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Garrett Benjamin "Ben" Goodloe

Male Abt 1853 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Garrett Benjamin "Ben" Goodloe  [1
    Nickname Ben 
    Birth Abt 1853  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1879, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Neuriza Agnes "Ann" Roberts,   b. 1820, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1868, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1838  [2, 3
    Family ID F4856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1985] Ben Goodloe (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.

    3. [S1985] "married only one time to Dr. R. K. Goodloe" (Reliability: 3).