Alexander Carpenter1
M
Reference=LWC2035[S]
Alexander Carpenter married Mary Elizabeth Goodrich, daughter of John Goodrich and Fanny Smith, in November 1866.1
Family: Alexander Carpenter and Mary Elizabeth Goodrich
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Jane Hillman1
F, d. 10 August 1862
Reference=LWC1012[S]
As of 8 April 1828,her married name was Goodrich.1 Jane Hillman married Justus Buck Goodrich, son of Ezekiel Goodrich and Esther Buck, on 8 April 1828.1 She died on 10 August 1862.1
Children of Jane Hillman and Justus Buck Goodrich
- Leven Shreve Goodrich+1 b. 6 Aug 1829, d. 8 Sep 1886
- George W. Goodrich+1 b. 29 Mar 1831
- James D. Goodrich1 b. 7 Sep 1833, d. 15 Nov 1834
- Margaretta Goodrich1 b. 9 Feb 1836, d. 10 Feb 1840
- Daniel H. Goodrich1 b. 14 Feb 1837
- Arabella H. Goodrich1 b. 18 Jan 1839
- Martha Ann Goodrich1 b. 18 Jul 1840, d. 4 Aug 1844
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Leven Shreve Goodrich1
M, b. 6 August 1829, d. 8 September 1886
Reference=LWC2036
Leven Shreve Goodrich was born on 6 August 1829 at Greenup County, Tennessee.2 He was the son of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 He married Louisa Ross Carter on 19 July 1851.3 He died on 8 September 1886 at age 57.2
Transcribed from Case: "from early childhood his whole thought was to become skilled in the manufacture of iron, the business in which his father - though a resident physician - and his maternal uncle were jointly engaged. while pursuing his boyhood studies in the public school, he watched the methods of the manufacture of iron and studied them carefully in detail, and in 1848, at the age of nineteen years, he took charge of the Fulton furnaces Nos. 1 and 2, and so conspicuous was the executive ability here manifested, and so prompt was he in all business engagements, that in 1851 he had three very liberal propositions from outside parties to engage with them. Though barely passed his minority, it was insisted by his near relatives that he should go into business on his own account, and as an inducement for him to do so, his maternal uncle, Daniel Hillman, offered him a one-fourth interest in the Mt. Etna property, consisting of thirty thousand acres of land in Hickman County, Tenn., with the proviso that he should take the charge of it, "bear all losses, and share all gains."
Making a careful inspection of the property, he found ample supplies of material for the business; everything was promising, with but a single drawback, the great distance from market - forty miles by wagons; but this he believed could be overcome by the navigation of Duck River, for which a company was organized and an appropriation secured from the State. In anticipation of this, Mr. Goodrich pushed forward his work on the Etna Furnace; but when about ready to kindle its fires, the navigation company failed, with its work only partially complete, leaving Mr. Goodrich without his anticipated transportation; but still, nothing daunted, he built his fires and began work, the products of which proved of the very best quality, and abundant in quantity. But all hopes of success were blasted by being shut off from market. In 1853, when buyers were offering from sixty to seventy-five dollars per ton for iron, Mr. Goodrich had over two thousand tons ready for the market, on which he could realize nothing. As a result, in December, 1854, the fires of the Etna were extinguished, and he was called to Centre Furnace, Kentucky, recently erected by his uncle, where he remained until 1861, when he returned and rebuilt the fires of the Etna Furnace, and began a most successful work. In December, 1863, using his own words, "a Federal force swooped down on us like a mad eagle, and in less than three hours cleared the place of mules, wagons, and negroes, leaving the furnace to run by itself." This was the last blast of this furnace.
Mr. Goodrich was not a politician in a political sense of the word, he certainly was not a secessionist; it also may be claimed that his sympathies were not with the North; however that may be, it must be admitted that his motto was "the Union and the Constitution one and inseparable." He took no active part in the war of the Rebellion, quietly attending to business until his works were destroyed, when he engaged for a few years in the manufacture of woolen goods, doing an extensive business. Disposing of this interest, he turned his attention to the building of the Duck-River Valley Railroad. In this enterprise he was the leading spirit, and the work was rapidly pushed forward under his superintendence from Columbia. While engaged in this enterprise, in 1873, he was appointed superintendent of the Oxmoore Furnace, in Alabama. It was here his skill as a manufacturer of iron rose to its zenith. So marked was his success, that the president of the furnace company, in his annual report, said: "By comparing results with those of former years, the product has been doubled, the cost reduced one-half, and the iron produced improved in quality as much as in quantity."
