Born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Cyrus A. Archer
and Judith Ann Atwell
Sister of
Emma Frances Deweese [half], Infant Deweese [half], Mary Margaret (DeWeese) Sloop [half], Jonathan Atwell Deweese [half], Loula (Deweese) Archer [half], Minnie (Archer) Goodnight, Nathaniel Johnson Archer, James Samuel Archer, Octa Odell (Archer) Johnston, William Gibson Archer, Jessie Mae (Archer) Steele and Anne Mary (Archer) Johnston
Wife of
William Baxter Goodnight
— married
3 Apr 1889 in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Aria Ann (Goodnight) Honeycutt, Beulah E. (Goodnight) Goodman, John Houston Goodnight, Catherine V. Goodnight, Clyde Goodnight, William Otha Goodnight, Cora Goodnight, Ruth Goodnight and Otha Victor Goodnight
Died
at age 37
in North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Jennie (Archer) Goodnight was born in North Carolina.
In the 1880 census Melinda (age 9) was the daughter of C. A. Archer in Dewese, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States.[1]
Jennie (age 18), daughter of C A Archer & Ann Archer, married Wm B Goodnight on 3 April 1889 in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States.[2]
In the 1900 census Jennie (age 29) was the wife of Will B Goodnight in Township 3 Odell, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States.[3]
Sources
- ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Dewese, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll: 955; Page: 419C; Enumeration District: 032
Ancestry Record 6742 #12848964 (accessed 11 August 2023)
Melinda J Archer (9), single daughter, in household of C. A. Archer (42) in Dewese, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place C. A. Archer M 42 Married Head Farmer North Carolina Judith A. Archer F 40 Married Wife Keeps House North Carolina Mary M. Archer F 16 Single Daughter North Carolina Francis L. Archer F 12 Single Daughter North Carolina Melinda J. Archer F 9 Single Daughter North Carolina Minnie E. Archer F 7 Single Daughter North Carolina Nat. J. Archer M 5 Single Son North Carolina James S. Archer M 4 Single Son North Carolina Veta V. Archer F 2 Single Daughter North Carolina Willie Archer M 2/12 Single Son North Carolina - ↑
Marriage:
"North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #8502111 (accessed 11 August 2023)
Jennie Archer (18) marriage to Wm B Goodnight on 3 Apr 1889 in Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. - ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 84; Digital film/folder number: 004117810; FHL microfilm: 1241185; Image number: 721; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00745-2
FamilySearch Record: MSTT-NP2 (accessed 11 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XHP-HL
Jennie Goodnight (29), wife, in household of Will B Goodnight (39) in Township 3 Odell, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Will B Goodnight M 39 Married Head North Carolina Jennie Goodnight F 29 Married Wife North Carolina Aryanner Goodnight F 10 Single Daughter North Carolina Bula E Goodnight F 8 Single Daughter North Carolina Catherine V Goodnight F 4 Single Daughter North Carolina Clyde Goodnight M 2 Single Son North Carolina Lee Goodnight M 12 Single Nephew North Carolina Mary H Johnson F 65 Widowed Aunt North Carolina
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 August 2023), memorial page for Malinda Jane “Jennie” Archer Goodnight (11 Feb 1871–9 May 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28782084, citing Bethpage Presbyterian Cemetery, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by PAllred (contributor 48048940). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28782084/malinda-jane-goodnight
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Archer-318 created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Larry and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jennie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jennie:
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