Re: GOODRICH
by Phyllis Miller Fleming
Shelbers,
_Biography of a Town: Shelbyville, Indiana, 1822-1962_
by Marian McFadden, Tippecanoe Press Inc, Shelbyville, IN, 1968.
As the book is still under copyright protection, I will just list data.
pg 38 - 41
Susannah WETZEL Goodrich, b 1767 western VA, 6th of 7 children of John &
Mary WETZEL
true pioneer woman, "a good shot", no formal education
grandson named Thomas GOODRICH
siblings George, Lewis, Jacob, Martin
Nathan GOODRICH, b 13 Apr 1765 Alstead VT, early yrs in CT
1782 (17yrs) enlisted Amer Rev, served til Aug 1783
1785 reenlisted, served on the Ohio River, met Lewis WETZEL,
married Susannah
1809 still in Ohio Co, (WV)VW
1819 to Franklin Co IN [Shelby Co lands not yet open for sale]
son William, Wm's son also a Nathan
children (all by Susan/Susannah): George, James, Cynthia m John
CHERRY
lived on the hill in what is now Forest Hill Cem (Shelbyville)
Nathan GOODRICH (grandson of Nathan & Susan)
gives Dec 1821 as date GOODRICH's arrived in Shelby Co IN
died June 1892
Addison Twp Trustee, 1861, responsible for the poor, pg 188
town merchant for many years
William GOODRICH (son of Nathan & Susan)
land patent (Brookville Land Office) 9 Oct 1820, 160 acres
1836 went back to Wheeling (Ohio Co) VA and died next year
took raft of produce from Shelbyville to New Orleans with bro
George, pg 73
supervised a section of the Marion Road which ran along his
property, pg 74
early commissioner, pg 107
wife & 6 others started 1st Meth Ch of Shelbyville, pg 108
part of the Shebyville School House Company, 1872, pg 116
James GOODRICH
licensed to sell liquor, gave free whiskey samples
purchased Lot 2 on Harrison St - may have been town's first grocery
left Shelbyville about 1830
Almyra GOODRICH, dau of William, pg 104
m James M SLEETH, prominent local and state political figure
d 1896
Thomas E GOODRICH
1927 presented organ to Trinity Meth Ch in honor of his anc who had
owned the
land 100 yrs prior
editor of Shelbyville Republican (nwspr), pg 230
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