Charles Francis Goodman

Brief Life History of Charles Francis

When Charles Francis Goodman was born on 12 March 1891, in Cabery, Ford, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel A. Goodman, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Ann Keighin, was 30. He married Opal Helen Hill on 16 March 1918, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. He lived in Goose Creek Township, Piatt, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Jefferson Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 4 May 1969, in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States.

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Charles Francis Goodman
1891–1969
Dorothea Sale
1898–1984
Marriage: 22 December 1921

Sources (17)

  • Chas F Goodman, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Charles F Goodman, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Charles Francis Goodman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1892 · The Chicago Canal

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

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.

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