Born in VA (now WV)
Ancestors 
Daughter of Salathiel Goff
and Margaret (Flesher) Goff
Sister of
Ruhama Goff, John G. Goff, Elizabeth (Goff) Stewart, Peyton Salathiel Goff, Mary (Goff) Stutler, Rebecca (Goff) Stutler, Alonzo Adam Goff, Clarinda (Goff) Hanley, Charles Goff and Benson Goff
Wife of
Josiah Lunsford
— married
13 Sep 1866 in Goliad County, TX
Wife of
Marcus Morris
— married
19 Nov 1873 in Goliad County, TX
Mother of
Allen J. Lunsford, Ernest Salathiel Morris, Clara Marcus (Morris) Wells, Robert Lee Morris, Margaret Ethel Morris, Laura Jane (Morris) Payne and Myrta O. (Morris) Phillips
Died
at age 69
in Fannin, Goliad County, TX
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2014
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Biography
1870 residence Goliad County, TX; 1880 residence Precinct 4, Goliad County, TX; 1900 residence Justice Precinct 4, Goliad County, TX; 1910 residence Justice Precinct 4, Goliad County, TX
She is buried in the Live Oak Cemetery, Fannin, Goliad County, TX.
She and Marcus Morris had infant twin sons who are buried in the Live Oak Cemetery, Fannin, Goliad County, TX but there are no dates on the tombstone.
Name: Melisse Lunsford [Melissa Lunsford] Age in 1870: 26 Birth Year: abt 1844 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Goliad, Texas Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Goliad Value of Real Estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Sallather Goff 68 Margaret Goff 66 Melisse Lunsford 26 Allen Lunsford 3 Jame Goff 28 Ruth Goff 21 Sally Goff 20 Eliza Goff 15
Sources
- "The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, her marriage records, personal examination of her tombstone 1976, U.S. census returns.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27035496/infants-sons-morris
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melissa:
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