He was a son of Abraham Hamilton Goodpasture and Mary D. Masters.
He married Mary J. Clarke 1 May 1884 in Logan Co., IL.
The following biography for J(ames) M(McDonald) Goodpasture was included on pages 311-313 in "History of Logan County, Illinois: a record of its settlement, organization, progress, and achievement" (sic) by Lawrence Beaumont Stringer, published in 1911.
accessed at ancestry.com on 20 July 2019.
"J. M. Goodpasture-No history of Logan County would be complete without the record of the life of J. M. Goodpasture, for he is essentially a representative citizen and one who has played a prominent part in the development of Eminence township, where he owns a splendid farm of one hundred and forty-two acres on section 28. He has been a resident of this state for thirty-eight years and has made his way from the position of a day worker in the city to that of a landed proprietor of importance in a thriving township. He was one of the organizers and is still a stockholder in an independent telephone company and holds stock in other enterprises, and today is regarded as one of the leading men of Eminence township.
Mr. Goodpasture is a native of Tennessee, born in Hilham, Overton County, January 13, 1853, his parents being the Rev. Abraham Hamilton and Mary D. (Masters) Goodpasture. His father was also born at Hilham, March 2, 1820, and passed away July 23, 1895, at this home in Lincoln, Illinois, aged seventy-five years, three months, and twenty-eight days. He preached his first sermon at Flat Creek camp ground in 1842, at the age of twenty-two years. His marriage to Mary D. Masters occurred April 14, 1846 and to them ten children were born: Francis Orlando, now a farmer and manufacturer in Bonnieville, Hart County, Kentucky; Sue, deceased; J. M., of this review; Lucinda, who died forty years ago; Mattie, deceased; Melinda, who married William T. Lee, of Lincoln, Illinois; Arthur D., deceased; two who died in infancy; and Ella A., the wife of Herman Berg of Lincoln.
It was in the year 1872 that the Reverend Goodpasture decided to come to Illinois, first locating at Petersburg, Menard county, but later removed into Lincoln, that he might educate his younger children. A man of exceptional ability, he was one of the ablest ministers of the day and devoted his entire time to his pastoral labors and the education of his children. In the latter he was probably of more assistance than the schools, as he was possessed of an unusually excellent education himself, being very well read and informed.
J. M. Goodpasture received his education at the Lexington school near Munfordville, Kentucky, although in 1871 he was obliged to quit school on account of an epidemic of smallpox that swept the countryside that season. He farmed for a time and then came to Lincoln, Illinois, where he worked in a hotel for five years but finally embarked in the feed business, which he conducted for two years, Deciding to turn his attention to agricultural pursuits, he accordingly rented the place which he now resides upon. For twenty-one years he rented then purchased the farm, which is on section 28 of Eminence township, and consists of one hundred and forty-two and a half acres. On May 1, 1884, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Clarke, of Lincoln, Illinois, who is a daughter of Elliott B. and Eliza B. Clarke, of this city.
A democrat politically, Mr. Goodpasture has held every office within the gift of the township voters, being a member of the board of supervisors, a member of the school board, and for the past eighteen years he has been drawn on the county jury lists. For sixteen years he has served as central committeeman, a position he now occupies. He was one of the directors at the Farmers' Elevator at Atlanta for a number of years, being interested in the grain, lumber, coal, and farm implement business, and was one of the organizers of Eminence Township Telephone Company, being one of the directors and a stockholder as well. For five years he successfully managed the interests of the company and has been closely identified with its affairs since its inception. His success in life is due to the fact that he is not afraid of work and the possession of fine business ability, sterling qualities of honor and a high standard of citizenship."
(Source Information: Ancestry.com. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement,
organization, progress and achievement [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2005. Original data: Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont,. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement, organization, progress and achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1911.)
He married Mary J. Clarke 1 May 1884 in Logan Co., IL.
The following biography for J(ames) M(McDonald) Goodpasture was included on pages 311-313 in "History of Logan County, Illinois: a record of its settlement, organization, progress, and achievement" (sic) by Lawrence Beaumont Stringer, published in 1911.
accessed at ancestry.com on 20 July 2019.
"J. M. Goodpasture-No history of Logan County would be complete without the record of the life of J. M. Goodpasture, for he is essentially a representative citizen and one who has played a prominent part in the development of Eminence township, where he owns a splendid farm of one hundred and forty-two acres on section 28. He has been a resident of this state for thirty-eight years and has made his way from the position of a day worker in the city to that of a landed proprietor of importance in a thriving township. He was one of the organizers and is still a stockholder in an independent telephone company and holds stock in other enterprises, and today is regarded as one of the leading men of Eminence township.
