Wife of Peter Goodwin

Daughter of John and Elizabeth Fulbright.

Peter and Christina E. (Fulbright) Goodwin were among the earliest settlers in what is now Laclede County. They settled near the confluence of two creeks that are now called the Dry Glaize or Auglaize and Goodwin Hollow; the Goodwin Hollow Creek is named after Peter Goodwin.

Christina E. Fulbright was born about 1792, probably in Lincoln County (some say Buncombe County), North Carolina, to John and Elizabeth (Coulter) Fulbright.

Peter Goodwin was born about 1791 in Lincoln County, North Carolina to Isaac and Isabel Goodwin. It is believed that the Goodwin family came to the United States from Germany about the same time as the Vollbrecht (Fulbright) family. Their movements in the US are similar. Many of the Fulbright family and their relatives came to Missouri in 1810; in 1820 and 1830 Peter and Christina seem to have been in Washington County. At some point they went back to Tennessee and then came to what is now Laclede County about 1832.

Several of Christina's relatives also settled on the Dry Glaize Creek in Laclede County; the Fulbright clan owned most of the land along the creek for several miles. Christina's brothers: William, Martin, Daniel, and John along with their families settled in the area for a time; some of them stayed permanently and others moved.

Christina Fulbright and Peter Goodwin had several children:

Rodah Goodwin, b 25 Oct 1815, m Abel Benton

Eli Franklin "Frank" Goodwin, b 25 January 1818. 1st m Eliza Angelina (Givens) Wilson; 2nd m Amanda Clementine Holder.

Nancy Goodwin m James Burger.

Elizabeth Goodwin m J. F. Ballard.

John F. Goodwin b 11 September 1824; m Sarah C. Case.

David Boone Goodwin b 13 February 1827, m Lavina Grizzle

William J. Goodwin b 1830; m. Caroline

Susannah C. (Susan) Goodwin b abt 1833, m Henry W. Cottrell

Ruth J. Goodwin b about1835, m A. Mung

The Goodwin Family

--by Vera Harrill