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Nathan Goff Jr.
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Feb 09, 1843
Nathan Goff Jr. was born in Clarksburg
1861
Nathan Goff Jr. joined the Union service in the Civil War Other events that happened on or around 1861 Stonewall Jackson withdrew from Harpers Ferry Union and Confederate troops began occupation of Bulltown Federal troops seized the gold deposited by Virginia in a Weston bank for the construction of Weston Hospital
1864
Nathan Goff Jr. was captured by Confederates at Moorefield
1865
Nathan Goff married Laura E. Despard Other events that happened on or around 1865 Virginia legislature repealed laws consenting to the admission of Berkeley and Jefferson counties to West Virginia Storer College in Harpers Ferry, begun by the Freewill Baptist Church, to educate black teachers Ratification of 13th Amendment by West Virginia John Appleton moved to Kanawha County 13 Banks had become national banks The Baptist General Association of West Virginia (West Virginia Baptist Convention) formed Rosser's Raid occurred on Beverly Belle Boyd wrote Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison in London Waitman T. Willey senate term as first West Virginia senator ended Provision included in Constitution of 1851 calling for the General Assembly to reapportion representation in both houses John Dickinson came to Kanawha County Anne Dudley arrived in West Virginia to teach freed blacks Fairmont State University was formed as West Virginia's first private normal school Aretas Fleming married Carrie M. Watson Joseph Diss Debar appointed an agent in southern Germany Grafton National Cemetery was established for Civil War dead The Easton Roller Mill replaced overshot water wheel Reckart's Mill was built in Preston county Visitor stated about Harpers Ferry, "all about the town are rubbish, filth, and stench." Chester Hubbard began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives John Jacob returned to Romney George Latham served as congressman for the Second District of West Virginia Joseph Lightburn returned to duty after being wounded in Sherman's advance on Atlanta The Logan Wildcats were active in the Shenandoah Valley campaign The city of Boone Court House changed its name to Madison Booker T. Washington arrived in Malden with his family to work in the salt industry and local coal mines Two additional dams were built on the Monongahela River The army recruiting and training center at Camp Carlisle ceased The Campbell's Creek Coal Company began shipping coal down the Kanawha River from Port Amherst Samuel Price was appointed circuit judge in Lewisburg but declined to take office A narrow-gauge railroad was built to Ritchie Mines Ritchie Mines was bought Union authorities moved Jefferson County seat from Charles Town to Shepherdstown The Wheeling interurban system began operation The National Banking Act was amended to allow state banks to become national banks Jim Vance was suspected in the murder of Harmon McCoy The formal organizing of Webster County took place The state superintendent called a state convention of teachers to meet in Fairmont, founding the West Virginia Education Association
1867
Nathan Goff Jr. began practicing law in Clarksburg
Nov 05, 1867
Nathan Goff Jr. was elected to the House of Delegates
Nov 03, 1868
Nathan Goff Jr. was elected to the House of Delegates Other events that happened on or around November 03, 1868 Henry Gassaway Davis was elected to the West Virginia Senate William Stevenson was elected as the 3rd governor of West Virginia W. H. H. Flick elected to represent Pendleton and Grant counties in the House of Delegates
1868
President Grant appointed Nathan Goff Jr. U.S. district attorney for West Virginia Other events that happened on or around 1868 Schools for black children were being built in 18 communities in West Virginia A construction bid for Clarksburg School, an elementary black school, was accepted A springhouse was built at Barger Springs (Summers County) Jacob Blair was appointed minister to Costa Rica The new Harpers Ferry bridge was completed Thayer sold Ceredo to mortgage holder, Charles B. Hoard Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad was created Gen. William C. Wickham became president of the C&O Railroad The state purchased the institution now known as Fairmont State University Vedette changed name to the West Virginian Freedmen's Bureau ceased operation in West Virginia Catherine Jackson White purchased Jackson's Mill John Kenna finished his studies at St. Vincents Academy in Wheeling Lincoln County's borders changed The Agricultural College of West Virginia was renamed West Virginia University at the recommendation of Alexander Martin Dr. H. Stieren of St. Louis established a bromine factory in Mason County The Grand Army of the Republic established Decoration Day, predecessor to Memorial Day The legislature created two public school districts in Morgantown, white and black Anna Maria Jarvis organized Mothers' Friendship Day celebration The steamboat Mountain Boy was built on the Monongahela River at Brownsville, Pennsylvania All refineries except one founded by Johnson Newlon Camden closed due to his partnership with Standard Oil Trust George Peterkin graduated from the Theological Seminary of Virginia. Drilling for oil and gas began in Roane County William Rosecrans served as minister to Mexico John Cunningham acquired the Phillip R. Thompson property, which he had incorporated and named Kanawha City Senator Peter Van Winkle cast the next-to-last vote and only Republican vote that saved President Andrew Johnson from being removed on impeachment charges Fred E. Brooks was born Reported 200 patients were being cared for at Weston State Hospital Winfield was incorporated
1881
Nathan Goff Jr. served as secretary of navy under President Hayes Other events that happened on or around 1881 Booker T. Washington married his first wife, Fannie Smith, at the African Zion Baptist Church West Virginia contracted with Storer College in educating African-American teachers Congress gave $5,000 to Smithsonian to conduct excavations relating to prehistoric Mound Builders George Atkinson wrote After the Moonshiners West Virginia's first general banking law repealed Legislature elected Johnson N. Camden to the U.S. Senate The West Virginia Board of Health was established West Virginia Board of Health was established George Imboden became the president of the Fayette County Commission Jacob Beeson Jackson began service as governor John Jacob was appointed Ohio County circuit judge The lock and dam on the Elk River was removed Joseph Long moved to Wheeling William MacCorkle married Belle Goshorn Henry Mathews returned to Lewisburg C.F. Millspaugh received a medical degree from the New York Homeopathic Medical College The Norfolk & Western Railway was a result of a merger between the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad and Shenandoah Valley Railroad Daniel Purinton became vice-president and acting president of West Virginia University. William Rosecrans served in Congress from California Johann Stifel died Frederick Douglass spoke on the campus of Storer College The current Monroe County courthouse was built in Union Alexander Wade published A Graduating System for Country Schools West Union was incorporated The first West Virginia State Fair was held at Wheeling Island Albert White moved to Parkersburg Emanuel Wilson finished his service in the House of Delegates Thomas Davis moved with his family to Huntington
Nov 07, 1882
Nathan Goff Jr. was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Other events that happened on or around November 07, 1882 John Kenna was reelected into Congress Wm. Lyne Wilson was elected to Congress
Nov 06, 1888
Nathan Goff Jr. lost West Virginia's controversial gubernatorial election to Aretas Brooks Fleming Other events that happened on or around November 06, 1888 Aretas Fleming won the most controversial gubernatorial election in West Virginia A prohibition amendment to the state constitution was defeated during the general election. W. H. H. Flick was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, losing to William L. Wilson
1890
Nathan Goff Jr. bought the Clarksburg Telegram Other events that happened on or around 1890 George Atkinson wrote Prominent Men of West Virginia Harry Bandholtz graduated from West Point Electricity came to Martinsburg Many Bloch Brothers employees joined the Tobacco Workers Union Marshall University started botany classes Charles Frederik Millspaugh suggested need for an arboretum at WVU John J. Cornwell and brother William purchased the Hampshire Review Stephen Elkins built his home, Halliehurst, in Elkins Jack Glasscock won the National League batting title, hitting .336 William Glasscock became the clerk of the county circuit court The Lewisburg Academy changed its name to Greenbrier Military Academy Capt. Gordon C. Greene bought the steamboat H.K. Bedford John P. Hale helped and Virgil Lewis found the West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society The Herald began publication Thomas Lovett built the Hilltop House in Harpers Ferry Reported 236 native Hungarians in West Virginia Congress enacted the McKinley tariff to stimulate the domestic production of tin plate Jehovah Witnesses built the New Light church The original line of the Norfolk & Western from Kenova to Mingo County was completed Construction on municipal water and sewer systems began in Weston Virgil Lewis began long career of historical writing The Lincoln County Feud ended during the winter The Hatfield and McCoy Feud ended Joseph Long and partner founded the Wheeling News The Middlesex Knitting Company was established in Martinsburg Federal building in the Richardsonian Romanesque architecture style was built in Martinsburg A Mennonite meetinghouse was built near Lost River Commercial mining in Mingo County began with arrival of the N&W A post office was established at Minnehaha Springs Fairmont Electric Light and Power began operating a plant on the Monongahela River A vast tank field was established in southeast Morgantown due to rapid expansion of oil and gas industry A coal mine opened at Beechwood along the B&O line Michael L. Benedum entered the industry as an employee of Standard Oil The N&W acquired the Scioto Valley Railway Herschel Ogden founded the Wheeling Daily News Herschel Ogden married Mary Frances Moorehouse Earl Oglebay, John D. Rockefeller and David Z Norton formed partnership, Oglebay Norton Co. Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company erected a band sawmill at Sutton. Parsons population was 84. Daniel Purinton left WVU to become president of Denison College. William Ritter began a logging operation in Mercer county The statue of Patrick Henry at Monongalia Courthouse was moved indoors The McKinley Tariff passed including duties on tin plate Howard Sutherland moved to Washington as an official in the Census Bureau Telephone switchboards were installed at Grafton Aretas B. Fleming became governor of West Virginia A springhouse was constructed at Webster Springs C. F. Millspaugh published Agricultural Experiment Station bulletins on West Virginia's Weeds Midway and Lazearville were annexed to Wellsburg Weston had electric lights The site of Williamson was still farmland There were 6,247 residents in Wyoming County
1892
Nathan Goff Jr. was appointed a federal judge in the U.S. Fourth Circuit Other events that happened on or around 1892 Newton Diehl Baker got B.A. degree from John Hopkins University Waitman Barbe wrote book Ashes and Incense West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad came through Burnsville Bill Byrne was elected prosecuting attorney of Braxton County West Virginia Pulp & Paper built paper mill at Luke, Maryland William Edwin Chilton became chairman of the state Democratic Party John W. Davis graduated from Washington and Lee Dingess Tunnel was built The Center Point oil pool was opened by the South Penn Oil The Elkins Inter-Mountain was established The Glenville Pathfinder was first published Thomas Harris wrote Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy The C&O completed a roundhouse with 17 engine stalls and a car shop of 40 cars in Hinton Lily Jackson called for West Virginia women to contribute to the state's exhibit at the Chicago Worlds Fair Harriet Jones left the state hospital to open a women's hospital in Wheeling John K. Small first discovered Kates Mountain Clover The N&W Ohio River Bridge was completed William Leigh left the Royal Academy in Munich Virgil A. Lewis was elected state superintendent of schools St. Paul's became the first Lutheran church in Charleston The Fostoria Glass Company opened in Moundsville McDowell Countians voted to move the county seat to Welch The Berkeley Springs springs were developed as the town water supply Wheeling City Hospital opened to patients City Hospital Training School for Nurses in Wheeling opened as the first nursing school in West Virginia Syrian and Lebanese immigrants founded St. George Orthodox Church in Charleston Fetterman was incorporated George Peterkin published Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church in West Virginia. Graham Hamrick received patents for his mummification formula. Melville Davisson Post earned a law degree from West Virginia University WVU's plant collection was put into storage The Polecat well was drilled Wilbur "Lefty" Cooper was born in Davis Run Charles W. Ferguson II was born Webster Springs was incorporated as Addison C. F. Millspaugh published Agricultural Experiment Station bulletins on West Virginia's Weeds Wheeling Hospital grew to 90 beds
1913
Nathan Goff served in the U.S. Senate Other events that happened on or around 1913 Commissioner assigned responsibility to regulate farm products The Allegheny Lodge was built Waitman Barbe wrote Great Poems Interpreted Walter Barnes wrote English in the Country School John Peale Bishop entered Princeton Charles F. Millspaugh wrote The Living Flora of West Virginia James Callahan wrote Semi-Centennial History of West Virginia Consolidated Manufactories pottery factory established by Merchants Association of Grafton John Harrington Cox collected his first folk song Henry Gassaway Davis was chairman of Semi-Centennial Commission Alston Dayton made the injunction from the Hitchman Coal & Coke v. John Mitchell case permanent Legislature passed act that provided for the employment of extension agents West Virginia appropriated fire protection funds The Glenville high school received its own building The building of the