariposa census and I wondered about him, but his age was wrong to be Frank's father, being 36 instead of 42. Joan ==================================== In a message dated 11/3/01 6:14:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, rubyslippers@kc.rr.com writes: > > Guess what I just ran into? A civil war database. No Frank...F...or > Stahl...but this guy: > Sigourney B. Goff from Newport, RI > Enlisted as a Corporal on 26 May 1862 > Enlisted in Company L, 9th Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 26 May 1862 > Mustered out on 02 September 1862 in Providence, RI > > > >