Helen (Ralston) Goff
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Helen (Ralston) Goff (1846 - 1922)

Helen Goff formerly Ralston
Born in Ohio, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 8 Mar 1877 in Winnebago Illinois United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 75 in Buchanan, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.
Helen (Ralston) Goff was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

Helen was born in 1846. She was the daughter of Scottish immigrants William Ralston and Hellen Greenlees. [1]

She married James Goff in 1877. [2]

They moved to Buchannon County, Iowa and settled there.[3][4]

Helen died in 1922. [5]

1880 US Census

Hazelton Township

HELEN R GOFF
Birth Date Jun 1846
Home in 1900 Hazleton, Buchanan, Iowa
Marital Status Widowed
Marriage Year 1867
Years Married 33
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
  • Helen R Goff Head 54 Ohio
  • Judson B Goff Son 20 Iowa
  • William J Goff Son 17 Iowa
  • Margaret E Goff Daughter 11 Iowa

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHP-WM9 : 13 December 2017), Ellen Ralston in entry for William Ralston, 1860.
  2. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-JMKJ : 14 October 2017), James O Goff and Helen Ralston, 08 Mar 1877; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,043.
  3. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKT-LM2 : 14 January 2022), Hellen Goff in household of O. James Goff, Hazleton, Buchanan, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92Q-3WP : accessed 22 July 2018), Helen R Goff, Hazleton Township Hazleton town, Buchanan, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,420.
  5. "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-GDK6 : 8 November 2017), Helen R Goff, 13 May 1922, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #10272, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768571.

See also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #116242108: accessed 22 July 2018), memorial page for Helen R Ralston Goff (23 Jun 1846–13 May 1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116242108, citing Fontana Cemetery, Hazleton, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .




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