In 1876-8, Mr. Goodrich was induced to lead his influence to an undertaking for building the Nashville and Tuscaloosa Railroad. He became the animating spirit of the enterprise. In 1880, the Warner Furnace, in Hickman County, Tennessee, was built under his superintendence; its fires were kindled on Nov. 25, and in the following April, 1881, this furnace had produced twenty-two hundred and sixty tons of the best quality of pig-iron. He accomplished during that year what had never before been done in the State: the furnace, built for a twenty-ton furnace, was by him made to yield forty-five tons daily, a success as yet unequalled. It is not saying to much of him to say that as an exponenet of this industry no one ranked higher. In his decision of all questions of doubt he was seldom at fault; but he was in advance of the times. Birmingham, Ala., is today what Mr. Goodrich predicted years since it would be, and what even then it might have been if its mines of iron-ore had only been developed. He was also interested in and one of the directors of the Arrow Steamship Company, which is now building its first vessel - the Pocahontas - at their ship-yard, Alexandria, Va.
While he was ambitious to become a skilled manufacturer, he had also and ambition that was more exalted still, and that was to live a devoted Christian life. He made all business interests bend to this. It is said of him that he would discharge a man from his employ for uttering an oath as soon as for not performing his work. He was always ready with a word of encouragement and sympathy for the needy ad distressed. In all his enterprises his sole reliance was upon "if God will." His kindness of heart, his urbanity, his deference and respect for the opinions of others were marked characteristics of his life. He took an active interest in collecting materials for a genealogy of the Goodrich family, and was at the time of his death a member of the executive committee of the Goodrich Family Association."4
Transcribed from Case: "from early childhood his whole thought was to become skilled in the manufacture of iron, the business in which his father - though a resident physician - and his maternal uncle were jointly engaged. while pursuing his boyhood studies in the public school, he watched the methods of the manufacture of iron and studied them carefully in detail, and in 1848, at the age of nineteen years, he took charge of the Fulton furnaces Nos. 1 and 2, and so conspicuous was the executive ability here manifested, and so prompt was he in all business engagements, that in 1851 he had three very liberal propositions from outside parties to engage with them. Though barely passed his minority, it was insisted by his near relatives that he should go into business on his own account, and as an inducement for him to do so, his maternal uncle, Daniel Hillman, offered him a one-fourth interest in the Mt. Etna property, consisting of thirty thousand acres of land in Hickman County, Tenn., with the proviso that he should take the charge of it, "bear all losses, and share all gains."
Making a careful inspection of the property, he found ample supplies of material for the business; everything was promising, with but a single drawback, the great distance from market - forty miles by wagons; but this he believed could be overcome by the navigation of Duck River, for which a company was organized and an appropriation secured from the State. In anticipation of this, Mr. Goodrich pushed forward his work on the Etna Furnace; but when about ready to kindle its fires, the navigation company failed, with its work only partially complete, leaving Mr. Goodrich without his anticipated transportation; but still, nothing daunted, he built his fires and began work, the products of which proved of the very best quality, and abundant in quantity. But all hopes of success were blasted by being shut off from market. In 1853, when buyers were offering from sixty to seventy-five dollars per ton for iron, Mr. Goodrich had over two thousand tons ready for the market, on which he could realize nothing. As a result, in December, 1854, the fires of the Etna were extinguished, and he was called to Centre Furnace, Kentucky, recently erected by his uncle, where he remained until 1861, when he returned and rebuilt the fires of the Etna Furnace, and began a most successful work. In December, 1863, using his own words, "a Federal force swooped down on us like a mad eagle, and in less than three hours cleared the place of mules, wagons, and negroes, leaving the furnace to run by itself." This was the last blast of this furnace.
