Mary Ann Goff - b. 1881

Mary Ann Goff  was born¹  on 8 Feb 1881 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA. She died on 27 Aug 1971 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma. She was buried²  in Ioof Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahomo.

Mary Ann Goff - b. 1881

She was the daughter of William Hammer Goff and Harriett Ann Mobley, she married Charles Samuel "

Bimy" Springer 31 Jan 1901.

Mary married³  Charles Samuel Springer  "Bimy" son of Franklin Eugene Springer and *Laura Jane Shook on 31 Jan 1901 in Newell, Buena Vista Co, Iowa, USA. Charles was born⁴  on 19 Jun 1880 in Newell, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. He died on 12 Apr 1958 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma. He was buried⁵  on 14 Apr 1958 in Ioof Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahomo.

Mary Ann Goff - b. 1881 - headstone

Charles was employed as Teacher, Carpenter, Manager of Lumber Yard Shelbyville, Mayor of Shelbyville, Va, Building Contractor in Norman.

Providence, Iowa

Primrose Funeral Home

Was an only child. Met Mary near Storm Lake, Iowa. They lived in Pipestone, MN briefly, between the

birth of Laura and Charles, but were back in Newell by his birth.  Charles had worked as a cooper,

making butter tubs there.  Later they moved to Shelbina, MO to be near Mary's parents, before Helen

was born.  Charles worked at a lumber yard (Cotton Lumber Co.) in Shelbina.  Cotton Lumber Co.

opened a lumber yard in Shelbyvill, and Charles moved to manage it, and built houses.  Was a

carpenter and brick layer in Norman.

1900 census, Newell, Buena Vista, IA, Charles S B., 19

1910 census, Shelbyville, Shelby Co, MO, Charlie S. Splanger, 29

1920 census, Shelbyville, Shelby Co, MO, Chas, 39

They moved to OK about 1920-1, for the kids to get good educations.  Every kid graduated from the

University of OK.

1930 census, Norman, Cleveland Co, OK, Charles S., 49

Appendix A  -  Sources

  1.  Compiled by: Find A Grave, Find A Grave  (http://www.findagrave.com/), Find A Grave, PO Box 522107, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-2107.Maintained by: RC KarnesOriginally Created by: Robert BennettRecord added: Apr 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35445958.

  2.  Compiled by: Find A Grave, Find A Grave .Maintained by: RC KarnesOriginally Created by: Robert BennettRecord added: Apr 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35445958.

  3.  Marriage License ."Register of Marriages No 2C, page 35, I have a copy."

  4.  Bible page Miscellaneous.

  5.  Compiled by: Find A Grave, Find A Grave .Maintained by: RC KarnesOriginally Created by: Robert BennettRecord added: Apr 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35445956.