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     Alexis Oliver Goodwin was born on 11 April 1849 at Howard, Winnebago County, IL, USA. Age 1 at the 1850 census. He was the son of Apollos P. Goodwin and Wealthy Elizabeth Leete. Alexis Oliver Goodwin died on 5 February 1865 at Winnebago County, IL, USA, at age 15. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, at Durand, Winnebago County, IL, USA.

     Apollos P. Goodwin was born on 10 August 1801 at NH, USA. Age 48, born NH at the 1850 census of Howard, Winnebago, IL. Exact date comes from an Internet Posting. He was the son of Benjamin Goodwin and Abigail Hutchinson. Apollos P. Goodwin married Wealthy Elizabeth Leete, daughter of Miles Leete and Elizabeth (Betsey) Hubbard, circa 1831 at NY, USA. Apollos P. Goodwin appeared on the census of 1850 at Howard, Winnebago County, IL, USA. The census lists the family as: Apollos Goodwin, age 48, born NH, farmer; Wealthy, 42, born VT; John, age 18, born NY; Thuphelus, 16, born NY; Earl, 10, born NY; Mary, 12, born NY; Wealthy, 8, born IL; Alex A., 1, born IL.. He died on 29 April 1878 at Winnebago County, IL, USA, at age 76. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, at Durand, Winnebago County, IL, USA.

     Benjamin Goodwin was born on 26 September 1770 at Concord, Merrimack County, NH, USA. He married Abigail Hutchinson on 27 September 1795 at Newport, Sullivan County, NH, USA. Benjamin Goodwin died on 16 March 1846 at St Lawrence County, NY, USA, at age 75. He was buried at Mound Hill Cemetery, at Nicholville, St Lawrence County, NY, USA.

     Benjamin Jackson Goodwin was born on 31 May 1831 at Peru, Clinton County, NY, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Benjamin Jackson Goodwin died on 8 April 1895 at Douglas Twp, Bremer County, IA, USA, at age 63. He was buried at Richland Twp Cemetery, at Chickasaw County, IA, USA.

     Benjamin was a physician and a farmer. He was in the practice of homeopathy...was not a graduate of a medical school, according to the 19 April 1887 register of Physicians and Midwives in the Chickasaw County Historical Museum. That register says he was born in New York, that he was certified by the Iowa State Board of Health March 16, 1887 & that his address was c/o Douglas Twp Post Office, Bremer Co, Iowa.

Benjamin may have been born Aug. 4, 1831, as some records show, but his tombstone says he was born 31 March 1831. Some records show them married in Winnebago Co, IL, but the records of Boone Co, IL show them being married in Boone Co 31 March 1856. That discrepancy is no discrepancy at all; actually they are the same. That's because Boone Co was formerly part of Winnebago Co.

The farm they lived on in Douglas Twp was purchased in 1855. It was later owned/occupied by their grandson Jesse M. Goodwin. That farm was at the very NE corner of Sec 4, the NE 4th of the NE qtr of the section. The house was at the NW part of that farm, facing Chickasaw County across the road north. Immediately south of the edge of their farm was the farm of Joseph and Eliza Daddow in 1875. That proximity resulted in some weddings!

The farm Goodwins had in Bremer Co, IA was in the family over 100 yrs...passing from Benj. to his son Jesse, then to Jesse's son Norman who never married and then willed the farm at his death in 1971 to Rev. Garner Armstrong, a cult-like, later discredited religious leader in Pasadena, CA, upsetting his sisters and the rest of the family!
According to Donna (Leaman) Henry who has researched the Goodwin lines, most of the Goodwins were short in physical stature.

Dr Goodwin must have been a Justice of the Peace, too. There is this item in the February 11, 1886 issue of the Waverly, Iowa Waverly Republican: "Feb. 7--Miss Florence Saddler and a gentleman from Manchester by the name of Bushnell were married at the residence of the bride's parents, last Thursday, Mr. B. J. Goodman officiating."
Dr Goodwin died at 1:00 AM. His funeral was the following Wednesday at 1:30 PM at the Greenwood School House.
The Bradford Museum near the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa has an old "Register of Physicians and Midwives," in which B. J. Goodwin signed in in his own handwriting, on April 19, 1887, stating that he was age 56, practiced Homeopathy, was a native of New York, resided at Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa and Douglas Twp., Bremer County, Iowa, had practiced Homeopathy about 16 years, all those years having been in Iowa, and that his Certificate from the Iowa Board of Health to practice was dated March 16, 1887, and in the column titled "Name of Medical College" he simply wrote "Not a graduate." Benjamin was a homeopathic physician in the Nashua, Iowa area.

His was the most northern homestead, in Bremer County, Iowa.

His medical kit is reportedly on display in the Chickasaw County Historical Museum, Nashua, Iowa.

Information supplied by J. Keith Cook.

     Cordelia Marie Goodwin was born on 2 August 1838 at Willsboro, Essex County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Cordelia Marie Goodwin died on 14 March 1904 at Nashua, Chickasaw County, IA, USA, at age 65. Cordelia spent the early years of her life in New York state. At age 11 she, with her parents, moved from NY to Durand, IL. There she became a member of the Baptist Church. She remained a Baptist all her life. She and her parents moved, in 1856, to Bremer County, Iowa. She married James S. Leaman in 1858. She taught school in Fredricka and Bradford Twp schools in Bremer Co. She and her husband, and their unmarried Childenmoved to Nashua, Iowa in 1892. She died in her home in Nashua on Saturday morning. Her funeral was Monday, March 26 at 2:00 PM in the Baptist Church.

There is some confusion about her date of birth. We've seen July 2, 1836, Feburay 7, 1838, and August 2, 1838.
 (bio by: Nebord) findagrave.com. She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, at Nashua, Chickasaw County, IA, USA.

     Cordelia spent the early years of her life in New York state. At age 11 she, with her parents, moved from NY to Durand, IL. There she became a member of the Baptist Church. She remained a Baptist all her life. She and her parents moved, in 1856, to Bremer County, Iowa. She married James S. Leaman in 1858. She taught school in Fredricka and Bradford Twp schools in Bremer Co. She and her husband, and their unmarried Childen moved to Nashua, Iowa in 1892. She died in her home in Nashua on Saturday morning. Her funeral was Monday, March 26 at 2:00 PM in the Baptist Church.

There is some confusion about her date of birth. We've seen July 2, 1836, Feburay 7, 1838, and August 2, 1838.

From findagrave.com.

     Earl P. Goodwin was born on 15 June 1841 at Durand, Winnebago County, IL, USA. Age 10 at the 1850 census. He was the son of Apollos P. Goodwin and Wealthy Elizabeth Leete. Earl P. Goodwin died on 1 November 1915 at Spring Valley, Fillmore County, MN, USA, at age 74. Earl was a Private in Co. C of the 55th Reg. of the Illinois Infantry. This is the same Reg. that his cousin, James Dudley GOODWIN enlisted into. Earl enlisted on Sep. 9, 1861in Durand, Winnebago, IL. mustered out on Aug. 14, 1865 in Little Rock, AR. He was promoted to Full Corporal.

He died in Spring Valley, MN on Nov. 1, 1915.

Right after Earl was discharged from his Civil War service he moved form Illinois to Spring Valley in Fillmore County, Minnesota--the same vicinity in which his brother John W. Goodwin was living. The children are Edwin, Harriet and Etta May.

His wife Elizabeth Lucille "Eliza" (Broxholm) was born Nov 27, 1844 in Goxhall, Lincolnsire, England; and died Feb 7, 1921 in Spring Valley, Minnesota. But where is she buried?

They had three children:
Etta May born in 1867
Edwin Charles "Ed" born in 1869 and died in 1948
Harriet Wealthy "Hattie" born in 1873 and died in 1933. He was buried at Spring Valley Cemetery, at Spring Valley, Fillmore County, MN, USA.

