flag female ancestor  Nadene  GOODWIN

  (b. 28 July 1924 Arkansas Post, Arkansas, USA   d. 4 December 2004 Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA )  

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Nadene GOODWIN was born 28 July 1924 in Arkansas Post, Arkansas, USA

Nadene GOODWIN was the child of Fred Leander GOODWIN   and   Martha Jane GOLDEN

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Nadene  married  Aaron Bruce NIXON 14 February 1945 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Aaron Bruce NIXON  was born June, 19 1902 in Walker county, Texas, USA.  Aaron Bruce died 13 April 1976 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA.  Aaron Bruce was the child of James Robert NIXON and Willie Mae MERCER.

Nadene GOODWIN died 4 December 2004 in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA.
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Nadene GOODWIN married flag male ancestor Aaron Bruce NIXON-- Date: 14 February 1945 Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
Aaron Bruce NIXON was the child of James Robert NIXON and Willie Mae MERCER




Children of Aaron Bruce NIXON and Nadene GOODWIN:

flag male ancestor Aaron NIXON (b.2 February 1947, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA  d. 23 September 2017, Huntsville, Texas, USA)



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birth1924 Birth
28 July 1924
Arkansas Post, Arkansas, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1945 Marriage / Partner
Nadene GOODWIN and Aaron Bruce NIXON 14 February 1945, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA

She was 20 years old.
1947 Birth of Child
Aaron NIXON was born 2 February 1947, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA

Nadene was 22 years old.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
1976 Death of Spouse/Partner
Aaron Bruce NIXON died 13 April 1976, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - 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.
death2004 Death
4 December 2004
Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA

She died at the age of 80.
Added: 7/25/2025 1:37:13 PM - Updated: 8/9/2025 4:22:07 PM

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