This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Barry_Ashby Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.ohio/7339.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks to everyone who responded. This one is confusing! Hopefully, together, we can correctly reconstruct this GOFF tribe. Right now, Isaac Jackson Goff, Jr. 1830 - 1915 appears to be the sticking point. Who, exactly, were his parents? Were they Isaac Goff and Polly Reynolds? Or were they William Henry Goff and Polly Green? Or were they Henry Goff and Mary Wilson? Could his (Isaac Jackson Goff 1830 - 1915) death certificate informant have inadvertently given the coroner some wrong information? Hmmm? Fact: A Mr. Isaac Jackson Goff was indeed b. 1847 in Grayson County, KY, son of William Henry Goff 1819 - 1881 and Mary Louisa "Polly" Green. Not sure, but I think this Isaac Goff b. 1847 KY was named after his, grandfather, Isaac Goff, Sr. b. Abt. 1795. Two census records clearly show Isaac Jackson Goff's birth year as 1847 - NOT 1830! [Ref: 1850 Grayson Co Census, page 75, stop 1018 and 1860 Grayson Co Census, page 90, stop 588. See the family of William Goff.] Methinks a few researchers have confused the above Isaac Jackson Goff b. 1847 KY with his uncle - Isaac Jackson Goff b. 1829/30. I think the uncle (Isaac Jackson Goff 1830 - 1915) is the one who married Mary J. Alford and Mary E. Neafus. (See below.) Your thoughts, please? Here's what I have on all these Isaac Goff's. If you sincerely believe my information is dead wrong, please let me know. Of course, I'd like to see your tree version. FYI, I always correct errors. 1 Isaac Goff, Sr. 1795 - ..m. Mary E. "Polly" (Runner?) Reynolds 1799 - .....2 William Henry Goff 1819 - 1881 (lived out his entire life in Grayson Co, KY) .........m. Mary Louisa "Polly" Green 1817 - .............3 Isaac Jackson Goff 1846/47 - .....*2nd Wife of William Henry Goff: .........m. Phoebe Anderson 1838 - 1907 .....2 John P. Goff 1823 - .........m. Margaret Byers 1823 - .....2 James. Goff 1824 - .....2 Hartford Goff 1826 - .....2 Elizabeth Goff 1828 - .....2 Isaac Jackson Goff, Jr. 1830 - 1915 .........m. Mary J. Alford 1834 - 1903 .............3 Isaac Jackson Goff III .....*2nd Wife of Isaac Jackson Goff, Jr.: .........m. Mary Elizabeth Neafus 1853 - .....2 Calvin James Goff 1833 - .........m. Rachel Bratcher 1836 - .............3 Isaac Henry Goff 1856 - .................m. Sarah C. ? 1883 - .....2 Mary Ann "Polly" Goff 1835 - .....2 Hugh Goff 1837 - Barry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.