One Man of Polk County, TX

 A note dedicated to one Polk County man (a non-relative of ours) to help him be remembered.

George W Goodwin was born on 15 November 1826 in Georgia. Who his parents were, I do not know.
George moved to Alabama, where he married 17-year-old Nacy J Bigham Shropshire (born on 26 March 1830 in Alabama). The marriage ceremony took place on 5 November 1847. in Tallapoosa (1). 

Marriage bond issued for George

Marriage record

About a year later, on ♦ 3 December, George and Nancy's first son James Thaddeus was born (2). 

17 October 1850 - Census clerk recorded George W, a 22-year-old carpenter, Nancy - age 20, their son - age 1, and a 25-year-old lodger by the name of Thomas Heard, born in Scotland. The latter was a carpenter as well. They lived in Coosa District, Alabama (3). 

Next month on the ♦ 15th day of November, the second son Joseph E. was born to George.

♦ 28 November 1852 - daughter Mary Elisabeth Missouri was born to the young couple. 

By 16 August 1860, George Goodwin and his family had relocated to Justice Precinct#1, Polk County, Texas. The census of that year recorded a new family member, a baby girl by the name of Francis M Taylor, who was born 9 months earlier (4).

Soon, in November 1860, in Moscow, TX, George was enlisted in the Confederate Army. Private Goodwin served with the Moscow Guards Cavalry, Texas State Troops. The company was drilled under the agreement to join the active service when needed. 

Sadly, on ♦ 12 February 1861, George died (5) after a few months in the cavalry.

George W Goodwin's life was cut short at the age of 34. He was born, lived, and died, and he was someone special to the people who loved him. 🌸

PS
I have also found a record of George W Goodwin, Private, who served in Texas (6) with Company  H, 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Yager's) (1st Mounted Rifles) and Company E, 8th Battalion, Texas Cavalry (Taylor's Battalion, Mounted Rifles).       

       
Source:
1. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29F2-K31 : 19 February 2021), George W Goodwin and Nancy J B Shropshire, 05 Oct 1847; citing Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,302,444.
2. familysearch.org
3. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-SVX : 19 December 2020), George W Goodwin, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFG-JH7 : 18 February 2021), George W Goodwin, 1860.
5. "There never were such men before: the Civil War soldiers and veterans of Polk County, Texas, 1861-1865" by Ruth Peebles, Polk County Historical Commission, Livingstone, TX, 1987.
6. Soldiers and Sailors Database - National Park

About Certain Coupon

Not long ago, I posted an entry in "My Polish Alphabet" related to the letter "S," which was about my Stepfather.
I reminded myself of a little story from the 80s.

Then, Stepfather P. got a special coupon for a color TV set. Since mom and he had already got such a TV set, P. decided the new one would be for me.

FYK - in the 80s, shopping (especially buying appliances) in Poland was not such an easy and obvious thing to do as it is nowadays. Few of those items were available in stores daily, and you were never sure when the next delivery would be. Ordering such an article in advance in a store was not possible.

Nevertheless, the coupon was valid on one Saturday only in a particular store, which was in a nearby city. Since P's name was on the coupon, he and I went to get the TV together. At the spot, it appeared there were more people like us, willing to buy that TV set model with a coupon. We (literally) stood in a line for four hours. Sitting and waiting in the car was not an option there.

Finally, we got the TV set, packed it in the car, brought it home, and placed it in my room. The TV worked for 20+ years.

Stepfather P. - the 80s

More Genealogy ?

Just a note today, in case you wonder whether I still do posts related to genealogy research - yes, I do entertain myself with that. However, on the blog here, I only include articles that tell about our close and distant relatives. Others, which are results of my finds regarding non-relatives, people who lived in the Hill Country area (and not only), can be found on my Facebook page.

Here is the last one: