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Mary Magdalene Matheny 1842–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1842

Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 7 Apr 1919

Death Location: Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Matheny

Mother: Elizabeth Bloom

Spouse(s): William Goodson

Children(s): James Goodson, Alto Goodson, Daniel Goodson, William Goodson, Louanna Goodson, John Goodson, Joel Goodson, Alvenia Goodson, Charles"Charlie" Goodson, Minnie Goodson, Sallie Goodson

Mary Magdalene Matheny was born in 1842 in Coffee County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Nathaniel Matheny And Elizabeth Betsy Bloom. In 1870, Mary Magdalene Matheny resided in Township 6 Range 21, Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA. In 1900, Mary Magdalene Matheny resided in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA. Mary Magdalene Matheny married William Henry Goodson, and had children including Alto L Goodson, Alvenia Goodson, Charles Charlie Claybourne Goodson, Daniel Pickney Goodson, James Edward Goodson, Joel Wiley Goodson, John C Goodson, Louanna Goodson, Minnie Lee Goodson, Sallie A Goodson, William H Goodson. Mary Magdalene Matheny passed away in 1919 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Magdalene Matheny was born in 1842 in Coffee County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Nathaniel Matheny And Elizabeth Betsy Bloom.
  • In 1870, Mary Magdalene Matheny resided in Township 6 Range 21, Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Mary Magdalene Matheny resided in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA.
  • Mary Magdalene Matheny married William Henry Goodson, and had children including Alto L Goodson, Alvenia Goodson, Charles Charlie Claybourne Goodson, Daniel Pickney Goodson, James Edward Goodson, Joel Wiley Goodson, John C Goodson, Louanna Goodson, Minnie Lee Goodson, Sallie A Goodson, William H Goodson.
  • Mary Magdalene Matheny passed away in 1919 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Matheny
1797–1871
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
JM
Elizabeth Bloom
1799–1870
Birth Location: Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
EB

Spouses(s)

William Goodson
1843–1909
Birth Location: Society Hill, Macon, Alabama, United States
WG

Children(s)

James Goodson
1871–
Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
JG
Alto Goodson
1892–1963
Birth Location: Alabama
AG
Daniel Goodson
1867–1943
Birth Location: Elba, Coffee, Alabama, United States
DG
William Goodson
1870–1957
Birth Location: Alabama
WG
Louanna Goodson
1874–1902
Birth Location: Alabama
LG
John Goodson
1876–1910
Birth Location: Elba, Alabama
JG
Joel Goodson
1878–1913
Birth Location: Coffee, Alabama, United States
JG
Alvenia Goodson
1881–1885
Birth Location: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States
AG
Charles"Charlie" Goodson
1885–1961
Birth Location: Alabama
CG
Minnie Goodson
1889–1969
Birth Location: Coffee, Alabama, United States
MG
Sallie Goodson
1863–1951
Birth Location: Coffee, Alabama, United States
SG

Mary Matheny's Ancestors

Self
Mary Matheny
1842–1919
Birth Place: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Nathaniel Matheny
1797–1871
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy) Bloom
1799–1870
Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (Peter Matheny) Sr
1765–1820
Valley, Botetourt, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Duncan) Ruston
1764–1809
Barnwell, South Carolina
JOHN (Blume) Sr
1742–1816
Bremen, Stadt Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Mary (Elizabeth) Walker
1769–1846
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Matheney
1734–1790
Mary Allen
1734–1810
James Riston
1739–1798
Hannah Henderson
1740–1817
David Blume
1720–1816
Kirsten Erichsdr
1716–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Matheny
1693–1749
Mary Crosby
1687–1749
Richard Henderson
1710–1789
Elizabeth Branson-Henderson
1714–1788
Johann Blum
1679–1751
Cornelia Schremmer-hoffman
1681–1759
Gottlob Blum
1692–1736
Eleonor Juengling
1690–1775

