Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

James Frederick Goodwin[1]

Male 1897 - 1963  (66 years)


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  • Name James Frederick Goodwin 
    Born 23 Jan 1897  Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 - 118th Battalion  [2
    Name Frederick  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-371514 
    Died 28 Sep 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I371514  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Gillis Goodwin,   b. 23 Feb 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1913, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Alice Franklin,   b. 1874, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1949, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1892  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Winnifred "Win" Campbell,   b. 2 Apr 1900, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1919  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. LeRoy Goodwin,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lorne Goodwin
     3. Marguerite Goodwin
     4. Shirley Goodwin
     5. Ruth Goodwin,   b. CA 1922,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F257147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • J. Frederick Goodwin

      The funeral of J. Frederick Goodwin, 67, of 14 Young St. West, Waterloo, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Heidelberg, by Rev. Howard Gum, followed by burial in Heidelberg Lutheran Cemetery.

      Mr. Goodwin died Saturday in K-W Hospital after an illness of a few weeks.

      The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home where members of the Moose Lodge will hold a service at 8:30 p.m. today. Removal will be made to the church at noon Tuesday.

      Mr. Goodwin was a native of Glen Allan and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gillis Goodwin. He lived in the St. Clements area before coming to Waterloo 17 years ago.

      He was employed by B. F. Goodrich Canada Ltd. for 35 years until his retirement 10 years ago, and for the past eight years he was canteen steward at the Waterloo branch of the Canadian Legion.

      Mr. Goodwin served overseas with the 118th Battalion in the First World War and was a member of Kitchener and Waterloo Legion branches. He was also a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Heidelberg, and the Moose Lodge.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Winnifred Campbell; two sons, LeRoy of Simcoe and Lorne of Waterloo; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Marguerite) Kocher of Heidelberg, Mrs. Karl (Ruth) Bartley and Mrs. Ray (Shirley) Gascho of Waterloo; five brothers, William of Elmira, Hardie of Heidelberg, Ernest of Waterloo, Clayton and Ervin of Kitchener; a sister, Mrs. Frederick (Margaret) Fries of Bridgeport, and 11 grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister predeceased him.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George Allan Goodwin.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      James Frederick Goodwin
      Birth Date:23 Jan 1897
      Birth Location:Glenalian, Ontario
      Residence:Glenalian, Willington County, Ontario
      Relative:Mrs Gillis Goodwin
      Relationship:Mother
      Regiment Number:751474

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111065159/james-fredrick-goodwin.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of J. Frederick Goodwin.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      James F Goodwin
      Event Type:Marriage
      Event Date:19 Dec 1919
      Event Place:London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
      Gender:Male
      Age:22
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 Peel Township
      Father's Name:Gillis Goodwin
      Mother's Name:Alice Franklin
      Spouse's Name:Winifred Campbell
      Spouse's Gender:Female
      Spouse's Age:20
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1899 Woodstock
      Spouse's Father's Name:Geo Campbell
      Spouse's Mother's Name:Mary Childs Or Child

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jan 1897 - Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Dec 1919 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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