Crawford County IL Archives Biographies.....Goodwin, A. C. 1848 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 4, 2007, 3:59 am Author: William Henry Perrin (1883) A. C. GOODWIN, farmer, P. O. Palestine. The subject of this sketch was born October 11, 1848 in Decatur County, Ind. He is a son of Nelson Goodwin, M. D., who was born in Kentucky, but who died in Crawford County, Ill. The mother of our subject, Sarah B. Goodwin, was born in Travis, Ind. She is the mother of four children now living-Shadrich R.; Mary J., who married George D. Griswold; our subject, A. C. Goodwin, and his sister, Sarah M., who married C. J. Price, a physician in Hardinsville. Mr. Goodwin was educated at "The Union Christian College," in Merom, Sullivan County, Ind. In early life, he distinguished himself as a teacher, he taught for five consecutive years. He is now living in Palestine, but carrying on farming. He was married there March 6, 1878, to Miss Aggie Cunningham, born December 4, 1856. Her father, Isaac Cunningham, was born in Ohio; her mother, Jane Cunningham, was born in Palestine. Mr. Goodwin is the father of one child, named Ethel Cleo. Mr. Goodwin is a Republican, and a Knight of Honor. He had three brothers in the army; one of them was killed at the battle of Nashville. Additional Comments: Extracted From: HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN. ILLUSTRATED CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS, LAKESIDE BUILDING. 1883. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/crawford/bios/goodwin1985nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb