Family Group Sheet
NameMary Ann Goodan
Birth17 Oct 1839, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death16 Dec 1919, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel J. Goodan (1814-1903)
MotherSusan Wells (1821-1908)
Notes for Mary Ann Goodan
Her death certificate records Mary Ann Goodan, age 82 years 2 months, born 17 Oct 1837 in Ky, died 16 Dec 1919 in Bath Co., Ky, single, father Samuel Goodan, mother’s maiden name Susan Wells, cause of death nephritis, informant Robert Williams, Owingsville, Ky, burial in Owingsville Cemetery.
The reported birthdate is probably two years too early. Censuses suggest that she was really born in 1939. She was recorded as 10 in 1850, 19 in 1860, 30 in 1870, 40 in 1880, 61 born Oct 1838 in 1900, and 72 in 1910 - the common situation among the elderly of age inflation.
The informant Robert Williams is her nephew, the son of her sister Cynthia.
Her middle name may not really be Ann; the only census to show a middle initial was 1900, which recorded her as Mary J. Goodan. Perhaps it was Joann, or her nephew might simply have been mistaken.
The reported birthdate is probably two years too early. Censuses suggest that she was really born in 1939. She was recorded as 10 in 1850, 19 in 1860, 30 in 1870, 40 in 1880, 61 born Oct 1838 in 1900, and 72 in 1910 - the common situation among the elderly of age inflation.
The informant Robert Williams is her nephew, the son of her sister Cynthia.
Her middle name may not really be Ann; the only census to show a middle initial was 1900, which recorded her as Mary J. Goodan. Perhaps it was Joann, or her nephew might simply have been mistaken.
