GEORGE & ANN GOODHEW          SEE:  Henry & Eliza J. Moore


George Goodhew, father of Mrs. Henry Moore (Eliza J.), was born in county Kent, England, near the city of London, in the year 1827, and is a son of George and Dorothea (Carley) Goodhew. He was reared to manhood in his native land and there learned the trade of shoemaking.

As a young man he came to America and located in Detroit, Michigan, going later to Traverse City, then to this county, having taken up his residence in Antrim county among the early pioneers and having been one of the first settlers of the now thriving village of Elk Rapids.

He was the first shoemaker in the town and continued to be the only one there during a score of years. He is still living in that village, known and honored by old and young, and recognized as one of the sterling pioneers of this section of the state.

In late years he gave his attention to agricultural pursuits, being the owner of a good farm of forty acres in Milton township. His wife is also living, as are five of their eight children. Mr. Goodhew has ever been known as a loyal citizen and has done his share in aiding the march of progress and development in this county, while in a political way he maintains an independent attitude and votes for men and measures, rather than holding to strict partisan lines.

Author: Schenck, John S.
Title: History of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Michigan.
Publication date: 1881