Goodrich, A

GOODRICH, CASS

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 1/14/2013 at 08:25:45

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

GOODRICH, A.—Grinnell Twp—pg 898-99. Farmer, section 23, P.O. Grinnell. Was born in Vermont, October 1, 1822, and after leaving school he became engaged in the wholesale gunpowder business, supplying and filling contracts for blasting purposes, to the railroads throughout all the New England States. In this he continued until the spring of 1849 when he went into the Middlesex Corporation and was engaged in running a stationary engine for about a year. Thence to California where he commenced gold mining and continued this until the spring of 1853, then returning to his place of birth. He was employed in farming with the exception of one year, until the spring of 1864, when he came to this county and now owns a farm of ninety acres; is well located, being but two and one-half miles from Grinnell. He was married, in the State of New Hampshire, April 24, 1854, to Miss Harriet Cass. By this union they had three children, of whom Joseph C. is living. Two are deceased: Neal M. and May E.