Last Updated: November 25, 2020

William W. & Lydia (Moore) Goodson Family

 

1. Goodson, William W.

Parents: Thomas & Mary (Crawford) Goodson III.

1828 Birth: abt 1828 Floyd Co., VA.

I1846 Marriage #1: William W. Goodson m. Lydia Moore 12-21-1846 Franklin Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H536:

…… Goodson, Wm 22 yo w/m, b. Floyd, occupation: none, $0, cannot read or write, HOH.

……… Lydia 24 yo w/f, b. Franklin.

……… Mary E. 2 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

……… George W. 9/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

…+ Goodson, Lydia

Parents: possible d/o Drewery & Anna (Parker) Moore who are noted in the previous house in 1850.

1826 Birth: abt 1826 Franklin Co., VA,

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband William W. Goodson.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, SW District, Long Branch PO, H6:

…… Goodson, Lydia 34 yo w/f, b. Franklin Co, HOH.

……… Mary E. 12 yo w/f, b. Floyd Co., school.

……… George W. 11 yo w/m, b. Floyd Co.

……… Jno W. 8 yo w/m, b. Franklin Co.

1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, Long Branch Twp, Rocky Mount PO, H44:

…… Goodson, Lydia 46 yo w/f housekeeping, b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

……… Mary 21 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, cannot read or write.

……… John 18 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer, cannot read or write.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H340:

…… Goodson, John W. 30 yo w/m works on farm, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

……… Mary 30 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Willie 10 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write..

……… Sonnie 8 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Lura 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Adabel 12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Lydia 9/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Goodson, Lydia 60 yo widowed mother, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

…2. Goodson, Mary Emaline

Parents: William W. & Lydia (Moore) Goodson.

1847 Birth: 1847 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

i1871 Marriage #1: Mary E. Goodson m. John Thompson 03-14-1871 at Mary Thomas', Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 24 yo single farmer, b. & living in Franklin Co., VA, s/o John & Nancy Thompson. She single 23 yo single, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William & Mary E. Goodson. (I believe this should probably be Lydia vs Mary E.)

John Thompson, s/o John & Nancy (Radford) Thompson of Franklin Co., VA. [no file]

…2. Goodson, George W.

George W. Goodson

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Parents: William W. & Lydia (Moore) Goodson.

1848 Birth: 8-15-1848 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

I1869 Marriage #1: George Goodson m. Embazetta Moore 07-16-1869 at Lydia Goodson's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 21 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Lydia Goodson. She single 15 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Robert & Hester Ann Moore.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H68:

…… Goodson, George 21 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, $0/200, HOH.

……… Minkon 20 yo female, keeping house.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H340:

…… Goodson, George W. 35 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

……… Zettie 25 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, keeping house.

……… Willie 10 yo son, b. VA parents b. VA

……… Minnie 8 yo daughter, b. VA parents b. VA

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H25:

…… Goodson, George W. 51 yo w/m, farmer, b. Aug 1848 VA, parents b. VA, m. 30y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Emma Z. 46 yo wife, b. Aug 1853 VA, parents b. VA, m. 30y, 2 ch with 2 living.

1906 Death: George W. Goodson, d. 5-26-1906 Raleigh Co., WVA. Age: 57y 9m 11d. White male farmer. Born: Floyd Co., VA. COD: Cancer of Stomach. Lind, MD

1906 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

……+ Goodson, Emma Zetti C.

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Parents: Robert & Hester Ann (Underwood) Moore. [moore]

1853 Birth: 8-15-1853 Floyd Co., VA

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband George W. Goodson.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband George W. Goodson.

1905 Death: Emma Zeddy Goodson d. 9-9-1905 Raleigh Co., WVA. Age: 52y 24d. White female housekeeper. Born: VA. COD: Bright’s Disease. Lind, MD

1905 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA

Emma Zetta <i>Moore</i> Goodson

……3. Goodson, Willie

Parents: George W. & Emma Zetta (Moore) Goodson.

1870 Birth: abt 1870 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

……3. Goodson, Minnie Lydia

Parents: George W. & Emma Zetta (Moore) Goodson.

1871 Birth: L. M. (female) 9-19-1871 Little River Twp, Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1887 Marriage #1: Minnie Goodson m. Jackson Brogan 8-24-1887 Fayette Co., WVA.

William Jackson Brogan, b. 8-1-1865 VA, d. 10-27-1931 Raleigh Co., WVA, s/o Paulina Brogan of Franklin Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H27:

…… Brogan, William J. 39 yo w/m farmer, b. Aug 1861 VA, parents b. VA, m. 11y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Minnie L. 28 yo wife, b. Sept 1871 VA, parents b. VA, m. 11y, 3 ch with 3 living.

……… July E. G. 10 yo daughter, b. June 1889 WVA, parents b. VA.

……… Willie E. 8 yo daughter, b. June 1891 WVA, parents b. VA. (b. 7-24-1892 Raleigh Co., WVA. M. 1st Arthur Green Vance 1912 Raleigh Co., WVA. M. 2nd Joe Snyder 1923 Raleigh Co., WVA.)

……… Rebbie E. 3 yo daughter, b. Sept 1896 WVA, parents b. VA. (Reba Ula Borgan, b. 11-7-1896 Raleigh Co., WVA, d. 7-19-1962 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 173, H110:

…… Brogan, W. J. 44 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 22y, owns, HOH.

……… Minnie L. 35 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 22y, 4 ch with 4 living.

……… Willie 16 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Rebbie 13 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

……… George R. 9/12 son, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley District 156, H80:

…… Brogan, Jackson 53 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

……… George 10 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probably read b. WVA)

……… Laura 6 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probably read b. WVA)

…… Redden, Plyna 84 yo widowed mother, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

1917 Death: 1-12-1917 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1917 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA. (with William)

……3. Goodson, William Chatman or Chapman

William Chapman Goodson

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Parents: George W. & Emma Zetta (Moore) Goodson.

1873 Birth: 5-6-1873 Floyd Co., VA.

1896 Marriage #1: William Chapman Goodson m. Miss Emma Lula Bragg 12-25-1895 Raleigh Co., WVA. He 22 yo, b. Patrick Co., VA. She 15 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA. Both residing in Raleigh Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H22:

…… Goodson, William C. 27 yo w/m farmer, b. May 1873 WVA, parents b. WVA, m. 4y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Emma L. 18 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, parents b. WVA, m. 4y, 1 ch with 1 living.

……… Lottie 3/12 daughter, b. Feb 1900 WVA, parents b. WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 173, H112:

…… Goodson, William C. 36 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 14y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Emma L. 29 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, M1 14y, 5 ch with 4 living.

……… Lottie 10 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Bertie L. 8 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Vernie 6 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA

……… Willie T. 1y 3/12 son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley Precinct, H62:

…… Goodson, William C. 47 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

……… Emma 38 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVAVA.

……… Verna 16 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probably read father b. VA, mother b. WVA)

……… William 12 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probably read father b. VA, mother b. WVA)

……… Everett 10 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probably read father b. VA, mother b. WVA)

……… Okie 6 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probably read father b. VA, mother b. WVA)

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 5, New Pear Road, H77:

…… Goodson, William C. 56 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, 23 yo when 1st married, owns, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Emma L. 48 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 15 yo when 1st married.

……… Willie T.  21 yo single son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, coal miner.

……… Okey M. 16 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 5, Pear (unincorporated), H194:

…… Goodson, Will 66 yo w/m farming, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in same place 1935, owns, HOH.

……… Emma 58 yo wife, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in same place 1935, housework. 

1940 Death: 5-22-1940 Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA.

William Chatman Goodson of Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA. Born May 6, 1873 VA. Father: George W. Goodson, b. VA. Mother: Emma Moore, b. VA. Wife: Emma Bragg Goodson. Occupation: farmer. Informant: son Everet R. Goodson of Pear, WVA. COD: prostate cancer.

