John Edward Goodson

Brief Life History of John Edward

When John Edward Goodson was born on 24 March 1808, in Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Goodson, was 39 and his mother, Anne Goldsmith, was 43. He married Emma Jane Clark on 24 December 1829, in Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Gravois Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Carondelet, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 2 March 1892, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Edward Goodson
1808–1892
Elizabeth Dawson
1823–1896
Marriage: 13 July 1846
Thomas Carlyle Goodson
1847–1916
Elizabeth Emerson Goodson
1849–1858
John Edward Goodson
1851–1870
Frank Faith Goodson
1854–1920
William Wanlass Goodson
1856–1857
Henry Clinton Goodson
1857–1916
Cora Susan Goodson
1858–
Elizabeth Ann Goodson
1863–1937
Dorothy Goodson
1872–1941

Sources (27)

  • J E Goodson, "United States Census, 1840"
  • John Edward Goodson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Goodson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1812

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

1812

Historical Boundaries: 1812: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Godsone, representing Old English Godsunu, of various origins. It may be composed of Old English god ‘God’ or gōd ‘good’ + sunu ‘son’, or it may be an original patronymic ‘son of God’ used as a personal name.

English: patronymic from Middle English Godesson(e) ‘son of God(e)’, from the Middle English pet form Gode (Old English Goda) + -son.

English: nickname from Middle English god(e) + sone ‘good son’ (Old English gōd + sunu).

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

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