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| George Goodeill (11 years old), Eastport, Maine, August 1911, photo by Lewis Hine |
George Goodell, and butcher knife used by many children. Location:
Eastport, Maine, August 1911, Lewis Hine.
"I think he (George) was devastated when his mother died. I
remember him telling me that he had to quit school in fifth grade to feed his younger brothers and sisters. I sensed that
he had liked school and wished that he could have continued. However, there was never any resentment about having to work
to support others. Later in his life he emphasized the importance of education, stating that was the only way to get ahead.
-Peggy Boone, niece of George Goodeill "He (George) had a store in Eastport, with my husband in the family, and he did all of our sales taxes and bookkeeping.
The state came down one time and looked at his books. Dad had all of the receipts stuffed in boxes, and I said: ‘Oh
my goodness, we'll probably get in trouble.' But this guy sat at the desk with his glasses on and went through every one of
them boxes, and Dad had it right down to the penny. Dad was really something else, I'm telling you. He was a great person,
and somebody should write about him." -Carlene Cook, daughter of George Goodeill
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| Clarence Goodeill (8 years old), Eastport, Maine, August 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Clarence Goodell, showing how he does it. Location: Eastport, Maine,
August 1911, Lewis Hine.
"My uncle (Clarence) was a great guy. He could play the
piano. He was awful nice to us, and he was smart, too. He was really big. He was a boxer in his younger days. Mom told me
they called him Tiger Goodeill." -Carlene Cook
I had no difficulty finding descendants. George's Social Security
death record was readily available on the Internet, confirming that his name was spelled Goodeill. The Bangor Public Library
was happy to send me his obituary, from the Bangor Daily News, and that's all I needed to find one of his daughters,
and one of his nieces. Interviews with both of them are included in this story. I also found a website devoted to Goodeill
genealogy, from which I confirmed data such as birth, marriage, and death records.
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