(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Mrs. Leonora Goodsell, who resides one mile west of Emmett, was born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, January 30, 1862, being a daughter of William and Mary (Chandler) Burdge, with whom she came to Idaho when but two years of age. Her father located with his family on a homestead two miles west of Emmett, the place being now owned by Charles Fuller. Mr. Burdge was a farmer and timberman who afer coming to Idaho operated both a sawmill and grist mill near Emmett, the town being then known as Emmettsville. He died about 1884, when seventy-four years of age, and his wife, who survived him until February 10, 1908, was also about seventy-four years of age at the time of her demise. Mrs. Goodsell has two full sisters and two brothers, all of whom are living, these being: Charles L. Burdge, of Idaho; George, who is living at Emmett; Mrs. Emma Frances Goodwin, of Boise, the widow of M. H. Goodwin; and Mrs. Nellie Buckley, of Seattle. It is a singular coincidence that three daughters of the Burdge family all married men the first syllable of whose names is "Good," Emma Frances becoming the wife of M. H. Goodwin, Leonora the wife of Jared I. Goodsell and Elizabeth, the half sister, becoming the wife of George Goodrich. All three are widows.
Mrs. Goodsell ahs resided int eh vicinity of Emmett since two years of age, the family coming to this state in 1864. There are few indeed who have resided in the district for a longer period and in her girlhood days she became familiar with all of the experience of frontier life. At sixteen eyars of age, or on the 21st of February, 1878, she became the bridge of Jared Isaac Goodsell, a native of Steuben county, New York, who served with the Fiftieth New York Engineers during the Civil war. He came to Idaho about 1875 and followed the occupation of arming. He passed away on the 20th of August, 1909, at the age of seventy-four years, having for thirty-four years been a valued and representative agriculturist of Gem county. He is survived not only by his widow but also by two sons: Charles Elmer, who is married and has two children; and George Francis, who resides with his mother. Both sons are in the employ of a lumber concern near their home. Mrs. Goodsell has two grandsons, Elvin and Floyd Goodwell. Her home is a mile west of Emmett and is one of the attractive suburban residence of the district. It was begun by her husband prior to his death and she completed it after he was called to his final rest. There is no important phase of the development and progress of Gem county and of this section of the state with which Mrs. Goodsell is not familiar, having been brought across the plaines by her parents in a covered wagon to Idaho in 1864, long before the building of the railroad. She has witnessed the marvelous changes which have reclaimed the once wild and undeveloped region and transformed it into a populous and prosperous district supplied with all of the advantages and opportunities known to the older east, and her reminiscences of the early days are most entertaining.
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Mrs. Leonora Goodsell, who resides one mile west of Emmett, was born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, January 30, 1862, being a daughter of William and Mary (Chandler) Burdge, with whom she came to Idaho when but two years of age. Her father located with his family on a homestead two miles west of Emmett, the place being now owned by Charles Fuller. Mr. Burdge was a farmer and timberman who afer coming to Idaho operated both a sawmill and grist mill near Emmett, the town being then known as Emmettsville. He died about 1884, when seventy-four years of age, and his wife, who survived him until February 10, 1908, was also about seventy-four years of age at the time of her demise. Mrs. Goodsell has two full sisters and two brothers, all of whom are living, these being: Charles L. Burdge, of Idaho; George, who is living at Emmett; Mrs. Emma Frances Goodwin, of Boise, the widow of M. H. Goodwin; and Mrs. Nellie Buckley, of Seattle. It is a singular coincidence that three daughters of the Burdge family all married men the first syllable of whose names is "Good," Emma Frances becoming the wife of M. H. Goodwin, Leonora the wife of Jared I. Goodsell and Elizabeth, the half sister, becoming the wife of George Goodrich. All three are widows.
Mrs. Goodsell ahs resided int eh vicinity of Emmett since two years of age, the family coming to this state in 1864. There are few indeed who have resided in the district for a longer period and in her girlhood days she became familiar with all of the experience of frontier life. At sixteen eyars of age, or on the 21st of February, 1878, she became the bridge of Jared Isaac Goodsell, a native of Steuben county, New York, who served with the Fiftieth New York Engineers during the Civil war. He came to Idaho about 1875 and followed the occupation of arming. He passed away on the 20th of August, 1909, at the age of seventy-four years, having for thirty-four years been a valued and representative agriculturist of Gem county. He is survived not only by his widow but also by two sons: Charles Elmer, who is married and has two children; and George Francis, who resides with his mother. Both sons are in the employ of a lumber concern near their home. Mrs. Goodsell has two grandsons, Elvin and Floyd Goodwell. Her home is a mile west of Emmett and is one of the attractive suburban residence of the district. It was begun by her husband prior to his death and she completed it after he was called to his final rest. There is no important phase of the development and progress of Gem county and of this section of the state with which Mrs. Goodsell is not familiar, having been brought across the plaines by her parents in a covered wagon to Idaho in 1864, long before the building of the railroad. She has witnessed the marvelous changes which have reclaimed the once wild and undeveloped region and transformed it into a populous and prosperous district supplied with all of the advantages and opportunities known to the older east, and her reminiscences of the early days are most entertaining.
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(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Mrs. Leonora Goodsell, who resides one mile west of Emmett, was born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, January 30, 1862, being a daughter of William and Mary (Chandler) Burdge, with whom she came to Idaho when but two years of age. Her father located with his family on a homestead two miles west of Emmett, the place being now owned by Charles Fuller. Mr. Burdge was a farmer and timberman who afer coming to Idaho operated both a sawmill and grist mill near Emmett, the town being then known as Emmettsville. He died about 1884, when seventy-four years of age, and his wife, who survived him until February 10, 1908, was also about seventy-four years of age at the time of her demise. Mrs. Goodsell has two full sisters and two brothers, all of whom are living, these being: Charles L. Burdge, of Idaho; George, who is living at Emmett; Mrs. Emma Frances Goodwin, of Boise, the widow of M. H. Goodwin; and Mrs. Nellie Buckley, of Seattle. It is a singular coincidence that three daughters of the Burdge family all married men the first syllable of whose names is "Good," Emma Frances becoming the wife of M. H. Goodwin, Leonora the wife of Jared I. Goodsell and Elizabeth, the half sister, becoming the wife of George Goodrich. All three are widows.
Mrs. Goodsell ahs resided int eh vicinity of Emmett since two years of age, the family coming to this state in 1864. There are few indeed who have resided in the district for a longer period and in her girlhood days she became familiar with all of the experience of frontier life. At sixteen eyars of age, or on the 21st of February, 1878, she became the bridge of Jared Isaac Goodsell, a native of Steuben county, New York, who served with the Fiftieth New York Engineers during the Civil war. He came to Idaho about 1875 and followed the occupation of arming. He passed away on the 20th of August, 1909, at the age of seventy-four years, having for thirty-four years been a valued and representative agriculturist of Gem county. He is survived not only by his widow but also by two sons: Charles Elmer, who is married and has two children; and George Francis, who resides with his mother. Both sons are in the employ of a lumber concern near their home. Mrs. Goodsell has two grandsons, Elvin and Floyd Goodwell. Her home is a mile west of Emmett and is one of the attractive suburban residence of the district. It was begun by her husband prior to his death and she completed it after he was called to his final rest. There is no important phase of the development and progress of Gem county and of this section of the state with which Mrs. Goodsell is not familiar, having been brought across the plaines by her parents in a covered wagon to Idaho in 1864, long before the building of the railroad. She has witnessed the marvelous changes which have reclaimed the once wild and undeveloped region and transformed it into a populous and prosperous district supplied with all of the advantages and opportunities known to the older east, and her reminiscences of the early days are most entertaining.
Bio provided by Amanda Fox
Mrs. Leonora Goodsell, who resides one mile west of Emmett, was born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, January 30, 1862, being a daughter of William and Mary (Chandler) Burdge, with whom she came to Idaho when but two years of age. Her father located with his family on a homestead two miles west of Emmett, the place being now owned by Charles Fuller. Mr. Burdge was a farmer and timberman who afer coming to Idaho operated both a sawmill and grist mill near Emmett, the town being then known as Emmettsville. He died about 1884, when seventy-four years of age, and his wife, who survived him until February 10, 1908, was also about seventy-four years of age at the time of her demise. Mrs. Goodsell has two full sisters and two brothers, all of whom are living, these being: Charles L. Burdge, of Idaho; George, who is living at Emmett; Mrs. Emma Frances Goodwin, of Boise, the widow of M. H. Goodwin; and Mrs. Nellie Buckley, of Seattle. It is a singular coincidence that three daughters of the Burdge family all married men the first syllable of whose names is "Good," Emma Frances becoming the wife of M. H. Goodwin, Leonora the wife of Jared I. Goodsell and Elizabeth, the half sister, becoming the wife of George Goodrich. All three are widows.
Mrs. Goodsell ahs resided int eh vicinity of Emmett since two years of age, the family coming to this state in 1864. There are few indeed who have resided in the district for a longer period and in her girlhood days she became familiar with all of the experience of frontier life. At sixteen eyars of age, or on the 21st of February, 1878, she became the bridge of Jared Isaac Goodsell, a native of Steuben county, New York, who served with the Fiftieth New York Engineers during the Civil war. He came to Idaho about 1875 and followed the occupation of arming. He passed away on the 20th of August, 1909, at the age of seventy-four years, having for thirty-four years been a valued and representative agriculturist of Gem county. He is survived not only by his widow but also by two sons: Charles Elmer, who is married and has two children; and George Francis, who resides with his mother. Both sons are in the employ of a lumber concern near their home. Mrs. Goodsell has two grandsons, Elvin and Floyd Goodwell. Her home is a mile west of Emmett and is one of the attractive suburban residence of the district. It was begun by her husband prior to his death and she completed it after he was called to his final rest. There is no important phase of the development and progress of Gem county and of this section of the state with which Mrs. Goodsell is not familiar, having been brought across the plaines by her parents in a covered wagon to Idaho in 1864, long before the building of the railroad. She has witnessed the marvelous changes which have reclaimed the once wild and undeveloped region and transformed it into a populous and prosperous district supplied with all of the advantages and opportunities known to the older east, and her reminiscences of the early days are most entertaining.
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