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Mary M. Goad

From
A Brief History of Alexander Goad
An Early Settler of Madison County Arkansas
By Douglas Wilson - presented with permission

Mary M. Goad was born in Virginia and was just an infant when she came to White County, Tennessee in 1808.  We are fortunate as the old Goad Bible, early White County Will records and biographical data exist for her family.

Mary married Eli Dodson, Sr. about 1827 in White County.  Eli died on 17 March 1828 leaving her with an unborn son.  The son, her only child, Eli, Jr. was born on 22 May 1828 just a little over a month after his father had died.  I believe Mary and her small son lived with Dodson relatives for the next couple of years.  Mary fell into poor health and she died on 12 November 1830.  She was twenty-four years old.

The child, Eli, was taken by his Aunt Jane and Uncle Alexander Goad to raise.

Eli Dodson, Jr. was the grandson of James Goad.  Eli's father died before he was born.  His mother died before he was three years old. He received no education until he was grown.  He lost two wives.  He lost his health in the war.  Eli Dodson overcame all of these difficulties and made something with his life.  He was indeed a man to be admired.

June Worland gave me a picture of Eli Dodson, Jr. which was taken about three months before his death, when he was 93 years old.

Eli Dodson, Jr. died on 4 March 1921.  He and two of his wives are buried in a family plot on a farm a few miles from Yellville.  Abner Cantrell is buried at Keesee Cemetary near Lead Hill. Mrs. Georgia Godfrey, Route 1, Harrison, Ark. 72601 is the great great granddaughter of Mary and Eli Dodson, Sr.

The following is a record of the Will of Eli Dodson, Sr .

STATE OF TENNESSEE - WHITE COUNTY WILL RECORDS

Page 323

Know all men by these present that I, Eli Dodson being afflicted but in perfect mind and memory, doth in the first place Recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it.  Secondly: I proceed to make a distribution of my lands goods and chattels which it hath pleased God to bless me with givith my wife Polly being my only heir I do will and bequeath unto her one-half of my lands goods and chattels the balance to her infant yet unborn if it should live  if not the hole to my wife Polly after all just debts being paid out of my effects and further more I wish and desire that my ancient old father should be decently supported from the profits of my plantation A. B.  Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends William Dodson, Jnr. Joseph Cummings, Jur. Executor of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills formed or testaments by me Heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal

March the 13th 1828

                        his                                                                           Eli     X       Dodson (seal)
                       mark

page 324                                 State of Tennessee                   ) April session 1828
                                               White County                           ) This day the Last will
and testament of Eli Dodson, Decd. late of White County proved in open Court and the due execution thereof was such proven by the Oaths Moses Godard and William McBride two of the subscribing witnesses thereto for the purposes and things therein mentioned and ordered to be recorded and at the same time came William Dodson, Jur. & Joseph Cummings, Jnr. named as executors of the said Eli Dodson in his last will and testament who undertook the execution thereof and took the oath prescribed by him and  together with John E. Turner and Wm. NcPeak entered into an acknowledged bond in the sum of One thousand dollars conditional as the law requires
given at office 21 April 1828.
 Recorded and examined 21 April 1828
 Jacob A. Lane, clk.
By Trent C. Conner, D.C.

Page 350

A list of Sales of all the personal Estate of Eli Dodson, Decd. which was made liable to sale by the last will and testament of the Decd. which has come to the hands of Joseph Cummings and William Dodson  Executors Towit:

        1 Mans Saddle                        $    2.06 1/4
        1 Weeding hoe and plow               1.81 1/4
        1 Rifle Gun                                  20.00
        ˝ of a mule colt                           20.00
        1 Churn                                           .12 1/2
        12˝ bushels of Corn                      2.00
        50   bushels   “    “                          7.56 1/4

 Joseph Cummings, Jur.
William Dotson Junr.
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