History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 539. [Bourbon County] [North Middletown Precinct] THOMAS J. GOFF, farmer and breeder of short horns; P. O. North Middletown; is the son of Elisha and Nancy (Hedges) Goff, and was born May 9, 1821; his grandfather, Thomas J. Goff, was a native of Virginia and emigrated to this State in 1790, and settled on Strodes' Creek, in Clark County; his grandfather on his mother's side was John Hedges, a native of Maryland, and came to Kentucky in 1792, and settled in Bourbon County. Elisha Goff, father of our subject, was born in Clark in 1795, and was married Dec. 25, 1817, to Nancy Hedges; she was born Nov. 17, 1790. The result of this union was two sons: John H. and Thomas J., and three daughters, viz: Margaret P., Mary Ann and Catharine T. Thomas J. remained with his father until his (father's) death, which occurred March 22, 1831. After this, our subject, in connection with his brother, continued farming in Clark County till [sic] 1857, at which time he came to Bourbon and brought his grandfather Hedges' farm, where he followed his favorite pursuit of farming, stock raising, etc., until 1861. About this time, becoming a little restless and desiring a change of business, he removed to New York City and engaged in the cattle broker business, where he remained till [sic] 1870. At this period he again returned to Kentucky and settled on a farm near North Middletown, where he still resides. Mr. Goff was married Jan. 28, 1859 to Mary E. Stone, of Bourbon; this union was blessed with three children; two sons, viz: John S. and May, and one daughter, Allie. In June 1881, May Goff graduated at the K.C. & B. College, being then only seventeen years of age. His sister Allie is now a student of the same institution. Mr. and Mrs. Goff now own a nice little home of 140 acres and he rents and controls about 1250 acres more. He is a non-partisan in politics. Goff Hedges Stone = Clark-KY MD VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/goff.tj.txt