Roxanna Goode

Brief Life History of Roxanna

When Roxanna Goode was born on 22 November 1810, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, her father, Rev. Edmond Goode, was 30 and her mother, Patience Mosley Rucks, was 26. She married Sterling Smith Hillsman on 25 October 1831, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Campbell, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 26 July 1873, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Campbell, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sterling Smith Hillsman
1814–1861
Roxanna Goode
1810–1873
Marriage: 25 October 1831
James Edmund Hillsman
1832–1916
Hilsman
Aurelius S. Hillsman
1834–1904
Thomas McDowell Hillsman
1835–1865
William H. Hillsman
1838–1865
Mary F. Hillsman
1839–1885
John Cyrus Hillsman
1842–1916
Margaret Louise Hillsman
1844–1926
Samuel D. Hillsman
1848–1894
Susan Catherine Hillsman
1849–1934
Esther Virginia Hillsman
1851–1922
Albert Goode Hillsman
1853–1921

Sources (31)

  • Roxanna Hillsman in household of S S Hillsman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Roxanna Hillsman, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Roxana Goode, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Good . This name has been used in Ireland since the 16th century.

Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Goede .

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

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