     Gilbert Goodwin was born in 1804 at VT, USA. He was the son of Benjamin Goodwin and Abigail Hutchinson. Gilbert Goodwin lived in 1880 at Empire, Ellsworth County, KS, USA. Birth about 1804 NY, wife Patience, birth about 1810 NY.

     Henry Norman Goodwin was born on 25 February 1825 at Peru, Clinton County, NY, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Henry Norman Goodwin died on 13 May 1826 at Peru, Clinton County, NY, at age 1.

     James Hutchenson Goodwin was born on 15 July 1849 at Medina, Winnebago County, IL, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete.

     James Prentiss Goodwin was born on 3 December 1797 at NH, USA. He was the son of Benjamin Goodwin and Abigail Hutchinson. James Prentiss Goodwin married Roxanna (Roxa) Leete, daughter of Miles Leete and Elizabeth (Betsey) Hubbard, in 1826 at Peru, Clinton County, NY, USA. US & International Marriage Records 1560- 1900.. James Prentiss Goodwin appeared on the census of 1850 at Howard, Winnebago County, IL, USA. The census lists the family as. He died on 26 February 1873 at Horton, Bremer County, IA, USA, at age 75. He was buried at Richland Twp Cemetery, at Chickasaw County, IA, USA.

     Jenisha Abigail Goodwin was born on 16 August 1844 at Chesterfield, Essex County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Jenisha Abigail Goodwin died on 24 June 1871 at Tripoli, Bremer County, IA, USA, at age 26.

     John W. Goodwin was born in 1832 at NY, USA. Age 18 at the 1850 census of Howard, Winnebago, IL. He was the son of Apollos P. Goodwin and Wealthy Elizabeth Leete. John W. Goodwin died on 8 February 1862 at KY, USA. He was buried at Cave Hill National Cemetery, at Louisville, Jefferson County, KY, USA.

     Levi Goodwin was born on 19 August 1808 at Chesterfield, Essex County, NY, USA. He was the son of Benjamin Goodwin and Abigail Hutchinson. Levi Goodwin died on 9 February 1884 at Durand, Winnebago County, IL, USA, at age 75.
The Rockford Daily Register-Gazette, Rockford, Winnebago, IL Feb. 14, 1884
"Mr. Levi Goodwin died at his home on Saturday. The funeral was held at the Town Hall, Monday."

From the History of Winnebago County, IL 1877, page 611 Durand township I find: "Goodwin, Levi H. Farmer; sec. 22; P.O. Durand; born in Essex County, NY., in 1808; married in 1828 Miss Sally Dudley, of Clinton County, NY; run saw-mill until he left there for the County in 1855; built his present house in 1861; owns now 80 acres, valued at $1,400; Republican; Congregationalist; had six sons and six daughters; two sons were in the late war; Albert, in 74th I.V.I., was a prisoner in the south, released and died in Jefferson Barracks, MO, June 6, 1865; James D. served in 55th I.V.I; was wounded at Shiloh and died at Cincinnati, May 5, 1862; only four of his children are living; Mary E., Alvira, Russel R. and Loderna [Lodema]C; all married.". He was buried at Durand Cemetery, at Durand, Winnebago County, IL, USA.

     Levi Franklin Goodwin was born on 18 April 1827 at Peru, Clinton County, NY, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Levi Franklin Goodwin died on 7 May 1881 at Horton, Bremer County, IA, USA, at age 54. He was buried at Alcock Cemetery, at Frederika, Bremer County, IA, USA.

