Garrett Benjamin "Ben" Goodloe

Abt 1853 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Garrett Benjamin "Ben" Goodloe  [1]
  Nickname	Ben
  Birth	Abt 1853	Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Shown as G.G., Male, age 6 in 1860 and Janet? B, age 16, Male in 1870. His full name appears to have been Garrett Benjamin Goodloe. Garrett Benjamion Goodloe murdered his brother in law, Dr. Evans, in 1877. Galveston Daily News (Newspaper) - April 25, 1877, Galveston, Texas Subscription - Galveston Daily News - Newspaper Archives - Apr 25, 1877 Sabine Co Some six weeks since Dr. Evans married the daughter of R. K. Goodloe, of Sabine town, Texas, and she now mourns the loss of an affectionate and loving husband, called from earth and its busy scenes by the hand of her own brother, G. B. Goodloe. On the 14th inst. Dr. H. W. Evans was arrested on a charge of bigamy, by G. B. Goodloe and Porter Brown, without warrant or authority, as is stated. They took him some eight or ten miles, to near or at the Sabine River, and there shot him to death. Evans had $25 in money, of which he was robbed; And some native gold in his possession, with his hat and valuables, to the amount of $100, were taken from his body by these parties, Goodloe and Brown. The charge of bigamy was totally unfounded, and the arrest was in fact made by the two parties without warrant and they were, furthermore, not officials one, Goodloe, living in Texas, and the other, Brown, living in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The citizens of Texas and Louisiana residing near this occurrence are very much excited and highly incensed at this murder, and have subscribed a large sum, some $1200 or $1400, as a reward for the capture of Goodloe and Brown. Kay Brown Simon, a descendant of William Porterwine Brown, writes that her great-great-grandfather, was a friend of Garrett Benjamin Goodloe, and that this association "got Porterwine the gallows." However, Carolyn Brown-Heitzman, in subsequent research with others, has concluded that this is incorrect, based on the age of the Porter Brown hung in Many, Louisiana (age 23 and unmarried) compared to that of William Porterwine Brown of E. Feliciana Parish. These other reasearchers have concluded that the two Porter Brown's were two different men.
  Person ID	I23505	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Dr. Robert Kemp Goodloe,   b. 18 Jun 1813, Virginia d. 20 Oct 1879, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Neuriza Agnes "Ann" Roberts,   b. 1820, Louisiana d. 1868, Sabine County, Texas (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1838  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F4856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1853 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1985] Ben Goodloe (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S1985] "married only one time to Dr. R. K. Goodloe" (Reliability: 3).