When Carnie Goodrich Jr was born on 22 April 1838, in Callaway, Missouri, United States, his father, Carmy Goodrich Sr, was 45 and his mother, Margaret Thompson Steele, was 35. He married Melissa Matheny on 31 October 1861, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Yamhill, Yamhill, Oregon, United States in 1850 and Dayton, Yamhill, Oregon, United States in 1860. He died in 1884, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 46.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Goderiche, Old English Gōdrīc, composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ + rīc ‘power’.
English: habitational name from Goodrich (Herefordshire), a shortened form for ‘castle Goodrich’, which takes its name from Godric Mapson, a holder of the estate recorded in the Domesday Book.
Americanized form of German Güttrich, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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