1940 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………+ Goodson, Emma Lou

Emma Lou <i>Bragg</i> Goodson

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Parents:

1882 Birth: 9-15-1881 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband William Chatman Goodson.

1973 Death: 7-17-1973 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1973 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Lottie Minta

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1900 Birth: 2—18-1900 WVA.

1900, 1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1916 Marriage #1: Miss Lottie Goodson m. James Harrison Redden 9-13-1916 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 27 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA & residing in New, WVA. She 17 yo b. Raleigh Co., WVA & residing in New, WVA. 

James Harrison Redden, b. 6-2-1899, d. 11-11-1958. Burial: Redden Memorial Garden, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1994 Death: 6-27-1994.

1994 Burial: Redden Memorial Garden, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Bertha Lula

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1902 Birth: 1-4-1902 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

Marriage #1: Samuel Adam Bragg, 1888-1952. Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Marriage #2: James Albert Meadows, 1882-1965. Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

2001 Death: 5-2-2001 Raleigh Co., WVA.

2001 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Verna Hester

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1905 Birth: 5-14-1905 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

Marriage #1: Columbus William “Lonnie” Jones. 1895-1976.

1970 Death: 5-21-1970 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1970 Obit: Raleigh Register, Friday, May 22, 1970 Page 2, Column 2

Mrs. Verna Jones

Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mrs. Verna Hester Jones, 65, of Eccles. She died at 9 p. m. Thursday in a local hospital following a long illness.

Born May 14, 1905 at Abraham, she was a daughter of Mrs. Emma Goodson, Eccles and the late W. C. Goodson.

She was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors other than her than her mother, include her husband, Columbus (Bill) Jones; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Dixie) Stoots and Mrs. Gilmer (Rujean) Ayers, both of Eccles; three brothers, Everett of Orlando, Fla., Okey, Sprague, and Willie Goodson of Union; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Brash, Shady Spring and Mrs. Bertie Meadows of Abraham; six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

The body is at the Melton Mortuary.

1976 Obit for Lonnie W. Jones: Raleigh Register, Friday, December 3, 1976 Page 23, Column 1

Lonnie W. Bragg

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Melton Mortuary Chapel for Lonnle William Bragg, 81, Eccles. The Rev. W.J. Mullins will be in charge with burial to be in Goodson Cemetery at Abraham.

Bragg died Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. in a local hospital following a long illness.

Born July 9, 1895, at Pear, he was a son of the late Adam and Marge Fox Bragg. A retired coal miner, Bragg had been a resident of Eccles for 40 years and attended the Eccles Church of God.

Survivors include two daughters, Dixie (Mrs. Lawrence) Stools and Rujean (Mrs, Gilmer) Ayers, both of Eccles; a sister, Mrs. Sadie Kincaid of Beaver; 6 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren. 

Friends may call at the funeral home today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Pallbearers will be John and Clarence Stoots, Danny Howerton, Danny Bradley, Max Williams and David Sellards.

1970 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA. (with Lonnie)

………4. Goodson, George H.

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1906 Birth: 10-25-1906 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1907 Death: 5-3-1907 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1907 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, William T. “Willie”

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1908 Birth: 6-6-1908 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1930 Marriage #1: Willie Goodson m. Lottie Harrah 4-28-1930 New, Raleigh Co., WVA by J. M. Garten Jr, Minister of the Gospel. He 22 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA. She 21 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA. Both residing in New, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 41-7, Pear (unincorporated) H224:

…… Goodson, Willie 32 yo w/m laborer, b. WVA, completed G8, resided in same place 1935, owns, HOH.

……… Lottie 26 yo wife, b. WVA, completed G8, resided in same place 1935, housework.

……… Luella 9 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G2, resided in same place 1935, school.

……… Emma 8 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G1, resided in same place 1935, school.

……… Elzena 5 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G0, resided in same place 1935, school.

……… Carl 4 yo son, b. WVA, completed G0.

……… Billy 1 yo son, b. WVA, completed G0

1981 Death: 5-17-1981.

1981 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Lottie Mae

Parents:

1910 Birth: 5-1-1910 Raleigh Co., VA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband William T. “Willie” Goodson.

1977 Death: 11-19-1977 Monongalia Co., WVA.

1977 Obit: Post Herald, Monday, November 21, 1977 Page 6, Column 2

Lottie Goodson

SINKS GROVE (RNS) - Services for Mrs. Lottie Mae Goodson, 67, will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel at Beckley with the Rev. Marion Hancock officiating. Burial will be in Goodson Cemetery at Abraham.

Mrs. Goodson died Saturday in a Morgantown hospital after a long illness.

She was a member of the Church of God.

Survivors include her husband, Willie T.; three sons, Carl of Cyclone, Billy of Oceana and Willie K. Goodson of Grafton, Ohio; five daughters, Mrs. Margaret Phillips of
Pickaway, Mrs. Glenetta Honaker of Sinks Grove, Mrs. Lovella Willis of MacArthur, Mrs. Elvena Adkins of Columbia Station, Ohio, and Mrs. Emma Whitecotten of Cleveland, Ohio; four brothers, Jessie and Harry, both of Hinton, Otis of Saulsville, Va., and "Pearl Harrah of Pontiac, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Plumley of Hinton and Mrs. Elene White of Lenora; 20 grandchildren and 6 great - grandchildren.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. Monday.

1977 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Lovella

Parents: William T. “Willie” & Lottie M. (Harrah) Goodson.

1931 Birth: abt 1931 WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Emma

Parents: William T. “Willie” & Lottie M. (Harrah) Goodson.

1932 Birth: abt 1932 WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Elenza Marie

Parents: William T. “Willie” & Lottie M. (Harrah) Goodson.

1935 Birth: 7-17-1934 Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

2010 Death: 11-16-2010 of Oberlin, OH.

2010 Obit: Published by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home November 2010

OBERLIN, Ohio — Elzena Marie Goodson Adkins, age 76, of Oberlin, formerly of Grandview, W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. 

Born on July 17, 1934, at Abraham, she was the daughter of the late William Goodson and Lottie Mae Harrah Goodson. 

Mrs. Adkins was a homemaker, and had made her home in Oberlin, Ohio, for the past thirteen years. She was Pentecostal faith, loved reading, watching old movies, and had a great love of gospel music. Mrs. Adkins especially enjoyed spending time with her baby kitty-cat, "little one." 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Lou Adkins, and by a son, Ronald Dean Adkins. 

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Samuel Ray Adkins and his wife Darlene of Patrick, S.C., Judy Lynn Kruse of Strongsville, Ohio, Richard Wayne Adkins of Amherst, Ohio, Arnold Dale Adkins and his wife Donna of Elyria, Ohio; three brothers, Carl Goodson and his wife Dorothy of Oceana, W.Va., Billy Ray Goodson of Oceana, W.Va., and Willie Goodson and his wife Dottie of Brunswick, Ohio; four sisters, Louella Willis of Beckley, Emma Whitecotton of Cleveland, Ohio, Margaret Dugger and her husband Bill of Mt. Hope, W.Va., and Genetta Honaker and her husband Marvin of Union, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren also survive. 

Funeral services will be conducted at the Sandbranch Worship Center at North Sandbranch, W.Va., on Friday, November 19, 2010, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Ken Souder officiating. Burial will follow at the Grandview Cemetery at Grandview. 

Friends may call at the church from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday. 

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. 

Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry. net 

Arrangements are by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 South Kanawha Street, Beckley.

2010 Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Carl

Parents: William T. “Willie” & Lottie M. (Harrah) Goodson.

1936 Birth: abt 1936 WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

Death after 2010.

…………5. Goodson, William K. “Willie”

Parents: William T. “Willie” & Lottie M. (Harrah) Goodson.

1939 Birth: abt 1939 WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

………4. Goodson, Everett Ray

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1910 Birth: 7-1-1910 Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1929 Marriage #1: Everett Goodson m. Edith Patton 1929 Summers Co., WVA.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 5, Ridge Rd, H33:

…… Goodson, Everett 20 yo w/m miner, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 18 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Edith 18 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 16 yo when 1st married.

