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28th New York Infantry Regiment

Niagara Rifles; Scott Life Guard

Truman B. Goodenough

At age 31, Truman Goodenough enlisted as a Private with Company K, 28th NY on 26th April 1861. He mustered in with the regiment on May 22nd, 1861. He served for the duration of the regiments enlistment and mustered out on June 2nd, 1863.

He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Wilson, Niagara County, NY along with a number of his relatives.

Mr. Goodenough is on a marker stone with his wife, which reads:

TRUMAN B. GOODENOUGH 1830 – 1913 ----- ALMIRA His Wife 1834 – 1914 GOODENOUGH

Their son(?) is also buried there, his marker stone reads:

CHESTER T. GOODENOUGH 1860 – 1926

The remaining markers have all suffered some damage making reading them quite difficult:

IRA A. Son of [Unreadable] Goodenough Died [Unreadable] Aged 15 Ys, 8 Mo, 18Ds

LOUISA A. Wife of Harvey M Goodenough Died Sept. 20, 1853 AE 21yr. 8mo. 1 day

LOLA M. His Wife Died July 4, 1878 Aged 66 Yrs

IRA GOODENOUGH Died Apr 20, 1880 Aged 76 Yrs

GOODENOUGH

MARTHA Wife of Aaron Goodenough Died Jan. 2, 18[xx] Aged 87 Years

AARON GOODENOUGH Died [xxx] 22, 1876 Aged 88 Years

Within the cemetery, the Goodenough family plot is about half way to the back of the cemetery, to the left of the main road leading into the cemetery.

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