Harold Edward Goff

1920 - 1995  (75 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Harold Edward Goff
  Gender	Male
  Birth	9 Jan 1920	Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States   [2]
  Census	12 Apr 1940	Saint Cloud, Sherburne, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Inmate - State Reformatory
  Military	1 Jul 1941	Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States   [4]
  Serial No: S-103; Order No: S-1384
  Census	5 Apr 1950	Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States   [5]
  Death	18 Mar 1995	Wadena, Minnesota, United States   [1, 6, 7, 8]
  Record No: 2529168; Cert No: 008962
  Burial	Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Staples, Wadena, Minnesota, United States   [9, 10]
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. Beulah Laroe Goff           b. 5 Feb 1915, Minnesota, United States           d. 8 Apr 1960, Todd, Minnesota, United States  (Age 45 years)   2. Harold Edward Goff           b. 9 Jan 1920, Minnesota, United States           d. 18 Mar 1995, Wadena, Minnesota, United States  (Age 75 years)   3. Bernice Colleen Goff           b. 8 Oct 1923, Todd, Minnesota, United States           d. 16 Aug 1973, Todd, Minnesota, United States  (Age 49 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Arthur Wesley Johnson and Kathryn Mae Burdick)
  1. Lyle Arthur Johnson           b. 12 May 1913, Todd, Minnesota, United States           d. 3 Oct 1987, Wadena, Minnesota, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Person ID	I6790	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Edward James Goff, Jr           b. 8 Jul 1894, Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States           d. 18 Jul 1965, Todd, Minnesota, United States (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Kathryn Mae Burdick           b. 16 Apr 1895, Wisconsin, United States           d. 6 Mar 1983, Wadena, Minnesota, United States (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 May 1914	Wadena, Minnesota, United States
  Cert No: M7-439
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 10 months - She : 19 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F2026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jan 1920 - Minnesota, United States Census - 2 Apr 1930 - Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States Census - Inmate - State Reformatory - 12 Apr 1940 - Saint Cloud, Sherburne, Minnesota, USA Military - Serial No: S-103; Order No: S-1384 - 1 Jul 1941 - Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States Census - 5 Apr 1950 - Staples, Todd, Minnesota, United States Death - 18 Mar 1995 - Wadena, Minnesota, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Harold Edward Goff". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I6790&tree=cw (accessed August 31, 2026).

  
  

Sources

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