Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Goodwin, John 1815 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  JOHN GOODWIN, farmer, P. O. Palestine, born July 29, 1815, in Luzerne County,
Penn., son of George Goodwin,born4788 in Pennsylvania, where he married Mary
Seward, born in Massachusetts, daughter of Enos Seward, a carpenter, by
occupation; she is the mother of two children now living. Mr. J. Goodwin was
educated in Coshocton County, Ohio; he was married in Licking County, February
4, 1841, to Miss Morris, born January 4,1823, died February 2, 1880; she is the
mother of David, James, Martha (who married J. A Wesner, and is the mother of
three children living), and Elisha, born August 15, 1850; he married Sarah L.
Adams, who has four children-Cary E., Charles, Stella and Martha Mabel. Our
subject was married again March 2, 1882, in Greene County, Ind., to Mrs.
Elizabeth Stalcup, born February 10, 1828; she is a daughter of John and Eleanor
(Cox) Templeton, and mother of Maria L. and Eleanor J.; the former was born
December 5, 1846; married N. C. Burge, and is the mother of Ida A. and Frederick
O.; the latter was born August 22, 1848; married R. Cullison; children, five-
Oscar, Edward, Cora L., Robert E. and Roscoe. Mr. Goodwin is a fine old man, who
wins the respect of all with whom he comes in contact; he came here in 1851; he
and wife are members of the Christian Church. He has a fine farm of 180 acres,
with good buildings has been identified with the Democratic party. His sister,
Sarah, married Daniel Jones, and raised a large family.

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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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