 1886 - 1931 (44 years)
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| Name |
GOODRICH Benjamin Taylor |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
3 Oct 1886 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Nickname |
'Uncle Boss' |
| Occupation |
Farmer |
| Death |
28 May 1931 |
| Cause: brain tumor |
| Burial |
Surry County, VA (Westbrook Family Cemetary) [1] |
| Notes |
- Lived in Surry County
Died of brain tumor which developed after head injury caused by flywheel flying off a piece of farm equipment. Called "Boss" by family and friends. One of the pictures at BK924 shows him, wife Pearl, and daughter Edith, on the front porch of their home located on Rt. #40 (MLK Hwy.) The house was dismantled in 1977 after his daughter Doris Jean and husband Shirley Johnson built a brick ranch house behind it.
He owned farm called Gilliams (other side of Averys Mill Pond - now called Cockes Lake) when first married. All children except Doris Jean were born there. Family sold it to Continental Can in 1965, who later sold it to Carrolls Foods (hog farm) behind Marvin and Pat Padgetts.
Person Source
- (Medical):Died of brain tumor which developed after head injury caused by flywheel flying off a piece of farm equipment
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| Person ID |
I686 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
GOODRICH Benjamin Taylor, Sr., b. 19 Jun 1851, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 3 Dec 1930, Petersburg, VA (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
BOOTH Ella Gertrude, b. 13 Feb 1858, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 10 May 1931, Petersburg, VA (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Aug 1876 |
Weldon, Halifax County, NC |
- Family Source
Aunt Stella said they ran away to get married
LVA Catalogs
Title Goodrich, B. T., Surry County; Booth, E. G., married, Weldon, North Carolina.
Note Petersburg Index and Appeal (Petersburg, Va. : Daily) (Film 106).
Note August 28, 1876, page 2, column 2.
Other FormatAvailable on microfilm from the Library of Virginia.
Biog./Hist. Note A proper name and subject index covering more than 40 newspaper titles primarily published in Petersburg, Va., 1797-1877. Originally a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, the card index, from which this database was created, is comprised of 43,810 typed 3 x 5 cards with detailed entries for proper names and subjects including births, marriages, deaths, property sales, and chancery suits. Local events are covered in great detail, including the period of reconstruction following the Civil War.
Subject - PersonalGoodrich, P. T.
Booth, E. G.
Genre/FormMarriages.
SubjectPetersburg (Va.) -- Indexes.
Petersburg (Va.) -- Newspapers -- Indexes.
Added EntryLibrary of Virginia.
Petersburg Public Library (Petersburg, Va.)
Added TitlePetersburg Public Library newspaper index, 1797-1877.
System Number001462481
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| Family ID |
F177 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
WESTBROOK Mabel Pearl, b. 1 Oct 1896, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 28 Jul 1972, Portsmouth, VA (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Dec 1915 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. GOODRICH Marvin Lewis, b. 26 Oct 1916, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 30 May 1974, Suffolk, VA (Louise Obici Hosp) (Age 57 years) |
| | 2. GOODRICH Norman Douglas, b. 27 Sep 1918, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 27 Sep 1969, Elizabeth City, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA (Age 51 years) |
| | 3. GOODRICH Bernard Taylor, b. 9 Aug 1921 d. 4 Aug 1922 (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. GOODRICH Edith (Tilly) Louise, b. 6 Oct 1924, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 3 Mar 2015 (Age 90 years) |
| | 5. GOODRICH Doris Jean, b. 2 Jan 1931, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 93 years) |
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| Family ID |
F246 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2008 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Burial - - Surry County, VA (Westbrook Family Cemetary) |
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| Photos
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 | Goodrich: Benjamin Taylor Goodrich House
taken in 1976 with the family. Last photo of the old home before it was torn down. Doris Jean Goodrich Johnson now lives in a brick home built on the site |
 | Goodrich: Benjamin Taylor Goodrich Jr Home
Overview
This was part of Snow Hill Plantation until he purchased it from Charles Lee Bishop. |
 | Goodrich: Benjamin Goodrich, Jr. home
HOUSE BUILT BY BENJAMIN TAYLOR GOODRICH, JR. AND MABEL PEARL WESTBROOK GOODRICH. A SNAPHOT WAS GIVEN TO JEAN GOODRICH JOHNSON IN APRIL, 2002 AND SHE MADE THIS ENLARGED COPY. FLORENCE BISHOP SODE IDENTIFIED A FEW OF THE PEOPLE. STARTING ON THE RIGHT: OTELIA FLORENCE JAMES WESTBROOK, EDITH LOUISE GOODRICH,MABEL PEARL WESTBROOK GOODRICH AGAINST THE POST WITH BENJAMIN LEANING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF POST, HELEN BISHOP IN FRONT OF HER AUNT PEARL. THE NEXT ADULT COUPLE WERE CHARLIE BISHOP AND NONA WESTBROOK BISHOP WITH DAUGHTERS FLORENCE (AT NONA’S RIGHT) AND MARIE. |
 | Goodrich: Benjamin Goodrich, Jr. home
List of people in the photo |
 | Goodrich: Benjamin Taylor, Jr.
Benjamin Taylor Goodrich, Jr. |
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