Richard Harrison Goodman

17 June 1866–9 April 1940 (Age 73)
Ashe, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of Richard Harrison

When Richard Harrison Goodman was born on 17 June 1866, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Harrison Jim Goodman, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Louisa Shoun, was 34. He married Nancy Dora Johnston on 10 February 1897, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Oldfields Township, Ashe, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years and District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 April 1940, in Staunton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Conowingo, Cecil, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Harrison Goodman
1866–1940
Nancy Dora Johnston
1879–1964
Marriage: 10 February 1897
Carl Estus Goodman
1900–1960
Bertha Goodman
1903–1990
Gwyn Johnston Goodman
1906–1965
Wade Kessler Goodman
1910–1982
Maude E Goodman
1913–1939
Lenna Lee Goodman
1919–2006

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 February 1897Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 1
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
    1877 · Last Troops Leave
    Age 11
    In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
    1886
    Age 20
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Godeman, Old English Gōdmann, composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ or god ‘god’ + man ‘man’.English: status name from Middle English gode ‘good’ + man ‘man’, in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king.English: from the Middle English personal name Gudmund, Godmund (from the Old English personal name Gūthmund, composed of the elements gūth ‘battle’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse cognate Guthmundr).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Goodmanson
    Gutman
    Godman

    Sources (29)

    • Richard Harris Goodman in entry for Lenna Lee Goodman, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
    • Richard Goodman, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Richard Harrison Goodman, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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