Goodson, Nancy

Surname Goodson
Given Name Nancy
Sex Female
Born 23-DEC-1860
Died 30-JAN-1948 in Montgomery County, Texas (Certificate 3891)
Buried 01-FEB-1948 in Pate Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas
Father William Walter GOODSON; born: 1824 in Alabama; died: 30-MAR-1899 in Montgomery County, Texas
Mother Malinda Lynn PYLES; born: 1833 in Mississippi; died: 28-OCT-1923 in Montgomery County, Texas

Marriage

13-JUL-1886 to Lloyd Winfield SANDERS (24-MAY-1859 - 09-OCT-1941)

Children

Story

LLOYD WINFIELD SANDERS, the central figure of this story must have grown up in Montgomery County, but little is known about where or how. At age 18 he joined a wagon train headed for the Colorado Gold Mines. However, he had fallen in love with Nancy Goodson of Goodson's Prairie and they were engaged to be married. When he left Lloyd said: "I'm going to seek my fortune, I don't know how long I'll be gone, BUT I WILL RETURN and then we will be married."

At that time communication between Texas and Colorado was non-existent. As the years passed and Nancy Goodson did not hear from Lloyd Sanders, the man she had promised to marry, she received several proposals of marriage, but always said: "No, I promised Lloyd I would wait until he returned." After NINE YEARS, Lloyd did return to claim his bride. Lloyd and Nancy were married on July 13, 1886; Lloyd was 27 and Nancy was 26. To this union were born five children: Thomas A. "Tommie" born May 27, 1887; James Walker "Jimmie" born October 18, 1889; Delta, the only girl, was born August 1, 1894. In 1896 another boy was born but died as an infant. Rufus Fred, the baby of the family, was born October 18, 1899.


1 The Sanders Family of Montgomery County, Texas, W.E. "Bill" Schweinle, Decker Prairie Pamphlet, Chaparral Genealogical Library, Tomball, Texas

2 1870 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Tillis Prairie Precinct->Image 6/16 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Occupation
Goodson, William 46 Male White Self Married Alabama Farmer
Goodson, Malida 36 Female White Wife Married Mississippi  
Goodson, Austin 16 Male White Son Single Texas  
Goodson, William 14 Male White Son Single Texas  
Goodson, Josephine 12 Female White Daughter Single Texas  
Goodson, Nancy 11 Female White Daughter Single Texas  
Goodson, Jarome 10 Female White Daughter Single Texas  
Goodson, Malinda 9 Female White Daughter Single Texas  
Goodson, John H. 8 Male White Son Single Texas  

3 1880 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Not Stated->District 123->Image 16/22 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation Industry
Goodson, William 60 Male White Self Married Alabama South Carolina South Carolina Farmer  
Goodson, Malida 47 Female White Wife Married Alabama Alabama Alabama Keeping house  
Goodson, William 24 Male White Son Single Texas Alabama Alabama Farmer  
Goodson, Nancy 19 Female White Daughter Single Texas Alabama Alabama At home  
Goodson, Jarome 16 Female White Daughter Single Texas Alabama Alabama At home  
Goodson, Malinda 12 Female White Daughter Single Texas Alabama Alabama At home  
Goodson, John Henry 10 Male White Son Single Texas Alabama Alabama At home  
Goodson, James M. 4 Male White Son Single Texas Alabama Alabama At home  
Searls, Joseph 24 Male White Other Single Texas Georgia Georgia Farmer  

4 1900 United States Census->Texas->San Jacinto County->Justice Precinct 1->District 78->Image 34/45 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Relation Sex Race Age Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation Industry
Sanders, Lloyd Head Male White 41 Married Texas Texas Texas Farmer  
Sanders, Nancy Wife Female White 38 Married Texas Texas Texas    
Sanders, Tommie Son Male White 11 Single Texas Texas Texas Farm laborer  
Sanders, Jim Son Male White 8 Single Texas Texas Texas    
Sanders, Dotty Son Female White 6 Single Texas Texas Texas    
Sanders, Baby Son Male White 2/12 Single Texas Texas Texas    

5 1910 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Justice Precinct 3->District 147->Image 23/28 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Relation Sex Race Age Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation Industry
Sanders, Lloyd Head Male White 50 Married Texas Mississippi Texas Farmer Home farm
Sanders, Nancy Wife Female White 49 Married Texas Alabama Mississippi    
Sanders, Thomas R. Son Male White 22 Single Texas Texas Texas Farmer Home farm
Sanders, James M. Son Male White 20 Single Texas Texas Texas Farmer Home farm
Sanders, Delta Son Female White 16 Single Texas Texas Texas    
Sanders, Rufus Son Male White 10 Single Texas Texas Texas    

6 1920 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Justice Precinct 3->District 106->Image 26/29 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Relation Sex Race Age Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation Industry
Sanders, Loyd Head Male White 60 Married Texas Mississippi Mississippi Farmer  
Sanders, Nancy Wife Female White 59 Married Texas Alabama Mississippi None  
Sanders, Rufus Son Male White 20 Single Texas Texas Texas [?] worker Lumber mill

7 1930 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Justice Precinct 3->District 5->Image 8/29 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Relation Sex Race Age Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation Industry
Sanders, Lloyd Head Male White 72 Married Texas Mississippi Georgia Farmer General farm
Sanders, Nancy Wife Female White 67 Married Texas Louisiana Tennessee    

8 1940 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Other Places->District 170-6->Image 48/64 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Relation Sex Race Age Marital Status Birthplace Occupation Industry
Sanders, Lloyd Head Male White 81 Married Texas    
Sanders, Navey Wife Female White 80 Married Texas    

9 1948 Texas Death Index (Certificate 3891) (Ancestry.com) Image ...

10 1940 Texas Death Certificate 3891 (fold3.com) Image ...

11 Klein Funeral Home records, Chaparral Genealogical Library, Tomball, Texas (recorded 17-JAN-2004)

12 Headstone, Pate Cemetery, Montgomery County, Tx (Ancestry.com) Image ...