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MARCUS M. GOODALE, who until 1894 was one of the most prominent merchants of Mt. Vernon, is now living a retired life in the city. He was born in Crawford County, Pa., January 27, 1843, and is the son of Artemus K. Goodale, who was born in New Hampshire. His father, the grandfather of our subject, bore the name of Joel Granger Goodale. He came of good old Puritan stock and was also a native of the Granite State. He was a shoemaker by trade, and after coining to Illinois resided in Stark County until his decease, when eighty-nine years of age. The father of our subject removed to the above county in 1847, where he became one of the large land owners and carried on farming until some years ago, when he emigrated to White County, Ark., where he is now living at the age of seventynine years. Joel Gideon Granger, one of the five brothers of our subject's father, was a man of fine education and for many years taught school. In 1872 he went to Iowa, where he became very wealthy, and was murdered in his own home in the winter of 1894 for the purpose of obtaining his money. Another brother, Adolphus, started across the plains to California in 1849, and as he was never heard of again it is thought that he was killed by the Indians. Horatio was a large lumber merchant of Wisconsin; Gustavus L. is a farmer in Stark County, this state, while Enos G. is a wealthy farmer of Jefferson County. The parental family included one daughter, Eliza, who is residing in Stark County, where she is the wife of William Ours. The members of the Goodale family are noted for longevity, and all the family lived to an advanced age with the exception of the two mentioned, who met violent deaths. Mrs. Amarillas (Berger) Goodale, the mother of our subject, was a native of Connecticut and the daughter of Rounds Berger, an officer of the Revolutionary War. Later in life Mr. Berger became a prominent leather merchant of Buffalo, N. Y. His family included five children, those besides Mrs. Amerillas Goodale being Marsh, George, Garvis and Harry. They are all residents of the Prairie State and the last two named served as soldiers during the entire period of the lute war. Mrs. Amerillas Goodale died in 1874. Marcius M. was one in a family of twelve children who grew to mature years. His eldest brother, Henry, was a soldier during the Civil War and lost his life in the service at the battle of Resaca, Ga. D. K. also fought in that war, and although wounded at Pea Ridge, recove red sufficiently to attend to his duties until the close of the conflict. He is now a prominent veterinary surgeon in Mt. Vernon. Anna, the next in order of birth, is the wife of A. J. Williamson, of the above city; Jerusha, a widow, makes her home in White County, Ark. Artemus K. died when a young man of twenty-four years; Sarah, who grew to mature years, is also deceased. Winfield is a farmer residing north of Mt. Vernon. Richard is carrying on farming pursuits in White County, Ark., which is also the home of Evelthan and Maudana. Marcius M., of this sketch, was a lad of four years when his parents came to Illinois from Pennsylvania, and spent his boyhood days on his father's farm in Stark County. His education was carried on in the primitive schools of that time, and in order to reach the house of learning he had to travel three miles over an unbroken country. When seventeen years of age he came to Mt. Vernon, where he was residing at the outbreak of the Civil War. He promptly joined the forces in defense of his country's flag, and was mustered into service in 1864 as a member of Company H, Sixth Illinois Cavalry, witli the rank of Sergeant. After one year's service he returned to Mt. Vernon, where he engaged in the mercantile business and conducted a successful trade until selling out in the winter of 1894. Mr. Goodale is a member of the Jefferson County Fair Association, of which he is the General Superintendent, and is also one of the stockholders in the Mt. Vernon Water Works and Car Shops. He served as a member of the City Council for sixteen years, and for six years was connected with the Board of Education. At this writing he is a candidate for Sheriff on the Republican ticket. Mr. Goodale and Miss Sarah E., daughter of John S. Bogan, were united in marriage in April, 1872. Mr. Bogan is widely known throughout this section, having held the office of Circuit Clerk of Jefferson County for thirty-three years. To our subject and his wife have been born two children: Lois, aged eighteen years; and Claude, a boy nine years of age. Mrs. Goodale is a very accomplished lady and a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject, socially, is a Knight Templar and stands very high in the Masonic order.
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Record Clinton, Washington, Marion and Jefferson Counties, Illinois" |
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