Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameFredrick Hurlbutt Goodfellow
Birth14 Mar 1870, Savannah, Andrew Co., MO, USA
Death1 Nov 1928, Merriman, Cherry Co., NE, USA Age: 58
BurialAshland Cemetery, Ashland, Saunders Co., NE, USA
FatherJames Knox Polk Goodfellow (1844-1916)
Children
Birth21 Dec 1895, Cody, Cherry Co., NE, USA
Death16 Jan 1988, Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ, USA Age: 92
Birth16 Sep 1904, Greenwood, Cass Co., NE, USA
Death20 Jan , Branchville, Sussex Co., NJ, USA
Notes for Fredrick Hurlbutt Goodfellow
FRED GOODFELLOW Mr. Fred Goodfellow died on last Thursday afternoon [Nov. 1, 1928] at Merriman of heart trouble. Mr. Goodfellow was a well-known rancher, who lived with his wife and son, Sidney, twenty miles south of Merriman. The body was taken to Ashland, Nebr., for interment, accompanied by Mrs. Goodfellow and her son.
Message Boards > Topics > Newspaper Research > United States > Nebraska Newspapers URL: http://boards.ancestry.ca/topics.news.us.ne/75/mb.ashx Subject: Goodfellow, Frederick Hurlbutt ŸSFredŸT; Obituary: Nov. 1928 Author: Mike Ballou Date: January 28, 2005 Classification: Obituary Surnames: Goodfellow, Utterback, Schuelke Ashland Gazette: November 8, 1928 Passing of Fred Goodfellow Nov. 1, at His Ranch Home Near Merriman, Nebraska. Body Brought to Ashland for Interment. The announcement of the passing of Frederick H. Goodfellow came as a distinct shock to his friends in Ashland and vicinity. His death which was very sudden, occurred Thursday, Nov. 1, at his home in Merriman, Nebr., from heart trouble. For about twenty-five years Mr. Goodfellow and his family lived on his farm south of this city. He was one of the most highly respected and influential farmers of this community and was well liked by all who knew him. He sold his farm here last April and he and his family moved to their ranch near Merriman where they had since resided. Mr. Goodfellow was born in Savannah, Mo., March 14, 1870, and was the eldest son of Mrs. Alice Goodfellow of this city. He was married in 1893 to Ida B. Utterback, who still survives him. To this union were born two children, Sidney, of Merriman and Helen of Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Goodfellow united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Shenandoah, Ia., while attending school there, and had since been a faithful member of the church. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in this city Monday afternoon at 2 o„aŸ0ŸLclock and were conducted by Rev. W. N. Wallis. After paying a fine tribute to the splendid character of Mr. Goodfellow, Mr. Wallis preached a very comforting sermon on the text, „aŸ0∂I go away, and come again unto you,„aŸ0 John 14:28. „aŸ0∂So much of our time,„aŸ0 he said, „aŸ0∂is absorbed in secular work, so much of the time we are shut away from each other, that we but very imperfectly possess each other . So in going away our loved ones may for the first time really become ours. No barriers now intervene. The unrealities, the material things fade away, and soul possesses soul. Excellencies of character that were but dimly recognized now stand out distinctively. We always see so much of the good that was in our friends after they are gone from us. Death cannot make us lose those whom we love. Their silent presence and influence remain with us to enrich our lives.„aŸ0 Mrs. S. R. Parks sang, „aŸ0∂The Lord is My Shepherd,„aŸ0 and „aŸ0∂Going Home.„aŸ0 Interment was made in the Ashland cemetery, where his father, James Goodfellow, is buried. The pall bearers were old friends and neighbors of the deceased. They were: Messrs. S. R. Parks, Carr Parks, Arthur Jeffery, Emery McDowell, W. P. Bailey and Oscar Reece. Relatives from a distance who were present at the funeral were: Helen Goodfellow, Rochester, N. Y., Mrs. Arthur Schuelke, Wakita, Okla., Hugh Goodfellow, Creston, Ia., Ralph Goodfellow, Merriman, Neb., and Sidney Goodfellow, Merriman.
