flag male ancestor  Ernest Clyde  GOFF

  (b. 17 August 1887 ,  Flat Rock, Crawford Co., Illinois, USA   d. 1 November 1932 ,  East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA )  
Age: 44

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Ernest Clyde GOFF was born 17 August 1887 in Flat Rock, Crawford Co., Illinois, USA

Ernest Clyde GOFF was the child of John William GOFF   and   Lovina FORD

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Ernest Clyde  married  Grayce Madeline FRANKLIN abt. 1908 in Coles, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Grayce Madeline FRANKLIN  was born 12 September 1890 in Hutton Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA.  Grayce Madeline died 13 March 1946 in East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA.  Grayce Madeline was the child of Charles FRANKLIN and Zobeda Amarilla BRANDENBURG.

Ernest Clyde GOFF died 1 November 1932 in East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA.
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Ernest Clyde GOFF married flag female ancestor Grayce Madeline FRANKLIN-- Date: abt. 1908 Place: Coles, Illinois, USA
Grayce Madeline FRANKLIN was the child of Charles FRANKLIN and Zobeda Amarilla BRANDENBURG




Children of Ernest Clyde GOFF and Grayce Madeline FRANKLIN:

flag male ancestor Ernest Clarence GOFF (b.05/12/1912, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA  d. 05/11/1941, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co.,Illinois, USA)
m. Allenora A MCKINNON 1930



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birth1887 Birth
17 August 1887
Flat Rock, Crawford Co., Illinois, USA
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
1912 Birth of Child
Ernest Clarence GOFF was born 05/12/1912, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA

Ernest Clyde was 24 years old.
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
death1932 Death
1 November 1932
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA

He died at the age of 45.

Ernest is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery, 9173 West Main Street, Belleville, Saint Clair County, Illinois, 62223-1712
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