GOFF: Of Reedy. Salathiel Goff, of Weston, Lewis County, came to Reedy in 1842, with his wife, Margaret (Flesher) Goff, whom he had married in Lewis County. With them came three sons, John G., Peyton and Alonzo. and three daughters, Elizabeth, born March 17, 1827, married in Reedy, Joseph Stewart, son of the pioneer William Stewart. Rebecca, who became the wife of Josiah Stutler, and Mary, who married Christopher Stutler, brother of Josiah, Sr. Sa]athiel Goff owned and made the first of the pioneer farms below the “Three Forks.” Dempsey P. Fisher’s being a part of this farm. His son, Alonzo, enlisted in the Union cause, 1862, served and was wounded. Peyton enlisted in the Confederate army and served that cause. After that war Salathiel, his wife and two sons, Alonzo and Peyton, removed to Texas, leaving here the three daughters above mentioned and the son, John G. Goff. Salathiel Goff was either grandfather or uncle of William R. Goff, of Spencer. John G. Goff, of the above family, married Miss Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of William Stewart, pioneer and first settler at “Three Forks of Reedy.” It must be inferred from Roane County marriage records that John G. Goff was born in Lewis County, W. Va., in the year 1825. He made a second marriage, year 1887, to Lavinia Harlow (nee Pursley), his age given as 62, her’s 40 years. John G. and Elizabeth Goff, when first married, lived for a time near Reedyville, later acquired the first farm west of the town of Reedy, where they completed their span of life. They brought up at least three sons; we remember these, their names in order of their ages, Charles, Harvey and Payton Stewart.

Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 532-533

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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@aol.com
November 28, 1999
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