Charles Dickey Goldthwaite

Charles Dickey Goldthwaite

• Father: Joseph Graham Goldthwaite b. 6 February 1845, d. 7 November 1905
• Mother: Mary Ellen Willis b. 26 November 1849, d. circa 12 December 1921

• Charles Dickey Goldthwaite was born on 26 August 1872 in Louisiana or Texas.
• Joseph Graham Goldthwaite and Mary Ellen Willis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Galveston, Texas, at 35th Street and also listed in the household is "Willie," age 3, possibly an error recording Willis twice (?). Other members of the household included Charles Dickey Goldthwaite, Willis Goldthwaite, Graham Witherspoon Goldthwaite and Archibald Campbell Goldthwaite.
• He married Eileen Goggan circa 1902.
• Charles Dickey Goldthwaite and Eileen Goggan appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at 1603 Arch Street. Other members of the household included Charles G. Goldthwaite, Beverly W. Goldthwaite, Francis M. Goldthwaite and Mary Ellen Willis.
• He was a general manager in manufacturing, according to the 1910 census.
• Charles Dickey Goldthwaite died on 20 August 1935 at age 62 in Los Angeles County, California.
• The following appeared on 22 August 1935 in the Galveston Daily News: News of the death of Charles Dickey Goldthwaite, 63, former Galvestonian, in Los Angeles, Cal., Tuesday night as the result of an automobile accident was received in Galveston yesterday. Mr. Goldthwaite was a member of a pioneer Galveston family, and moved to the west coast in 1901, where he was engaged in the general contracting business. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Goldthwaite, pioneer residents. He married Miss Eileen Goggan of Waco and is survived by his wife, three sons and one daughter, and a brother Willis Goldthwaite. Mr. Goldthwaite during his residence in Galveston was one of eight Galvestonians who organized the Galveston Quartet Society. He was also a member of the "Merry Four," which was renowned for its serenading here. The members included Mr. Goldthwaite, J. W. Hertford, Julius W. Jockusch and Charles J. Stubbs. Mr. Goldthwaite was a descendant of the original Witherspoon, who signed the declaration of Independence. His mother was Miss Ella Willis of the P. J. Willis family here. The old Goldthwaite home was located on 23d and I, the site of the present Rosenberg Library. Relatives in Galveston include his cousins, George Sealy, William and Robert Sealy, Mrs. Frederick M. Burton and Mrs. E. R. Newell.

• Last Edited: 17 Dec 2006