Prof.
Matthew
Goff
Thomson
Born in Clark County, KY
Ancestors 
Son of William Neill Thomson
and Catherine T. (Goff) Thomson
Brother of
Benjamin Franklin Thomson M. D. [half], Joel Quisenberry Thomson [half], Nancy M. (Thomson) Proctor, Robert Scott Thomson, Infant Thomson and Mary A. (Thomson) Shirley
Husband of
Ida B. (VanArsdell) Thomson
— married
about 10 Feb 1890 in Mercer County, KY
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Bourbon County, KY
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Biography
1900 residence North Middletown, North Middletown District, Bourbon County, KY; 1910 residence Paris Ward 3, Bourbon County, KY
He was long a noted educator in Kentucky and one of the best known in the south. He received his education at Transylvania College, Lexington, KY and later attended college at Ann Arbor, MI. After graduation he practiced law for two years at Mt. Sterling, KY after which he began his career as an educator.
He is buried in the Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, KY.
Sources
- "The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, Mercer County KY marriage bond (dated February 10, 1890), his death certificate, his obituary, Find A Grave, U.S. census returns.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew 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 Matthew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew 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 Matthew:
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~0.78%
Tricia Appell
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