Goddard-Twentyman

This family photo of Mary Twentyman Goddard and her six sons was provided to me by Sue Walter (as were all the other pictures on this page). The picture is probably from the early 1890s. In the front row from L. to R. George Goddard, Mary Goddard and Arthur Goddard. Standing - L. to R. Edward Goddard, William Solomon Goddard, Frank Goddard, Thomas Goddard.

The Short Version of the Story

John Twentyman had moved his family to Truxton’s North Road sometime in the late 1860s prior to 1869. The Twentyman family lived three farms up the road from my great grandparents’ farm (Michael and Alice Rooney McGraw). My great-grandparents moved into the old Kent farm on the North Road in 1888-1889. My great-grandfather’s brother, John McGraw and his family were living just three farms in the other direction up the North Road from the John Twentyman family, having settled there in the late 1870s.

When I initially wrote up my research results (2002) I wasn’t aware of the Twentyman connection to the Goddard family. A post to the same New York Genealogy Forum by Kathy Blanchard dated Nov. 9, 2002 changed that even though I didn’t see her post for another four years, in March 2006. That was a very important post and provided the married names of six of Thomas and Dinah Twentyman’s daughters. Females are notoriously difficult to trace due to the name changes that accompany marriage(s). In particular, it was the fact that Mary Twentyman had married a Goddard that allowed me to make some additional connections, including some to my own family. In the process this write-up grew from a meager page and a half into the present thirty plus pages and growing.

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On left "Henry" Goddard, brother of Davis. On right Uncle Jim, brother of Davis.

The six Goddard brothers: Frank, Will, Art, Tom, George and Ed

Prospector Ed Goddard: "oldest brother in Montana, c. 1876-1880

The Goddard brothers "in ascending order of age." Frank H., William S., Arthur,Thomas and Edward. George was not present.

Pit Orchestra, Binghamton, NY

circa 1903-07

Frank Hall Goddard, cornet, top right; Fred Graham, flute, bottom right

Dinah Chambers Twentyman	Davis S. Goddard: b. 1829, d. Dec. 29, 1872. Mar. Mary Twentyman, dau. of Dinah and Thomas.	Mary Twentyman Goddard
Frank Hall Goddard and his mother Mary. c. 1871-2	Frank Hall Goddard	William Goddard
Frank and Will Goddard	Frank Hall Goddard	Adele Stevens Goddard: "1st wife of William, mother of Frances, 1880."
Mary Callahan Goddard: "Aunt Min" of NYC. 2nd wife of William Goddard	Frances Goddard	Uncle Ed J. Goddard after return to Truxton from West.
Uncle George Goddard, hotel keeper, who cut off portions of ox's tails when needed for soap.	Arthur Goddard	Louis Goddard, son of Arthur

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