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William Clifton Goodson 1908–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09-01-1908

Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 02-11-1978

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

Father: James Goodson

Mother: Mary Head

Spouse(s): Bonnie Golden

Children(s): James Goodson, Sybil Goodson

William Clifton Goodson was born in 1908 in Coffee County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Edward Goodson And Mary Edna Head. William Clifton Goodson married Bonnie Faye Willis Goodson Golden, and had children including James William Goodson, Sybil Jeanette Goodson. William Clifton Goodson passed away in 1978 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Clifton Goodson was born in 1908 in Coffee County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Edward Goodson And Mary Edna Head.
  • William Clifton Goodson married Bonnie Faye Willis Goodson Golden, and had children including James William Goodson, Sybil Jeanette Goodson.
  • William Clifton Goodson passed away in 1978 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Goodson
1871–
Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
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Mary Head
1882–1979
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bonnie Golden
1917–1994
Birth Location: Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

James Goodson
1936–2008
Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
JG
Sybil Goodson
1938–2003
Birth Location: –
SG

William Goodson's Ancestors

Self
William Goodson
1908–1978
Birth Place: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Edward Goodson
1871–
Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Edna) Head
1882–1979
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Goodson
1843–1909
Society Hill, Macon, Alabama, United States
Mary (Magdalene) Matheny
1842–1919
Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Madison (Alexander) Head
1855–1935
Alabama
Emma Head
1859–1937
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Joe Beal
1820–
Sarah Goodson
1820–1910
James Matheny
1797–1871
Elizabeth Bloom
1799–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Goodson
1795–1865
Anna DNA
1800–1860
Daniel Sr
1765–1820
Elizabeth Ruston
1764–1809
JOHN Sr
1742–1816
Mary Walker
1769–1846

William Goodson's Descendants

1.
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William (Clifton) Goodson (09-01-1908–02-11-1978) m. Bonnie (Faye Willis Goodson) Golden (8 Feb 1917–27 May 1994)
  1. 1. James (William) Goodson 1936–2008
  2. 2. Sybil (Jeanette) Goodson 1938–2003

William Goodson's Timeline

13 Records

1908
09-01-1908
Birth of William Clifton Goodson in Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Coffee County, Alabama, USA
1909
abt 1909
Age 1
Birth of William Clifton Goodson in Alabama
Alabama
1909
1 Sep 1909
Age 1
Birth of William Clifton Goodson in Pleasant Ridge, Coffee, Alabama, United States
Pleasant Ridge, Coffee, Alabama, United States
1910
1910
Age 2
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 22
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
William Clifton Goodson resided here in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1978
11 February 1978
Age 70
Death of William Clifton Goodson in New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, USA
New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, USA
1978
11 Feb 1978
Age 70
Death of William Clifton Goodson in New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, United States of America
New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, United States of America
1978
02-11-1978
Age 70
Death of William Clifton Goodson in Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Coffee County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1909
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Convict Records, 1886-1952
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 101
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T627_16; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 16-16
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-24-3689; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T625_8; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 631.0; FHL microfilm: 2339743
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elba, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374020
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Pleasant Ridge, Coffee, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T625_8; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 631.0; FHL microfilm: 2339743
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elba, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374020

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09-01-1908
    Event Place: Coffee County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elba, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elba, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T624_7; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T625_8; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T625_8; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 631.0; FHL microfilm: 2339743

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 631.0; FHL microfilm: 2339743

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T627_16; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 16-16

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 101
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Victoria, Coffee, Alabama; Roll: T627_16; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 16-16

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coffee, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Convict Records, 1886-1952

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1978
    Event Place: New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-24-3689; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1978
    Event Place: New Brockton, Coffee, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02-11-1978
    Event Place: Coffee County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    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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