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James Walter Good 1868–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1868

Birth Location: Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA

Death Date: 16 August 1908

Death Location: Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA

Father: George Good

Mother: Sarah Chowning

Spouse(s): Julia Butler

Children(s): Elizabeth Good, Walter Good, Ruby Good, Mammie Good, Joseph Butler, Jophus Good, Claudia Good, Ruby Good

James Walter Good was born in 1868 in Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA, the child of George Washington Good And Sarah Aradean Chowning. James Walter Good married Julia Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Claudia Mae Good, Elizabeth Josephine Bessie Good, Jophus B Good, Joseph Butler, Mammie Ross Good, Ruby Adelaine Good, Ruby Adeline Good, Walter Wayne Good. James Walter Good passed away in 1908 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Walter Good was born in 1868 in Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA, the child of George Washington Good And Sarah Aradean Chowning.
  • James Walter Good married Julia Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Claudia Mae Good, Elizabeth Josephine Bessie Good, Jophus B Good, Joseph Butler, Mammie Ross Good, Ruby Adelaine Good, Ruby Adeline Good, Walter Wayne Good.
  • James Walter Good passed away in 1908 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA.

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James Good's Ancestors

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James Good
1868–1908
Birth Place: Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA
Parents
George Washington Good
1842–1933
Robertson, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Aradean) Chowning
1849–1933
Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
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Great-Grandparents
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James Good's Descendants

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James (Walter) Good (29 Dec 1868–16 August 1908) m. Julia (Elizabeth) Butler (28 July 1866–20 Jan 1958)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Josephine "Bessie") Good 1888–1971 m. Arthur ASHLEY 1872–1973
    1. 1. Arthur (Vernon) Ashley 1911–1920
    2. 2. Mack Ashley 1925–1948
    3. 3. Claude (Patterson "Mack") Ashley 1925–1948
    4. 4. James (Cecil) Ashley 1906–1971
    5. 5. Julia (Elizabeth) Ashley 1914–1998 m. Joseph (‘Joe’ Weldon) Harper 1910–1979 m. Claude (McCoy) Campbell 1915–1986
    6. 6. Reba (Ross) Ashley 1909–2010
    7. 7. Birdie (Faye) Ashley 1928–2016 m. Tom (Johnnie) Green 1927–1997 m. Clayton (Miles) Taylor 1916–2009
    8. 8. Joe (Harold) Ashley 1920–2004 m. Bobbie (Faye) Roberts-Daughtry-Ashley 1933–2018
    9. 9. Robert Ashley 1917–2002
  2. 2. Walter (Wayne) Good 1899–1967
  3. 3. Ruby (Adelaine) Good 1890–1967
  4. 4. Mammie (Ross) Good 1896–1951
  5. 5. Joseph Butler 1904–
  6. 6. Jophus (B) Good 1904–1946
  7. 7. Claudia (Mae) Good 1901–1955
  8. 8. Ruby (Adeline) Good 1909–

James Good's Timeline

2 Records

1868
29 Dec 1868
Birth of James Walter Good in Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA
Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA
1908
16 August 1908
Age 40
Death of James Walter Good in Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA
Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1908
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA

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