Plinny Brit Goodell

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved To: Before 1860, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; He left his daughter, Olive, to be raised by his parents
• Married: 5 Sep 1861, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; Elizabeth Rouse. She was born circa 1840 in New York.

Notes:

Died:
He was killed in an accident on the job. The bridge tenders were engaged in swinging a railroad bridge in a high wind, make the job quite difficult. He was braced against the lever with his shoulder. When a lull in the wind let the bridge swing free so suddenly that he lost his balance and fell thirty feet to the river bank below. He struck the bank with his head fracturing it, and causing a speedy death.


Buried:
He was buried in the City Burial Ground. This cemetery was taken by the city and a library built on it. No marker of Plinny's grave exists.

Plinny married Olive Irena Whitcomb on 10 Sep 1848 in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont. Olive was born on 4 Jan 1829 in Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont; died on 27 Jul 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Plinny married Elizabeth Rouse on 5 Sep 1861 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. Elizabeth was born about 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]