When Henry H Goodwin was born on 29 July 1840, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Martin P. Goodwin, was 22 and his mother, Martha Williams, was 18. He married Nancy Jane Wilson on 5 June 1865, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Boons Lick Township, Howard, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and Richmond Township, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 6 July 1927, in Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Possible Related NamesHenry H. Goodwin and Nancy Jane Wilson Henry H. Goodwin was born to Martin P. Goodwin and Martha Williams July 29, 1840, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. He had one younger brother, James A., born …
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