Brief Life History of Permelia P.
When Permelia P. Goodwin was born in 1841, in Harrison, Virginia, United States, her father, John W Goodwin, was 42 and her mother, Catharine Curry, was 39. She lived in Taylor, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 July 1921, in Calhoun, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Penelope Goodwin in household of Catharen Goodwin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Permelion P. Da..., "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- P P Goodwin in household of Catharine Goodwin, "United States Census, 1860"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Godwin (Old English Gōdwine). Compare Godwin .
Irish: adopted in Mayo for Ó Goidín, a variant of Ó Godáin, ‘descendant of Godán’, a diminutive personal name from got ‘stammering, lisping’.
History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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