1880 residence Curtis District, Roane County, WV; 1900 residence Curtis District, Roane County, WV
He is buried in the Hardman Cemetery at Hardman Bend, Calhoun County, WV; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was elected and served one term as West Virginia State Senator 1893-1895.
Sources
"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, Lowther's 1911 History of Ritchie County WV, Bishop's 1927 History of Roane County WV, his marriage record, personal examination of his tombstone in the family cemetery 1975, U.S. census returns.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester 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 Sylvester: