LeRoy Goodwater Family Records, 1850-1926
Collection Overview
Title: LeRoy Goodwater Family Records, 1850-1926
Predominant Dates:1853 - 1904
ID: OGLMC368
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 00/00/1976
Subjects: Genealogy and Family History
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Goodwater Family correspondence revolves around letters written to and by Mamie Goodwater. The main but not the only focus points for the collection are Chattanooga, Tennessee, Palmyra, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The earliest letters are from members of the Coss family, including Warren and William Coss the step-father and uncle of Mary Louise (Mamie Goodwater).
The correspondence and records break down into three basic series:
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Correspondence and Records
Series 3: Genealogical Records
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: LeRoy Goodwater, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). LeRoy Goodwater Family Records. OGLMC 368, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Re-processed by Michael Herbert, Special Collections Graduate Intern, in July 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Correspondence and Records],
[Series 3: Genealogical Records],
[All]
- Series 1: Correspondence
- Series 1 (1850-1877) concerns the letters of Warren and William Coss and other family members. Included in this are letters during the Civil War Years. Warren Coss served with the Minnesota Heavy Artillery. This group is arranged chronologically. An annotated listing of this correspondence can be found at the end of the series.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1886
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1887
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1888
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1889
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1890
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1891
- Folder 7: Correspondence, 1893
- Folder 8: Correspondence, 1894
- Folder 9: Correspondence, 1895
- Folder 10: Correspondence, 1896
- Folder 11: Correspondence, 1897
- Folder 12: Correspondence, 1898
- Folder 13: Correspondence, 1899
- Folder 14: Correspondence, 1900
- Folder 15: Correspondence, 1901
- Folder 16: Correspondence, 1902
- Folder 17: Correspondence, 1903
- Folder 18: Correspondence, 1904
- Folder 19: Correspondence, 1926
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1886
- Box 1
- Series 2: Correspondence and Records
- Series 2 contains letters to Mamie Goodwater. The main topic in these letters relates to family news. These letters are also arranged chronologically and cover the years 1884-1904, 1926. This collection also contains various documents, photos, correspondence, and genealogical papers pertaining to families including Powers, Harris, Coss, and Goodwater.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1850
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1853
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1854
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1855
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1857
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1859
- Folder 7: Correspondence, 1861
- Folder 8: Correspondence, 1862
- Folder 9: Correspondence, 1865
- Folder 10: Correspondence, 1874
- Folder 11: Correspondence, 1877
- Folder 12: Miscellaneous Documents
- Folder 13: Broadside Advertisement, 1860
- Folder 14: Fragments of Letters
- Folder 15: Family Obituaries
- Folder 16: Genealogical Records of Goodwater Family
- Folder 17: Goodwater and Coss Family Tree
- Folder 18: LeRoy Goodwater Miscellaneous 1
- Folder 19: LeRoy Goodwater Miscellaneous 2
- Folder 20: Notes from the Journal of Thomas Kenmir
- Folder 21: LeRoy Goodwater Family Photos 1
- Folder 22: LeRoy Goodwater Family Photos 2
- Folder 23: LeRoy Goodwater Family Photos 3
- Folder 24: LeRoy Goodwater Family Photos 4
- Folder 25: LeRoy Goodwater Family Photos 5 (Tin Types)
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1850
- Box 1
- Series 3: Genealogical Records
- Series 3 contains genealogical materials, family photographs, death certificates, an extensively detailed family tree of the Powers and Harris families, and miscellaneous other documentation related to the Goodwater Family.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Goodwater Family Genealogy Papers 1 (From France to America)
- Folder 2: Goodwater Family Genealogy Papers 2
- Folder 3: Goodwater Family Genealogy Papers 3
- Folder 4: Goodwater Family Genealogy Papers 4
- Folder 5: Goodwater Family Genealogy Papers 5
- Folder 6: Genealogical Chart of the Powers and Harris Families (Compiled by William P. Powers) (Oversize Folder Cabinet)
- Folder 1: Goodwater Family Genealogy Papers 1 (From France to America)
- Box 1
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Correspondence and Records],
[Series 3: Genealogical Records],
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