Two Aged Couples, Wedded Fifty Years, Hold Celebrations: Mr. and Mrs. Elisha B. Goodrich
25 October 1915 · The Evening World (New York, N.Y.), October 25, 1915, (Final Edition)
Named here: Elisha Bates Goodrich, Annie Lehman, Rev. H. Henneike
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Read from the image (line breaks not kept). The second half of the article, under the subheading "Only One Death in the Family in 50 Years of Married Life", is about another couple, Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Kayser of Cresskill, New Jersey, and is not transcribed.
TWO AGED COUPLES, WEDDED FIFTY YEARS, HOLD CELEBRATIONS
Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich Have 5 Children, 10 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Elisha B. Goodrich of No. 279 Rutledge Street, Brooklyn, will celebrate next Saturday the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding in the old Williamsburg section. Mr. Goodrich, who is seventy-one years old, was born in Pitt Street, Manhattan, and moved to Williamsburg more than sixty years ago. He was in the service of the Board of Education eighteen years and is one of the oldest members of the Williamsburg Fire Department. He is related to Walt Whitman.
The couple have five children, ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Goodrich, who was Miss Anna Lehman, was born in the Berkshire Hills, and came to Brooklyn in her childhood. They were married at the home of the Rev. H. Henneike, Lorimer Street near Stagg Street.
Mr. Goodrich, despite his age, still is very active. He has long been a member of Marsh Lodge, No. 188 F. and A. M. Mrs. Goodrich is one of the oldest members of the Daughters of Liberty, Ellsworth Council, No. 20.
Citation: "Two Aged Couples, Wedded Fifty Years, Hold Celebrations: Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich Have 5 Children, 10 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren," The Evening World (New York, N.Y.), Final Edition, Monday 25 October 1915, p. 9, col. 1; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1915-10-25/ed-1/?sp=9).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Marriage | Fiftieth anniversary to be celebrated "next Saturday" (30 October 1915); married "at the home of the Rev. H. Henneike, Lorimer Street near Stagg Street", in Williamsburg | 1868, no place, no source | conflicts (see the notes: about October 1865) |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Age, October 1915 | "seventy-one years old" (born about 1844) | Born 30 September 1842, no source; the censuses of 1865, 1905 and 1915 give about 1845 (audit) | conflicts |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Birthplace | "born in Pitt Street, Manhattan" | New York, United States | new (the street) |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Residence, 1915 | "No. 279 Rutledge Street, Brooklyn"; "moved to Williamsburg more than sixty years ago" | Residence 1915, New York City; 1855 and 1865, Ward 16, Brooklyn | new (the address; supports Brooklyn for FS-032) |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Occupation | "in the service of the Board of Education eighteen years" | None | new |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Fire department | "one of the oldest members of the Williamsburg Fire Department" | None | new |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Freemason | "member of Marsh Lodge, No. 188 F. and A. M." | None | new |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Kinship | "He is related to Walt Whitman" | Mother Eliza Van Velsor | context (see the notes) |
| Elisha Bates Goodrich | Children | "five children, ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren" | Four children: Emma, John O., Ida May, Charles Conklin | conflicts (a fifth child; see the notes) |
| Annie Lehman | Name | "Miss Anna Lehman" | Annie Lehman | agrees |
| Annie Lehman | Birthplace | "born in the Berkshire Hills, and came to Brooklyn in her childhood" | Switzerland, 1844; immigration 1849 (no sources) | conflicts (agrees with her death record's "Berkshire, Mass." and the 1870 census; FS-219) |
| Annie Lehman | Marriage | As for Elisha above | 1868 | conflicts |
| Annie Lehman | Society | "one of the oldest members of the Daughters of Liberty, Ellsworth Council, No. 20" | None | new |
| Annie Lehman | Residence, 1915 | "No. 279 Rutledge Street, Brooklyn" | Residence 1915, New York City | new (the address; supports Brooklyn for FS-026) |