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Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin 1915–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1915

Birth Location: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas

Death Date: 27 September 1985

Death Location: Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States of America

Father: Dugas Goodwin

Mother: Mable Goodwin

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Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin was born in 1915 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, the child of Dugas George Du Goodwin And Mable Ellen Smelker Goodwin. Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin passed away in 1985 in Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin was born in 1915 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, the child of Dugas George Du Goodwin And Mable Ellen Smelker Goodwin.
  • Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin passed away in 1985 in Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States of America.

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Nelson Goodwin's Ancestors

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Nelson Goodwin
1915–1985
Birth Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Parents
Dugas George "Du" Goodwin
1880–1935
Walnut Grove, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America
Mable (Ellen (Smelker)) Goodwin
1885–1977
Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas
Grandparents
James (Robert) Goodwin
1846–1928
Wetumpka, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Martha (Malinda) Goldin
1848–1932
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Thomas (Nelson) Smelker
1846–1915
German Valley, Penn
Hannah (Marietta 'May Etta') Trexlar
1853–1952
Shade Gap, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smelker
1802–1878
Mary Massey
1810–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Massey
1775–1812
Hannah Griffith
1781–

Nelson Goodwin's Timeline

2 Records

1915
14 May 1915
Birth of Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
1985
27 September 1985
Age 70
Death of Nelson James 'Ned' Goodwin in Fremont, Alameda, California
Fremont, Alameda, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1915
    Event Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1985
    Event Place: Fremont, Alameda, California
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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