Mary Matheny's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Magdalene) Matheny (12 Dec 1842–7 Apr 1919) m. William (Henry) Goodson (15 Dec 1843–23 Dec 1909)
  1. 1. James (Edward) Goodson 1871– m. Mary (Edna) Head 1882–1979
    1. 1. Roy (Edward) Goodson 1903–1974 m. Annie (Mae) Debias 1904– m. Bernice Lee 1902–1974 m. Eularee Goodson 1920– m. Eula (Ree) Thompson 1921–1991 m. Eula (Lee "Polly") Thompson 1903–1991 m. Polly ((Eula Ree)) Thompson? 1921–1991
      1. 1. Kathy (Mildred Wayne Goodson Turvin) Bruce 1936–2006 m. Willie (D) Turvin 1932–2017
      2. 2. Betty (Jean) Goodson 1941–2015
      3. 3. Edward (Earl) Goodson 1944–1983
      4. 4. William (Gerald) Goodson 1949–2013
      5. 5. Janice (Savern) Goodson 1950–2020
      6. 6. Mary (Nell) Goodson 1938–1938
      7. 7. Eva (Merl) Goodson 1944–1944
    2. 2. William (Clifton) Goodson 1908–1978 m. Bonnie (Faye Willis Goodson) Golden 1917–1994
      1. 1. James (William) Goodson 1936–2008
      2. 2. Sybil (Jeanette) Goodson 1938–2003
    3. 3. Clyde Goodson 1909–1989
    4. 4. Joe (Frank) Goodson 1911–1996
    5. 5. James (Wilson) Goodson 1920–2009
    6. 6. James (Edward Goodson) Jr 1904–1907
  2. 2. Alto (L) Goodson 1892–1963 m. Lera Goodson 1899–
    1. 1. Pershing (Wilson) Goodson 1919–2007
    2. 2. Adell Goodson 1918–
  3. 3. Daniel (Pickney) Goodson 1867–1943 m. Susan Goodson 1866–1947
    1. 1. Monroe Goodson 1889–
    2. 2. Lula (M) Goodson 1891–
    3. 3. Bunk (I) Goodson 1892–
    4. 4. Alex (J) Goodson 1896–
    5. 5. James (E) Goodson 1897–
    6. 6. Ada Goodson 1906–
    7. 7. Dannie Goodson 1909–
    8. 8. Mary (B) Goodson 1901–
  4. 4. William (H.) Goodson 1870–1957 m. Sallie (Sarah) Cain 1875–1959
    1. 1. William (Henry Goodson) III 1892–1968
    2. 2. Janie (Melzora) Goodson 1898–1964
    3. 3. Joseph (Clem) Goodson 1900–1984
    4. 4. Comer (Crawford) Goodson 1903–1978 m. Rena (B) Goodson 1913–
    5. 5. Martha (L. "Madie") Goodson 1908– m. Charlie (W) Osborn 1896–1960
      1. 1. Howard Osborn 1929–2002 m. Martha (Jean) Osborn 1935–2020
      2. 2. Sylvia (O.) Harrison 1939–2020 m. Billy (Rex) Harrison 1929–2000
      3. 3. Lucky Wages 1948–2009
      4. 4. Ralph Osborn 1935–2011
      5. 5. James (Douglas Osborn) Sr 1933–2016 m. Diane Osborn 1939–1986
      6. 6. Nelson Osbon 1931–1957 m. Doris (Dixie) Roberts 1937–1999
      7. 7. Betty Osborn 1944–1945
      8. 8. Infant (Son) Osborn 1937–1937
      9. 9. Buddy Osborn 1925–1993 m. Maggie (Grace) Osbon 1916–1992
        1. 1. Johnny (Cassidy Osbon) Jr 1951–2018
      10. 10. Horace Osborn 1924–1939
    6. 6. Sally Goodson 1920–1940
    7. 7. Bonnie (Susie Wilma) Goodson 1912–1992 m. Joseph (Ras) Davis 1898–1967
      1. 1. Penny (Gwendol) Davis 1929–2011
      2. 2. Hilliard (Kenneth) Davis 1932–2014
      3. 3. Ras (Davis) Jr. 1947–2002
      4. 4. Linda (Ann) Davis 1942–2007
    8. 8. Melzora Goodson 1897–
    9. 9. Eunice (L) Goodson 1906–1991
    10. 10. Mary Goerlson 1908–
    11. 11. Mary Goodson 1910–1920
    12. 12. Martha Goodson 1908–
  5. 5. Louanna Goodson 1874–1902 m. Green (Allen) Cain 1873–1956
    1. 1. Jesse (Bell) Cain 1896–1954
    2. 2. Charles (Albert "Charlie") Cain 1898–1972
    3. 3. Pearl (B.) Cain 1900–1998
  6. 6. John (C) Goodson 1876–1910 m. Amanda (Elizabeth "Mandy") Green 1873–1955
    1. 1. James (Mack) Goodson 1897–1956
    2. 2. Minnie (L) Goodson 1896–1969
    3. 3. John (Henry Goodson) II 1899–1979
    4. 4. Vallie (L) Goodson 1906–1988
    5. 5. Emmie (Mae) Goodson 1904–1909
  7. 7. Joel (Wiley) Goodson 1878–1913 m. Susie (Susan A.) Anderson 1890–1975
    1. 1. Walter (Prude) Goodson 1912–1979
  8. 8. Alvenia Goodson 1881–1885
  9. 9. Charles"Charlie" (Claybourne) Goodson 1885–1961 m. Mattie Goodson 1889–1979
    1. 1. Charles (A) Goodson 1912–1990
    2. 2. William Goodson 1913–1996
    3. 3. Mattie (Lou) Goodson 1915–2010
    4. 4. H (Clayton) Goodson 1922–
    5. 5. Henry (Clayton) Goodson 1922–1998
  10. 10. Minnie (Lee) Goodson 1889–1969 m. Hosea (Green) Anderson 1887–1931
    1. 1. Ira (L) Snead 1914–1975
    2. 2. Annie (L) Snead 1918–
    3. 3. Clyde Simmons 1909–1990
    4. 4. Hillman Anderson 1916–1997
    5. 5. Mary Anderson 1913–
  11. 11. Sallie (A.) Goodson 1863–1951 m. Phillip (W.) Killingsworth 1851–1910
    1. 1. Bonnie (M.) Killingsworth 1898–1898
    2. 2. Noah (Washington) Killingsworth 1899–1967
    3. 3. Jessie (R) Killingsworth 1884–

Mary Matheny's Timeline

5 Records

1842
12 Dec 1842
Birth of Mary Magdalene Matheny in Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Coffee County, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
Mary Magdalene Matheny resided here in Township 6 Range 21, Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Township 6 Range 21, Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
Mary Magdalene Matheny resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1912
4 Jul 1912
Age 70
Mary Magdalene Matheny resided here in Coffee
Coffee
1919
7 Apr 1919
Age 77
Death of Mary Magdalene Matheny in Coffee County, Alabama USA
Coffee County, Alabama USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 6 Range 21, Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Coffee
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Coffee County, Alabama USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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