Martha Sherman Goodson

Female 1865 - 1886  (21 years)


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  • Name Martha Sherman Goodson 
    Birth 9 Oct 1865  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Oct 1886  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4962  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 21 Jul 1996 

    Father James Roland Patton "Roland" Goodson,   b. 11 Feb 1825, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1890, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Sophronia Temperance "Tempie" Goodson,   b. 27 Jan 1827, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1901, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1846  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christopher Columbus Wright,   b. May 1853, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1879  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Oct 1865 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1879 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Oct 1886 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mr. Clarence Womack of McMinnville states that Martha eloped with a man
      named "Wright" at 15 years of age. She had a baby that died at birth. She
      died soon after and they are buried together.

  • Sources 
    1. [S520] "The Goodsons of Tennessee",by Marcheta Goodson Worley,Route 3 Box 127,, p. 19 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1402] "Obituaries from Southern Standard & New Era Newspapers from Central Tennessee, p. 77.

    3. [S7808] "DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book", compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, Route 5, (Reliability: 3).