Mr. Goodpasture is a native of Tennessee, born in Hilham, Overton County, January 13, 1853, his parents being the Rev. Abraham Hamilton and Mary D. (Masters) Goodpasture. His father was also born at Hilham, March 2, 1820, and passed away July 23, 1895, at this home in Lincoln, Illinois, aged seventy-five years, three months, and twenty-eight days. He preached his first sermon at Flat Creek camp ground in 1842, at the age of twenty-two years. His marriage to Mary D. Masters occurred April 14, 1846 and to them ten children were born: Francis Orlando, now a farmer and manufacturer in Bonnieville, Hart County, Kentucky; Sue, deceased; J. M., of this review; Lucinda, who died forty years ago; Mattie, deceased; Melinda, who married William T. Lee, of Lincoln, Illinois; Arthur D., deceased; two who died in infancy; and Ella A., the wife of Herman Berg of Lincoln.
It was in the year 1872 that the Reverend Goodpasture decided to come to Illinois, first locating at Petersburg, Menard county, but later removed into Lincoln, that he might educate his younger children. A man of exceptional ability, he was one of the ablest ministers of the day and devoted his entire time to his pastoral labors and the education of his children. In the latter he was probably of more assistance than the schools, as he was possessed of an unusually excellent education himself, being very well read and informed.
J. M. Goodpasture received his education at the Lexington school near Munfordville, Kentucky, although in 1871 he was obliged to quit school on account of an epidemic of smallpox that swept the countryside that season. He farmed for a time and then came to Lincoln, Illinois, where he worked in a hotel for five years but finally embarked in the feed business, which he conducted for two years, Deciding to turn his attention to agricultural pursuits, he accordingly rented the place which he now resides upon. For twenty-one years he rented then purchased the farm, which is on section 28 of Eminence township, and consists of one hundred and forty-two and a half acres. On May 1, 1884, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Clarke, of Lincoln, Illinois, who is a daughter of Elliott B. and Eliza B. Clarke, of this city.
A democrat politically, Mr. Goodpasture has held every office within the gift of the township voters, being a member of the board of supervisors, a member of the school board, and for the past eighteen years he has been drawn on the county jury lists. For sixteen years he has served as central committeeman, a position he now occupies. He was one of the directors at the Farmers' Elevator at Atlanta for a number of years, being interested in the grain, lumber, coal, and farm implement business, and was one of the organizers of Eminence Township Telephone Company, being one of the directors and a stockholder as well. For five years he successfully managed the interests of the company and has been closely identified with its affairs since its inception. His success in life is due to the fact that he is not afraid of work and the possession of fine business ability, sterling qualities of honor and a high standard of citizenship."
(Source Information: Ancestry.com. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement,
organization, progress and achievement [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2005. Original data: Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont,. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement, organization, progress and achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1911.)
He was a son of Abraham Hamilton Goodpasture and Mary D. Masters.
He married Mary J. Clarke 1 May 1884 in Logan Co., IL.
The following biography for J(ames) M(McDonald) Goodpasture was included on pages 311-313 in "History of Logan County, Illinois: a record of its settlement, organization, progress, and achievement" (sic) by Lawrence Beaumont Stringer, published in 1911.
accessed at ancestry.com on 20 July 2019.
"J. M. Goodpasture-No history of Logan County would be complete without the record of the life of J. M. Goodpasture, for he is essentially a representative citizen and one who has played a prominent part in the development of Eminence township, where he owns a splendid farm of one hundred and forty-two acres on section 28. He has been a resident of this state for thirty-eight years and has made his way from the position of a day worker in the city to that of a landed proprietor of importance in a thriving township. He was one of the organizers and is still a stockholder in an independent telephone company and holds stock in other enterprises, and today is regarded as one of the leading men of Eminence township.
Mr. Goodpasture is a native of Tennessee, born in Hilham, Overton County, January 13, 1853, his parents being the Rev. Abraham Hamilton and Mary D. (Masters) Goodpasture. His father was also born at Hilham, March 2, 1820, and passed away July 23, 1895, at this home in Lincoln, Illinois, aged seventy-five years, three months, and twenty-eight days. He preached his first sermon at Flat Creek camp ground in 1842, at the age of twenty-two years. His marriage to Mary D. Masters occurred April 14, 1846 and to them ten children were born: Francis Orlando, now a farmer and manufacturer in Bonnieville, Hart County, Kentucky; Sue, deceased; J. M., of this review; Lucinda, who died forty years ago; Mattie, deceased; Melinda, who married William T. Lee, of Lincoln, Illinois; Arthur D., deceased; two who died in infancy; and Ella A., the wife of Herman Berg of Lincoln.
It was in the year 1872 that the Reverend Goodpasture decided to come to Illinois, first locating at Petersburg, Menard county, but later removed into Lincoln, that he might educate his younger children. A man of exceptional ability, he was one of the ablest ministers of the day and devoted his entire time to his pastoral labors and the education of his children. In the latter he was probably of more assistance than the schools, as he was possessed of an unusually excellent education himself, being very well read and informed.