Mr. Goodrich was not a politician in a political sense of the word, he certainly was not a secessionist; it also may be claimed that his sympathies were not with the North; however that may be, it must be admitted that his motto was "the Union and the Constitution one and inseparable." He took no active part in the war of the Rebellion, quietly attending to business until his works were destroyed, when he engaged for a few years in the manufacture of woolen goods, doing an extensive business. Disposing of this interest, he turned his attention to the building of the Duck-River Valley Railroad. In this enterprise he was the leading spirit, and the work was rapidly pushed forward under his superintendence from Columbia. While engaged in this enterprise, in 1873, he was appointed superintendent of the Oxmoore Furnace, in Alabama. It was here his skill as a manufacturer of iron rose to its zenith. So marked was his success, that the president of the furnace company, in his annual report, said: "By comparing results with those of former years, the product has been doubled, the cost reduced one-half, and the iron produced improved in quality as much as in quantity."
In 1876-8, Mr. Goodrich was induced to lead his influence to an undertaking for building the Nashville and Tuscaloosa Railroad. He became the animating spirit of the enterprise. In 1880, the Warner Furnace, in Hickman County, Tennessee, was built under his superintendence; its fires were kindled on Nov. 25, and in the following April, 1881, this furnace had produced twenty-two hundred and sixty tons of the best quality of pig-iron. He accomplished during that year what had never before been done in the State: the furnace, built for a twenty-ton furnace, was by him made to yield forty-five tons daily, a success as yet unequalled. It is not saying to much of him to say that as an exponenet of this industry no one ranked higher. In his decision of all questions of doubt he was seldom at fault; but he was in advance of the times. Birmingham, Ala., is today what Mr. Goodrich predicted years since it would be, and what even then it might have been if its mines of iron-ore had only been developed. He was also interested in and one of the directors of the Arrow Steamship Company, which is now building its first vessel - the Pocahontas - at their ship-yard, Alexandria, Va.
While he was ambitious to become a skilled manufacturer, he had also and ambition that was more exalted still, and that was to live a devoted Christian life. He made all business interests bend to this. It is said of him that he would discharge a man from his employ for uttering an oath as soon as for not performing his work. He was always ready with a word of encouragement and sympathy for the needy ad distressed. In all his enterprises his sole reliance was upon "if God will." His kindness of heart, his urbanity, his deference and respect for the opinions of others were marked characteristics of his life. He took an active interest in collecting materials for a genealogy of the Goodrich family, and was at the time of his death a member of the executive committee of the Goodrich Family Association."4
Children of Leven Shreve Goodrich and Louisa Ross Carter
- Sallie Ann Goodrich3 b. 4 Apr 1854
- Nancy Belle Lee Goodrich3 b. 26 Feb 1864
- Mary Elizabeth Goodrich3 b. 16 Feb 1866
- Emily Gentry Goodrich3 b. 7 Jan 1869
- Justus Carter Goodrich3 b. 17 Feb 1873
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 264.
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 267.
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, pages 264-267.
