The Goostree Family

According to an email received from David Andrew Goostree on February 1, 2005 the photo on the left may be identified.  David said, "I believe the picture of Dennis is my grandfather's brother. (There were several ...Floyd, Horace, Otis, Den, Homer and Grandpa's twin Sister Audie) I grew up in Carthage, Missouri in the household of John Otis Goostree (my grandfather) and my grandmother Amanda Ada Goostree previously known as Ada Fly. They conceived my father, Quanna Dean Goostree and we all lived together and they raised me and my brother Jimmie Dean Goostree. My great uncle Den lived some place South of Carthage with his wife Lena and they had an antique shop for many years. I was born in 1948, and around the time I went to Junior High, Den and Lena Moved to a nice ranch house with some land just a few miles south of Carthage on the east side of the road on Highway 71, I remember seeing a large pic of Den on a Tennessee or a Kentucky walking horse. He loved the horse I assume. I believe my grandmother dated him briefly before marrying his brother John Otis. Later Lena died. Lena was a domineering woman and was very stern, leaving Den to appear a little hen-pecked. My grandmother talked freely about them in a gossipy sense. After a while, Den met a wonderful woman named Billy. They were both 70ish by then but they were blissfully in love. They'd kiss and cuddle at every opportunity. After a few years, Den died, and his sons tried to keep Billy from keeping their inheritance, but my grandmother backed and advised her to keep what she deserved.  This may be off on the dates a bit, as I now recollect Billy and Den being in my Dad's Bicycle shop in Carthage when I was probably around 13 which would be 1961?  Judging from the pic, I believe this may very well be Den/Dennis."
 
 

The oldest girl was Jewett Pearle Goostree (born 1897) and the younger was Bessie May Goostree (born 1900). They were the children of Charles Watson Goostree. The oldest girl married three times.


Charles is the son of Alexander Goostree. Charles' brother, John Westley, was David's great-grandfather. Alexander is his great-great Grandfather, which would make Watson both his and our great-great-great grandfather.

Information submitted by Bessie Mae Goostree and David Goostree