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Edgar Goffney 1905 - 1969

Edgar Goffney of Harris County, Texas United States was born on August 25, 1905, and died at age 63 years old on January 11, 1969. Edgar Goffney was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section C Site 711 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Edgar Goffney
Harris County, Texas United States
August 25, 1905
January 11, 1969
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  • 08/25
    1905

    Birthday

    August 25, 1905
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 38204561 Enlisted: July 24, 1942 in Houston Texas Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Kitchen Workers In Hotels, Restaurants, Railroads, Steamships, Etc, Nec
  • 01/11
    1969

    Death

    January 11, 1969
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Houston National Cemetery Section C Site 711 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
    Burial location
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In 1905, in the year that Edgar Goffney was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1911, Edgar was just 6 years old when Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.
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