The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia

The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia
Author: Phillip G. Goff
Publisher: Phillip G Goff
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2003
Genre: United States
ISBN: 1930353863

Brothers James Goff, John Turton Goff (d. 1803), Thomas Goff (1747-1824) and Salathiel Goff (d. 1791), were probably born in England or Wales. They emigrated and settled in Virginia and Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and Texas.

The Confederate Soldiers of Rockbridge County, Virginia

The Confederate Soldiers of Rockbridge County, Virginia
Author: Robert J. Driver, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476664110

Based on an exhaustive search of various sources, this book provides a comprehensive roster of all known Confederate soldiers, sailors and marines from Rockbridge County, Virginia, or those who served in units raised in the County. Washington College and Virginia Military Institute alumni who were from Rockbridge, enlisted in local companies or lived in the County before or after the war are also included. Complete service records are given, along with photographs where possible.

The Chenoweth Family in America

The Chenoweth Family in America
Author: Richard Carlton Harris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 720
Release: 1994
Genre: Maryland
ISBN:

The Chenoweth family originated in Wales but lived for centuries in Cornwall, England. The family originally carried the name Trevelisek but changed their name between 890 and 1020 when one of the sons was given land and built a new house. Cornish for "new house" is Chynoweth. John Chenoweth (1682-1746) was born in Cornwall and immigrated to A merica in about 1715. He and his wife, Mary Calvert, settled in Maryland where they were the parents of eight children. Their many descendants live throughout the United States.

So Obscure a Person

So Obscure a Person
Author: Edna Barney
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1435713281

"So Obscure a Person" is a family history and genealogy of ALEXANDER STINSON Senior of Buckingham County, Virginia and his Virginia descendants. His life spanned almost the entire eighteenth century of Virginia. He is the progenitor of the STINSON family of Buckingham County, including those who went further South after the Revolutionary War. This book is the result of years of research at courthouses and libraries in Virginia and elsewhere. It is extensively documented with both embedded sources and footnotes, and is fully indexed. There is an excursus on the HOOPER family which includes the CABELL and MAYO cousins, relatives of the STINSONs.

The American Census Handbook

The American Census Handbook
Author: Thomas Jay Kemp
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780842029254

Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.