2. | George Goettee was born about 1770 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died about 1840 in Beaufort County, , , South Carolina; was buried in Goethe Cemetery, , Hampton County, South Carolina. Notes:
Information about this family comes from a family history prepared by Coy V. Johnston.
George appears in the census returns from St. Peter's Parish in 1820, at 45 or older, his wife (Elizabeth), 26 to 45, with seven males, three females (his daughters Catherine, Julia and Elizabeth), and owning 28 slaves; in 1830,at 70 to 80 (obviously an error and illustrating the unreliabilty of ages appearing in early census enumerations), his wife, 50 to 60, and with 42 slaves. In 1840, as George Goettee, Sent, at 60 to 70, owning 35 slaves. He was not recorded in 1850, probably having died in late 1840 or in 1841. He may have been survived for a brief time by Elizabeth. Both repose in the old Goethe Cemetery in unmarked (save for common stones) graves
George married Elizabeth Walzer about 1792 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, . Elizabeth was born about 1772; died in Beaufort County, , , South Carolina; was buried in Goethe Cemetery, , Hampton County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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