PIONEER COAL OPERATORS - THE GOODWILL FAMILY
PIONEER COAL OPERATORS - THE GOODWILL FAMILY
Philip Paddock Goodwill, Sr. Birthdate: August 9, 1852. Birthplace: Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Death: Died October 4, 1916 at age 64 in Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia. Place of Burial: Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia. Immediate Family: Son of Robert Goodwill and Catherine Wake. Husband of Phoebe Douty Goodwill who died in 1953. Eight years after Philip Paddock Goodwill, Sr. died his wife, Phoebe moved to Bluefield's West Virginia Hotel and live her remainig life there. She died at the age of 91. Philip and Phoebe Goodwill were the parents of William Blondin Goodwill; Philip Paddock Goodwill; Walter B. Goodwill and Francis Gillard Goodwill. None of their children continued in the coal business. Philip Goodwill. Sr. was the brother of Anthony G Goodwill; Margaret Goodwill and William F. Goodwill . The coal mining community of Goodwill, WV is named after the elder, Robert Goodwill. Robert Goodwill's life is discussed below.Philip Goodwill died at the age of 64 in his home, The Goodwill House, in Bramwell, West Virginia. He was the son of the coal pioneer, Robert Goodwill, who established the Goodwill Coal Camp and the Goodwill Coal Company. He was president and general manager for the Goodwill Coal and Coke Company and the Winding Gulf Collieries Coal and Coke Company. After his death his family struggled to live on their investments and assets. Below is the Governer of West Virginia 1917 message honoring Col. Philip Goodwill:
PHOEBE DOUTY GOODWILL MEMORIAL BRIDGE Philip Goodwill's wife, Phoebe Douty Goodwill - Birthdate: February 23, 1862. Birthplace: Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Death: Died on April 7, 1953 at age 91 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. Place of Burial: Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia. Eight years after Philip Paddock Goodwill, Sr. died his wife, Phoebe at the age of 62 moved from the historic Goodwill House in Bramwell, WV to the Bluefield's West Virginia Hotel and lived out her remainig life there. She died at the age of 91; thirty seven years after the death of her husband. During the nationwide depression and subsequent closing of the Bank of Bramwell in the early 1930’s signaled the end of an era in Bramwell. Many families and proprietors moved away from Bramwell. Philip and Phoebe Goodwill’s three sons had trouble finding steady work and took to drinking. Their mother Phoebe feared no one would hire such “society boys.” The Goodwill family fortune, like that of so many other pioneer operators, dwindled away. Philip and Phoebe Goodwill's son, William Blondin "Buddy" Goodwill - Birthdate: February 4, 1889 - Birthplace: Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States - Death: March 5, 1962 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. - Place of Burial: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. He married Ida Stella Ferguson. His parents were Philip Paddock Goodwill Sr. and Phoebe D. Goodwill. William was a coal company official.
His wife was Ida Ferguson (May 1, 1909 - Jan.30 1860).
Philip and Phoebe Goodwill son: Philip Paddock Goodwill, Jr.: BIRTH 13 Oct 1891 in Pennsylvania. DEATH: 2 Jul 1951 (aged 59) West Virginia. - BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia. He was a Pfc. U. S. Army- World War I.
SON: ANTHONY G. GOODWILL BROTHER OF: PHILIP PADDOCK GOODWILL, SR. & WILLIAM F. GOODWILL Anthony G. Goodwill - Birthdate: 1848 - Birthplace:Lorhurmiah, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: June 7, 1922 in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States Place of Burial: Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Immediate Family: Son of Robert Goodwill and Catherine Wake. - Husband of Regina Catharine Klase. He was the father of Robert William Goodwill and brother of Margaret Goodwill; Philip Paddock Goodwill, Sr. and William F Goodwill.
Robert Goodwill's son, William F. Goodwill also held the position of president of Goodwill Coal & Coke Company and other businesses in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. When the company was incorporated as The Goodwill Coal and Coke Company, the Goodwill Family owned the entire stock in the company. Robert was company President, Anthony G. was Vice President. Philip Goodwill was general manager and treasurer, and William F. Goodwill was secretary. All the family men were co-oowners of the Goodwill Coal Companies. |
FATHER: ROBERT GOODWILL
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 Robert Goodwill's Obituary, December12, 1898 |
Senior Robert Goodwill Marker |
( Some of text provided by: Ken Bowen, Bluewell, West Virginia. )
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EXTENDED MATERIAL ON THE ROBERT GOODWILL FAMILY & OTHERS IN PA. GENEALOGY TRAILS
1898