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From: Tigger_46 Tigger_46 <mailto:tigger_x46@hotmail.com>
To: Mark Goodfellow <mailto:marcusgoodfellow@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: another obituary
I thought I would bring you up to date on what happened to Hugh Goodfellow Sr. I guess we see the names on a chart, but dont know much about the stories behind these. When I was a kid - I used to spend part of the summers at Jack Cobb's place, which used to be (according to Jack) my grandfather Hugh's place. As you know Genevra Goodfellow was his wife. At Genevra's funeral they remarked how - being rasied on that ranch, and later marrying the new owners son (jack), she spent almost her entire life on that place. My dad had told me that his dad (hugh) moved out there when he got out of college to join his brothers. When his Dad (James KP) died, he wanted to go back to Iowa. He couldnt have picked a worse time - as I guess the depression hit in that time frame, and he lost the farm he bought out in Iowa. The people he sold his ranch to (a family called Adams I guess) lost the ranch in the depression, so he never received the payments he was supposed to get .... anyway, since the bank was the top lien holder on the ranch, (Hugh must have been second lien holder), The bank became the owner, and later Jack Cobb's father bought the land from the bank. Poor Hugh Sr no longer had any payments comming in and lost his farm in Iowa. Dad said he then had a nervous breakdown. After that, he bought a really small farm in Iowa, and lost that too. He then moved back to Nebraska and worked for his Uncle Ralph on his ranch. (Ralph later helped Hugh Sr buy a farm up by gordon - which I lived on until I was around six). Hugh was not the luckiest guy alive, and ended up losing this farm when he decided to put down an irrigation system and borrowed heavily from the Gordon State Bank to do this. After four years of being hailed out, the farm was sold by the bank - and my dad (Dorland - nicknamed Hugh) went to work for my mom's father in a photography studio in Gordon. I always thought I was soo fortunate that Jack Cobb married genevra, and I got to spend a lot of time on my grandfathers ranch. Jack taught me how to Drive a car, Taught me how to ride a horse, how to put up hay, and pretty much how to ranch. He also taught me a lot of work ethics ... you didnt quit when you were sick of a job .. you finished it. Jack wouild be the main reason that I am still involved in agriculture instead of doing the computer work that I was trained to do in the Navy. (I have an Masters in Business Admin - and probably could have made a lot more money by living in a city and doing that kind of work - but I just like working with rural people. Guess I dont have too many regrets). There is a little story behind the Jack and Genevra romance. When Hugh SR announced that the family was returning to Nebraska (from Iowa) to work for Ralph, Genevra was pretty upset. Dad said she was the president of her class out in Iowa, and had no desire to return to the 'barren" sandhills. Anyway, guess she didnt have much choice in the matter. At her funeral, Tom Cobb told how they met. I had heard parts of this from my Dad too. When Genevra was younger, my dad said that she was extremely attractive - IE "total fox" in todays language. At that time, there was a cental place to get your mail out in the sandhills, as she was living at Ralph's ranch, she would go pick up Hugh's and Ralph's mail at this location. One day she and her sister Vivian rode out to get the mail, and there was Bill and Jack Cobb there to pick up their dad's mail. Jack was so flustered that he finally blurted out something like "do you come here to get your mail??" which was pretty obvious... anyway Genevra cracked up laughing... and Jack was pretty embarrased. Anyway, Jack must have persisted, and Genevra spent the next 60 years on the same ranch she was born on. From living there a lot, I know that Jack was head over heals in love with her until she died. When she had to go to a rest home place in Gordon, Jack