Brief Life History of Harvey
When Harvey Goodwin was born on 29 December 1899, in Anita, Cass, Iowa, United States, his father, Orville D Goodwin, was 42 and his mother, Minnie Diedrich, was 32. He lived in Franklin Township, Cass, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Benton Township, Cass, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died on 14 November 1919, at the age of 19.
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- Harvey Goodwin in household of Orville Goodwin, "United States Census, 1900"
- Harvey Goodwin in household of Orvil D Goodwin, "United States Census, 1910"
- Harvey Goodwin in household of Orviee Goodwin, "United States Census, 1920"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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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