……… Darrell 10/12 son, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

1940:

1947 Marriage #2: Everett Ray Goodson m. Luella Ethel Smith 10-4-1947 Mabscott, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 36 yo w/m, b. July 1, 1911 Pear, WVA, s/o W.C. & Emma Goodson. She 31 yo, b. Dec 7, 1915 Oswald, WVA, d/o C. O. & Flora Smith.

…………+ Goodson, Edith

Parents:

1912 Birth: abt 1912 WVA.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Everett Goodson.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Slab Fork District 41-20, H504:

…… Goodson, Edith 27 yo divorced w/f lodger, b. WVA, completed H4, resided in WVA 1935, domestic private family.

…………5. Goodson, Everett Darrell

Parents: Everett & Edith (Patton) Goodson.

1929 Birth: 5-3-1929 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

………4. Goodson, male

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1911 Birth: 7-1-1911 Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Okey M.

Parents: William Chatman/Chapman & Emma Lou (Bragg) Goodson.

1914 Birth: 1914 Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA.                                                                                 

1920, 1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1935 Marriage #1: Okie Goodson m. Delphia Richmond 6-3-1935 New, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 22 yo, b. Pear, WVA. She 21 yo, b. Pear, WVA. Both residing in Pear, WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District 5, Pear (unincorporated), H195:

…… Goodson, Okie 26 yo w/m mining, b. WVA, completed G6, resided in same place 1935, owns, HOH.

……… Delphia 23 yo wife, b. WVA, completed H1, resided in same place 1935, housework. 

……… Jimmy 3 yo son, b. WVA, completed G0.

……… Shelva Jean 2 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G0.

1973 Death: 1973.

1973 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Delphia Loving

 

Delphia Loving <i>Richmond</i> Goodson

Parents: Samuel & Madora Eunice (Buckland) Richmond.

1918 Birth: 1-22-1918 Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Okie Goodson.

2013 Death: 5-16-2013 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

2013 Obit: Register-Herald Online, Beckley, WV May 19, 2013 

Delphia Goodson

On Thursday, May 16th, 2013, after a long and good life, Delphia Goodson of Florida Avenue passed away at the Pine Lodge Nursing Home. She was in her 95th year.

The last surviving member of her immediate family, Delphia Loving Richmond was born on Jan. 22nd, 1918, at Pear. Her parents were Samuel and Eunice Buckland Richmond.

A longtime resident of Florida Avenue, Delphia was married to the late Okey Goodson. To this union were born five children, Jimmie who has preceded her in death and Shelby, Roger, Stella and Ruby who will forever cherish her memory.

There are five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Committal services will be Monday, May 20th, at 3 p.m. at the Sunset Memorial Park. Pastor Bill Parker will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Melton Mortuary. Those wishing to attend the committal services are asked to meet at the mortuary by 2:30 p.m.

Condolences may be sent to the family's guestbook at www.meltonmortuary.com.

Arrangements by Melton Mortuary and Cremation Center, Beckley.

2013 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Jimmy D.

Parents: Okey M. & Delphia Loving (Richmond) Goodson.

1936 Birth: 1936 WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1957 Death: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Shelby Jean

Parents: Okey M. & Delphia Loving (Richmond) Goodson.

1938 Birth: abt 1938 WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Roger

Parents: Okey M. & Delphia Loving (Richmond) Goodson.

Birth: after 1940.

…………5. Goodson, Stella

Parents: Okey M. & Delphia Loving (Richmond) Goodson.

Birth: after 1940.

…………5. Goodson, Ruby

Parents: Okey M. & Delphia Loving (Richmond) Goodson.

Birth: after 1940.

…2. Goodson, John William

John William Goodson

John William & wife Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

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Parents: William W. & Lydia (Moore) Goodson.

1852 Birth: 1-16-1852 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

I1872 Marriage #1: John W. Goodson m. Mary Holland 08-20-1872 at Thomas L. Robertson's Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 21 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Lydia Goodson. She 22 yo single w/f, b. (blank) & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o John Moore. (this is the way it read but I do think recorder made a mistake)

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H340:

…… Goodson, John W. 30 yo w/m works on farm, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

……… Mary 30 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Willie 10 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write..

……… Sonnie 8 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Lura 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Adabel 12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Lydia 9/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Goodson, Lydia 60 yo widowed mother, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H30:

…… Goodson, John W. 52 yo w/m farmer, b. (blank) VA, parents b. VA, m. 30y, cannot read or write, owns farm, HOH.

……… Mary C. 52 yo wife, b. (blank) VA, parents b. VA, m. 17y,  8 ch with 6 living, cannot read or write.

……… Oliver G. 16 yo son, b. June 1883 WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Toothman, Lenar B. 9 yo w/f servant, b. Apr 1891 WVA, parents b. WVA, school.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H101:

…… Goodson, J.W. 62 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 38y, owns farm, cannot read or write, HOH.

……… Mary 63 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 28y, 8 ch with 6 living.

…… Toothman, Lenar B. 19 yo w/f servant, b. Apr 1891 WVA, parents b. WVA.

1915 Death: 4-13-1915 New, Raleigh Co., WVA. Age: 64. COD: fever.

1915 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

……+ Goodson, Mary Catherine

Parents: Floyd & Lydia (Justice) Holland.

1849 Birth: 2-12-1849 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband John William Goodson.

1900, 1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband John William Goodson.

1920 Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley Precinct, H9: Mary C. Goodson, 69 yo widowed w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Shady Spring District 6, Grand View dirt rd, H73:

…… Goodson, Ollie 48 yo w/m farmer odd jobs, b. VA, parents b. VA, 32 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Nannie 39 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 16 yo when 1st married.

……… Raymond 19 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Brogan, Laura 17 yo roomer, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, school.

…… Goodson, Mary 87 yo widowed mother, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Brogan, Marjorie 2y 1/12 roomer, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

1930 Death: 12-5-1930 Glen Hedrick, Shady Springs District, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Mary C. Goodson, widowed w/f housewife. Born: Feb 12, 1849 Raleigh Co. WVA. Age: 81y 9, 24d. Husband: John William Goodson. Father: Floyd Hollins, b. VA. Mother: Lydia Justice, b. VA. Burial: Pear, WVA. Informant: S. J. Anderson. COD: Probably cancer of 3 yrs with secondary pneumonia.

1930 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

……3. Hollin/Goodson, Adabelle

Parents: Mary Catherine Holland before her marriage to John William Goodson.

1867 Birth: 12-17-1867 Franklin Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother & stepfather.

I1883 Marriage #1: Adabelle Goodson m. Greenville S. Radford 06-21-1883 at Thomas L. Robertson's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 21 yo single w/m, b. & living in Franklin Co., VA, s/o Greenville R. & Paulina Radford. She 16 yo single w/f, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Mary Goodson.

Greenville Stanton Radford, s/o Greenville R. & 1st wife Paulina (Brogan) Radford. [no file]

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H31:

…… Radford, Greenville 37 yo w/m farmer, b. Oct 1862 VA, m. 17y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Adabelle 32 yo wife, b. Dec 1867 VA, m. 17y, 7 ch with 7 living.

……… James T. 16 yo son, b. Apr 1884 VA, parents b. VA, school. (James Tazwell Radford, 1884-1954)

……… Charlie A. 13 son by Feb 1887 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Katie 12 yo daughter, b. May 1888 WVA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Gracie 9 yo b. Dec 1890 WVA, parents b. VA, school. (Gracie Adaway Radford Adkins, 1890-1977)

……… Fannie 7 yo daughter, b. Feb 1893 WVA, parents b. VA.

