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James Thomas Goodwin 1808 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1808

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1866

Death Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Goodwin

Mother: Mary Turner

Spouse(s): Sarah Woodard

Children(s): Martha Goodwin

The story of James Thomas Goodwin began in 1808 in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. James Thomas Goodwin married Sarah Ann Woodward Woodard, and had children including Martha Jane Goodwin. James Thomas Goodwin passed away in 1866 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Goodwin began in 1808 in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Thomas Goodwin married Sarah Ann Woodward Woodard, and had children including Martha Jane Goodwin.
  • James Thomas Goodwin passed away in 1866 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Goodwin
1782 – 1869
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Turner
1792 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Woodard
1808 – 1893
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Goodwin
1833 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina
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James Goodwin's Ancestors

Self
James Goodwin
1808 – 1866
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Henry Goodwin
1782 – 1869
Chesterfield, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Turner
1792 – 1880
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Theophilus (H.) Goodwin
1761 – 1837
Franklin County, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Bledsoe
1761 – 1839
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
John (Bow) Turner
1750 – 1807
County Antrim, Northern Ireland of Scotch Parents, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret Adger
1755 – 1795
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Turner
1725 – 1794
William Turner
1725 – 1794
Margaret McAllister
1725 – 1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
No Turner
1698 – 1780
Mary SUGGS
1701 – 1816
JOHN MCALLISTER
1698 – 1769
Mary Johnson
1696 – 1765

James Goodwin's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Goodwin (14 December 1808 – 28 May 1866) m. Sarah (Ann Woodward) Woodard (4 July 1808 – 8 March 1893)
  1. 1. Martha (Jane) Goodwin (Abt 1833 – 1 Feb 1880) m. Samuel Taylor (1831 – )
    1. 1. George (Washington) Taylor (abt 1859 – 1935) m. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Brown (abt 1869 – 14 Jun 1922)
      1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Taylor (30 July 1891 – 18 Nov 1971) m. Alexander Bell (24 December 1887 – 10 April 1946)
        1. 1. Flora (Elizabeth) Bell (20 Sep 1913 – 6 Dec 2002) m. Elton (Broward) Silcox (29 Nov 1905 – 08 Sep 1964)

James Goodwin's Timeline

2 Records

1808
14 December 1808
Birth of James Thomas Goodwin in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1866
28 May 1866
Age 58
Death of James Thomas Goodwin in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1808
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1866
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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