U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Goff, Elijah C. (1840-1916) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Ritchie County by Minnie Kendall Lowther Wheeling News Litho. Co., Wheeling W.Va., 1911 Page 558, Elijah C. Goff "Goff's" which has never been but little more than a post-office, came upon the stage in the early sixties when the post-office was established with the late Thomas Goff (from whom it took its name) as first post-master. He resided where his nephew, E. C. Goff, now lives, and finally went to Iowa where he fell asleep. The late James R. Brake, of Berea, and the late Dr. Lee Goff, of Hazelgreen built the first store here, late in the seventies. Mr. Brake furnished the capital and Dr. Goff had charge of the business. E. C. Goff, who is the grandson of Aaron Smith, the original pioneer of this vicinity, has been the merchant and post-master for more than a quarter of a century past. He has been quite prominent in business and political circles as well, he having represented this county in the Legislature a few years since. He was first married to Miss Priscilla Bee, daughter of Asa Bee, of Berea, and they were the parents of, Alfera, Wm. A., and Herbert H. Goff, of Goff's; Mrs. Ida (Willy) Law, and Mrs. Inis (A. C.) Huff, of Lawford. His present wife was Miss Kitty Smith, of Columbus, Ohio. The mill which has long since ceased to grind was built by the late Perry Gainer, of Bone creek, brother-in-law of Mr. Goff. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Ritchie County, WV (Page 67) FULL-NAME: Elijah Colman Goff AGE-AT-DEATH: 76y-11m-26d DEATH-DATE: April 8, 1916 DEATH-PLACE: Goffs MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Merchant CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Bronco Pneumonia INFORMANT: J. M. Goff, M.D. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Theres a double-tombstone in the Bethany Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia Elijah C. Goff (Apr. 12, 1840 -- Apr. 8, 1916) Kittie H., his wife (Dec. 30, 1848 -- May 11, 1922) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Ritchie County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/ritchie/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------