Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Edward Lee GOODWIN / Laura Virginia PARKER (F27682)

m. 18 Feb 1900


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  • Edward Lee GOODWINFather | Male
    Edward Lee GOODWIN

    Born  Apr 1874  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1953   
    Buried    Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  18 Feb 1900  [1]  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James F. GOODWIN | F27691 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Olive E. GOODIN | F27691 Group Sheet 

    Laura Virginia PARKERMother | Female
    Laura Virginia PARKER

    Born  13 May 1873  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Nov 1915  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Washington PARKER | F21075 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary BOONE | F21075 Group Sheet 

    Olive L. GOODWINChild 1 | Female
    Olive L. GOODWIN

    Born  CA 1901   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Homer Clark GOODWINChild 2 | Male
    Homer Clark GOODWIN

    Born  29 Jan 1903  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Apr 1978   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Frances Clara BENNETT | F27694 
    Married  25 Aug 1947  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Clyde Forrest GOODWINChild 3 | Male
    + Clyde Forrest GOODWIN

    Born  18 Sep 1904  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1961  Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ruby BAKER | F27697 
    Married  CA 1928   

    Mary E. GOODWINChild 4 | Female
    Mary E. GOODWIN

    Born  CA 1907   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Virgie GOODWINChild 5 | Female
    Virgie GOODWIN

    Born  CA 1909   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Evelyn Isa GOODWINChild 6 | Female
    Evelyn Isa GOODWIN

    Born  CA 1911  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Kermit MCFADDEN | F27696 
    Married  9 Mar 1948  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 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. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    2. [S1604] Death record of son.