central section of the Greenbrier Hotel and the Old White golf course were completed Legislature created the State Road Bureau Annual coal production exceeded 28 million tons Ritter Park in Huntington was fashioned from land originally intended for a city incinerator Louis Johnson was admitted to the bar in Clarksburg Harriet Jones helped to establish Hopemont Sanitarium Teepi Kendrick became the state agent in charge of the corn clubs for boys and canning clubs for girls Keyser was incorporated Supreme Court decisions on State ex rel. Nance v. Mays, Ex parte Jones, and Hatfield v. Graham were decided during the labor rebellion and accorded vast power to the executive branch to use martial law Weston became the southern terminus of regional electric trolley car service The second courthouse in Madison was torn down Redress was allowed under the original workers compensation statue Course work was added to Marshall University to include the equivalent of freshman and sophomore years of college Walter Martens began working as a draftsman in Danville The title was changed from Evening Journal to Martinsburg West Virginia Evening Journal Hu Maxwell co-authored West Virginia and Its People Bill McKell completed his own branch railroad to connect with the Virginian Railway at Pax John McWhorter left office as judge of West Virginia's 12th judicial circuit John McWhorter drafted the Yost Law, providing for enforcement of state prohibition The Mennonites building was moved to Roaring Creek The Minter Homes Corporation was established in Huntington A major refinery was built at St. Marys by Quaker State United States Senate looked into Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike John Nugent was question by the U.S. Senate investigating committee for efforts to import strikebreakers to West Virginia John Nugent left West Virginia for Kentucky The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly fathered the state's first workers compensation bill The Ohio Valley Refining Company was established at St. Marys Livia Poffenbarger sold the State Gazette. Legislature passed the Yost law, under which prohibition was enforced, creating the Department of Prohibition The state's first tuberculosis sanitarium was founded at Hopemont in Preston County The Public Service Commission was created by the legislature Leonard Riggleman passed the uniform teachers exam The first high school opened in Ripley St. Francis Hospital was founded by Patrick J. Donahue The Sacred Heart Hospital opened The Salt Sulphur Springs resort was closed The Star House was acquired by W. B. and Ida Skaggs Flags were unofficially made for the semi-centennial celebration featured a new design Stony River Reservoir was completed by West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company P. D. Strausbaugh graduated from Wooster (Ohio) College P. D. Strausbaugh began teaching at Wooster (Ohio) College A streetcar line between Sistersville and Middlebourne was built Congress passed the 16th Amendment for a federal income tax on corporation The Indian Camp Normal School was established Clarence W. Watson finished his term in the U.S. Senate John S. Bonar graduated from West Liberty "The West Virginia Hills" was published in The West Virginia Singer Legislature changed the name to Weston State Hospital West Virginia House of Delegates passed a state women's suffrage amendment
1919
Nathan Goff married Katherine Penney Other events that happened on or around 1919 There were 33 churches belonging to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination with 1,325 members The position of State Supervisor of Negro Schools and an appointed Negro Board of Education were created by the state White mob lynched two black miners at Chapmanville Alderson Baptist Academy became Alderson Baptist Academy and Junior College (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) Mary Atkeson competed a PhD in Literature at Ohio State University George Atkinson wrote Bench and Bar of West Virginia First state tournament for girls' high school basketball was held at Spencer John Peale Bishop was hired at Vanity Fair magazine after being stationed in Europe Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the Bretz property Don Chafin was shot when entering UMWA District 17 offices American chestnut trees provided West Virginia with 118 million board feet of lumber The normal school at Athens became independent as Concord State Normal School (now Concord University) National coal and steel strikes Governor John Cornwell supported the Red Flag legislation and Constabulary legislation in creating the State Police John Warren Davis became president of West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State University) Clarence Donnelly began his ministry Dunbar was laid out by Dunbar Development Company Legislature abolished first board and created a