Born about in Minnesota
Ancestors 
Daughter of Tewayyay or Scott Simon Goodwin
and Misquod or Malinda (Porter) Duffy
Sister of
Que we zaince or Harry Simon Goodwin [half], Frederick Goodwin, Elizabeth May (Goodwin) Sheppard, Maude Abbie (Goodwin) Gardner, Ellen Matilda (Goodwin) Blanchard and Fannie Goodwin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Bessie was born about 1894. She is the daughter of Te way yay or Te wah yay or Scott Goodwin and Mis quod or Malinda Porter.
Minnesota Indian Allotment Records,[1] Mille Lacs Sheet No, 126 (Supplemental omitted in Census 1889 and enrolled in 1891):
| # | Name | Age in 1891 | Section | Town | Range | Acres | 100ths | Remarks |
| 3658 | I een dub equay Mrs. Goodwin | 45 1846 | 31 | 145 | 39 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3659 | Mary Patterson (nee Goodwin) | 14 1877 | 6 | 145 | 39 | 72 | 23 | |
| 3660 | Ellen Goodwin | 12 1879 | 9 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3661 | Charles Goodwin | 13 1878 | 32 | 146 | 40 | |||
| 33 | 146 | 40 | 80 | 00 | ||||
| 3662 | Frank Goodwin | 11 1880 | 16 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3663 | Willie Goodwin | 6 1885 | 9 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3664 | Emma Goodwin | - | 6 | 144 | 39 | 81 | 85 | Born in 1892 Feb 1 1913 |
| 3665 | Te way yay Scott Goodwin | 26 1865 | 22 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3666 | Melinda Goodwin | 26 1865 | 32 | 146 | 40 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3667 | Frederick Goodwin | 6 1885 | 22 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3668 | Lizzie Goodwin | 4 1887 | 22 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3669 | Abbie Goodwin | - | 22 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | Born in 1891 Feb 1 1912 |
| 3670 | Harry Goodwin | 8 1883 | 22 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3671 | Matilda Goodwin | - | 33 | 146 | 40 | 80 | 00 | Born in 1893 Feb 1 1914 |
| 3672 | Bessy Goodwin | - | 32 | 146 | 40 | 80 | 00 | Born in 1894 Feb 1 1915 |
| 3673 | Fanny Goodwin | - | 28 | 146 | 40 | 80 | 00 | Born in 1896 Mar 27 1917 |
| 3674 | May maince Nelson Goodwin | 23 1868 | 9 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3675 | O jib waince Henry Goodwin | 24 1867 | 32 | 145 | 39 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3676 | O ge mah be mais eak | 21 1870 | 8 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3677 | Lottie Goodwin | 6 1885 | 8 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | |
| 3678 | No jeen | 2 1889 | 9 | 145 | 41 | 80 | 00 | Feb 12 1910 |
| 3679 | Emma Goodwin | - | 32 | 145 | 39 | 80 | 00 | Born in 1895 May 1 1916 |
| 3680 | Simon Goodwin | - | 33 | 146 | 40 | 80 | 00 | Born in 1897 Feb 20 1918 |
| 3681 | Muh ge go dauh Mrs. La Prairie | 48 1843 | 27 | 144 | 40 | 80 | 00 | Full Blood Indian |
Removal to White Earth
Arrival - 21 April 1894, White Earth Indian Reservation, Minnesota (Chippewa Commission, Register of Arrivals).[2]
In 1900, Scott and Mis quod/Malinda Goodwin and children resided at White Earth Indian Reservation in Becker County, Minnesota. The 1900 Census indicates Scott and Mis quod/Malinda were married in 1885, and they can both read and write English. The census also indicates the entire family received U.S. citizenship through allotment in 1899. Fred, Lizzie, and Abbie all attended nine months of school during the year.[3]
- Scott Goodwin
- Age: 34, Birth Date: Sep 1865, Birthplace: Minnesota
- Home in 1900: White Earth Indian Reservation, Becker, Minnesota
- House Number: 102, Sheet Number: 7
- Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 58, Family Number: 59
- Race: Indian
- Marital status: Married, Spouse's name: Melinda Goodwin, Marriage Year: 1885
- Father's Birthplace: Minnesota, Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
- Occupation: Farmer Laborer, Months Not Employed: 10
- Can Read: Yes, Can Write: Yes, Can Speak English: Yes
- House Owned: O, Home Free: F, Farm or House: H
- Household members
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| 1900 |
- Scott Goodwin 34
- Melinda Goodwin 34
- Fred Goodwin 14
- Lizzie Goodwin 12
- Abbie Goodwin13
- Matilda Goodwin 5
- Bessie Goodwin 6
- Fannie Goodwin 3
Census of the Removal Mille Lac Miss Chippewa Indians of White Earth Agency, Minnesota taken...September 1st 1901:[4]
- 274 Henry Pemberton, Father, 78 [sic] [abt 1873]
- 275 Alex Pemberton, Son, 4 [1897]
- 276 Frank Pemberton, Son, 2 [1899]
- 277 Nancy Goodwin, Mother
- 278 Emma Goodwin, Dau, 17 [1884]
- 279 Willie Gooodwin, Son, 16 [1885]
- 280 Harry Goodwin, Grd son [Son of #284], 18 [1883]
- 281 Ellen Paul (nee Goodwin), Dau of # [277], 22 [1879]
- 282 Charles Goodwin, Son of # [277], 23 [1878]
- 283 Frank Goodwin, Son of # [277], 21 [1880]
- 284 Scott Goodwin, Hus, 36 [1865]
- 285 Melinda Goodwin, Wife, 36 {1865]
- 286 Fred, Son, 16 [1885]
- 287 Lizzie, Dau, 14 [1887]
- 288 Abbie, Dau, 15 [1886]
- 289 Matilda, Dau, 7 [1894]
- 290 Bessie, Dau, 9 [1892]
- 291 Fannie, Dau, 5 [1896]
- 292 Nelson Goodwin, Single, 33 [1868]
- 293 Harry Goodwin, Hus [1867]
- 294 O ke mah be nais eak, Wife, 31 [1870]
- 295 Lottie, Dau, 15 [1886]
- 296 -
- 297 Simon, Son, 4 [1897]
- 298 Alfred John, Son
- 299 Lizzie La Prairie, Single, 29 [1872]
- 300 Do doke La Prairie, Nancy Turner, single, 43 [1858]
- 301 Lucy Turner, Dau of # [300], 21 [1880]
- 302 Que we zaince, 13 [1888]
- 308 Isabelle [Porter] Boutwell, Mother, 45 [1856]
- 309 Hester, Son [Dau], 15 [1886]
- 310 Lena, Dau, 8 [1893]
- 311 Catherine E., Dau, 4 [1897]
- 312 Sidney Boutwell, Son of # [308], 19 [1882]
- 313 Emma Boutwell, Dau of # [308], 22 [1879]
- 314 Fannie Boutwell, Dau of # [308], 21 [1880]
- 315 Carrie McArthur, Single [Dau of #308], 24 [1877]
- 320 Scott La Prairie, Hus, 57 [1844]
- 321 Mah je go dauh, Wife, 58 [1843]
- 322 Freddie Campbell, Grd son, 11 [1890]
- 323 Sarah La Prairie, Single, 22 [1879]
- 324 Quad o quay, Dau of # [321], 20 [1881]
- 325 Henry La Prairie, Father, 38 [1863]
In 1910, Mis quod/Malinda resided with three of her seven children in Heier Township, Mahnomen, Minnesota which was just a bit west of Pine Bend where her brother, the Rev. D. F. Porter, had a Christian mission. The 1910 U.S. Census recoded Malinda as widowed, but her husband, Scott Goodwin, was alive and was no longer living with her.
| NAME | Rel | Age | Tribe | Father's Tribe | Mother's Tribe | %Indian | %White | Taxed | Allotment | Residing on own lands | Civilized or aboriginal dwelling |
| Goodwin, Malinda | Head | 43 | Chippewa | Chippewa | Chippewa | 1/2 | 1/2 | yes | 1892 | yes | civ |
| Goodwin, Fred | Son | 22 | Chippewa | Chippewa | Chippewa | 1/2 | 1/2 | yes | 1892 | yes | civ |
| Goodwin, Bessie | Dau | 18 | Chippewa | Chippewa | Chippewa | 1/2 | 1/2 | - | 1896 | yes | civ |
| Goodwin, Dortha | Dau | 8 | Chippewa | Chippewa | Chippewa | 1/2 | 1/2 | - | - | yes | civ |
Bessie Goodwin married Joseph Lego on 22 July 1913 in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.[5]
Sources
- ↑ United States. U.S. General Land Office: Crookston Land District Records, 1872–1925. Register of Indian Allotment Entries under the Dawes Act, 1893–1897. Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul, Minnesota.
- ↑ National Archives, Chicago, Record group 75, Chippewa Commission, Register of Arrivals, page 28 (shared box, Row 361-1, Compartment 017, Shelf 01), photographed by SD 4 Mar 2019.
- ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, White Earth Indian Reservation, Becker, Minnesota
- ↑ "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4MYP-HX2M : 16 April 2021), Scott Goodwin, Minnesota, United States; citing Census, NARA microfilm publication M595. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1967.
- ↑ Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS). Minnesota, USA: Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO). https://moms.mn.gov/, Certificate Number 1-150
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