U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Goad, George (1850-1917) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 383 George Goad was a Virginian, born in Carroll county, April 15, 1850, and a son of Andrew and Ellen J. (Avers) Goad. His father entered the Confederate army in 1862, and served until the close of the war, when he returned to his fanning in Carroll county. George Goad worked with his father until he was twenty-four years of age, and then began for himself. He commenced dealing in horses, locating in Braxton county in 1875, and lumbering, drifted and rafted timber and logs to Charleston. He added to his other business the conduct of a store of general merchandise which he established at the mouth of Strange creek. He was married June 20, 1879, to Sarah A. Frame, and the following children were born: Nimmie (deceased), Nettie, and Norman who is a physician at Strange Creek at this time. George Goad represented this county in the State Legislature during the sessions of 1889, 1891 and 1893. He also served the people of this county as Sheriff. He died at his home at Strange Creek in July, 1917. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Record of Deaths, Braxton County, WV (Page 78, No. 2) FULL-NAME: George Goad BIRTH-PLACE: Braxton Co. DEATH-DATE: August 30, 1917 at 67 years of age DEATH-PLACE: Strange Creek MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Bright Disease (wife of George Goad) From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #15521 FULL-NAME: Sarah Ann Goad BIRTH-DATE: May 19, 1851 BIRTH-PLACE: Clay Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: October 9, 1937 DEATH-PLACE: Strangecreek, Birch District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widow of George Goad OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: John Frme (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Mariah Gibson (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Carcinoma Stomach / Myocarditis INFORMANT: Dr. Norman Goad (of Strangecreek, W.Va.) BURIAL: Strangecreek Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------