seven-member Board of Education Gertrude Humphrey began work in WVU extension system West Virginia enacted legislation that made it unlawful for livestock to be on the railroad right of way Harrison Ferrell was stricken with polio The West Virginia Good Roads Federation campaigned for amendment to make road improvements under slogan "Help Pull West Virginia Out of the Mud" Greenwood Cemetery, on the National Road in Wheeling, became a nonprofit corporation Mayor C. C. Testerman named Sid Hatfield Matewan's police chief The Board of Children's Guardians was established Dave Gideon became the sole owner of the Huntington Herald-Dispatch The UMWA began efforts to unionize the mines of southern West Virginia The problem of sharing Virginia's debt was finally settled A large stone monument was erected at Jackson's Mill in the memory of Stonewall Jackson Mother Jones joined the steelworkers' organizing drive in Pittsburgh Joseph Joy won a patent for his design of a mechanical coal loader Frank Keeney announced his intention to unionize the remainder of southern West Virginia coal mines Teepi Kendrick helped found the West Virginia 4-H All Stars Lakin State hospital was established by an act of the Legislature Walter Martens began working for architect L. F. W. Stuebe of Danville Louis Marx established Louis Marx & Company Legislature provided for the establishment of mine rescue station to train personnel in rescue and first-aid work Margaret Montague's story "England to America" won the O. Henry Award Ephraim Morgan ran for governor Howard Sloan organized a congregation in Grafton Greasy Neale played in the World Series for the Cincinnati Reds The Nuttallburg mine was sold to Henry Ford The Owens Bottle Machine Company changed to the Owens Bottle Company Mateo Pinkard wrote his first hit, "Mammy 'o Mine" after moving to New York. 125 acres of land was purchased for the operation of the agriculture program. A poultry extension program was started in West Virginia The state received a federal grant for the control of venereal disease. The West Virginia Department of Prohibition began William Revercomb earned a law degree from the University of Virginia Red Ribble moved to Prince Rat Rodgers was named to the All-American teams Rat Rodgers was the leading scorer in the nation St. Mary's Glass opened S. Orestes Bond became president of Salem College Thomas C. Miller was designated president instead of principal of Shepherd College The Twin Mountain & Potomac railroad line ended WVU's football team amassed an 8-3 record Weirton Steel added a blast furnace Weirton Steel employees jumped to 11,630 Clint Thomas returned to Columbus after army service W. W. Trent became secretary of the West Virginia Education Association Tucker County's school enrollment peaked at 4,144 students Attempts to unionize southern West Virginia occurred West Virginia legislature created a Virginia Debt Sinking Fund to settle the Virginia Debt Byrd Prillerman left as president of West Virginia Colored Institute (now West Virginia State University) I. C. White received an honorary law degree from WVU Carter G. Woodson began Associated Publishers Company Carter G. Woodson began serving as Dean of Liberal Arts at Howard University West Virginians participated in the Russian Expedition, a military fiasco C. H. Mead completed the first commercial gas well in Wyoming County Lenna Yost became the Washington correspondent for the National WCTU's Union Signal West Virginia held a state basketball tournament for girls for the first time T. G. Nutter became the first African-American to represent Kanawha County in the House of Delegates
Apr 23, 1920
Nathan Goff Jr. died in Clarksburg
1993
Nathan Goff Jr.'s house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places at time of demolition Other events that happened on or around 1993 Buffington Island preservation became a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Gaston Caperton said "how can we expect our children to value schooling when it's obvious we don't value our schools?" Curly Ray Cline retired from fiddling Stephen Coonts wrote The Red Horseman Flora of West Virginia was reissued by Seneca Books New records set of estimated lumber production exceeded 1.5 billion board feet Owens-Illinois Glass Company's Huntington plant closed The carriage house of the High Gate mansion underwent rehabilitation T. D. Jakes moved his church to a larger building in Cross Lanes The Kimball War Memorial was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Melvin Lentz cut through a 34-inch ponderosa pine log in 4.85 seconds using a modified chain saw The name of the Martinsburg paper was changed from Morning Journal to the Journal Irene McKinney was appointed poet laureate by Governor Gaston Caperton View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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