Brief Life History of Herschel Meade
When Herschel Meade Goodding was born on 3 November 1877, in Macon, Missouri, United States, his father, Richard Pitt Goodding, was 50 and his mother, Nancy J Ayers, was 38. He married Josie Belle Romjue on 18 October 1901, in Atlanta, Macon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Lyda, Macon, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Atlanta, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 7 December 1956, in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Atlanta, Macon, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Herschel M Gooding in household of Sallie A O Havell, "United States Census, 1900"
- Macon, Missouri, United States | 1895–1902 | Marriage Record
- Herschel Meade Goodding, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1877–1956 Male
1882–1958 Female
Children (2)
1914–1994 Female
1916–1999 Male
Parents and Siblings
1826–1905 Male
1839–1923 Female
Siblings (6)
1861–1907 Male
1865–1947 Male
1868–1889 Female
1870–1948 Female
1873–1933 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 4
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 21
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Gütlein or Güthlein or Güthling: status name for a smallholder, from Middle High German guot ‘landholding, small farm’ + the diminutive suffix -lein-li, -lin or, alternatively, a nickname for a good and kindly person, from Middle High German güetlich, later changed as though derived from a personal name composed with ancient Germanic god, got ‘god’ or gōd ‘good’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Maternal Grandparents Memories
I have very fond memories as a child visiting my grandfather Goodding’s house in Atlanta, Missouri, and watching my parents and grandparents snap beans from their garden and spend time together as a f …
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