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William Goodnight 1890–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1890

Birth Location: Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States

Death Date: Jul 1977

Death Location: Lewis, Edwards, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Goodnight

Mother: Georgia Graves

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William Goodnight was born in 1890 in Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States, the child of John Houston Goodnight And Georgia Ann Graves. William Goodnight passed away in 1977 in Lewis, Edwards, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Goodnight was born in 1890 in Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States, the child of John Houston Goodnight And Georgia Ann Graves.
  • William Goodnight passed away in 1977 in Lewis, Edwards, Kansas, United States of America.

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William Goodnight's Ancestors

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William Goodnight
1890–1977
Birth Place: Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Parents
John Houston Goodnight
1851–1914
Pansy, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Georgia (Ann) Graves
1869–1912
Missouri
Grandparents
David (Franklin) Goodnight
1836–1863
Duck River, Hickman, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Caroline) SWEARENGIN
1837–1894
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
George (Washington) Graves
1846–1927
Tennessee, United States
Emeline Vickers
1845–1917
Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Graves
1809–1869
Elizabeth Dorsey
1826–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1786–1860
Winney Ware
1796–1850

William Goodnight's Timeline

2 Records

1890
31 Oct 1890
Birth of William Goodnight in Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States
1977
Jul 1977
Age 87
Death of William Goodnight in Lewis, Edwards, Kansas, United States of America
Lewis, Edwards, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1890
    Event Place: Thornfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1977
    Event Place: Lewis, Edwards, Kansas, United States of America

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