Edward Early Goad

Brief Life History of Edward Early

When Edward Early Goad was born in 1881, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, Elias Daniel Goad, was 31 and his mother, Louisa Catharine Nester, was 25. He married Josie A Webb on 28 March 1903, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. He lived in Laurel Fork District, Carroll, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 7 October 1966, in Dugspur, Carroll, Virginia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States.

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Edward Early Goad
1881–1966
Mattie Louise Cox
1881–1966
Marriage: 22 December 1909

Sources (19)

  • Edward E Goad, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Edward E. Goad, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • E L Goad, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of German Gohde or Godde, variants of Gott 1.

English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Gode, see Good .

English: metonymic occupational name for a cattle driver, from Middle English go(u)de ‘goad for driving oxen, spike’ (Old English gād); compare Gadd .

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

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