Lacrosse-Dodge-Fond Du Lac County WI Archives Biographies.....Goodrich, R. 1850 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 16, 2007, 7:05 pm Author: Unknown R. GOODRICH, Station Agent for C., M. & St. P. R. R., West Salem; born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1850; his father, Franklin Goodrich, came to Wisconsin with his family in 1854, and located at Waupun. When 15 years of age, Mr. R. Goodrich became connected with the R. R. Co., with which he has since been connected - first at Waupun, where he learned telegraphy; thence to Sparta, where he remained about four years; he was appointed Station Agent and operator at West Salem, March 21, 1868. He was married to Henrietta McElroy, born at Portage, Columbia Co.; they have two boys - William F. and Egbert. Additional Comments: From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 822. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/goodrich482gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb