Brief Life History of Arthur Washington
When Arthur Washington Gooding was born on 27 June 1846, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Jackson Gooding, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Wheeler Davis, was 31. He married Sybilla Robinson on 10 January 1870, in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Providence, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 September 1913, in Fairfax, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Fairfax, Virginia, United States.
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- Arthur W Gooding, "United States Census, 1880"
- A. W., "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Arthur Washington Gooding, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery is a military cemetery. It was originally a plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. This is the location of Robert E. Lee, 16,000 Civil War soldiers, William Howard Taft, John, Jackie, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. The tomb of the unknown soldier is also located here it was dedicated on November 11, 1921. It contains the remains of those soldiers unknown from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Old English personal name Gōding, Godding. Compare Godding , with which there has been confusion.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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