The Colfax chronicle., 1904-05-07
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coLFAx, GRANT PARISH, LA. SATURDAY. MAY Z, 1904.
HARVEY HAMILTON cooDwYM.

At his home, 11O7 Jackson Avenue,
in the City of New Orleans, La, at
2:40 p. m. on Sunday, May I, 1904,
Harvey Hamilton Goodwin, born
near New Albany, Indiana, Nov. 8,
1925, departed this lifeaged IS years,
5 months and % days.
The deceased was the last living
male representative OF an honored
and honorable family consisting of
ten children, five boys and five girls,
all of whom lived to be grown. mar
ried and have families of children.
His brothers were, Rev. Philo M.
Goodwin, G, w. w. Goodwin, Simeon
T. Goodwin, and Rev. Alex. E. Good
wyn. His sisters were, Elizabeth,
married to Rev. N. A. Cravens; Kate,
married to Judge( afterwards Colonel)
II. l.. Grinstead; Mary, married to
Lieut.. James j. Hatcher; Mariah
(Barnett) married to Dr. s. l.. Gus
tine; and Belle (Barnett) married to
F. w. Pike. All of the brothers of
this family died old in years. and
with lives full of usefulness. The Sis
ters also are all dead except Mrs. Hat
cher and Mrs. Gustine, the first living
in New Orleans, and the latter in Ken
nerville, La. The numerous descend
ants of these ten brothers and sisters
live at various points in Louisiana
and in several adjoining States.
The SUBJECT of this short sketch and
tribute was q fine engineer and ma
chinist, and has held many response
bic positions in that capacity. For
many years his services have been in
demand among the wealthy sugar
planters of south Louisiana, to take
off their crops. During the war of
Secession. he was with the Confeder-
ate Ordnance Department, and super
intended the moulding and making
of many of the cannon used II the
battles of that memorable war.
n. H. Goodwin was married to
Sophia King, at Opelousas, La, Dan.
%. 1855. OF this union seven chill
dren were born, namely: Carrie, Nan
ME, Matte, Frances, Lily, Mary and
Harvey The last named, the only
tson, died in infancy, or when very
young. Carrie married T. T. Fields,
of Marksville; Mamie married Chas.
Kirsh, and Mary married John Spear
ing, both of New Orleans. Frances
and Lily have been teachers in the
public schools of New Orleans for
several years. The deceased leaves
his wife and five daughters to survive
him, to whom many relatives and
friends extend heartfelt sympathy
and coincidence. They are not left
without consolation, for the loving
husband and father died as he lived,
at peace with God and all mankind.
He was stricken with appoplexy on
Thursday evening, while attempting
to do a little repairing in his abrato-
ry or shop, and was unconscious up
to the hour of his death Sunday af-
ternoon, when he died a peaceful and
easy death, looking very natural in
his long sleep, as if calmly waiting
forythe resurrection morn.
| 1t grieves the editor of the Colfax
Chronicle to record the death of the
last remaining brother of his own
venerated father, but the memory OF
our kindly old uncle brings it's salts
faction, and, while we shed a sympa-
thetic tear for the loved ones he left
behind, we feel sure that theirs is not
a sorrow without the balm of hope
eternal. Peace be to his ashes, and
we will treasure his memory in pride
and tender affection.