Hiram Goff

- Yes, date unknown

• Name	Hiram Goff
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I81514	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2011

  
  

  Father	Salathial Goff,   d. Bef 1805
  Mother	Elizabeth Gray,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Pioneers of Roane Co, WV by John A House: Salathiel Goff, a brother of John, was living in Randolph County in the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, and was quite wealthy. He married Elizabeth Gray. He is said to have been a descendant of the regicide, Goffe, but this may be but a fanciful tradition. Salathiel and Elizabeth Goff's children were: Hiram Goff married Margaret Rush. He was a Major, and on the staff of Gen. Booth in the War of 1812. Elizabeth Goff married Major William Stalnaker of Dekalb. Tamar Goff married John Riddle. Nancy Goff married Ben Riddle. George Goff. John Goff. Alexander (Sonny) Goff married a Riddle. George Goff married Joanna, daughter of John Goff. Their daughter, Nancy Goff, married John Riddle, son of Ben Riddle, Sr. Alexander, (Sonny) son of John Goff of Cheat River, married Elizabeth Riddle, a sister of John Riddle. He was born in 1799. They came to Leading Creek after the War of 1812. He was born in England in 1783, and died in the early Fifties. Their children were: John A. Goff, born in 1800. He was a Methodist preacher and married Julia House. He lived on Long Run, near Goff Post Office. Dorcas Goff married Samuel Fleming, and lived on Dry Run of Spruce Creek. George Goff married Mary Smith, daughter of Barnes Smith, Sr. Settled in Wood County, then went to Missouri. His son, John, was killed by the Indians. His daughter, Hila Ann, married James S. Hardman. (He was the George Goff of Middle Fork.) Joseph H. Goff was a preacher, M.E.S. He married Angeline Davis, first, and later Virginia Blizzard. Thomas Goff married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Barnes Smith, Sr. Benjamin Goff married Edna Smith, daughter of Aaron. His son, E.C. Goff, was in the Union army and was a Delegate in the Legislature. Alexander Goff married Mary Bush, daughter of George, who was a son of Jacob and Margaret Flesher Bush. Strother Goff married Nancy Riddle, daughter of John and Tamar Riddle. Monica E. Goff married Richard McCan in Lewis County. Dr. Patrick McCan, their son, married Isabel Geary in 1851.
  Family ID	F21236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Rush,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Pioneers of Roane Co, WV by John A House: Hiram Goff's wife, Margaret Rush, is said to be a direct descendant of Benjamin Rush of Revolutionary days. Their children were: William R. Goff, born in Randolph County, January 1, 1813. He moved to the home opposite Spencer in 1837. He was a Captain of Militia, and Justice of the Peace for five years in Jackson County and three years in Wirt County, also five years in Roane County, without changing his residence. He died in 1895. His wife was Sarah Bush, born near Weston, in 1817. Her father was George Bush. Her mother, Mary Wolfe Bush, and her grandfather, Michael Bush. Michael Bush was killed at Point Pleasant in 1774. George Goff married Jane Long, and lived on Middle Fork of Reedy. Elizabeth Goff married Hiram Riddle, son of Ben Riddle, Sr., and her cousin. Rachel Goff married George W. Hardman in Ritchie County. Hiram Dawson Goff married Rachel, daughter of Sam Brannon. John R. Goff. Effie Goff married Jacob Springston.
  Children	1. Eve Goff,   b. 28 Jul 1811, Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Mar 1852  (Age 40 years)   2. William Rush Goff,   b. 1 Jun 1813, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1892  (Age 79 years)   3. Rachel Goff,   b. CA 1814, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George S Goff,   b. Abt 1817, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hiram Dawson Goff,   b. Jul 1828, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart