On July 1, 1880, Tom Goodnight married Grace Cowans, the oldest daughter of William and Christina Thomson Cowans. They were the parents of nine children: Louann, Mary Lea, Robert Henry, Isaac Thomas, Jr., Christina Jane, John Benjamin, Grace Edith, Viola and Walter Hayden.
The lure of a healthier climate in the Panhandle lead Tom and Grace and family to move there in 1890. He gave the land for the Friendship Baptist Church and served as school trustee of Mt. Olive, later known as Buck Creek. He died August 21, 1944.
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 page 15.
On July 1, 1880, Tom Goodnight married Grace Cowans, the oldest daughter of William and Christina Thomson Cowans. They were the parents of nine children: Louann, Mary Lea, Robert Henry, Isaac Thomas, Jr., Christina Jane, John Benjamin, Grace Edith, Viola and Walter Hayden.
The lure of a healthier climate in the Panhandle lead Tom and Grace and family to move there in 1890. He gave the land for the Friendship Baptist Church and served as school trustee of Mt. Olive, later known as Buck Creek. He died August 21, 1944.
Collingsworth County 1890-1984 page 15.
Family Members
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Lou Ann Goodnight Rankin
1881–1979
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Mary Lee Goodnight
1884–1884
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Robert Henry Goodnight
1885–1971
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Isaac Thomas Goodnight Sr
1887–1975
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Christina Jane Goodnight Luce
1890–1930
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John Benjamin Goodnight
1893–1967
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Grace Edith Goodnight Cummings
1895–1984
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Viola Goodnight Tibbets
1897–1964
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Walter Hayden Goodnight
1899–2000
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