Parents:
Robert Hamil Goodnight (1861 - 1943)
Ruth Caroline Moore (1861 - 1935)
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USA Social Security Death Index
Age 88
Given Name William
Surname Goodnight
Birth Date 01 Jun 1883
State Indiana
Last Place of Residence Clinton, Indiana
Previous Residence Postal Code 46041
Event Date Nov 1971
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Burial Plot: 1943 addition.
Find A Grave Memorial# 16328845
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USA Census, 1900
Name William J Goodnight
Event Place Hanging Grove & Milroy Townships, Jasper, Indiana
Gender Male
Age 17
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Date Jun 1883
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Robert H Goodnight Head M 39 Indiana
Ruth C Goodnight Wife F 39 Indiana
William J Goodnight Son M 17 Indiana
Charles R Goodnight Son M 13 Indiana
Isaac W Goodnight Son M 11 Indiana
Stephen F Goodnight Son M 9 Indiana
John C Goodnight Son M 7 Indiana
Sarah M Goodnight Dau F 5 Indiana
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USA Census, 1910
Name William Goodnight
Event Place Princeton, White, Indiana
Gender Male
Age 26
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1884
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 1
William Goodnight Head M 26 Indiana
Mary Goodnight Wife F 27 Indiana
Opal Goodnight Dau F 4 Indiana
Ethel M Goodnight Dau F 2 Indiana
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USA Census, 1920
Name William Goodnight
Event Place Perry, Clinton, Indiana
Gender Male
Age 36
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1884
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 2
William Goodnight Head M 36 Indiana
Mary Goodnight Wife F 26 Indiana
Opal Goodnight Dau F 13 Indiana
Ethel M Goodnight Dau F 11 Indiana
Ralph Goodnight Son M 9 Indiana
Zelma Goodnight Dau F 6 Indiana
Omer Goodnight Son M 4 Indiana
Letha Goodnight Daughter F 1 Indiana
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USA Census, 1940
Name William Goodnight
Event Place Dayton, Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Gender Male
Age 56
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated) 1884
Last Place of Residence Same Place
William Goodnight Head M 56 Indiana
Mary Goodnight Wife F 56 Indiana
Orvie Goodnight Son M 20 Indiana
Robert Goodnight Son M 17 Indiana
William Goodnight Son M 10 Indiana
Frank Stewart Nephew M 2 Indiana
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USA World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name William Jackson Goodnight
Event Date 1942
Event Place Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Residence Place Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana
Gender Male
Employer William Jackson/Goodnight
Birth Date 01 Jun 1884