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Private Thomas Jefferson Goff

Texas Rangers, Texas

End of Watch Thursday, September 14, 1905

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Reflections for Private Thomas Jefferson Goff

Actually, Tom Goff was married to my great Grandfathers' sister. I have a great amount of information about him and about Tom Meadows Goff. Tom was killed by Augustin Gonzales but Wm. Rodgers letter to Goffs' mother says it took him three days to die. Imagine that in the heat of the Big Bend (Ugh) The McCabes and Goffs' family went after onzales like a bunch out of "The Searchers" but the military in Mexico killed him before they were able ti get to him.

Dody Fugate , 3725 State Road 14, Santa
Tom Goff was my great uncle I have a set of letters about his death.

April 16, 2022

I belive you are my grandfather. My mother was born in lorado tx. Dec 25 1905. All my life I was told my grandfather was a tx ranger killed in Sept be my mom was born . Her mother died in childbirth.

June elizabeth gfeller granddaughter
Granddaughter June Elizabeth gfeller.

December 29, 2020

Rest in peace always and know that no passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

September 14, 2020

Ranger Goff,

I'm from Throckmorton and you aren't buried far from my family. I too will lie there someday. Thank you very much for your service.

Jon Hooper
Texas Master Peace Officer

July 9, 2019

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 107th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

September 14, 2012

I am a 4th generation decenddant of Ranger Goff and it makes me extremely proud to have him in our family tree.
This kind of dedication and sense of duty has been instilled in the generations and I continue to raise my children in the same proud fashion.
Kathryn Schlosser
Rhinelander, WI

Kathryn Schlosser

January 25, 2009

Ranger Goff,

A fellow Texan I am, and this date over a 100 years after your death I honor your service to one of the greatest of all Law Enforcement Agencies. The Texas Rangers.
I am confident your killer has faced our maker and has been dealt the justice deserved for his crimes.
Rest in Peace Ranger, you and your legacy are not forgotten.
God bless your service to our profession and to the great State of Texas.

Michael Haris
Fresno California Police Department

September 8, 2005

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