History of Lafayette County, Mo.,
1882
Missouri Historical Company
St. Louis
post office, Alma, Mo. Was born, raised and educated in Virginia of
which state both his father and mother, James and Elizabeth Goodwin, were
natives. In 1839 he moved with his parents to Missouri, and settled
in this county. When grown, he took a trip to California, where he
remained two years, and then returned home to this county, where he has a
fine farm of 320 acres, especially adapted to the grain and stock
raising. Two years ago, he rented his farm out, moved to Alma and
engaged in general merchandising. In Sept 1859, was married to Miss
Amanda Goggins, daughter of Christopher and Eliza Goggins, of Ky. Of
this union there are five living children: Lilly, Eliza M., Bettie,
James and Daisy.
