Alva
Clark
Goff
Born in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Emmaranda (Bush) Gragg
Brother of
Samarmas Anne (Goff) Davis [half], Frances Minerva (Goff) McHenry [half], Lucy Jane Goff [half], James Edwin Lee Goff [half] and Rosetta Goff
Husband of
Virginia Marguerite (Brown) Goff
— married
26 Sep 1895 in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 47
in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Although his death certificate gives his parents as James L. Goff & Elizabeth [sic] Bush, his paternity is unknown.
1900 residence Dekalb District, Gilmer County, WV; 1910 residence Dekalb District, Gilmer County, WV; 1920 residence Dekalb District, Gilmer County, WV
He is buried in the Leading Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Alice, Gilmer County, WV.
Sources
"The Goff Family" Roy L Lockhart 1974
Alva Clark Goff death certificate http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1952972&ImageNumber=1299
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9168417
personal examination of his tombstone 1975
Alva C Goff-Virginia Brown marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=808589&ImageNumber=149
U.S. census returns
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alva by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alva by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alva:
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~3.12%
Karen Stewart
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23andMe, GEDmatch T605051 [compare], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T605051 [compare], yourDNAportal KARd2f101ae, Ancestry member KSTEWART22
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N17624
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~1.56%
Stuart Powell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Colonelpowell
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Frances (Anderson) Sharp :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Barry Hodge :
23andMe
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~0.78%
LaDonna Chapman :
AncestryDNA
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