Martha (Mary?) Elizabeth Conger

SEE "Timeline" for chronological order of life events including any photos and documents as available; SEE "Media" for any documents and photos included from "Timeline" as available.

MEMORIAL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89540992

Mary Elizabeth Goff was born on June 14, 1858 in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, daughter of Samuel C. Goff and Elizer "Eliza" Fain (Hunter) Goff.

On Feb 25, 1874, Martha Elizabeth Goff, age 15, married George W. Conger, age 23, performed by John B. Higdon, Notary Public. They were the parents of 21 children (b) including Bristol Ero (1874); James M (1876); William Lynch (1876); Reason S (1878); John Benjamin (1879); Abraham "Abe or Abram" C. (1880); George Washington, Jr. (1882); Demsey E (1883); Infant Girl (1884); Lulu G. (1885); Lettie Lee (1886); Jehu R. (1888); Euna C. (1890); Elijah F. (1892); Elbert Jackson (1893); Thomas Kibien (1895); Lucy A. (1896); Warren E. (1898); Infant girl (1899); Washington Columbus (1900) and Keith Carson Conger (1904).

On August 12, 1919, Martha Elizabeth (Goff) Conger, age 61, died in Tifton and buried in the Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Tifton, Tift County, Georgia.

Footnotes: (a) Some references show marriage day as Feb. 20th, Irwin County Records have 25th. (b) Number of children varies with references of 18 to 23, but 21 is referenced in the Conger Family of America book.

References: 1906 "Conger Confab" family newsletter, George Washington Conger Genealogy document (1850-1934); History of Irwin County by J. B. Clements (1932, Irwin County Marriages); U.S. Census; Conger Family of America (1972); SEE Documents as available under “Media” or “Timeline” events

Links: http://records.ancestry.com/george_washington_conger_records.ashx?p...; Link:http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/irwin/vitals/marriages/bride-gh.txt

Note: Overview arranged by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., subject to additions & corrections.