[They were late comers, for they brought with them two children, Charlotte and Florence, and then had four others: Lillian, John, Arthur and Alfred. But only Lillian, Arthur and Alfred were born in America. The story goes that Aunt Amy was so discontented that they returned to England to live but then thought better of it and returned to America! Hence, John was born in England during their return there. Unlike his other four brothers, John never became a naturalized citizen of the United States. -AMS]
In the 1900 census, John (46) is found living in Becket, MA with his wife Amy (41), children Charlotte (24), Lillian E. (18), John Jr. (15), Arthur S. (9) and Alfred E. (7). John is listed as a Supt. of a paper mill; Amy had no occupation listed, Charlotte was a bookkeeper in a mill, Lillian and John Jr. were paper sorters. John Sr., Amy, Charlotte and John Jr. were naturalized in 1887. He rented his home.
John and Amy had the following children:
A. CHARLOTTE GOODHIND, always known as "Lottie," was born in Dartford, Kent on June 30, 1876. On January 1, 1924 she married her sister Lillian's widowed husband, Harold L. Maschin (born June 23, 1880 in New York City of Czech parents). Lottie died on October 14, 1949. She is buried with her parents in Springfield Cemetery. Harold was living in Florida at Christmas time in 1968. He had been a partner in Mosley and Maschin, a plumbing business in Westfield.
B. FLORENCE GOODHIND was born about 1878 in Dartford, Kent; she died on June 7, 1881 in Huntington, of scarlet fever.
C. LILLIAN EVA GOODHIND was born in Huntington, MA on June 23, 1881 and married Harold L. Maschin on January 7, 1910; she died on December 5, 1922.
D. JOHN GOODHIND, JR. was born in Birmingham, England on October 23, 1884. The family had returned to England because Amy was unhappy in America. However, they returned again to this country within a few years. Son John Jr. died, unmarried, in an automobile accident in Florida on September 21, 1966. He was something of a loner and a recluse. His body remained unidentified for a month following his death. John is buried with his parents in Springfield Cemetery.
E. ARTHUR FREDERICK GOODHIND was born in Becket on October 30, 1890 and married Annie Warren Gibbons (born in Westfield on March 11, 1890) in Westfield on September 14, 1920. He was a World War I veteran. Arthur died on March 4, 1968. Anne died on April 18, 1978; she had been an invalid for many years. Arthur and Anne had two children:
1. MARION AMY GOODHIND was born in Springfield on April 8, 1922 and married Russell Wyman McGilpin, USN, on October 14, 1945 at the Church of the Atonement in Westfield. Marion and Russell had two children:
2. BARBARA ANNE GOODHIND was born August 28, 1926 in Westfield and married Richard Austin Hussey on March 8, 1947 in Westfield. They had three children:
F. ALFRED EDWARD GOODHIND was born in Becket on March 5, 1893 and married Hazel Otto (born in Westfield on March 25, 1895) at Westfield on June 16, 1920. He was a World War I veteran. Alfred died of cancer in Palmer on January 25, 1960. Hazel remarried Fred F. Stange (born on February 22, 1897 in Vienna, Austria) in Westfield on November 18, 1966. Hazel passed away in April 3, 1986; Fred passed away on September 1, 1988. Alfred and Hazel had one daughter:
1. DOROTHY MAY GOODHIND, born in Westfield on May 17, 1923. She married Roger Niles Andrews (born in Springfield on July 23, 1922) in Palmer on April 2, 1949. Dorothy passed away on June 16, 2009 in Westfield; Roger passed away in 2007. Their children:
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John Goodhind and family in Becket, MA about 1896
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