moved to Gordon also, even though he hated town living. He would drive all the way to the ranch and back every day - just so he could spend time with Genevra. We went to dinner with them once, and Jack spent the whole time fussing over her and making sure she was comfortable. As a side note, I used to ride over to your grandfathers ranch. It used to have a house on that place that wasnt in too bad of shape. The out buildings were pretty much gone at that time. Anyway, it was just about the right distance for a good horseback ride. I used to go visit all those ancestory sites, and one of them indicated that James and Hugh married two sisters - which if were true, we would be unusually related ... but I would suppose that with all the researching you have done, you would probably be correct in the fact that the two women were from different fathers... Anyway, you said a few weeks ago you like to know some of the background stories - so figured you might like this one... besides with it raining out,,, I dont have a lot more to do,, LOL Roger
Message Boards > Topics > Newspaper Research > United States > Nebraska Newspapers URL: http://boards.ancestry.ca/topics.news.us.ne/75/mb.ashx Subject: Goodfellow, Frederick Hurlbutt ŸSFredŸT; Obituary: Nov. 1928 Author: Mike Ballou Date: January 28, 2005 Classification: Obituary Surnames: Goodfellow, Utterback, Schuelke Ashland Gazette: November 8, 1928 Passing of Fred Goodfellow Nov. 1, at His Ranch Home Near Merriman, Nebraska. Body Brought to Ashland for Interment. The announcement of the passing of Frederick H. Goodfellow came as a distinct shock to his friends in Ashland and vicinity. His death which was very sudden, occurred Thursday, Nov. 1, at his home in Merriman, Nebr., from heart trouble. For about twenty-five years Mr. Goodfellow and his family lived on his farm south of this city. He was one of the most highly respected and influential farmers of this community and was well liked by all who knew him. He sold his farm here last April and he and his family moved to their ranch near Merriman where they had since resided. Mr. Goodfellow was born in Savannah, Mo., March 14, 1870, and was the eldest son of Mrs. Alice Goodfellow of this city. He was married in 1893 to Ida B. Utterback, who still survives him. To this union were born two children, Sidney, of Merriman and Helen of Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Goodfellow united with the Methodist Episcopal church at Shenandoah, Ia., while attending school there, and had since been a faithful member of the church. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in this city Monday afternoon at 2 o„aŸ0ŸLclock and were conducted by Rev. W. N. Wallis. After paying a fine tribute to the splendid character of Mr. Goodfellow, Mr. Wallis preached a very comforting sermon on the text, „aŸ0∂I go away, and come again unto you,„aŸ0 John 14:28. „aŸ0∂So much of our time,„aŸ0 he said, „aŸ0∂is absorbed in secular work, so much of the time we are shut away from each other, that we but very imperfectly possess each other . So in going away our loved ones may for the first time really become ours. No barriers now intervene. The unrealities, the material things fade away, and soul possesses soul. Excellencies of character that were but dimly recognized now stand out distinctively. We always see so much of the good that was in our friends after they are gone from us. Death cannot make us lose those whom we love. Their silent presence and influence remain with us to enrich our lives.„aŸ0 Mrs. S. R. Parks sang, „aŸ0∂The Lord is My Shepherd,„aŸ0 and „aŸ0∂Going Home.„aŸ0 Interment was made in the Ashland cemetery, where his father, James Goodfellow, is buried. The pall bearers were old friends and neighbors of the deceased. They were: Messrs. S. R. Parks, Carr Parks, Arthur Jeffery, Emery McDowell, W. P. Bailey and Oscar Reece. Relatives from a distance who were present at the funeral were: Helen Goodfellow, Rochester, N. Y., Mrs. Arthur Schuelke, Wakita, Okla., Hugh Goodfellow, Creston, Ia., Ralph Goodfellow, Merriman, Neb., and Sidney Goodfellow, Merriman.
