This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/254.314.1 Message Board Post: The title of the Book is Goffs of southwest Florida. It can be found in many libraries in Florida. It was written by Josephine Cortes. She also wrote the Book It happened in Englewood which also documents the Goffs of south florida.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MZ.2ACEB/1076 Message Board Post: Hello, I found this old photo of three young ladies in a Antique Store in Paducah, KY It says "Lily and Bertha Goff, Litchfield, ILL." on the front under the ladies. If anyone would be interested in this photo please contact me at [email protected] Don Howell Arlington, KY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1075 Message Board Post: I can't go back in the Goff family farther than my former father-in-law's grandfather. His name was Ardell, his son's name was Lafayette, his son was Willard Roscoe and my father-in-law was Ival. If anyone knows where Ardell or Lafayette came from, please contact me. Lafayette was born in 1867 and died in Port Jackson, wherever that is. Can anyone help? Maryann Harster Goff Highland

Hi Bill and Noah!! I'm Barbara that recently found Noah. What a wonderful email hearing about James Steely's parents and grandparents?? Did I understand correctly that James Steely's parents were Samuel and Tabitha Watson and his grandparents were Dempse Goff and Catherine Herring?? That is so exciting!! The story of Indian heritage is a constant rumor in our branch of William's descendants but noone seems to have any solid stories to research. What have you heard?? I'd love to hear any oral histories that you can share. My email address is: [email protected] I continue to try and find my oldest Goff relatives to talk with them. I'm always hoping for more information. I look forward to hearing you. Barbara

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goff,Charles,Chadwell,McCoy, Hatfield,Ramey,Elswich,Coleman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/937.1.1 Message Board Post: Was he in the air force? My brother was but he's from Ky.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1012.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: We are related. I have the same pictures that you attached in your reply. They are from the reunion book from 1978. I have some photos of William in his civil war uniform and I am being sent photots from a Barbar Courtney, she is a cousin I recently discovered. I would love to share any and all information that you have regarding family both before and after William . I am excited that someone has information pre dating Steely Goff. I was only able to go that far back. His parents names are great. My search continues to yeild new relatives in Florida. Try to email me again at [email protected] [email protected] My number at home is 813-881-1426. I can be reached at home nights and weekends. Look forward to hearing from you. Noah

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/762.776 Message Board Post: Since you live in Miami it may be possible that you are part of the Goffs of Southwest florida lineage. Ask your parents if the following names sound familiar. James Steely Goff William Goff Dempse Goff These family members are the heads of the Goffs in the early 1800s. There are over 500 relatives for Steely as well as William. dempse Goff has over 250 descendants living i and around florida. If these names sound like they may be familiar let me know and I will send a great deal of information your way. [email protected] Noah William Goff Schmiedecke

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goff Brown Woodard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1012.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello Noah. I tried to send this to both your email addresses, but neither went through. Hope you see it here and I'll try to send the pictures to the message board as well. I am Bill Brown and am descended from James Steely's daughter Tobitha and Green M. Brown. Green died fairly young, but not before having 7 children with Tobitha, including my great grandfather John Brown. Tobitha later married a man named Alexander. I don't have a whole lot above James Steely and only a few pictures, but here it goes. Most of this I haven't proven, but has been passed on to me by cousins. I applied for and got Tobitha Goff's death certificate. It lists her father as Seely Gaff and mother as Eliza Woodard. We know James Steely Goff was married to Eliza Woodard. Tobitha is buried in the Lacoochee cemetery here in Florida. She is buried between 2 of her Brown children. An 1850 census report shows Samuel Gaff as head of house 148 and a James S. Gaff as head of house 149. Th! e 1840 census shows them a few households apart. James Steely Goff's father Samuel Goff Sr. was married to a Tabitha Watson ( an Indian?) and they had about 14 children. Samuel Sr had at least one sibling - William. Their parents were Dempse Goff and Catherine Herring. They were married 5 Mar 1783 in Duplin County, NC. I've attached 5 JPGs for you: 1. I believe this a group photo of James Steely, wife Eliza Woodard, Tobitha Goff and Green Brown plus kids. 2. Picture of Tobitha Goff Brown Alexander 3. Picture of Eliza Woodard, wife of James Steely 4. Picture of James Steely Goff 5. A letter from another cousin descended from Steely's son Dempse. His email address is on it, but I'm not sure if it's still good. I also have some notes on some of the civil war Goffs and some old Goff marriage lists. These are all the photos I have of our Goffs so if you come across any different ones, I sure would like to see them. Hope this helps some.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/937.1 Message Board Post: It is very possible that the james you are looking for is a member of the Goffs of Southwest florida. Is there any more information you can provide. There are several James Goffs in the florida lineage. Noah William Goff Schmiedecke

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson, Peterson, Briggs, Ellifritt, Fitzpatrick, Hoskins, Wimmer, Short. Dienken Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MZ.2ACEB/1074 Message Board Post: Would like to find decendants of Elmer and his wife May Goff for sharing information on the decendants of this family and any other information on the parents of May Goff who was related to Charles A. Peterson of Pueblo Colo. I am in the Peterson line on this family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1012.2.3.1.2 Message Board Post: You may be related to my line of Goffs. They started in SC then moved down into GA then after the civil war they moved to Georgia. If you have aunts in Tampa and Ft. Meyers you may very well be related. It seems that while doing my research all the Goffs I contact in Florida are related in some way. The Goff family became very large once the family moved to florida. William Goff alone had three wives and over twenty children. So the lineage in Florida gets very long. If you think that I can be of help Email me at; [email protected] [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1012.1.2 Message Board Post: I would like any information that anyone can send me about James Steely or Eliza goff and their family. Preferably information predating Steely. They are also my Great Grandparents five generations removed. It goes James Steely to Dempse Goff to James Henry Goff to James Henry Goff Jr to Rebecca Goff to me. My address is; Noah William Schmiedecke 5330 archstone dr #302 Tampa Fl. 33634 I will send pictures and family information that I have to anyone that is intrested. All one needs to do is send a reply or email me at; [email protected]admin.usf.edu [email protected] Thank you in advance to any and all that help me. My geneology search had already turned up two new cousins and many more family mebers that I was unaware of.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1012.1.1 Message Board Post: James Steely and Eliza Goff are my GrGrGrGrGRgrandparents. I would like any information or pictures that you could provide.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOFF, CLARK, BRINEY, CHENOWETH, YEWELL, CHAUDION and many more! Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1073 Message Board Post: My apologies if this is a repeat! I just want to make sure everyone knows about this site! I have GOFF pictures and tombstones posted at the following website: http://community.webshots.com/album/50944518AUhMvI These are GOFF'S from Green Co., and also CLARK and BRINEY pictures and tombstones. My family tree is located at the following address:http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/r/Linda-Cordes-KY/index.html#edit Let me know if we're related!

We are Frank & Zaroga Goff. This letter from THE REPRINT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS may be of interest to some of you. It states: We are planning another printing of this title and it will be done using new technology which allows for printing on demand. It will be printed on acid-free paper and cased into a hardback binding. It will be a reprint of our 1983 printing. In two volumes and almost 500 pages, the set is priced at $65.00 per set plus $4.25 for postage and handling. The Pascagoula River Valley includes Jackson County, Mississippi, and George County, which was part of Jackson County for a century. The existing written and legendary material on the region have been brought together in the first volume of the set, entitled HISTORY, STORY, AND LEGEND OF THE PASCAGOULA COUNTRY, which covers the history of the territory up to 1817. Part I of Volume II (HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE PASCAGOULA RIVER COUNTRY) covers additional history of the region, from 1812 to 1960. Part II of Volume II, over half the book, is devoted to genealogy: names of immigrants coming into the region, the census of 1850, families of 1860, cemetery records, and Bible records. Three courthouse fires in Jackson County make this volume particularly valuable as a source of genealogical records. I anticipate having books ready for shipment in early October. If you wish a copy from this printing, we will need your check or credit card order by September 15, 2003. We will not deposit the check nor process the credit card until the book is in production. At that time, you will receive notification with an anticipated shipping date. If, for some reason, the does not allow us to proceed, we will notify you and return your check. Sincerely, Thomas E. Smith Publisher Contact information is: THE REPRINT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS PO Box 5401 Spartanburg, SC 29304 Phone: 564-579-4433 Fax: 864-579-4969 Email: [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goff, Perry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MZ.2ACEB/1072 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on James GOFF. All I know about him is that he married on 11-30-1869 in Brown Co, IL to Mary E PERRY b.1847 Brown Co, IL (daughter of Luke PERRY and Eliza McCOY). I cannot find a record of James and Mary after their marriage. Any help out there? Thank you!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/544.563.566.576.578.1 Message Board Post: William Henry and James H Goff were twins born to my great greatgrandfather Ellis Henry Goff and Nancy Holsomback his 2nd [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1008.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: David could your Mary Goff be my greatgrandfathers sister from Ellis Henry Goff and Jane Chavous. My greatgrandfather was John Robert Goff and his other brother was Ellis A Goff. He also had twin brothers from his father"s marriage to Nancy Holsomback William Henry Goff and James H Goff. There sister was VanDella. Contact me at [email protected] Sherry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MZ.2ACEB/1008.1.1.1.1.1.1.3 Message Board Post: ATTN: Sherry Goff The two names that you mentioned, John Goff and Ellis Goff sound very familiar. I believe that those names are among the geneololgy tree that is in the book. If I can get an address I will copy the book at Kinkos and send you a copy so that you can see if they are the same people. The book also includes a brief history of the Goffs of Southwest Florida including information stating that they moved from Georgia right after the Civil War. There is also a festival in Englewood Florida on Labor day weekend that honors the Goff family and early pioneers to the area. I will be attending to help with my study. I will send the book when I get an address. I hope it helps in your family history search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MZ.2ACEB/1045.1.1 Message Board Post: Ann, Did you click on http://teafor2.com ? If you did, did you see MOORE Cemetery under Texas, Tarrant County, Moore Cemetery ? If so, did you click on the G in the alphabet following Moore? If you got this far, did you find GOFF's in the G's ? If you did, did you click on the one you are looking for? I did and it is still there. Just 3 clicks from my note to the picture.