Virginia Alice GOODRUM

(b. 20 June 1919 , Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA d. 14 January 2019 , Keene, New Hampshire, USA )
Age: 99

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Virginia Alice GOODRUM was born 20 June 1919 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

Virginia Alice GOODRUM was the child of Adam Clark GOODRUM and Alice Mattie SULLIVAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) James Burrell GOODRUM and Eliza Fain AMIS (maternal) Dennis SULLIVAN and Martha Rosina TOBEY

Virginia Alice had an active role in World War II.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Virginia Alice married Karl Stanton READ 22 September 1939 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA . Karl Stanton READ was born 8 January 1914 in Swanzey, New Hampshire, USA. Karl Stanton died 21 March 1988 in New Bern, North Carolina, USA (Newbern). Karl Stanton was the child of Karl Alvin READ and Ina Mabel STANTON.

Virginia Alice married (2) Earl Raymond BAKER 20 June 1959 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Earl Raymond BAKER was born 3 December 1909 in Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach). Earl Raymond died 5 March 1997 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA. Earl Raymond was the child of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL.

Virginia Alice married (3) Herbert Remington BENEDICT 21 July 2001 in New Hampshire, USA . Herbert Remington BENEDICT was born 30 October 1918 in Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Herbert Remington died 22 March 2008 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA.

Virginia Alice GOODRUM died 14 January 2019 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA.

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Virginia Alice GOODRUM married

Karl Stanton READ-- Date: 22 September 1939 Place: Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA
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Karl Stanton READ was the child of Karl Alvin READ and Ina Mabel STANTON

New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947
name: Karl Stanton Read
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 22 Sep 1939
event place: Westmorland, Cheshire, New Hampshire
age: 25
marital status:
race:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1914
father: Karl Alvin Read
father's titles & terms:
mother: Ina Mabel Stanton
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Virginia Alice Goodrum
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 20
spouse's marital status:
spouse's race:
spouse's birthplace:
spouse's estimated birth year: 1919
spouse's father: Adam Clark Goodrum
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Alice Mattie Sullivan
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
clerk's locality:
reference number:
film number: 2293824
digital folder number: 4244853
image number: 2248

Children of Karl Stanton READ and Virginia Alice GOODRUM:

Virginia Alice GOODRUM married

Earl Raymond BAKER-- Date: 20 June 1959 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Earl Raymond BAKER was the child of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL

EARL RAYMOND, son of Frank & Anna (Rheel), b Revere Ms Dec 3, 1909 m Manchester NH Jun 20, 1959 Virginia (Goodrum) Read b Wd Jun 20, 1919 dau of Adam C & Alice M (Sullivan) Goodrum. Ret'd to Wd, bought family homeplace after death of her mother. No ch.

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Children of Earl Raymond BAKER and Virginia Alice GOODRUM:

Virginia Alice GOODRUM married

Herbert Remington BENEDICT-- Date: 21 July 2001 Place: , New Hampshire, USA

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1919 Birth
20 June 1919
Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

1920 Cheshire County, New Hampshire
name: Virginia A Goodrum
residence: , Cheshire, New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1920
age: 0
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821006
digital folder number: 4313299
image number: 01090
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
parent Adam C Goodrum M 39y
parent Alice M Goodrum F 29y
Lee E Goodrum M 7y
Alda M Goodrum F 5y
Clyde A Goodrum M 1y11m
Virginia A Goodrum F 7m

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire
name: Virginia A Goodrum
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire
gender: Female
age: 10
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1920
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Tennessee
mother's birthplace: New Hampshire
enumeration district number: 33
family number: 98
sheet number and letter: 5A
line number: 25
nara publication: T626, roll 1299
film number: 2341034
digital folder number: 4610731
image number: 00477
Household Gender Age
parent Adam C Goodrum M 49
parent Alice M Goodrum F 40
Lee E Goodrum M 17
Alta M Goodrum F 15
Clyde A Goodrum M 12
Virginia A Goodrum F 10
Adam C Goodrum M 9
Robert E Goodrum M 7
Laura E Goodrum F 3
Lewis A Mahogany M 59
Martha R Mahogany F 60

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1939 Marriage / Partner
Virginia Alice GOODRUM and Karl Stanton READ 22 September 1939, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

She was 20 years old.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

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Name: Virginia A Goodrum
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New Hampshire
State of Residence: New Hampshire
County or City: Cheshire

Enlistment Date: 14 Sep 1943
Enlistment State: New Hampshire
Enlistment City: Manchester
Branch: Womens Army Corps
Branch Code: Womens Army Corps
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Womens Army Corps
Source: Civil Life

Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Stenographers and typists
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 88
Weight: 999

National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; ARC: 1263923....Read MORE...

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1959 Marriage / Partner
Virginia Alice GOODRUM and Earl Raymond BAKER 20 June 1959, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

She was 40 years old.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1988 Death of Spouse/Partner
Karl Stanton READ died 21 March 1988, New Bern, North Carolina, USA (Newbern)

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

1997 Death of Spouse/Partner
Earl Raymond BAKER died 5 March 1997, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

2001 Marriage / Partner
Virginia Alice GOODRUM and Herbert Remington BENEDICT 21 July 2001, , New Hampshire, USA

She was 82 years old.

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2008 Death of Spouse/Partner
Herbert Remington BENEDICT died 22 March 2008, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2017 - Donald J. Trump becomes President of the United States

Obituary
Virginia G. Benedict, 99, of Keene, passed away on January 14, 2019 at the American House Keene, formerly known as Bentley Commons.

She was born on June 20, 1919 in Westmoreland, the daughter of Adam and Alice (Sullivan) Goodrum. She was a graduate of Keene High School, Class of 1937.

From 1940 to 1943 Virginia was employed by Faulkner and Colony Manufacturing Company in Keene as a stenographer.

In 1943 Virginia began her service in the Army of the United States as a WAC in Basic Training during World War II. She was assigned as a General Clerk in Fort Banks, Boston, MA before becoming a stenographer for Eisenhower Headquarters staff and was stationed in Frankfort, Germany.

In 2001 Virginia married Herbert Remington Benedict. Together they enjoyed traveling on land and sea.

Virginia leaves behind three nephews: Robert Lewis of Cheyenne, WY, Jerry Lewis of Lynchburg, VA, and John Goodrum of Malta; a niece: Alice Goodrum of Fort Bragg, CA; and a brother-in-law: David...Read MORE...

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2019 Death
14 January 2019
Keene, New Hampshire, USA

She died at the age of 99.

Added: 7/12/2011 4:51:14 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 4:07:11 PM