James F Goodwyn (1829 - 1862)

Born 1829 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Private James Goodwyn served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: unknown
Mustered out: 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 60th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Co B 1 Regt Ga

James was born in 1829 in Virginia. He was the son of Burwell Goodwyn and Ann Dance. He came out with his Family ffrom Virginia and settled in Coweta County, Georgia. He was a slave owner of seven slaves on his farm. He married Frances A. Puckett on 27 May 1860 in Coweta, Georgia. No children, as he was killed in the Civil War in Kentucky.

Slaves

1850 Slave Schedule James was a owner in Coweta, Georgia,Value of slaves $4000.^[1] Female 40 b:1810 Male 16 b:1834 Male 20 b:1830 Male 18 b:1810 Male 7 b:1843 Male 4 b:1846 Male 0 b:1850

1850 census Jas (age 21) was in Coweta, Georgia, United States.

Marriage

James married Frances A. Puckett on 27 May 1860 in Coweta, Georgia, United States.^[2]

1860 census James (age 29) was in Several Districts, Coweta, Georgia, United States.

Military

James was in a military record. They were in the 1st Regiment, Georgia Regulars.^[3]

• Name: James Goodwin
• Side: Confederate
• Regiment State/Origin: Georgia
• Regiment: 1st Regiment, Georgia Regulars
• Company: I
• Rank In: Private
• Rank Out: Private
• Film Number: M226 roll 24

Death

James was mentioned on a memorial in Three Civil War Soldiers Cemetery, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States with a death date of 1862.^[4]

Notes

• Three Civil War Soldiers Cemetery, there are three headstones. Possibly be were James was killed.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 30; FHL microfilm: 442898; Record number: 39185;
   FamilySearch Record: HR76-71T2 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67L7-K7 Image number 00476
   Jas Goodwin owner in household of Jas Goodwin in Coweta, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
   citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 470,365.
   FamilySearch Record: KXVK-C1P (accessed 14 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BZN-3XL Image number 00319
   James F Goodwyn marriage to Frances A. Puckett on 27 May 1860 in Coweta, Georgia, United States.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865"
   National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007
   Ancestry Record 1138 #1984001 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Name: James C. Goodwin; Side: Confederate; Regiment State/Origin: Georgia; Regiment: 1st Regiment, Georgia Regulars; Company: I; Rank In: Private; Rank Out: Private; Film Number: M226 roll 24.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #6006806 (accessed 14 March 2023)
   Memorial page for James Fisher Goodwyn (1833-1862), citing Three Civil War Soldiers Cemetery, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by James Cope (contributor 34771747).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYK-FNX : 20 December 2020), Jas Goodwin, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-4TH : 18 February 2021), James Goodwin, 1860.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVK-C1P : 7 February 2020), James F. Goodwyn and Frances A. Puckett, 27 May 1860; citing Marriage, Coweta, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 470,365.