Margaret Evans Byrum

Brief Life History of Margaret Evans

When Margaret Evans Byrum was born on 17 December 1885, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Rueben Byrum, was 40 and her mother, Ellen Elizabeth Evans, was 34. She married Henry Caleb Goodwin on 2 December 1900, in Chowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Township 2 Middle, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Township 1, Chowan, North Carolina, United States in 1940. She died on 10 May 1981, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Caleb Goodwin
1881–1954
Margaret Evans Byrum
1885–1981
Marriage: 2 December 1900
Henry Caleb Goodwin Jr.
1901–1974
Joseph Wallace Goodwin
1903–1999
Miles Earl Goodwin
1905–1969
Marguerite Ellen Goodwin
1909–1987
Carroll Cason Goodwin
1912–1987
David Kenzy Goodwin
1923–1990
Mary Evans Goodwin
1925–1990

Sources (47)

  • Margaret Goodwin in household of Henry C Goodwin, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Maggie Byrum, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Maggie Goodwin, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Byron .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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