     Lyman Loomis Goodwin was born on 21 September 1834 at Willsboro, Essex County, NY, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Lyman Loomis Goodwin died on 1 April 1913 at Kalama, Cowlitz County, WA, USA, at age 78. He was buried at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, at Portland, Multnomah County, OR, USA. Family researcher Norvil Brown thinks Lyman died in 1897. He went by the name Lyman. I have seen him listed both as Lyman Loomis Goodwin and Loomis Lyman Goodwin. His great grand daughter, Irene Little says his name was Lyman Loomis Goodwin. The June 1, 1860 (Rochester, Minnesota) census listing mistakenly shows him as Simon Goodwin. It is easy to think that the polltaker heard "Simon," when he was told "Lyman."

The Minnesota Adjutant General's Office card index to Minnesota Civil War soldiers says: Lyman L. Goodwin, private, residence Olmstead County, born NY, enlisted 7/28/1862 at Rochester, MN, mustered in at Ft. Snelling 11/20/1862, Co. H. 6th Minn. Vol. Inf., honorably discharged for disability, 7/31/64, Fort Ridgely, MN. An Olmstead County history refers to L. L. Goodwin as "poundmaster" for the city of Rochester, 1861-2. An everyname index in the Minnesota 1860 census gives two Goodwin families in Olmstead County: In Rochester, ref 004: Caroline, Ida, Lilly, Simon and Spencer Goodwin. (but no Lyman) In Kalmer Twp, ref 065: Amelia, Benjamin, Crissianna and Humprey Goodwin. (Again--no Lyman.)

His marrige to Caroline Bending is listed both as Aug 29, 1854 and Aug 30, 1950. So who knows? Both are from presumably reliable records. The Goodwin diary says it was 1854.

Lyman was a stonemason. His military service was in the Civil War, in Pvt. H. Co., 6th Minnesota Infantry, July 28, 1862 through July 31, 1864.

There is some confusion about where Lyman and wife Carrie are interred. According to records and gravestone, they were buried at Kalama IOOF Cemetery in Kalama, Washington. And yet, the urn niche for their son Spencer lists also his parents. Reportedly Carrie and Lyman's remains were disinterred from Kalama IOOF cemetery and put in Spencer's urn in Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR.

The following data was provided by FAG contributor #47739953.

Lyman Loomis Goodwin in the Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name: Lyman Loomis Goodwin
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Death Date: 1 Apr 1913
Death Place: Kalama, Cowlitz, Washington
Father: Jas. P. Goodwin
Mother: Roxie L. Leete
FHL Film Number: 1992079.

     Martha Amelia Goodwin was born on 10 May 1840 at Willsboro, Essex County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Martha Amelia Goodwin died on 29 April 1920 at Wilton, Muscatine County, IA, USA, at age 79.

     Mary Elizabeth Goodwin was born on 17 June 1842 at Willsboro, Essex County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Mary Elizabeth Goodwin died on 18 July 1890 at McPherson, McPherson County, KS, USA, at age 48. She was buried at McPherson Cemetery, at McPherson, McPherson County, KS, USA. Mary Elizabeth Goodwin McGiness.

     Mary Elizabeth Pauline Goodwin was born on 24 December 1838 at Peru, Clinton County, NY, USA. Age 12 at the 1850 census. She was the daughter of Apollos P. Goodwin and Wealthy Elizabeth Leete. Mary Elizabeth Pauline Goodwin died on 29 October 1920 at North Platte, Lincoln County, NE, USA, at age 81. Wife of Thomas Albert Stearns. She was buried at North Platte Cemetery, at North Platte, Lincoln County, NE, USA.

     Stephen Decatur Goodwin was born on 3 June 1846 at Chesterfield, Essex County, NY, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. Stephen Decatur Goodwin died on 20 June 1856 at Douglas Twp, Bremer County, IA, USA, at age 10. He was buried at Richland Twp Cemetery, at Chickasaw County, IA, USA.

     Theophelus V Goodwin was born on 23 December 1836 at NY, USA. Age16 at the 1850 census. He was the son of Apollos P. Goodwin and Wealthy Elizabeth Leete. Theophelus V Goodwin died on 15 March 1910 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, at age 73.