George W. Goodrich1
M, b. 29 March 1831
Reference=LWC2037
George W. Goodrich was born on 29 March 1831.2 He was the son of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 He married White Darwin on 24 April 1879.2 He resided at Dayton, Tennessee.2
Children of George W. Goodrich and White Darwin
- Justus Buck Goodrich3 b. 24 Jun 1880
- Mary Belle Goodrich3 b. 4 Oct 1881
- Lila A. Goodrich3 b. 9 Jan 1884
James D. Goodrich1
M, b. 7 September 1833, d. 15 November 1834
Reference=LWC2038
James D. Goodrich was born on 7 September 1833.1 He was the son of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 He died on 15 November 1834 at age 1.1
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Margaretta Goodrich1
F, b. 9 February 1836, d. 10 February 1840
Reference=LWC2039
Margaretta Goodrich was born on 9 February 1836.1 She was the daughter of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 She died on 10 February 1840 at age 4.1
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Daniel H. Goodrich1
M, b. 14 February 1837
Reference=LWC2040
Daniel H. Goodrich was born on 14 February 1837.1 He was the son of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 He married Sallie Hancock.1 He resided at Waverly, Tennessee.1
Family: Daniel H. Goodrich and Sallie Hancock
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Sallie Hancock1
F
Reference=LWC2040[S]
Her married name was Goodrich.1 Sallie Hancock married Daniel H. Goodrich, son of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1
Family: Sallie Hancock and Daniel H. Goodrich
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Arabella H. Goodrich1
F, b. 18 January 1839
Reference=LWC2041
Arabella H. Goodrich was born on 18 January 1839.1 She was the daughter of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 As of 19 January 1860,her married name was Grey.1 She married J. J. Grey on 19 January 1860.1
Family: Arabella H. Goodrich and J. J. Grey
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
J. J. Grey1
M
Reference=LWC2041[S]
J. J. Grey married Arabella H. Goodrich, daughter of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman, on 19 January 1860.1
Family: J. J. Grey and Arabella H. Goodrich
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Martha Ann Goodrich1
F, b. 18 July 1840, d. 4 August 1844
Reference=LWC2042
Martha Ann Goodrich was born on 18 July 1840.1 She was the daughter of Justus Buck Goodrich and Jane Hillman.1 She died on 4 August 1844 at age 4.1
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
Minerva Beach1
F
Reference=LWC1016[S]
As of 9 March 1830,her married name was Goodrich.1 Minerva Beach married Walter C. Goodrich, son of Ezekiel Goodrich and Esther Buck, on 9 March 1830.1
Children of Minerva Beach and Walter C. Goodrich
- Curtis Augustus Goodrich+1 b. 18 Jan 1831
- George Asbury Goodrich+1 b. 1 Oct 1833
- Benjamin Beach Goodrich+1 b. 26 May 1836
- Ezekiel Lewis Goodrich+2 b. 18 Jan 1839
- Elbridge Gerry Goodrich+2 b. 17 Apr 1842
- Roland Evans Goodrich+2 b. 8 Sep 1844
- Walter Clark Goodrich+2 b. 2 Apr 1848
Curtis Augustus Goodrich1
M, b. 18 January 1831
Reference=LWC2043
Curtis Augustus Goodrich was born on 18 January 1831.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He has also been reported to have been born 7 June 1831.2 He married first Lovinia Scranton on 1 December 1850.2 He married second Anna Brown on 25 September 1873.2 He resided at Kalo, Iowa.2
Children of Curtis Augustus Goodrich and Lovinia Scranton
- James R. Goodrich+2 b. 4 Jan 1853
- Emily M. Goodrich2 b. 3 Mar 1857
- Erastus B. Goodrich2 b. 1 Mar 1860
- Carrie Jane Goodrich2 b. 18 Sep 1864
Child of Curtis Augustus Goodrich and Anna Brown
- Curtis A. Goodrich2 b. 27 Mar 1874, d. 1 Feb 1876
George Asbury Goodrich1
M, b. 1 October 1833
Reference=LWC2044
George Asbury Goodrich was born on 1 October 1833.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He married Emily Cornelia Smith.2 He resided at Licking County, Ohio.2
Children of George Asbury Goodrich and Emily Cornelia Smith
- Gideon Jethro Goodrich2 b. 1863
- Dora Goodrich2 b. 1865
Benjamin Beach Goodrich1
M, b. 26 May 1836
Reference=LWC2045
Benjamin Beach Goodrich was born on 26 May 1836 at Plain, Ohio.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He married Elizabeth Galor on 7 November 1858.3 He resided at Wittrup, Kansas.3
Transcribed from Case: "elected coroner in 1855, occupation, a farmer; August 1862, enlisted as a private in Co. I, Thirty-second Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, to serve during the war; appointed sergeant, October, 1862; was on the march from Vicksburg to Meridian and return; spring of 1864, under Gen. Sherman; Red River expedition, under Gen. Banks; was in all the engagements in the Southwest in 1864; through Missouri after rebel Gen. Price; was in the Oxford raid and seige of Blakely, Ala., and on the march to Montgomery, Ala; mustered out of the service, with rank of first-sergeant, August, 1865; served his county as supervisor in 1866; soon after moved to Kansas."4
Transcribed from Case: "elected coroner in 1855, occupation, a farmer; August 1862, enlisted as a private in Co. I, Thirty-second Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, to serve during the war; appointed sergeant, October, 1862; was on the march from Vicksburg to Meridian and return; spring of 1864, under Gen. Sherman; Red River expedition, under Gen. Banks; was in all the engagements in the Southwest in 1864; through Missouri after rebel Gen. Price; was in the Oxford raid and seige of Blakely, Ala., and on the march to Montgomery, Ala; mustered out of the service, with rank of first-sergeant, August, 1865; served his county as supervisor in 1866; soon after moved to Kansas."4
Children of Benjamin Beach Goodrich and Elizabeth Galor
- Martha Minerva Goodrich3 b. 10 Oct 1859
- Louis Eldridge Goodrich3 b. 7 Jan 1861
- Laura Etta Goodrich3 b. 24 Nov 1869, d. 19 Nov 1877
- Charles Clifford Goodrich3 b. 26 Mar 1873
- Hubert Munson Goodrich3 b. 8 Apr 1876
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 171.
