Riley Goff just died recently Betty Sheppard, Lexington TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:10 PM Subject: [TNDECATU] GOFF BRAWLEY DETON BLACKBURN > Mary Ella BRAWLEY mr'd John Riley GOFF in 1869 in Decatur Co., TN. John's > brother Christopher married Julia BRAWLEY in 1872 in Decatur Co. Julia shows > up in census records with father Thomas G. BRAWLEY. > > I figured Mary Ella & Julia were probably sisters but can't find Thomas G. > BRAWLEY in an 1860 census, which would show the connection to Mary Ella. > > I got a death certificate for Mary GOFF, daughter of Granvil BRAWLEY (b NC) & > Susa DETON (b NC). Shows Mary b. 18 June 1854 in NC & d. 17 May 1917. > > The Corinth Cem. transcripts has my Mary b 20 Feb 1852 & d 8 May 1917. > Census records say she was b. in TN. > > So the only thing that the death cert. agrees with other records is that a > Mary BRAWLEY married a GOFF, died in May 1917 & was buried in Corinth Cem. > > How frustrating! Of course I could just blame poor Artela Blackburn of > Decaturville who filled out the death certif & presume she did it ALL WRONG. > Who is she & why did she complete it instead of Mary's husband? > > And maybe Julia's father, Thomas G. was Thomas Granville but there's also a > Thomas G BRAWLEY (presumably Jr.) floating around b. May 1854, same time as > my Mary so perhaps I'm trying too hard to fit her into this family . . . . > OK, I'm rambling. Can someone help put me out of my misery????? > > ANYBODY got info on the BRAWLEYs, GOFFs, DETONs or Artela BLACKBURN in > Decatur County TN? > > Does anyone know how to contact Dale KENNEDY who posted a query in 1997 on > BRAWLEYs. His address isn't good anymore (was [email protected]) > > I do have The History of Scotts Hill, TN by Turner which has info. on the > GOFFs (as well as my WHITE, DAVENPORT, HOLMES, & SCOTT lines.) > > Maureen (White) Pierce > Phoenix, AZ > >

Dale Kennedy's Phone #731-549-3329---Scotts Hill, Tn Betty Sheppard, Lexington TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "bettyps" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [TNDECATU] GOFF BRAWLEY DETON BLACKBURN > Riley Goff just died recently > Betty Sheppard, Lexington TN > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:10 PM > Subject: [TNDECATU] GOFF BRAWLEY DETON BLACKBURN > > > > Mary Ella BRAWLEY mr'd John Riley GOFF in 1869 in Decatur Co., TN. John's > > brother Christopher married Julia BRAWLEY in 1872 in Decatur Co. Julia > shows > > up in census records with father Thomas G. BRAWLEY. > > > > I figured Mary Ella & Julia were probably sisters but can't find Thomas G. > > BRAWLEY in an 1860 census, which would show the connection to Mary Ella. > > > > I got a death certificate for Mary GOFF, daughter of Granvil BRAWLEY (b > NC) & > > Susa DETON (b NC). Shows Mary b. 18 June 1854 in NC & d. 17 May 1917. > > > > The Corinth Cem. transcripts has my Mary b 20 Feb 1852 & d 8 May 1917. > > Census records say she was b. in TN. > > > > So the only thing that the death cert. agrees with other records is that a > > Mary BRAWLEY married a GOFF, died in May 1917 & was buried in Corinth Cem. > > > > How frustrating! Of course I could just blame poor Artela Blackburn of > > Decaturville who filled out the death certif & presume she did it ALL > WRONG. > > Who is she & why did she complete it instead of Mary's husband? > > > > And maybe Julia's father, Thomas G. was Thomas Granville but there's also > a > > Thomas G BRAWLEY (presumably Jr.) floating around b. May 1854, same time > as > > my Mary so perhaps I'm trying too hard to fit her into this family . . . . > > OK, I'm rambling. Can someone help put me out of my misery????? > > > > ANYBODY got info on the BRAWLEYs, GOFFs, DETONs or Artela BLACKBURN in > > Decatur County TN? > > > > Does anyone know how to contact Dale KENNEDY who posted a query in 1997 on > > BRAWLEYs. His address isn't good anymore (was [email protected]) > > > > I do have The History of Scotts Hill, TN by Turner which has info. on the > > GOFFs (as well as my WHITE, DAVENPORT, HOLMES, & SCOTT lines.) > > > > Maureen (White) Pierce > > Phoenix, AZ > > > > > >