Bios of Goodman, John T. (b.1861) Wabasha Co., MN
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Goodman, John T. (page 723), engaged in agriculture in Chester Township,
of which township he is one of the prominent citizens, was born in Goodhue
County, November 26, 1861, son of John and Jeanette (Bump) Goodman. The
father, who was born in Germany, came to America in the early forties,
settling in Goodhue County, Minn., on 80 acres of land. During the Civil
War he served in the Union army, being honorably discharged in 1865.
Shortly after his return from the war he died. His wife survived him a
number of years passing away in 1879. They were members of the German
Lutheran church. They had only two children, both sons, Charles E. and
John T. John T. Goodman acquired his education in the Mazeppa village
schools and lived with his grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Orson bump, until he
was 17 years old. He worked at farm labor by the month, near Mazeppa,
until 1881, after which he rented different farms in Goodhue and Olmsted
Counties. In 1901 he bought his present farm of 93 acres in section 31,
Chester Township, on which he has since made some improvements, including
the erection of a new modern house, and is pursuing a successful career as
a general farmer. For 12 years he has been one of the supervisors on the
Chester town board, in which office he is still serving. Mr. Goodman was
married January 15, 1881, to Margaret La Van, who was born in Goodhue
County, September 28, 1865, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Dominic La Van. Her
parents came to Goodhue County, Minn., from Iowa in the spring of 1865,
settling near Pine Island. In the La Van family there were nine children:
Peter, Lizzie, Agnes, Charles, George, Nicholas, Theodore, Anna and
Margaret. Lizzie, George and Charles are now deceased. To Mr. And Mrs.
Goodman seven children have been born: George E., August 28, 1886; Bessie
B., January 30, 1888; Sylvia A., October 15, 1896; Grace M., May 1, 1898;
Charles, February 16, 1901; Ruth E., May 26, 1903, and Homer E., September
14, 1892. Bessie is now the wife of Henry Nelson of Rochester, Sylvia the
wife of Archie Franklin of Chester Township, and Grace the wife of Bert
Owen of Rochester. Homer E., died at the age of seven years in 1899. Mr.
And Mrs. Goodman are affiliated religiously with the Congregational
church. Mr. Goodman is a member of the Masonic order, including the
Eastern Star Chapter; also the Workmen, while Mrs. Goodman belongs to the
Eastern Star.