The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-05-22
Family History of the Goodwyns.

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married at Opelousas, La. Jan. q.
1856, to Sophie King, born Jan. Is,
1881, died at Marksville, La, June Is,
1904. Children: Carrie King, born
Feb. %, 1856, married T. T. Fields
near Mansura, La, Feb. %, 1878; Nan
ME, born about 1868, married Chas.
Kirsch about 1890; Matte, born about
1865; Lilly b., born about 1869, and
Francis F., born about 1870, graduated
May 1s, 1889, and taught several years
in New Orleans public schools; Mary,
born about 1872, married John Spear
ing about 1892.
Alexander Elias Goodwin Born at
New Albany Feb. 20, 1928, died at
Marlin, Texas, Jan. l, 1902; married
first Laura A. L., Nov. IL, 1851,
by whom he had no children; about
1857 married second Lucy A.'Harper,
by whom he had one daughter, who
lived about six years. mother dying
July II, 1861, and daughter dying in
1868; in 1863 he married third Mrs.
Loudie N. Brown (nee Trousdale) at
Franklin, La. There were several
children by this union probably, but
the record not being at hand only
three can be named viz: Ella, mar
ried H. C. Carter, lived at San Anto-
MO, Texas; Mary, married w. M. Gun
nell; Alice, married DIS. Moffet. Rev.
A. E. Goodwin, D. D., joined the La.
M. E. Conference about 1861, and some
time in the sos transferred to the
Texas Conference. He was very pop
ular and useful, and occupied many
places of honor in the educational and
religious world.
Elizabeth Caroline Goodwin Born
Feb. 6, 1880, died at Waco, Texas.
Dec Z, 1895; married Rev. Nehemiah
A. Cravens in the SOS, and had several
children, viz: Bascom, who died in
early manhood; Nehemiah A., Jr.,
who resides at Austin, Texas, became
Judge of the Texas courts, was pri-
vate secretary to Gov. Savers about
1889, was married and had several
children, one of whom, Lula Elizabeth,
married Geo. S. beaverton, at Austin.
Texas, Sept. "a. 1903. Rev. N. A.
Cravens belonged successfully to the
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas con-
ferences, and was noted preacher.
He had other children, Ella, Lizzie
ana Willie, who died, and Frank GRAY.
ems, who resides at Galveston, Texas.
whether married not known.
Catherine Adeline Goodwin : Born
May II, 1882. died in New Orleans
June %, 1883; married in the SOS
Judge afterwards Col. H. L. Grin
stead, at Brownsville, Texas, and
moved to Camden, Ark. Children:
Edward, who died just before man.
hood; Hiram L.. Grinstead, Jr.. mar.
ried and lived on ranch in Colorado in
1903 and had several children; Lula G;
born at Camden, Ark, about 1861,
married in New Orleans in the SOS,
Forshee by whom she had one son,
Bickham; after Forshee's death she
was married April 2, 1896, at Colfax,
La. to John F. Smart. of Leesville, La.
Mary Jane Goodwin Born at Lanes
vile, Ind. Sept. 8, 1884, moved to In
dianapolis 1870, and to New Albany
1874, was married to James Josiah
Hatcher in Jefferson, Texas, March a.
1855, and afterward moved to Eufaula.
Ala, where Hatcher enlisted as Lieu |
tenant of company of which he after. |
ward became Captain. He was killed |
or died during the Confederate war. |
They had two children, each of which
only lived few years. Mrs. Hatcher
was in August, 1904, in New Orleans. |
only living representative of the Elias
Goodwin children.
Howard Garrett Goodwin orn
April 10, 1850, near Franklin, La. was
married to Luells D. Lewis, near Fair
mount, La, Feb. %, 1881; children.
Angelina Evaline. Alfred Merrill, Ger
trude Luella. Elizabeth Deal, Ethel
Fitzallen, Howard Keener. Viola Val
entine, Philo Marvin, Grace Constance
Lily Belle, ten in number, and all liy-
ing in May, 1920. H. G. Goodwin
is practical printer and editor by
and has run the Colfax
ua.) Chronicle since Nov. 2, 1877, a
period of more than AZ years.
The ten children of H. G. Goodwin
and L. d. Goodwin were all born in
Colfax, La, and were all living in Nav
iszo' and their location is here given,
as follows: