Benson
Goff
Born in VA (now WV)
Ancestors 
Son of Salathiel Goff
and Margaret (Flesher) Goff
Brother 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 Melissa (Goff) Morris
Husband of
Laura Jane (Doggett) Goff
— married
1 Feb 1870 in DeWitt County, TX
Father of
Lula Margaret (Goff) Swickheimer, Ida Lee (Goff) LeMaster, Corianne Lee (Goff) Harris, Walter Benson Goff, Irene Mae (Goff) Brown and Fannie Belle (Goff) Franklin
Died
at age 51
in Fannin, Goliad County, TX
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2014
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Biography
1870 residence Precinct 3, DeWitt County, TX; 1880 residence Precinct 4, Goliad County, TX
Benson was shot and killed at his store at Fannin, Goliad County, TX by Edward Pitts.
He is buried in the Live Oak Cemetery, Fannin, Goliad County, TX.
Sources
- "The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, newspaper account of his death, personal examination of his tombstone 1976, U.S. census returns
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Phillip Goff
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, FTDNA kit #25496
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Dave Shizak :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Melissa Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T434914 [compare], Ancestry member MDR_WV
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~0.78%
Lynda (Westbrook) Martin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T264224 [compare], FTDNA kit #602562
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~0.78%
John Westbrook :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T874780 [compare], FTDNA kit #170731
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