……… Minnie B. 6 yo daughter, b. Apr 1894 WVA, parents b. VA. (Minnie Belle Radford Richmond 1895-1945)

……… Emer 3 yo daughter, b. Jan 1897 WVA, parents b. VA. (Eliza Radford Adkins, 1898-1931)

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley Precinct, H18:

…… Radford, Ada B. 54 yo widowed w/f farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

……… William 18 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, farm laborer. (William Radford, 1900-1921)

……… Eliza 21 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Goodson, Earnest 14 yo nephew, b. VA, parents b. WVA, school, farm laborer.

Marriage #2: Adabelle m. 2nd Booker T. Pitman.

Booker T. Pitman, 1856-1932. Burial Pittman Cemetery, Crow, Raleigh Co., WVA with his 1st wife Jamima Clementine Meadows Pittman, 1858-1916.

1957 Death: 5-7-1957 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1957 Burial: Garten Cemetery, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA. (with Greenville)

……3. Goodson, William Jackson

Parents: Mary Catherine Holland before her marriage to John William Goodson.

1868 Birth: 1-16-1868 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother & stepfather.

1900 Marriage #1: William Jackson Goodson m. Miss Ada Abshire 1-1-1900 at residence of bride in Raleigh Co., WVA. He 27 yo, b. Franklin Co., VA. She 16 yo, b. Franklin Co., VA. Both residing in Raleigh Co., WVA. J. R. Abshire & Geo W. Goodson gave information.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District 120, H54:

…… Goodson, William J. 26 yo w/m (no occupation noted), b. Feb 1874 VA, parents b. VA, m. 0y, rents home, HOH.

……… M. Ada 16 yo wife, b July 1883 VA, parents b. VA, m. 0y, 0 ch.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Trap Hill District180, H41:

…… W. J. Goodson, 32 yo w/m sectional foreman, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 10y, rents home, HOH.

……… Ada 26 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 10y, 4 ch with 4 living.

……… Lula 8 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA, school. (should probable read b. VA)

……… William L. 5 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA. (should probable read b. VA)

……… Earnest 3 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA. (should probable read b. VA)

……… Herman 1 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. *WVA. (should probable read b. VA)

…… Chambers, Robert 20 yo single w/m boarder, b. TN, parents b. TN, section hand.

…… Smith, Sallie 28 yo widowed w/f servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, housework.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley Precinct 156, H9:

…… Goodson, William 47 yo w/m logging teamster, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

……… Ada 36 yo wife, b. VA, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Herman 11 yo son, b. WVA, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Howard 8 yo son, b. WVA, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Ella 3y 7/12 daughter, b. WVA, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Wilson 11/12 son, b. WVA, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1930 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District, H17_:

…… Goodson, William J. 59 yo w/m coal miner, b. VA, parents b. VA, 39 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: yes WW, HOH.

……… Ada 46 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 16 yo when 1st married.

……… Herman 21 yo single son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, coal miner.

……… Howard 18 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

……… Wilson 11 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Ella 13 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Wanda 7y 10/12 daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA, school.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Nuttall District 10-38, H92:

…… Goodson, William J. 72 yo w/m unable to work, b. VA, completed G6, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935, rents, HOH.

……… Ada 56 yo wife, b. VA, completed G5, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935, housework.

……… Howard 28 yo single son, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935, coal loader.

……… Wilson 21 yo single son, b. WVA, completed G6, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935, new worker.

1949 Death: 8-24-1949 Gatewood, Fayette Co., WVA.

William Jackson Goodson, 81 yo widowed w/m coal miner, b. Jan 16, 1868 Floyd Co., VA. Father: John William Goodson. Mother Mary Catherine Hollins. Residence:  Fayetteville, WVA. Burial: Huse Memorial Park. Mrs Lula Perdue was the informant. COD: prostate cancer.

1949 Obit:

Gatewood, Aug 25  ___ William J. Goodson, 82, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs Lula Perdue, at Gatewood yesterday following a long illness.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Dodd Mortuary Chapel in Fayetteville, with Rev. Mont Carr officiating. Burial will follow in the Huse Memorial Park.

Surviving are one sister, Mrs Lena Plumley Meadow Creek; one brother, Ollie Goodson, Beaver; three daughters, Mrs. Perdue; Mrs. Ella Reed, Kaymoor; Mrs Wanda Kauffman, Lansing; and two sons, Herman Goodson, Hawks Nest; and Wilson Goodson; Nuttallburg.

Also, surviving are 22 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

1949 Burial: Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WVA.

………+ Goodson, Melissa Ada

Parents: Reynold Abshire & unknown.

1883 Birth: 7-6-1883 Dillon Mill, Franklin Co., VA.

1900, 1910, 1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband William Jackson Goodson.

1930, 1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with husband William Jackson Goodson.

1944 Death: 8-29-1944 Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WVA.

Melissa Ada Goodson, 61y 1m 23d, married w/f, b. July 6, 1883 Dillon Mill, Franklin Co., VA. Father: Reynold Abshire, b. Franklin Co., VA. Burial: Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayette Co., WVA. Informant: Mrs Guy Purdue of Oak Hill, WVA. COD: myocarditis.

1944 Burial: Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayette Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Lula

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1900 Birth: 1900 Raleigh Co.., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1917 Marriage #1: Lula Goodson m. John Alexander Dillon 6-14-1917 That, Hinton, Raleigh Co., WVA by Edward F. Jenkins, Priest of the Roman Catholic Chuch. He 29 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA now residing in Hinton, WVA. She 17 yo,  b. Raleigh Co., WVA now residing in New, WVA.

1920 Residence: 906 Summers St, Hinton, Summers Co., WVA, Greenbrier District 135, H132:

…… Dillon, John 31 yo w/m brakeman C & O Ry, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, rents, HOH.

……… Lula 19 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

……… Edward 1y 8/12 son, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

1930:

Marriage #2: Guy William Perdue.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District 10-13, H1:

…… Perdue, Guy 41 yo w/m motor operator coal mining, b. NC, completed G5, resided in same place Fayette Co., WVA, rents, HOH.

……… Lula 40 yo wife, b. WVA, completed G6, resided in same place Fayette Co., WVA, housework.

……… Juanita 16 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G9, resided in same place Fayette Co., WVA, school.

1948 Death of Guy William Perdue:  8-23-1948 Oak Hill Hospital, Fayette Co., WVA. Residence Fayetteville R1, Fayette Co., WVA. Age: 50y 2m 19d. Born June 4, 1898 Sparta, NC. Father: Kember Perdue b. NC. Mother: Ellie Perdue b. NC. Burial: High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, WVA. Lula Perdue, informant. COD: wound of abdomen caused by accidental stabing with knife.

………4. Goodson, William Lloyd

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1902 Birth: 9-13-1902 Prince, Fayette, WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1920 Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley Precinct, H9: Loyd 18 yo grandson, b. US, Mary C. Goodson HOH.

1930 Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H313: Loyd Goodson, 27 yo w/m lodger, b. VA, lumber job.

1932 Marriage #1: Lloyd Wm Goodson m. Ora Florence Garten 6-29-1932 Beckley, WVA by I.N. Dickens, Minister of the Gospel. He 29 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, residing New, WVA. She 24 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, residing New, WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Nuttall District 10-38, H116:

…… Goodson, Lloyd 37 yo w/m coal loader, b. WVA, completed G8, resided in same place 1935, rents, HOH.

……… Ora 32 yo wife, b. WVA, completed G8, resided in same place 1935, housework.

……… Harold 6 yo son, b. WVA, completed G1, resided in same place 1935, school.

……… Kenneth 4 yo son, b. WVA, completed G0.

1949 Death: 2-24-1949 Mines at Taylor Branch, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WVA.

William Lloyd Goodson, 45 yo married miner. Born 1903 Mabscot, WVA. COD: Multiple injuries to chest & back from fall of rock from roof. Wife Ora Garten. Father W. J. Goodson b. Lansing, WVA. Mother Ada Abser, b. Lansing, WVA.. Burial High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, WVA. Informant: Ora Garten Goodson of Kilsyth, WVA.

