This is all I have on the Perry County Goffinet's
Frieda Marie
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Descendants of Eugene Goffinet
Generation No. 1
1. EUGENE1 GOFFINET was born Jun 1864 in Indiana.
He married MELANIE UNKNOWN. She was born May 1865 in Belgium. She immigrated in
1880.
The 1900 census indicates that Eugene's father was born in Belgium and his
mother was born in France.
Children of EUGENE GOFFINET and MELANIE UNKNOWN are:
2. i. SYLVAN C.2 GOFFINET, SR., b. Apr 1892.
3. ii. ADLAI E. GOFFINET, b. Oct 1894.
iii. LOUISE M. GOFFINET, b. Sep 1896.
iv. GERTRUDE E. GOFFINET, b. Oct 1898.
v. FLOYD GOFFINET, b. 1904.
vi. LUCY GOFFINET, b. 1906.
vii. CORINNE GOFFINET, b. 1908. Occupation: Public School teacher
Generation No. 2
2. SYLVAN C.2 GOFFINET, SR. (EUGENE1 GOFFINET) was born Apr 1892.
He married HETTIE ANN DAVISON 09 Sep 1926, daughter of JOSEPH DAVISON and MARY
WEEDMAN. She was born 15 Jan 1907 in Magnet, Perry Co., Ind., and died 03 Apr 2002 in
Louisville, Ky.
From PERRY COUNTY: A HISTORY by Thomas James De La Hunt. p. 117: Among the early
pioneers of the county were two Goffinets: Jean and Gustave Goffinet and he surmises that
they were either French or Belgian. He does not give a date for his facts. They could
be Sylvan's ancestor or relative.
1930 Census: Kentucky, Jefferson Co., Louisville City, Magisterial District 8, page 13A,
Dwelling 196, Family 203, 3310 Duminil Street
Goffinet, Sylvan C., 37, married at age 34, House Carpenter
-, Hettie D., 23, married at age 20
-, Sylvan C., Jr., 2 3/12,
Children of SYLVAN GOFFINET and HETTIE DAVISON are:
4. i. SYLVAN C.3 GOFFINET, JR., b. 12 Aug 1927.
ii. WILLIAM EUGENE GOFFINET (called Billy), b. 12 Nov 1931; m. CAROL
KLEINJOHN, 14 Sep 1957. They had no children.
3. ADLAI E.2 GOFFINET (EUGENE1 GOFFINET) was born Oct 1894.
He married MARY M. UNKNOWN.
Children of ADLAI GOFFINET and MARY UNKNOWN are:
i. MARIE A.3 GOFFINET.
ii. EILEEN GOFFINET.
iii. HAROLD W. GOFFINET.
iv. CARLTON E. GOFFINET.
Generation No. 3
4. SYLVAN C.3 GOFFINET, JR. (SYLVAN C.2 GOFFINETT, SR., EUGENE1 GOFFINET) was born 12 Aug
1927.
He married DONNA WEBB 30 Dec 1956.
Child of SYLVAN GOFFINET and DONNA WEBB is:
i. GARY4 GOFFINET, b. 09 Dec 1957.