Thomas Washington Goodrich was born 25 Nov 1825 in Belfield, Greensville, Virginia. His parents were James Arrington Goodrich and Mary Spenser. He married Mary Elizabeth Blick on 3 Oct 1850. Her parents were Col Elijah Hiram Blick and Margaret Jackson Arrington. She was born on 19 June 1833 in Belfield, Greensville, Virginia. They lived there for most of their lives, but died in Henderson, Vance, North Carolina. He died on 8 Feb 1898 and she died on 24 April 1904. Thomas was a private on the Confederate side of the Civil war in Scott’s Company, Virginia Local Defense (Company A, Greensville County Home Guard). He was a farmer. They are both buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Henderson, NC in Lot 106 in the Old Section.
Thomas Goodrich’s grave in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mary Blick Goodrich’s grave in Elmwood Cemetery.
I do not know who these are, but they are Goodrich’s.
Confederate Record for Thomas Washington Goodrich.
Thomas and Mary had nine children, but one died and I cannot find record for that child:
1. Emmett Spencer Goodrich (1852-14 May 1915) married Alice Graham Wynn and had five children (Thomas Channing Goodrich, Emmett Spencer Goodrich, Hiram Delearcy Goodrich, Vivian Goodrich, and William Hilton Goodrich). He then married Josephine Watkins and had five more children (Maude E Goodrich, Clinton Goodrich, Roland Goodrich, Ola T Goodrich and Mary Frances Goodrich).
2. Ella A Goodrich (3 Aug 1854- 10 Sept 1925) married Isham C Rowland and had at least six children (Minnie Rowland, Isham Cheatham Rowland, Alex Rowland, Clifton S Rowland, Parry Wyche Rowland, Ella Goodrich Rowland).
3. Josie T Goodrich (08 Jul 1856-18 Aug 1909) married three times. She married Thomas B Parham first. She then married Madison Green Duke and had two children (Matt G Duke and Thomas Arrington Duke). She then married James T Meadows.
4. Willie Anna Goodrich (22 Oct 1858-24 Jul 1916) married Eddie Davis Mitchell and had two children (Essie Mitchell and Alma Louise Mitchell).
5. James Hiram Goodrich (8 Jul 1861-27 Sept 1921) married Sara Elizabeth Cheatham and had three children (Lilian A Goodrich, Benjamin Hiram Goodrich, and William Goodrich). He then married Sallie C Stallings. She brought a child with her from a previous marriage named Whitfield Stallings. They then had one daughter named Mary Clegg Goodrich.
6. Margaret Arrington Goodrich (1864-1904) married William Talley Cunningham and had nine children (Ann Florine Cunningham, Ive McDowell Cunningham, Thomas Goodrich Cuttingham Cunningham, William Clifton Cunningham, Irie M Cunningham, Mary Bettie Cunningham, Jason Alexander Cunningham, Josie Gertrude Cunningham, and Alice Gray Cunningham).
7. Mary Timothy Goodrich (9 Aug 1868-29 Oct 1952) married Edgar Hodge Thomas and had one son (Edgar Goodrich Thomas).
8. Thomas Winston Goodrich (1875-22 Sept 1923) married Eva Clyde Green and had at least two children (Willie Green Goodrich and Thomas Winston Goodrich). He then married and Myrna Alice Green on 18 Aug 1913 in Warrenton, Warren, North Carolina and had at least one more child (Eva Roselita Goodrich).
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Census Records (see parents pages for earlier records):
1860: In Belfield Township in Greensville, Va. Thomas Goodrich is 34, and Mary is 26. He is a farmer with real estate valued at 4,000 and a personal estate of 22,ooo. The children in the household: Emmett is 9, Ella is 6, Josie is 4, Willie is 2, and Thomas’ Father is also living with them. He is 60 and has a personal estate of 15,000. Also in the household is a Robert Mabey who is a carpenter and 24. They were all born in Virginia. Thomas Goodrich is listed in the Slave Schedules holding 18 slaves, and his father holds 14. Thomas’ slaves are listed as: 39 year old Male Mulatto, 37 year old Female Mulatto, 32 year old Male Black, 30 year old Female Black, 24 year old Male Black, 20 year old Male Mulatto, 19 year old Female Mulatto, 18 year old Female Black, 14 year old Female Black, 12 year old Male black, 8 year old Male Mulatto, 7 year old Female Mulatto, 7 year old Female Black, 4 year old Male Mulatto, 3 year old Female Mulatto, 2 year old Male Black. His Father’s slaves are listed as: 75 year old Male Black, 60 year old Female Black, 52 year old Female Black, 50 year old Male Black, 50 year old Female Black, 33 year old Male Black, 30 year old Male Black, 23 year old Female Black, 13 year old Female Black, 10 year old Male Black, 9 year old Male Black, 8 year old Male Mulatto, 6 year old Male Black and a 5 year old Female Black.
1870: In Belfield Township in Greensville, Va. Thomas is 43 and still a farmer. His real estate is now worth 10,000 but his personal estate is down to 11,450. Mary is 36. Their children are: Emmett Spencer who is 18, Josie who is 13, Willie who is 11, Hiram is 9, Mary is 3, and Margaret is 5. They were all born in Virginia and can all read and write.
1880: In Belfield Township in Greensville, Va. Thomas Goodrich is 53, and Mary is 46. Willie is 21, Margarete is 16, Mary is 12, and Thomas is 9. Also living with them are Thomas’ Father who is 80, and Charles K [?] who is from Holland and is a servant farm laborer and is 18. Thomas is still a Farmer.
1900: In Henderson, Vance, North Carolina. Mary is widowed and 65 living with her son Thomas. He is 29 and a Grocer. His wife Eva Clyde is 25. She has had three children in their 5 years being married, but none are alive at the time of this census.
Hello. James Hiram Goodrich was my great-grandfather. His second marriage was to Sally Whitfield Stallings, who brought to the marriage a child named Whitfield Stallings by her first husband. James Hiram Goodrich and Sally Whitfield Stallings Goodrich had one daughter, my grandmother, Mary Clegg Goodrich Carter. I would like to find out if you know the year of the photograph of the man, woman, and daughter that you say are Goodriches on this web site. It is possible that it is a photo of James Hiram Goodrich, Sally Whitfield Stallings Goodrich and their daughter, Mary Clegg Goodrich.
Frances Carter Stephens
I have been looking for a Hiram Goodrich who married a Sara (last name unknown) I know that they lived in Morehouse Missouri for a while and had a son that we know as Henry (who was born in Morehouse according to his draft records). Do we know the middle Name of William? Because a lot of the males in my family go by their middle name. Also our family legend says that our Sara was 100% – 50% native American. Can anyone help me at all?