1949 Burial: High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., WVA as Lloyd W. Goodson.

…………+ Goodson, Ora Florence

Parents:

1908 Birth: abt 1908 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with husband William Lloyd Goodson.

…………5. Goodson, Harold

Parents: William Lloyd & Ora Florence (Garten) Goodson.

1934 Birth: abt 1934 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with husband William Lloyd Goodson.

…………5. Goodson, Kenneth

Parents: William Lloyd & Ora Florence (Garten) Goodson.

1936 Birth: abt 1936 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with husband William Lloyd Goodson.

………4. Goodson, Ernest Carl

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1905 Birth: 7-12-1905 Mabscott, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Plumley Precinct, H18:

…… Radford, Ada B. 54 yo widowed w/f farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

……… William 18 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA, farm laborer. (William Radford, 1900-1921)

……… Eliza 21 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Goodson, Earnest 14 yo nephew, b. VA, parents b. WVA, school, farm laborer.

1929 Marriage #1: Ernest Goodson m. Delpha McVay 6-15-1929 Moundsville, Marshall Co., WVA. He 25 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA & residing in Fayette Co., WVA. She 19 yo, b. Belmont Co., OH, residing in Fayette Co., WVA. Written consent of bride’s father but his name not given.

1930 Residence: Belmont Co., OH, Mead Twp, Webb Road, District 13,

H187/205:

…… McVay, Charles 52 yo w/m coal loader, b. OH, parents b. OH, 17 yo when 1st married, owns, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Bessie 44 yo wife, b. WVA, father b. WVA, mother b. OH, 22 yo when 1st married.

……… Basil 18 yo son, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. WVA, coal loader.

……… Leola 11 yo daughter, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Mary 9 yo daughter, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Paul 6 yo son, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Donald 2y 9/12 son, b. WVA, father b. OH, mother b. WVA.

H187/206:

…… Goodson, Ernest 24 yo w/m coal loader, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, 24 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: no, HOH..

……… Delpha 19 yo wife, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. WVA, 18 yo when 1st married.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Nuttall District 10-39, H123:

…… Goodson, Ernest Carl 34 yo w/m coal miner, b. WVA, completed G7, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935, rents, HOH.

……… Delpha 28 yo wife, b. OH, completed H1, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935, housework.

……… Peggy Lou 7 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G1, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935.

……… Norma Jean 5 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G0, resided in Fayette Co., WVA 1935.

……… Ada Gay 3 yo dau yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G0..

1946 Death: 4-10-1946 Waneta, Webster Co., WVA.

Ernest Carl Goodson, 40y 8m 28d, married w/m machine operator, b. July 12, 1905 Mabscott, Raleigh Co., WVA. Father: W. J. Goodson, b. VA. Mother Melissa Asa Absher, b. VA. Wife: Delpha. Informant, Mrs Guy Perdue, of Oak Hill, WVA. COD: auto accident State Hwy 15, fractured skull.

1946 Burial: Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Delpha F.

Parents:

1912 Birth: abt 1912 OH.

1930 Residence: Belmont Co., OH with husband Ernest Carl Goodson. (may be renting from her parents)

…………5. Goodson, Peggy Lou

Parents: Ernest Carl & Delpha F. (McVay) Goodson.

1933 Birth: abt 1933 WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Norma Jean

Parents: Ernest Carl & Delpha F. (McVay) Goodson.

1935 Birth: 1-8-1935 Winona, Fayette Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Ada Gay

Parents: Ernest Carl & Delpha F. (McVay) Goodson.

1937 Birth: abt 1937 WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

………4. Goodson, Herman

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1908 Birth: 9-3-1908 Thurmont, WVA.

1909 Birth: 9-3-1909 WVA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1930 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

1933 Marriage #1: Herman Goodson m. Mary Agnes Perdue 1933 Fayette Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Sewell Mountain District 10-47, H47:

…… Goodson, Herman, 31 yo w/m coal mine laborer, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in same house 1935, rents, HOH.

……… Mary 22 yo wife, b. WVA, completed G4, resided in same house 1935, housework.

……… Herbert 5 yo son, b. WVA, completed G0.

……… Garefa 2 yo daughter, b. WVA, completed G0.

1973 Death: 4-8-1973 Fayette Co., WVA.

1973 Burial:

…………+ Goodson, Mary Agnes

Parents:

1918 Birth: abt 1918 WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with husband Herman Goodson.

…………5. Goodson, Herbert

Parents: Herman & Mary Agnes (Perdue) Goodson.

1935 Birth: abt 1935 WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Giretha

Parents: Herman & Mary Agnes (Perdue) Goodson.

1937 Birth: 5-2-1927 Hico, Fayette Co., WVA.

1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, William Herman “Billy”

Parents: Herman & Mary Agnes (Perdue) Goodson.

1944 Birth: 12-13-1944 Fayette Co., WVA.

2013 Death: 8-25-2013 Fayette Co., WVA.

2013 Obit:

William Goodson

FAYETTEVILLE — William Herman Goodson, 68, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Plateau Medical Center.

Born on December 13, 1944, at Hawks Nest, he was the son of the late Herman and Mary Perdue Goodson.

Mr. Goodson was a retired coal miner.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his beloved wife of 49 years, Bessie Goodson; five children: Sam (Tina) Goodson, Farren (Barbara) Goodson, Chris (Judy) Goodson, Lesa (Lewis) McComas, and John (Melissa) Goodson; two brothers; three sisters; and six grandchildren: Atticus, Cyrus, Jessica, Raymond, Kenneth, and Fredrick.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home Chapel, Fayetteville, with Pastor Morris Nutter officiating. Burial will follow in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville.

The family will receive friends one hour before the funeral at the funeral home.

For those wishing to express their condolences to the Goodson family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome. Com

Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.

2013 Burial: Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Howard

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1911 Birth: 6-10-1911 Affinity, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1930, 1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

1947 Death: 10-14-1947 Kay Moor, Fayetteville District, Fayette Co., WVA.

Died of multiple fractures after being hit by C & O Train. Not work related.

1947 Burial:

………4. Goodson, Ella

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1916 Birth: abt 1916 WVA.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1930 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

Married a Reed.

Death after 1949.

………4. Goodson, Wilson

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1919 Birth: abt 1919 WVA.

1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1930, 1940 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

Death after 1949.

………4. Goodson, Wanda Lee

Parents: William Jackson & Melissa Ada (Abshire) Goodson.

1922 Birth: 1922 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1930 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with parents.

Married a Kauffman.

Death after 1949.

……3. Goodson, Sonnie

Parents: definitely Mary Catherine Hollins is his mother & possibley John William Goodson is his father.

1872 Birth: abt 1872 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

……3. Goodson, Lura

Parents: John William & Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

1874 Birth: abt 1874 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

……3. Goodson, George Floyd Sr

Parents: John William & Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

1875 Birth: 10-24-1875 Floyd Co., VA.

1896 Marriage #1: Mr. George Floyd Goodson m. 1st Miss Martha Ellen Plumbley 10-23-1896 at John W. Goodson’s house, Raleigh Co., WVA by Geo W Smith, Minister of the Gospel. He 21 yo, b. (blank). She 16 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA. Both residing in Raleigh Co., WVA. Jackson Plumley gave information.

1900: unknown.

1910 Residence: Stanford Village, Raleigh Co., WVA, Lanark District, H270:

…… Goodson, George F. 48 yo w/m coal mine laborer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 14y, rents house, HOH.

……… Martha E. 29 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, M1 14y, 6 ch with 5 living.

……… Ellis D. 10 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… Miller P. 9 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school

……… Paris M. 5 yo son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

……… Berta A. 3 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

……… Della T. 2 /12 son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

…… Bennett, Maurine 17 yo single w/f servant, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, cook private family.

