Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Goodenough, George E ************************************************ 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: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 12:13 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 George E. Goodenough, farmer, section to, Union Grove Township, was born April 11, 1843, Jefferson Co., N. Y. He is the son of Willard A. and Jane (Hull) Goodenough, whose biographical notice is to be found on other pages of this work. He was 22 years of age when he came with his parents to Whiteside County. He is one of the prominent agriculturists of Union Grove Township, and is the owner of 230 acres of land, the principal part of which is under cultivation. In political faith he is a Republican. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Mary De Groodt, and they have four children—Minnie J., John W., Arthur L. and Bertie E. John W. died when he was five months old. Mrs. Goodenough is the daughter of John and Mary De Groodt, and they were natives of the State of New York. She was born Feb. 15, 1849, in Rockford, Ill. She is a member of the Baptist Church, to which her husband also belongs. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/goodenou2001nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb