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flag male ancestor  Ernest Clarence  GOFF

Born
05/12/1912 ,  East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA
Died
05/11/1941 ,  East St. Louis, St. Clair Co.,Illinois, USA

Cause of Death: Suicide by hanging.
Ernest Clarence  married  Allenora A MCKINNON abt. 1930 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Allenora A MCKINNON  was born 23 March 1915 in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA.  Allenora A died 7 January 1989 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.  Allenora A was the child of Frank Charles MCKINNON and Laura FREDRICKSON .
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Parents of Ernest Clarence GOFF

Father
Ernest Clyde GOFF
Mother
Grayce Madeline FRANKLIN

Grandparents of Ernest Clarence GOFF

Paternal grandparents
John William GOFF Lovina FORD
Maternal grandparents
Charles FRANKLIN Zobeda Amarilla BRANDENBURG


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Ernest Clarence  married  Allenora A MCKINNON abt. 1930 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Allenora A MCKINNON  was born 23 March 1915 in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA.  Allenora A died 7 January 1989 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.  Allenora A was the child of Frank Charles MCKINNON and Laura FREDRICKSON.
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Ernest Clarence GOFF married flag photo of Allenora A MCKINNON  Allenora A MCKINNON
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Allenora A MCKINNON was the child of Frank Charles MCKINNON and Laura FREDRICKSON

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BirthBirth — 1912
05/12/1912
East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA
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.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
1933 Birth of Child
Ernest Clyde LIBERTY (GOFF) was born 11/30/1933, Los Angeles, California, USA

Ernest Clarence was 21 years old.
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
Invention 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
Invention 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)
Invention 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DeathDeath — 1941
05/11/1941
East St. Louis, St. Clair Co.,Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 29.
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Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL 62223
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