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Note: ---Bunion Goodwin, son, male, born Sept 1899, age 9/12, single, born in TX, father born in TX, mother born in TX.
Source: FEDERAL CENSUS YR: 23 Jun 1900 STATE or TERRITORY: TX COUNTY: Erath Co. E.D.: 70 Ceaborn H. Goodwin household.
---Oscar Bunyan Goodwin; Residence Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas; age 18; DoB 12/24/1900; White; Native Born; Occupation Farming; Nearest Relative C. H. Goodwin, Father, of Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas; Tall height, Medium build, Brown eyes, Dark hair; 9/12/1918 Erath Co., Texas.
Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 @@ Ancestry.com
---Bunyan was said to have jumped into a horse trough to cool off after working outdoors all day on a very hot day, and subsequently caught a virulent fever from which he did not recover. He died at 19. Source: Goodwin Family oral history.
---Tombstone inscription reads "God takes away when he thinks best"
Source: Tombstone inscription data transcribed during 4/17/2002 visit to Pecan Cemetery, Erath, Co., TX.
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