1920

1930

1940

1955 Death: 10-6-1955 Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

George Floyd Goodson, 80 yo widowed w/m carpenter of Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA. Born: Oct 24, 1875 VA. Father: John Goodson. Mother: Mary Hollins. Informant: Ollie Goodson. COD: hypertension cardiovascular disease. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1955 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………+ Goodson, Martha Ellen

Parents: John Robert & 1st wife Mary Ann (Smith) Plumley. [no file]

1880 Birth: 8-4-1880 Pear Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband George Floyd Goodson.

1948 Death: 8-25-1948 New, Richmond District, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Martha Ellen Goodson, b. Aug 4, 1880 Pear, Raleigh Co., WVA. Age: 68y 0m 21d. Divorced w/f. Husband: George F. Goodson. Father: John R. Plumley, b. Pear, WVA. Mother: Mary Ann Smith, b. Pear, WVA. Informant: Millard F. Goodson of Ameagle, WVA. COD: cerebral hemorrhage. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1948 Obit:

Mrs. Martha Ellen Goodson, 68, of New, Raleigh County, passed away at her home Thursday.

Surviving are her husband, George F. Goodson, New; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Redden, Notomine; Mrs. Howard Bennett, Ghent; Mrs. Martha Plumley, New; seven sons, Millard and Della Goodson, both of Ameagle; Paris and George F. Goodson, Jr., both of Moundsville; Elmer Goodson, Bellwood; Johnny Goodson, Shady Spring; Clarence Goodson, New; three sisters, Mrs. Etta Plumley, Moundsville; Mrs. Izora Bennett, Pluto; Mrs. Rosetta Garten, Meadow Creek; and two brothers, Ikey Plumley and Jacob Plumley, both of New.

Also surviving are 38 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the New Salem Church at Abraham with Rev. C. W. Pindar of Colcord officiating. Burial will follow in the New Salem Cemetery. The body was removed from the Valley Funeral Home of Whitesville to the residence yesterday afternoon.

1948 Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Florence B.

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1897 Birth: 10-24-1897.

1897 Death: 11-25-1897.

1897 Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Ellis Dewey

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1899 Birth: 5-8-1899 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1918 Marriage #1: Ellis Goodson m. Carrie Smith 4-4-1918 Hamlet, Fayette Co., WVA, b. J. M. Garten Jr, Minister of the Gospel. He 21 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, residing in Warrior, WVA. She 22 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, residing in Sandstone, WVA. (recorded in Raleigh Co., WVA)

1920:

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA, District 13, Hopkins Fork Road, H271:

…… Goodson, Ed 31 o w/m coal miner, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 19 yo when 1st married, rents, vet: no, HOH.

……… Carrie 28 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 17 yo when 1st married.

……… Violet 11 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

……… Dalos 9 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

……… Catherine 6 yo daughter, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

……… Junior 4y 3/12 son, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

……… Delphine E. 1y 6/12 daughter, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

…… Smith, Verline 1/12 nephew, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

1931 Death: 9-8-1931 Whitesville, Boone Co., WVA.

Ellis D. Goodson. 27 yo married w/m coal loader, b. New, WVA. Father: George F. “Woodson”. Mother: Martha Plumley. Burial: New, WVA. Informant: Millard “Woodson”. COD: Suicide, shot thru heart. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1931 Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Carrie Ardella

Parents: Samuel Henry & Lucinda (Vest) Smith.

1900 Birth: 2-20-1900 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1920:

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA with husband Ellis Dewey Goodson.

Marriage #2: Ben Thompson.

1940 Residence: Whitesville Town, Boone Co., WVA, Sherman District 3-12, H24:

…… Thompson, Ben 45 yo w/m coal mine meter man, b. KY, completed G3, resided in same place 1935, rents, HOH.

……… Carrie 38 yo wife, b. WVA, completed G8, resided in same place 1935, housework.

…… Goodson, Kathleen 16 yo step daughter, b. WVA, completed G8, resided in same place 1935.

……… Ellis Jr 13 yo step son, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in same place 1935, school.

……… Delphine 11 yo step daughter, b. WVA, completed G4, resided in same place 1935, school.

1998 Death: 1-26-1998.

1998 Obit: Charleston Gazette, 27 Jan 1998

Carrie Ardelia Smith Lively, 98, of Mount Hope died Jan. 26, 1998, in Hidden Valley Health Care Center, Oak Hill, after a short illness. She was a homemaker.

Surviving: daughters, Kathleen Goodson Myers of Mount Hope, Delphine Elizabeth Goodson Dotson of Cleveland; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren.

Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the Rev. Jerry Pauley officiating. Burial will be in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. 

1998 Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Viloet

Parents: Ellis Dewey & Carrie Ardella (Smith) Goodson.

1919 Birth: Kanawha Co., WVA.

1920:

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA with parents.

…………5. Goodson, Dallas Leonard

Parents: Ellis Dewey & Carrie Ardella (Smith) Goodson.

1922 Birth: 6-21-1922 Red Warrior, WVA.

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA with parents.

1946 Marriage #1: Dallas Leonard Goodson m. Mereda Bennett 10-7-1946 Raleigh Co., WVA. He 25 yo, b. June 21, 1921 Kanawha Co., WVA, s/o A. D. Goodson & Carrie Thompson. She 21 yo, b. Dec 17, 1924 Pluto, WVA, d/o T. W. & Nannie Bennett.

1955 Death: 6-4-1955 Shady Springs, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Dallas Leonard Goodson, 33 yo married w/m in mining. Born: June 21, 1922. Red Warrior, WVA. Father: Ellis Goodson. Mother: Carrie Smith. Informant: Mariedith Goodson. COD: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1955 Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA WVA.

……………+ Goodson, Mariedith

Parents: Thomas Wade & Nannie Ada (Plumley) Bennett.

1927 Birth: 12-17-1927 Pluto, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1990 Death: 9-23-1990.

1990 Obit:

ABRAHAM, Mrs. Meredith Bessie "Kitty" Bennett Goodson Kincaid, 62, of Abraham, Raleigh County, died Sept. 23, 1990, at home after a short illness.

She was a homemaker.

Surviving: husband, Bobby Kincaid; son, Glen of Shady Spring; brother, Wade Bennett of Mabscott; sisters, Eva Goodson, Zethel Bennett and Loraine Goodson, all of Shady Spring, Novella Bennett of Cool Ridge, Ella Mae Bennett of Raleigh, Elezena Bennett of Uniontown, Ohio.

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goodson Cemetery No 2, Abraham, with the Rev. Eddie Bragg officiating. Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.

1990 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #2, off Pluto Rd, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Kathleen

Parents: Ellis Dewey & Carrie Ardella (Smith) Goodson.

1923 Birth: 12-23-1923 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA with parents.

1940 Residence: Whitesville Town, Boone Co., WVA with mother & stepfather.

1941 Marriage #1: Johnnie Franklin Myers Sr 12-16-1941 Boone Co., WVA.

2003 Death: 8-12-2003 Mount Hope, Fayette Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Ellis Jr

Parents: Ellis Dewey & Carrie Ardella (Smith) Goodson.

1926 Birth: 1926 WVA.

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA with parents.

1940 Residence: Whitesville Town, Boone Co., WVA with mother & stepfather.

1987 Death: 1987.

1987 Burial: Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone Co., WVA. (Norma C. 1927- )

…………5. Goodson, Delphine Elizabeth

Parents: Ellis Dewey & Carrie Ardella (Smith) Goodson.

1928 Birth: 10-14-1928 WVA.

1930 Residence: Boone Co., WVA with parents.

1940 Residence: Whitesville Town, Boone Co., WVA with mother & stepfather.

Marriage #1: Robert Lee Dotson Sr

2005 Death: 3-10-2005 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

2005 Burial:

………4. Goodson, Millard Filmore

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1901 Birth: 1901 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA father & stepmother.

………4. Goodson, Paris Melvin

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1902 Birth: 3-10-1902 WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA father & stepmother.

1956 Death: 10-10-1956 at home of sister, Mrs. Larry Redden, United, Kanawha Co., WVA.

Paris Melvin Goodson, 54 yo never married w/m barber, b. March 10, 1902 WVA. Father: George Goodson. Mother: Martha Ellen Plumley. Informant: Mrs. Larry Redden, United, Kanawha Co., WVA. COD: cancer of the stomach with metastasis. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1956 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, male

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1904 Birth: 2-14-1904 Lanark, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Berta Alice

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1907 Birth: 8-16-1907 Warden, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA father & stepmother.

