Notes for: Laura Virginia Parker
1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District, Town of Cairo), enumerated on Jun 2 1900:
Edward L. Goodwin, 26, b. Apr 1874, liveryman, married 1 yr; wife Laura, 27, b. May 1873, no children; mother-in-law Mary Parker, 67, b. Dec 1832, widowed, mother of 8 children (all still living); sister-in-law Icy (?) Parker, 30, b. Feb 1870, dressmaker, single; boarder Frank Ramsey, 20, clerk in general store, single.
1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District, Town of Cairo), enumerated in Apr 1910 on Main Street:
Edward L. Goodwin, 36, occupation pipeline worker, married 10 yrs; wife Laura V, 36, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Olive L, 9; son Homer C, 7; son Clyde F, 5; dau Mary E, 3; dau Virgie, 1.
1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District, Town of Cairo), enumerated on Feb 16 1920:
Edward Goodwin, 45, occupation carpenter on buildings, married; dau Olive, 19, married; son Homer, 17; son Forest, 15; dau Mary, 13; dau Virgie, 11; dau Evelyn, 9; grand-dau Louise Wilson, 7 months.
(Note: Edward's marital status of married is probably incorrect, since it is known from her death record that his wife Laura died in 1915. All surnames are given as Goodwin, with the exception of granddaughter Louise, whose surname Wilson appeared to have been entered afterwards.
1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District, Town of Cairo), enumerated on Apr 9 1930:
Edward L. Goodwin, 52, carpenter, widowed; dau Virgie O, 21, single; dau Mary E, 23, single; dau Evelyn (middle initial illegible), 19, single.