James Goody

There was a James Goody of Iowa City who became a naturalised US citizen 30 March 1860.  Witnessed by John Goody.

I think the family arrived in New York, 25 Aug. 1853. By 1860, their son William, b.1842 had been a convict.  Wonder what he'd done? 

 name on tombstones  in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa spells the name as Gooday.

James and Sarah's children, all born in England were----John 1829; ELIZA 1832; Edward 1836; Robert 1839 ( see below) and William 1842.

Robert's obituary from the ----- Iowa City Press Citizen, 1923

The info on the Oakland cemetery came from a lady who went there looking for their headstones but couldn't find them.

Your 1880 Census shows the Wilson children as the grandchildren of Elizabeth Dalby.   Was Elizabeth married twice; to a Mr Kent and thence a Mr Dalby? And one of her daughters presumably married a Mr Wilson.

Also interesting in 1880 was the elderly James Goody aged 77 and a widow. Living with him or next door is a James Rainbow aged 25 and a student at Iowa City Academy? Both forenames written as Jas.

James Rainbow was a grandson of James Goody.  Thanks for the information on where he was living. 

 This 1880 Census shows Elizabeth Dalby born in 1830.  She can't be James Goody's daughter in that case.  Maybe his sister?   I am so confused....Maybe my great aunt was confused when she labeled these pictures. 

My old photo album says Elizabeth Dalby was James Goody's daughter. Do you records show that?  It seems strange that a family would name one daughter Eliza and one Elizabeth but that's what I seem to have. Do you know what year James Goody died? 

i find all this research very fascinating,i have gone back to the late 18th century on my family of prescotts thats as far as it goes.

The 1880 census shows Elizabeth being born England and she was 50 putting her very close to Eliza of 1831. The 1853 passenger list only shows an Eliza comming over with the family, though James is not on it. I think Eliza and Elizabeth are the same person at the moment.

James Goody died 30 Dec. 1885 aged 82 thus Elizabeth could well be his daughter, and I think she was.   I'll have to check our 1841/1851 Census to find the family together over here and think they might, by then, be living in London prior to emigrating. His wife Sarah had died 16 Nov 1877 aged 77.

Robert Goody's discharge from the Union Army......

 Know, Ye, that Robert Goodey, a Private of Lieut Joseph S. Turnbull's Company (B) 22d Regiment of Iowa Infantry , who was enrolled on the Seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and Sixty two, to serve Three years or during the war, is here by DISCHARGED from the service of the United States this Twenty fifth day of July 1865, at Savannah, Georgia, by reason of G.O. No.94, War Dept A.G.O.  Dated May 15 1865.

Was at the Seige of Vicksburg; place of birth given as Cambridge, England. 

 http://www.historyanimated.com/Vicksburg.html