………4. Goodson, Dellie Thomas

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1910 Birth: 2-28-1910 Stanford, Warden, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA father & stepmother.

1933 Marriage #1: Thomas Dellie Goodson m. Eva Bennett 1-16-1933 New, Raleigh Co., WVA by J. M. Garten, Minister of the Gospel. He 22 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, residing in New, WVA. She 19 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, residing in Pluto, WVA.

1974 Death: 12-12-1974.

1974 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #2, off Pluto Rd, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Eva

Parents: Thomas Wade & Nannie Ada (Plumley) Bennett.

1914 Birth: 12-21-1914 Pluto, Raleigh Co., WVA.

2007 Death: 10-19-2007.

2007 Obit:

BRAGG — Mrs. Eva Goodson, age 92, died at her residence at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, after a long illness. She was born Dec. 21, 1914, at Pluto, W.Va., the daughter of the late Thomas Bennett and Nannie Plumley Bennett. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dellie Thomas Goodson, in 1974; and by two brothers, seven sisters, and two grandchildren. 

Survivors include her son, Thomas Goodson of Bragg Road; three daughters, Joyce Bragg and her husband Wilbert of Bragg, Marcella Meadows of Margadore, Ohio, and Evangeline Meadows and her husband John of Beckley; a sister, Elecena Bennett of Ohio; nine grandchildren, Johnny, Calvin, Kevin, Samuel, Wayne, and Handley Meadows, Janet Gunther, and Ricky and Randy Bragg; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, with the Rev. John Hart officiating. Burial will follow at the Goodson Cemetery #2 at Bragg. Friends may call from 6 until 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Earl Meadows, Sammy Meadows, Handley Meadows, Ricky Bragg, Wayne Meadows, and Edwin Bennett. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.

2007 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #2, off Pluto Rd, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Maretta “Joyce”

Parents: Dellie Thomas & Eva (Bennett) Goodson.

1937 Birth: 12-31-1937 WVA.

2009 Death: 10-9-2008 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

2009 Obit: Published by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home October 2009

Maretta “Joyce” Bragg, age 71, of Bragg, West Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 9, 2009, at the Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley following a long illness. 

Born on December 31, 1937, at New, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Dellie Goodson and Eva Bennett Goodson. 

Mrs. Bragg was a homemaker and was a supportive member of the New Salem Baptist Church at Abraham, West Virginia. She was a member of the Shape Notes Singers of the Raleigh County Singing Convention. She had lived most of her life in the Bragg area. 

Surviving are her husband, Wilbert Arby Bragg at home; two sons: Ricky Bragg and his wife Karen of Sod, West Virginia, and Randy Bragg and his wife Tammy of Cleveland, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Ricky Bragg II of Sod, West Virginia, and Autumn Rose Bragg of Cleveland, Tennessee; a brother, Thomas Goodson of Bragg, West Virginia; two sisters: Evangeline Meadows and husband John of Beckley, West Virginia, and Marcella Meadows of Margadore, Ohio. 

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, West Virginia, with Rev. John Wesley Richmond and Rev. Eddie McNeely officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley, West Virginia. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. 

Pallbearers will be Earl Meadows, Charles Bennett, Edwin Bennett, Jerry Bennett, Elmer Plumley, and Lester Junior Plumley. Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry.net. 

Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 S. Kanawha St., Beckley, West Virginia. 

2009 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Elmer Lacy

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1912 Birth: abt 1912 WVA.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA with parents.

1934 Marriage #1: Elmer Lacy Goodson m. Maudie Plumley 11-19-1934 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 24 yo, b. Mt Hope, WVA, residing in New, WVA. She 22 yo, b. & residing in Pear, WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Maudie Mary

Parents: William Isaac & Gracie (Bennett) Plumley.

1914 Birth: 1914 Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Ruth D.

Parents: Elmer Lacy & Maudie Mary (Plumley) Goodson.

1938 Birth: 5-14-1938 Clifftop, Fayette Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Ellen Marie

Parents: Elmer Lacy & Maudie Mary (Plumley) Goodson.

1940 Birth: 2-12-1940 Bellwood, Fayette Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, George Floyd

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1915 Birth: 7-29-1915 WVA.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA with parents.

1954 Death: 2-24-1954 WVA.

1954 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #1, Bragg, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Clarence Edward

Parents: George Floyd & Martha Ellen (Plumley) Goodson.

1917 Birth: 1917 WVA.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA with parents.

1944 Marriage #1: Clarence Edward Goodson m. Lorene Bennett 5-27-1944 Raleigh Co., VA by J. M. Garten, Minister of the Gospel. He 27 yo, b. March 24, 1917 Leewood, WVA, s/o George F. & Martha Goodson. She 23 yo, b. May 29, 1920 Pluto, WVA, d/o Thomas W. & Nannie Bennett.

Death before 2004.

…………+ Goodson, Lorene

Parents: Thomas Wade & Nannie Ada (Plumley) Bennett.

1920 Birth: 5-20-1920 Pluto, WVA.

2004 Death: 5-4-2004 of Shady Spring, WVA.

2004 Obit:

LORENE BENNETT GOODSON, 83, of Shady Spring, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at the home of her daughter, Eledda Bennett of Shady Spring, following a long illness.
Born May 20, 1920, at Pluto she was the daughter of the late Thomas W. Bennett and Nannie Ada Plumley Bennett.
Mrs. Goodson was a homemaker. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church at White Oak and had lived the past 40 years at Shady Spring.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence E. Goodson: two sons, Giles and Paul Goodson: brothers, Wade Bennett and an infant brother and six sisters, Zethel Bennett, Kitty Goodson, Ella Mae Bennett, Novella Bennett, Zona Stacy and Flora Bragg.
Survivors include two daughters, Eledda Bennett and husband, Charles, of Shady Spring and Eldean Ramella and husband, John, of North Carolina; two sisters, Eva Goodson of Shady Spring, and Quincy Bennett of Akron, Ohio; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Pastor Harmon Davis and the Rev. Ernest Calfee Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family will serve as pallbearers.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at RandQ@citynet.net
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.

2004 Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Paul Edward

Parents: Clarence Edward & Lorene (Bennett) Goodson.

1947 Birth: 10-24-1947 WVA.

1961 Death: 7-19-1961 near Daniels, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Paul Edward Goodson, 13 yo w/m student, b. WVA. Father: Clarence Goodson. Mother: Lorene Bennett. COD: accidental drowning in lake after falling off inflated tire. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1961 Burial: Goodson Cemetery #2, off Pluto Rd, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Valerie

b. abt 1919 WVA.

1920 Residence: Kanawha Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Goodson, Albert

Parents: John William & Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

1877 Birth: 8-1877 Floyd Co., VA.

……3. Goodson, Mary Lena

Parents: John William & Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

1879 Birth: 5-10-1879 Franklin Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1897 Marriage #1: Miss Mary Lena Goodson m. E. Abraham Plumly 6-19-1897 at J. W. Goodson’s by John McVey, Minister of the Gospel. He 21 yo, b. & living in Raleigh Co., WVA. She 17 yo, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Raleigh Co., WVA. J. W. Goodson & Jackson Plumly provided information.

1968 Death: 12-1-1968 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1968 Obit:

Mrs. Mary Lena Plumley, 89, of Route 1, Shady Spring, died Sunday at 1:30 a.m. in a local hospital following a long illness.

Born May 10, 1879 in Franklin County, Va., she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Holland Goodson. She was a member of the New Salem Baptist Church at Abraham.

She is survived by two sons, Grover of Fayetteville and Delbert of Abraham; four daughters, Mrs. Willie (Elsie) Bragg of Shady Spring, Mrs. Voyl (Zella) Adkins of Abraham, Mrs. Porter (Ora) Ervine of Handley, and Mrs. William (Ocie) Wright of Helen; 24 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Her husband Abraham preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the East Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Oscar Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in the East Salem Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The body is at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home where friends may call after 3 p.m. today.

1968 Burial: New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Abraham, Raleigh Co., WVA. (with Abraham Ervine Plumley 1876-1940)

……3. Goodson, Oliver Green “Ollie”

Oliver Green Ollie Goodson

(src: CHECK

Parents: John William & Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

1879 Birth: 6-8-1879 Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave)

1883 Birth: June 1883 WVA. (src: 1900 Census)

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1906 Marriage #1: Oley Goodson m. Miss Nannie Brogan 5-3-1906 Raleigh Co., WVA by A. J. Carper, Minister of the Church of Christ. He 22 yo, b. West Virginia. She 17 yo, b. Virginia. Both residing in Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Richmond District, H102:

…… Goodson, Olly G. Goodson, 28 yo w/m labor of odd jobs, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, M1 4y, rents home, HOH.

……… Nannie A. 19 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, M1 4y, 2 ch with 2 living.

……… Bula M. 3 yo daughter, b. WVA.

……… John E. 1y 3/12 son, b. WVA.

1920 Raleigh Co., WVA, Crow Precinct, H110: Ollie G. Goodson, 37 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, rents, HOH. Nannie 36 yo wife, b. VA. Bula 12 yo daughter, b. WVA, school. Elvin 11 yo son, b. WVA, school. Raymond 8 yo son, b. WVA.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Shady Spring District 6, Grand View dirt road, H73:

…… Goodson, Ollie 48 yo w/m farmer odd jobs, b. VA, parents b. VA, 32 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Nannie 39 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 16 yo when 1st married.

……… Raymond 19 yo son, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Borgan, Laura 17 yo roomer, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, school.

…… Goodson, Mary 87 yo widowed mother, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Brogan, Marjorie 2y 1/12 roomer, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

1957 Death: 9-9-1957 Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Ollie Greene Goodson, 78 yo married w/m in farming. Born: June 8, 1879 VA. Father: John W. Goodson. Mother: Mary Holland. COD: lung cancer. (src: WVA Death Certificate)

1957 Buried: Blue Jay Cemetery, Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………+ Goodson, Nannie Abbie

Nannie Abbie <i>Brogan</i> Goodson

(src: CHECK

Parents: Creed Robert “Hooker” & Malinda (Thompson) Brogan

1889 Birth: 3-29-1889 Franklin Co., VA.

1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Oliver Green Goodson.

1979 Death: 12-15-1979 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1979 Buried: Blue Jay Cemetery, Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Bula M.

Parents: Oliver Green & Nannie A. (unknown) Goodson.

1907 Birth: abt 1907 WVA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

………4. Goodson, John Elvin

Parents: Oliver Green & Nannie A. (unknown) Goodson.

1908 Birth: 5-30-1908 Crow, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1941 Marriage #1: John Elvin Goodson m. Ruth Mae Rumburg 10-24-1941 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA by J. E. Bird, Minister of the Gospel. He 33 yo, b. May30, 1908 Crow, WVA, s/o Nannie & O. J. Goodson. She 21 yo, b. June 12, 1919 Kanawha City, WVA, d/o George & Carrie Rumburg.

1976 Death: 6-11-1976 WVA.

1976 Burial: Blue Jay Cemetery, Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

………4. Goodson, Jesse Raymond

Parents: Oliver Green & Nannie A. (unknown) Goodson.

1910 Birth: 12-19-1910 Crow, WVA.

1920, 1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1935 Marriage #1: Raymond Goodson m. Anna Bragg 5-18-1935 Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 24 yo, b. Crow, WVA. She 19 yo, b. Judson, WVA. Both residing in Glen Hendrick, WVA.

Jesse Raymond Goodson

(src: CHECK

1954 Death: 12-2-1954 Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA. Jessie Raymond Goodson, b. Dec 19, 1910 Crow, WVA. 44 yo married w/m laborer. Father: O.G. Goodson. Mother: Nanie Brogan. Informant: Annie Goodson. COD: Myocardial Infarction.

1954 Buried: Blue Jay Cemetery, Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………+ Goodson, Anna Florence

Parents: William Mack & Josie (Sears) Bragg.

1915 Birth: 11-22-1915 Summers Co., WVA.

2012 Death: 3-19-2012 Raleigh Co., WVA.

2012 Obit:

Anna Florence Goodson, age 96, of Surveyor, W.Va., passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012, at home after a long illness. Born on November 22, 1915 at Judson, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Mack Bragg and Josie Sears Bragg. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Goodson was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Raymond Goodson in December 1954; by two sons, Robert and Thomas Goodson; by five grandchildren; two brothers Roy and Raymond Bragg; and by two sisters, Nora Blanton and Wanda Lilly. Anna was the loving mother of 12 children, including three sets of twins. Those left to cherish her memory include three sons, Larry Goodson and his wife Liz of Hinton; Donzie Goodson of Beckley, and Randy Goodson and his wife Helen of Surveyor. Seven daughters, Janet Rose of Sophia; Thelma Allen of Beaver; Dara Gorby and her husband John of Proctorville, Ohio; Mary Lou Redden and her husband James Franklin "Franky" of Statesville, N.C.; Naomi Ayers and her husband Charles of Eccles; Karen Donat of Lorain, Ohio; and Connie Roberts of Crown City, Ohio. She is also survived by 45 grandchildren, 69 great-grandchildren, and 36 great-great grandchildren, along with a sister Kathryn Reeves of Crab Orchard, and a large number of extended family members. Anna was a member of the Lester Baptist Church in Lester, W.Va., where she was faithful for many years until health hindered her from attending. The family would like to extend their appreciation to Hospice of Southern WV, and their tender, loving, and unselfish caregivers who gave of their time day or night. They were such a blessing to Anna and her family. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 23, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley with Pastor Brian McAlister officiating. Burial will follow at the Blue Jay Cemetery, Beaver, W.Va. Friends may call at the funeral home two hours prior to the services. Pallbearers will be Ronald Rose, Larry Goodson, Tom Goodson, Bobby Goodson, Jesse Ayers, and Billy Ayers. Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry. Net Arrangements are by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 South Kanawha Street, Beckley.

2012 Buried: Blue Jay Cemetery, Beaver, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Thomas Dean

Parents: Jesse Raymond & Anna Florence (Bragg) Goodson.

1938 Birth: 6-20-1938.

2008 Death: 2-8-2008 of Midway.

2008 Obit:

Thomas Dean Goodson, Sr., age 69, of Midway passed away Friday, February 8, 2008. Born June 20, 1938, he is the son of Jessie and Anna Goodson.

Thomas served with the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to his father Jessie, Thomas is preceded in death by a brother Robert Andrew Goodson.

Those left to cherish his memory include in loving wife Emma Jean Goodson of Midway, WV; daughters Kimberly Jean Yow of Harmony, NC, Pamela Kay Toler of Midway, WV; sons Thomas Dean Goodson, Jr. of Beckley, WV, Robert Eugene Goodson of Midway, WV, William Douglas Goodson of Midway, WV; brothers twin Larry Goodson of Hinton, WV, Randy Goodson of Surveyor, WV, Donzie Goodson of Mabscott, WV; sisters Karen Cutlip of OH, Connie Lynn Roberts of OH, Dara May of OH, Naomia Ayers of Eccles, WV, Janet Lee Rose of Sophia, WV, Thelma Jewell Crook of Beaver, WV, Mary Lou Redden of Statesville, NC; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

2008 Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., WVA.

…………5. Goodson, Robert Andrew

Parents: Jesse Raymond & Anna Florence (Bragg) Goodson.

Birth:

Death before 2008.

……3. Goodson, Walter T.

Parents: John William & Mary Catherine (Holland) Goodson.

1885 Birth:1-28-1885 Fayette Co., WVA.