![]() Dad remembers one of the few times they went down to see the Goodmans in Butler County. Along with some neighbors who played the accordion and guitar, they used to play at line and square dances. Her father played the fiddle and her mother played the organ. The boys got the message and didn't act up anymore after that.Ĭoncerning Grandma's marriage, see her husband's information, Charles Sharp Bodine. Then he reached in his desk and pulled out a gun and laid it on his desk. He pulled out a lasso and threw it around a couple of them and pulled them up front. So some boys thought they could get out of line with him. One time they got a teacher in a wheelchair. There used to be a hickory switch that hung behind the teacher's desk. She went to Hickory Whip School in Butler County. So she got to go to school instead of doing a lot of farm work. Grandma used to worm tobacco when she was young, but said "I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole today." She said she was always considered a little "puny" or "sickly" when she was growing up. They grew corn, beans, hay, and some tobacco. They are both buried in Rock Springs Cemetery next to the Rock Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Butler County. Lena was born April 2, 1881± in Forgys Mill and died August 28, 1953± in Logan County. He was named after President James Garfield. Garfield was born on May 21, 1880± in Logan County and died July 4, 1956± in the same. ![]() She is the daughter of Allen Garfield Goodman and Lena Lavona Rives. Most of Grandma's siblings are buried in Kentucky, but their kids are all over. Lettie is her mother's daughter from a previous marriage. Her sisters were Lettie (half-sister), Nellie and Edith. It is recorded on tape.) Her brothers were Walter, Gibby, Robert, and Roy. (Most of this info about Mary Jane Goodman Bodine, and her family came straight from her. Mary Jane Goodman was born on Jin Forgys Mill, Butler County, Kentucky. Notes for: Mary Jane Goodman Notes for: Mary Jane Goodman ![]()
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