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John Earl GOODWIN 1885–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1885

Birth Location: Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 25 July 1971

Death Location: Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA

Father: Elisha GOODWIN

Mother: Sarah (Goodwin)

Spouse(s): Ethel (Goodwin)

Children(s):

John Earl GOODWIN was born in 1885 in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA, the child of Elisha Goodwin And Sarah Ellen Adams Goodwin. In 1900, John Earl GOODWIN resided in Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois, USA. John Earl GOODWIN married Ethel May Goodwin. John Earl GOODWIN passed away in 1971 in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John Earl GOODWIN was born in 1885 in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA, the child of Elisha Goodwin And Sarah Ellen Adams Goodwin.
  • In 1900, John Earl GOODWIN resided in Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois, USA.
  • John Earl GOODWIN married Ethel May Goodwin.
  • John Earl GOODWIN passed away in 1971 in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John GOODWIN's Ancestors

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John GOODWIN
1885–1971
Birth Place: Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
Parents
Elisha GOODWIN
1850–1917
Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ellen ADAMS) (Goodwin)
1852–1916
Crawford Co IL
Grandparents
William* (Columbus) Adams
1824–1917
"old Buser farm" N. of Greenhill, Palestine, Crawford, Illinois
Lowdusky JOHNSON
1829–1904
Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Elijah\Eli ADAMS
1793–1857
Elizabeth (Adams)
1802–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ADAMS
1748–1832
Martha (Adams)
1772–1854
Joseph SHAW
1775–1837
Sarah (Shaw)
1784–1851

John GOODWIN's Timeline

3 Records

1885
7 Sep 1885
Birth of John Earl GOODWIN in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
John Earl GOODWIN resided here in Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois, USA
Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois, USA
1971
25 July 1971
Age 86
Death of John Earl GOODWIN in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240295
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Montgomery, Crawford, Illinois; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240295

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1971
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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