     Wealthy J. Goodwin was born in 1842 at Winnebago County, IL, USA. Age 8, born IL at the 1850 census. She was the daughter of Apollos P. Goodwin and Wealthy Elizabeth Leete. Wealthy J. Goodwin died in 1864 at Crawford County, IA, USA.

     Compiler can not support this death date. It was found on Ancestry.com Family Group Sheets.

     William Carlos Goodwin was born on 6 August 1851 at Howard, Winnebago County, IL, USA. He was the son of James Prentiss Goodwin and Roxanna (Roxa) Leete. William Carlos Goodwin died on 21 November 1926 at Charles City, Floyd County, IA, USA, at age 75. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, at Charles City, Floyd County, IA, USA.

     Gertrude (Gitty) Cornelia Gordinier was born in 1827 at NY, USA. She married Roswell Spencer, son of James Spencer and Eunice Smith, circa 1850. Gertrude (Gitty) Cornelia Gordinier died on 28 May 1871 at Niagara County, NY, USA. She was buried at Budd Cemetery, at Cambria, Niagara County, NY, USA.

     Mary Ann Gordinier was born on 24 December 1824 at NY, USA. She married Truman (Numan)Wilcox Spencer, son of James Spencer and Eunice Smith, circa 1842 at NY. Mary Ann Gordinier died on 20 November 1903 at Richland, Montcalm County, MI, USA, at age 78. She was buried at Richland Twp Cemetery, at Vestaburg, Montcalm County, MI, USA.

     Beatrice Carmelia Gordon was born on 22 November 1912 at Garrison, Benton County, IA, USA.^1,2 She married William Charles Hotchkin. Beatrice Carmelia Gordon died on 12 August 2004 at Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA, USA, at age 91.^1,2 She was buried at Pacific View Memorial Park, at Corona Del Mar, Orange County, CA, USA.

     Daughter of Robert H. Gordon and Mary E. Lahue.
They had no children.

     David Gordon was born in 1838 at England. He was age 40 and she 18 at their 26 Sep 1878 marriage. He married Julia Anna Oatman, daughter of Gilbert Edwin Oatman and Amanda Lucy Stebbins, on 30 September 1878 at Oak Creek, Webster County, NE, USA. David Gordon died before July 1889 at NE, USA.

     Samuek Lee Gordon was born in 1809. He married Celia Waldo, daughter of Erastus Waldo and Polly Graves, in 1846. Samuek Lee Gordon died in 1880. He was buried at Hope Cemetery, at Hornell, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     He married Judith Marion Kelderhouse at Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI, USA, in December 1957.¹

     Hattie L. Gorgen was born on 27 November 1869 at Franklin County, VT, USA. She married Arthur James Hoadley, son of Aaron Hoadley and Percis A. Potter, circa 1889 at Franklin County, VT. Hattie L. Gorgen died on 3 July 1896 at Berkshire, Franklin County, VT, USA, at age 26.¹ She was buried at East Franklin Cemetery, at East Franklin, Franklin County, VT, USA.

     Alvin John Gorham was born on 18 March 1851 at Greenville, Darke County, OH, USA. He married Celina Priscilla Potts on 10 March 1871 at Greenville, Darke County, OH. Married 29 years at the 1900 census.. Alvin John Gorham appeared on the census of 1900 at Boon, Wexford County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: Alvin J. Gorham, Mar 1851, 49, married 29 years, born OH, parents born OH; wife Celina P., Sep 1854, 45, married 29 years, 5 children 5, living, born MI, parents born NY; son Fred Mar 1880, 20, single Frank D., born Sep 1873, age 26 has been crossed out to write in Fred), born MI; dau Eda M., Jun 1885, 14, single, born MI; mother Lydia Potts, Apr 1831, 69, widow, born NY (this must really be his mother-in-law.). He died on 19 January 1924 at South Bend, St Joseph County, IN, USA, at age 72. He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, at Berrien Springs, Berrien County, MI, USA.

     Son of John L. Gordon and Mary Jane Bedinger.