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William Goodnight 1828–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1828

Birth Location: Hardy, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1917

Death Location: Michigan Town, Clinton, Indiana, USA

Father: JACOB GOODNIGHT

Mother: REBECCA GROVES

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The story of William Goodnight began in 1828 in Hardy, Virginia, USA. William Goodnight passed away in 1917 in Michigan Town, Clinton, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Goodnight began in 1828 in Hardy, Virginia, USA.
  • William Goodnight passed away in 1917 in Michigan Town, Clinton, Indiana, USA.

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William Goodnight's Ancestors

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William Goodnight
1828–1917
Birth Place: Hardy, Virginia, USA
Parents
JACOB GOODNIGHT
1808–1889
Virginia
REBECCA GROVES
1807–1870
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
SOLOMON (HIRAM) GROVES
1775–1823
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
FRANCES ("Fanny") MARQUESS
1780–1850
Loudin (Clark) County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Marquess
1737–1794
Eleanor Magruder
1746–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Marquis
1705–1750
Margaret Kidd
1718–1774
John Magruder
1709–1782
Mary Offutt
1718–1787

William Goodnight's Timeline

2 Records

1828
28 Aug 1828
Birth of William Goodnight in Hardy, Virginia, USA
Hardy, Virginia, USA
1917
18 Nov 1917
Age 89
Death of William Goodnight in Michigan Town, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Michigan Town, Clinton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1828
    Event Place: Hardy, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Michigan Town, Clinton, Indiana, USA

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