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 268.
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 269.
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, pages 268 and 269.
Ezekiel Lewis Goodrich1
M, b. 18 January 1839
Reference=LWC2046
Ezekiel Lewis Goodrich was born on 18 January 1839.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He married Mrs. Emily Johnson.2
Children of Ezekiel Lewis Goodrich and Mrs. Emily Johnson
- George Byron Goodrich2 b. 7 Jun 1866
- Hawley Goodrich2 b. 22 Oct 1875
Elbridge Gerry Goodrich1
M, b. 17 April 1842
Reference=LWC2047
Elbridge Gerry Goodrich was born on 17 April 1842.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He married Mary Ann Lewis on 25 February 1866.2 He resided at Lehigh, Iowa.2
Children of Elbridge Gerry Goodrich and Mary Ann Lewis
- William Walter Goodrich2 b. 12 Dec 1866
- Leonard Asbury Goodrich2 b. 19 Mar 1868
- Hattie May Goodrich2 b. 3 May 1869
- Benjamin Rolland Goodrich2 b. 19 Feb 1871
- Newton Elmer Goodrich2 b. 15 Sep 1872
- Homer Archibald Goodrich2 b. 6 Apr 1874
- Sarah Minerva Goodrich2 b. 15 May 1878
- Mary Elizabeth Goodrich2 b. 14 Dec 1880
- Charles Elbridge Goodrich2 b. 5 Jan 1882
Roland Evans Goodrich1
M, b. 8 September 1844
Reference=LWC2048
Roland Evans Goodrich was born on 8 September 1844.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He married Ida Divilbiss on 26 January 1879.2 He resided at Lehigh, Iowa.2
Children of Roland Evans Goodrich and Ida Divilbiss
- Harry Lee Goodrich2 b. 5 Dec 1879
- Beulah Genevieve Goodrich2 b. 22 May 1883
- Frederic R. Goodrich2 b. 11 Oct 1885
Walter Clark Goodrich1
M, b. 2 April 1848
Reference=LWC2049
Walter Clark Goodrich was born on 2 April 1848.2 He was the son of Walter C. Goodrich and Minerva Beach.1 He married Margaret A. Ewing on 6 March 1873.2
Children of Walter Clark Goodrich and Margaret A. Ewing
- Nellie A. Goodrich2 b. 25 Jul 1874
- Jennie I. Goodrich2 b. 13 Jul 1876
- Foster E. Goodrich2 b. 11 Jan 1880
Charlotte Brown1
F, d. 4 October 1822
Reference=LWC1021[S]
As of 8 May 1821,her married name was Goodrich.1 Charlotte Brown married Ezekiel Landon Goodrich, son of Zacheus Goodrich and Amanda Landon, on 8 May 1821.1 She died on 4 October 1822.1
Child of Charlotte Brown and Ezekiel Landon Goodrich
- Henry Brown Goodrich+1 b. 4 Aug 1822, d. 28 Oct 1862
Citations
- [S2] Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 172.