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GOODRICH John Camp

Male 1809 - 1836  (27 years)


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  • Name GOODRICH John Camp 
    Birth 1809  Brunswick County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Feb 1836  Alamo, San Antonio, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fought at the Alamo 
    • Alamo defender. It's thought that he may entered Bexter and the Alamo in early Feb. 1836, along with the calvalry force accompanying Lt. Col. William B. Travis.

      He immigrated with his brother B.B. to texas and settled in Grimes County on April 30th.

      On November 28th, 1835, he offered his services to the Taxas Army. He received a commission as Coronet in the regular Texas calvary.

      He died defending the Alamo.

      John C. Goodrich Cornet Blazeby or Forsyth 1809 Virginia killed in battle[62] his brother signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2.[63]
      Note 63 and 63: ^ Jump up to: a b Groneman (1990), p. 54. ^ Jump up to: a b c Groneman (1990), p. 55
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders
    Death 6 Mar 1836  Alamo, San Antonio, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • A crypt in the San Fernando Cathedral purports to hold the ashes of the Alamo defenders. Historians believe it is more likely that the ashes were buried near the Alamo.

      The Alamo defenders, their bodies were piled together in three mounds in different parts of the plaza, and burned.
      There was a young boy who lived in San Antonio in those days, who never forgot the sight of those funeral pyres. Many years later, as an old man, he could still recall in vivid detail the sickening stench and hideous sight of melted flesh on charred bones.
      A year after the battle, Texas hero Juan Seguin visited the site and found some of these bones. They were entombed in San Fernando Cathedral, a short walk from the Alamo; the marble casket containing these remains can be seen to this day.
    Person ID I4446  Booth Family
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2014 

    Father GOODRICH John,   b. 1775, Greensville County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1817, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother GOODRICH Rhoda,   b. 1781, Greensville County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1838, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 10 May 1798  Greensville County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1st Cousin Marriage
    Family ID F3226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1809 - Brunswick County, VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1089] Unconfirmed and Undocumented, by: kcushman172 (Reliability: 0).