The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-12-23
HON. WILLIAM GOODMAN.
a short Biographical Sketch.


We last week. announced the death
of our esteemed fcilow-citizen, Hon.
Wiu:lm Coolmaa, which occurred at
tflle residence of his son, ID. c. Cool
man, Esq, at half-past ten o'clock, of
the forenoon of Wednesday last
Owing to the fact of our paper be-
ing already made mp for the press
| when the sad intelligence was commu-
nicated to us, We were unable to do
mOretlian merely announce the death.
Mr.. Goodman had been so many years
resident of this county, and so init
mateiy connected with its early llisto-
ry, its growth and progress as TO de-
mand q more extended notice. AL
though we have been intimately ac-
quaiuted with him from our early
childhood, we do not feel able TO
write, either his biography or his eu-
Iogy, but we have gathered, the fol-
lowing incidents of his cventful life.
which, fail to be of interest to
his numerous friends and acquaint-
anees, ,:andhfo9our readers generally.
Mr.. Goldman was born in Middle
town, Conn, March IL, 1894. His
| father, Wm. Goldman, Sen., was ma
tive of -Alsace, Germany, and his
mother-Hope Cone-a native of Had
dam, Conn. In February, 1897, the
family, consisting of father, mother,
the subject of this sketch, and an in
fant sister, removed to what was then
called the "Dlack River Country" in
New York State, settling in a dense
| forest near the center of what is now
known as the village of Turin. Lewis
County. William Goodman, Sem, had
passed the previous summer there in
company with others in the employ oil
Hon. Nathaniel Shaler, of Middle,
town, Conn., one of the owners of the
township--in clearing the forests pre-
paratory to founding permanent set.
tlement. The tract of country com:
prising Lewis, Jefferson and St. Law.
renee counties, was, at that time q
dense wilderness, Mr.. Goldman:
mother being the fourth white women
in the settlement referred to, and, in.
deed, within sixty miles, to the nortl
and cast, Itwas here that the early
boyhood life of Mr.. Goldman wa.
spent. The scenes, incidents and hard
ships of those young years have beer
a frequent theme of conversation be
tween him and his family and intimate
friends during the last years of hi.
life. Those recollections as described
| by him were of an exceedingly inter,
esting character, his descriptions being
embellished in great degree by fresh
"reminiscences gathered by a recent
visit to his boyhood home after an alb.
sence of fifty-eight years. In April
1910, the family left Turin for Mid
6letown-now. ersyille-Portagt
County, Ohio, where they arrived il
May following, travelling the entire
4 distance in an inclement season behini
a yoke. of oxen in an old fashioned
cart. On their arrival, they fount
nine families had preceded them du
ring the winter and spring, all set
ting near the center of the township
4 William Coolnlan, Sen, had sold hi
4 farm on Black River, and was to re
ceige therefor two hundred acres, tt
1 be selected by himself, of lands owned
by Nathaniel Shaler, in the township
!, bearing his name. This he did sool
after his arrival, locating about on
mile south of the center, and com
menced his improvements by erecting
a log cabin preparatory to clearing VI
his farm. VIM. Goldman, Jr, had a
this time, at the early age of sixteen
attained to mans stature, and was &C
tive in assisting his father in the labo
l1ous duties of clearing up new
farm. On the 23d of May, 1872, h
volunteered into the service of hi
country at Ravenna, under Capt. Johi
Campbell. The company consisted 0
ffty-one men. Two of them onl,
survive Mr.. Coolman-Jo ohm Harmon
Esq, and Samuel Redfeld, both O
i; Ravenna. The company rendezvoue'
at Campbell's Corners and on July
5th. received marching orders, and Sc
. out to join the main army of Gen
Hull, at Detroit. Marching, to. Cleve
land, they embarked on a sailing yes
= sci, landing at Lower Sandusky, wher
, they were employed for some time i
erecting Fort Croghan. This compile
ted they were ordered on to Detroi
S Farrfving at French town, now Mon
roe, Mich, on the River Raisen, whe
$ / they found their further advance ei
iectually cut off by the'British and In
dians. Being held there until the 18t
: of August, they were notified tha
they had been surrendered by Ger
Hull to,the British.
The Ohio volunteers, consisting c
three Regiments. under the comman
' tof Coils. James Findlay, Duncan No
: Arthur and Lewis Cass, were, b
] Hulps article of capitulation, to b
set at liberty on the Southern shore c
Lake Erie at the expense of the Brit
: ish.I They were accordingly shippe
land. landed at different places alon
the Ohio shore, the Portage Comps
ny arriving at home about the middI
of September. Much might be wri
ten of the privatlons endured by thi
p hardy band of patriots, but such a
; account will. be more properly chron
i cled when the history of the Comps
ny shall be written. From this tim
4 until 1879 he followed the ordinar
h vocation Of farmer, employing til
= winter mouths in teaching school.
); March 13, 1915, he was married t
l. Polly Rurrouuhs t1auuhter of DAM,