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From: Tigger_46 Tigger_46 <mailto:tigger_x46@hotmail.com>
To: Mark Goodfellow <mailto:marcusgoodfellow@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: another obituary
I thought I would bring you up to date on what happened to Hugh Goodfellow Sr. I guess we see the names on a chart, but dont know much about the stories behind these. When I was a kid - I used to spend part of the summers at Jack Cobb's place, which used to be (according to Jack) my grandfather Hugh's place. As you know Genevra Goodfellow was his wife. At Genevra's funeral they remarked how - being rasied on that ranch, and later marrying the new owners son (jack), she spent almost her entire life on that place. My dad had told me that his dad (hugh) moved out there when he got out of college to join his brothers. When his Dad (James KP) died, he wanted to go back to Iowa. He couldnt have picked a worse time - as I guess the depression hit in that time frame, and he lost the farm he bought out in Iowa. The people he sold his ranch to (a family called Adams I guess) lost the ranch in the depression, so he never received the payments he was supposed to get .... anyway, since the bank was the top lien holder on the ranch, (Hugh must have been second lien holder), The bank became the owner, and later Jack Cobb's father bought the land from the bank. Poor Hugh Sr no longer had any payments comming in and lost his farm in Iowa. Dad said he then had a nervous breakdown. After that, he bought a really small farm in Iowa, and lost that too. He then moved back to Nebraska and worked for his Uncle Ralph on his ranch. (Ralph later helped Hugh Sr buy a farm up by gordon - which I lived on until I was around six). Hugh was not the luckiest guy alive, and ended up losing this farm when he decided to put down an irrigation system and borrowed heavily from the Gordon State Bank to do this. After four years of being hailed out, the farm was sold by the bank - and my dad (Dorland - nicknamed Hugh) went to work for my mom's father in a photography studio in Gordon. I always thought I was soo fortunate that Jack Cobb married genevra, and I got to spend a lot of time on my grandfathers ranch. Jack taught me how to Drive a car, Taught me how to ride a horse, how to put up hay, and pretty much how to ranch. He also taught me a lot of work ethics ... you didnt quit when you were sick of a job .. you finished it. Jack wouild be the main reason that I am still involved in agriculture instead of doing the computer work that I was trained to do in the Navy. (I have an Masters in Business Admin - and probably could have made a lot more money by living in a city and doing that kind of work - but I just like working with rural people. Guess I dont have too many regrets). There is a little story behind the Jack and Genevra romance. When Hugh SR announced that the family was returning to Nebraska (from Iowa) to work for Ralph, Genevra was pretty upset. Dad said she was the president of her class out in Iowa, and had no desire to return to the 'barren" sandhills. Anyway, guess she didnt have much choice in the matter. At her funeral, Tom Cobb told how they met. I had heard parts of this from my Dad too. When Genevra was younger, my dad said that she was extremely attractive - IE "total fox" in todays language. At that time, there was a cental place to get your mail out in the sandhills, as she was living at Ralph's ranch, she would go pick up Hugh's and Ralph's mail at this location. One day she and her sister Vivian rode out to get the mail, and there was Bill and Jack Cobb there to pick up their dad's mail. Jack was so flustered that he finally blurted out something like "do you come here to get your mail??" which was pretty obvious... anyway Genevra cracked up laughing... and Jack was pretty embarrased. Anyway, Jack must have persisted, and Genevra spent the next 60 years on the same ranch she was born on. From living there a lot, I know that Jack was head over heals in love with her until she died. When she had to go to a rest home place in Gordon, Jack moved to Gordon also, even though he hated town living. He would drive all the way to the ranch and back every day - just so he could spend time with Genevra. We went to dinner with them once, and Jack spent the whole time fussing over her and making sure she was comfortable. As a side note, I used to ride over to your grandfathers ranch. It used to have a house on that place that wasnt in too bad of shape. The out buildings were pretty much gone at that time. Anyway, it was just about the right distance for a good horseback ride. I used to go visit all those ancestory sites, and one of them indicated that James and Hugh married two sisters - which if were true, we would be unusually related ... but I would suppose that with all the researching you have done, you would probably be correct in the fact that the two women were from different fathers... Anyway, you said a few weeks ago you like to know some of the background stories - so figured you might like this one... besides with it raining out,,, I dont have a lot more to do,, LOL Roger