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John Elmer Goodnight, Sr.

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Birthplace: Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1968 (94)
Shelbina, Shelby County, Missouri BURIED Shelbina Cemetery
Place of Burial: Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Pressley Harrison Goodnight; Pressley Harrison and Mary Jane T. Goodnight
Husband of Lucy Margaret Goodnight
Father of Private; Joseph Guy Goodnight; Private; Private; Private and 2 others
Brother of Eleanor Goodnight; Lena Helena Goodnight; Lillian Belle Goodnight and Mary Frances "Frankie" Burroughs (Goodnight)

Occupation: Employee, CB&! Railroad
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About John Elmer Goodnight, Sr.

John Elmer Goodnight BIRTH 22 Apr 1873 Monroe County, Missouri, USA DEATH 21 Apr 1968 (aged 94) Shelbina, Shelby County, Missouri, USA BURIAL Shelbina Cemetery Shelbina, Shelby County, Missouri, USA PLOT IOOF MEMORIAL ID 84584998 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 PLANT TREES Occupation: Farmer

MO d/c 68 0018875

JOHN E. GOODNIGHT Shelbina, Mo., April 22.—John E. Goodnight, Sr., 95 [sic], of Shelbina, a retired employe of the C. B. & Q. Railroad, died unexpectedly Sunday (April 21, 1968) at 8 a. m. in his home. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Davis funeral home with the Rev. Carroll Kakac officiating. Burial will be in Shelbina cemetery. Mr. Goodnight was born in Monroe County, April 22, 1873, a son of Presley H. and Mary Jane Sears Goodnight. He married Lucy Margaret Smith Dec. 15, 1898. She died Aug. 4, 1950. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lois Davenport of Hannibal, Mrs. Anabel Steers of St. Louis and Mrs. Irene Hayes of Monroe City; four sons, Harry, Ray and Joe, all of Shelbina, and John of Shawnee Mission, Kan.; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. Three sisters preceded him in death. The Quincy Herald Whig, Quincy, Illinois, Monday, April 22, 1968; Page: A2

Family Members Parents Photo Pressley Harrison Goodnight 1839–1920

Mary J. Goodnight 1842–1931

Spouse Photo Lucy Margaret Smith Goodnight 1878–1950

Children Photo Joseph Guy Goodnight 1919–1989

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84584998/john-elmer-goodnight

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Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R1@

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Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 876; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1240876

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Ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R1@

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Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T627_2158; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 103-12

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Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; <i>Find A Grave</i>. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

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Ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; @R1@

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Number: 490-18-5935; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951

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Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; @R1@

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Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 704; Family History Film: 1254704; Page: 708C; Enumeration District: 058; Image: 0729

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Ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; @R1@

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Number: 490-18-5935; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951

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Ancestry.com Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007; @R1@

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Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA

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Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; @R1@

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Year: 1910; Census Place: Washington, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: T624_800; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374813

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Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R1@

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Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: 876; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1240876

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Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; <i>Find A Grave</i>. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

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Ancestry.com 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; @R1@

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Year: 1920; Census Place: Clay, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: T625_936; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 115

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Ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R1@

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Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: T627_2158; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 103-12

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Ancestry.com 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002; @R1@

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Year: 1930; Census Place: Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri; Roll: 1248; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340983

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Ancestry.com Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015; @R1@

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Ancestry.com U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; @R1@

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Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Monroe; Roll: 1683428

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John Elmer Goodnight, Sr.'s Timeline

1873
April 22, 1873
Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States
1919
June 5, 1919
Shelbina, Shelby County, MO, United States
1940
April 1, 1940
Age 66
Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States
1968
April 21, 1968
Age 94
Shelbina, Shelby County, Missouri BURIED Shelbina Cemetery
April 23, 1968
Age 94
Shelbina Cemetery, Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States