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Author: Bowen & Co. (1903)

A. M. GOODE.

   One of the successful ranch and cattle men of Albany county, Wyoming, is A.
M. Goode, a prominent resident of the city of Laramie. A native of Virginia, he
was born in the county of Chesterfield, in 1845, the son of George and Martha
(Borsee) Goode, both also Virginians. The father was born in 1818, and followed
the occupation of farming in his native state, subsequently removing his
residence from Virginia for a short time to Kentucky, whence he soon returned to
his native state, becoming a farmer near the old town of Lynchburg, Bedford
county, until his death on March, 25, 1901, at the advanced age of eighty-three
years. He was the son of Edward Goode, a pioneer minister of the Baptist
denomination who passed his life in the Old Dominion. The mother of the subject
of this review is still living and makes her home on the old family homestead.
A. W. Goode came to man's estate and received his early education in the
Virginia schools, availing himself of such opportunities as were offered him to
obtain an education, but leaving school at an early age, for with many of his
young associates he answered the call of Virginia for troops to engage in the
Civil War, enlisting in Co. I, Thirty-fourth Virginia Infantry, C. S. A. He
served with his regiment during the entire war, and, although engaged in many
battles, escaped without a wound, and without serious injury to his health.
After the war he removed to Iowa, soon however removing to Missouri, where he
engaged in farming, subsequently removing to Texas with a view of engaging in
raising cattle. Not finding conditions there as favorable as he had anticipated,
he came on to the territory of Wyoming in 1875, locating at Laramie, where he
remained until 1879, when he availed himself of his homestead right near that
place, and began in a modest way to raise cattle and horses. Starting with his
homestead of 160 acres of land, he has increased his holdings until now he is
the owner of a fine ranch properly of over 4,000 acres, well fenced and
improved, with suitable buildings and appliances and the necessary and
convenient appointments for an extensive ranching and stockraising industry. By
his perseverance, thrift and business ability, he has built up a large and fine
property, and is now considered one of the solid business men and substantial
property owners of his section of Wyoming, his ranch being situated about seven
miles southeast of Laramie. Mr. Goode has never married. Politically, he is a
member of the Democratic party, but has never sought or desired to hold public
office. He is one of the must highly respected citizens of Albany county.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

ILLUSTRATED

A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will
never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote
generations.—.MACAULAY.

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN & CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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