J. M. Goodpasture received his education at the Lexington school near Munfordville, Kentucky, although in 1871 he was obliged to quit school on account of an epidemic of smallpox that swept the countryside that season. He farmed for a time and then came to Lincoln, Illinois, where he worked in a hotel for five years but finally embarked in the feed business, which he conducted for two years, Deciding to turn his attention to agricultural pursuits, he accordingly rented the place which he now resides upon. For twenty-one years he rented then purchased the farm, which is on section 28 of Eminence township, and consists of one hundred and forty-two and a half acres. On May 1, 1884, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Clarke, of Lincoln, Illinois, who is a daughter of Elliott B. and Eliza B. Clarke, of this city.
A democrat politically, Mr. Goodpasture has held every office within the gift of the township voters, being a member of the board of supervisors, a member of the school board, and for the past eighteen years he has been drawn on the county jury lists. For sixteen years he has served as central committeeman, a position he now occupies. He was one of the directors at the Farmers' Elevator at Atlanta for a number of years, being interested in the grain, lumber, coal, and farm implement business, and was one of the organizers of Eminence Township Telephone Company, being one of the directors and a stockholder as well. For five years he successfully managed the interests of the company and has been closely identified with its affairs since its inception. His success in life is due to the fact that he is not afraid of work and the possession of fine business ability, sterling qualities of honor and a high standard of citizenship."
(Source Information: Ancestry.com. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement,
organization, progress and achievement [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2005. Original data: Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont,. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement, organization, progress and achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1911.)
He married Mary J. Clarke 1 May 1884 in Logan Co., IL.
The following biography for J(ames) M(McDonald) Goodpasture was included on pages 311-313 in "History of Logan County, Illinois: a record of its settlement, organization, progress, and achievement" (sic) by Lawrence Beaumont Stringer, published in 1911.
accessed at ancestry.com on 20 July 2019.
"J. M. Goodpasture-No history of Logan County would be complete without the record of the life of J. M. Goodpasture, for he is essentially a representative citizen and one who has played a prominent part in the development of Eminence township, where he owns a splendid farm of one hundred and forty-two acres on section 28. He has been a resident of this state for thirty-eight years and has made his way from the position of a day worker in the city to that of a landed proprietor of importance in a thriving township. He was one of the organizers and is still a stockholder in an independent telephone company and holds stock in other enterprises, and today is regarded as one of the leading men of Eminence township.
Mr. Goodpasture is a native of Tennessee, born in Hilham, Overton County, January 13, 1853, his parents being the Rev. Abraham Hamilton and Mary D. (Masters) Goodpasture. His father was also born at Hilham, March 2, 1820, and passed away July 23, 1895, at this home in Lincoln, Illinois, aged seventy-five years, three months, and twenty-eight days. He preached his first sermon at Flat Creek camp ground in 1842, at the age of twenty-two years. His marriage to Mary D. Masters occurred April 14, 1846 and to them ten children were born: Francis Orlando, now a farmer and manufacturer in Bonnieville, Hart County, Kentucky; Sue, deceased; J. M., of this review; Lucinda, who died forty years ago; Mattie, deceased; Melinda, who married William T. Lee, of Lincoln, Illinois; Arthur D., deceased; two who died in infancy; and Ella A., the wife of Herman Berg of Lincoln.
It was in the year 1872 that the Reverend Goodpasture decided to come to Illinois, first locating at Petersburg, Menard county, but later removed into Lincoln, that he might educate his younger children. A man of exceptional ability, he was one of the ablest ministers of the day and devoted his entire time to his pastoral labors and the education of his children. In the latter he was probably of more assistance than the schools, as he was possessed of an unusually excellent education himself, being very well read and informed.
J. M. Goodpasture received his education at the Lexington school near Munfordville, Kentucky, although in 1871 he was obliged to quit school on account of an epidemic of smallpox that swept the countryside that season. He farmed for a time and then came to Lincoln, Illinois, where he worked in a hotel for five years but finally embarked in the feed business, which he conducted for two years, Deciding to turn his attention to agricultural pursuits, he accordingly rented the place which he now resides upon. For twenty-one years he rented then purchased the farm, which is on section 28 of Eminence township, and consists of one hundred and forty-two and a half acres. On May 1, 1884, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. Clarke, of Lincoln, Illinois, who is a daughter of Elliott B. and Eliza B. Clarke, of this city.
A democrat politically, Mr. Goodpasture has held every office within the gift of the township voters, being a member of the board of supervisors, a member of the school board, and for the past eighteen years he has been drawn on the county jury lists. For sixteen years he has served as central committeeman, a position he now occupies. He was one of the directors at the Farmers' Elevator at Atlanta for a number of years, being interested in the grain, lumber, coal, and farm implement business, and was one of the organizers of Eminence Township Telephone Company, being one of the directors and a stockholder as well. For five years he successfully managed the interests of the company and has been closely identified with its affairs since its inception. His success in life is due to the fact that he is not afraid of work and the possession of fine business ability, sterling qualities of honor and a high standard of citizenship."
(Source Information: Ancestry.com. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement,
organization, progress and achievement [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
2005. Original data: Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont,. History of Logan County, Illinois : a record of its settlement, organization, progress and achievement. Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1911.)
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