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Benjamin Franklin Goodnight 1870–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX

Death Date: 27 Aug 1960

Death Location: Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX

Father: Isaac Goodnight

Mother: Permelia Curry

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In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Goodnight entered the world in Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX, born to Isaac Shelby Goodnight And Permelia Jane Curry. Benjamin Franklin Goodnight passed away in 1960 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Goodnight entered the world in Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX, born to Isaac Shelby Goodnight And Permelia Jane Curry.
  • Benjamin Franklin Goodnight passed away in 1960 in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX.

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Benjamin Goodnight's Ancestors

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Benjamin Goodnight
1870–1960
Birth Place: Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX
Parents
Isaac Shelby Goodnight
1830–1897
Smiths Grove, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Permelia (Jane) Curry
1828–1895
warren County, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Allen) Curry
1800–1877
Mecklenburg County, NC
Nancy (C.) Hendrick
1800–1883
Warren, County Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Curry
1773–1853
Elizabeth Rayney
1775–1854
Johannes Hendricks
1753–1810
Mary Perkins
1756–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Curry
1750–1805
Margaret Nixon
1750–1826
William Woodard
–1854
America Gaines
–1854
Hendreck Hendrickson
1730–1783
John Perkins
1710–1799

Benjamin Goodnight's Timeline

2 Records

1870
10 Mar 1870
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Goodnight in Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX
Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX
1960
27 Aug 1960
Age 90
Death of Benjamin Franklin Goodnight in Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX
Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1960
    Event Place: Roscoe, Nolan Co., TX

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