| Date Span: | 1845-1959 |
| Creator: | Goodenow, John Elliot (1878-1973) |
| Extent: | 2.25 linear feet. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0224 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Farmer and livestock breeder. Reminiscences and financial and stock and crop records relating to the family farm. |
John Elliot Goodenow (1878-1973) was a life-long resident of Maquoketa, Iowa, the town his grandfather founded. John Goodenow was a stockman and farmer. He owned and operated 348 acres, where he raised registered Shorthorn cattle, Chesterwhite hogs, and Shropshire sheep. A member of the Jackson County Farm Bureau, he was secretary of that organization from 1920 through 1924. He was also active in community affairs, serving on both the city council and school board.
Time Line
1878-Born in Maquoketa, Iowa, January 7, to Osceola and Fannie Cassin Goodenow
1895-Received formal education at Maquoketa High School
1903-After his father's death he continued farming the Goodenow's 220 acres and later
purchased 128 more
1909-Married Myrta King, January 14
1920-1924-Secretary of the Jackson County Farm Bureau
1922-1933-Member of the Maquoketa school board
1922-1940-Secretary-treasurer of the Co-op Stock Shipping Association
1934-Member of the Maquoketa City Council
1934-1938-Secretary of the Jackson County Warehouse Board
1973-Death and burial in the Mt.
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Acquisition: These papers were donated to the University of Iowa Libraries by John E. Goodenow in 1959.
Preferred Citation: John Elliot Goodenow Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
| Curator: | Greg Prickman |
| Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/ |
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