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Alvira Angeline Goodwin was the fifth child born to Levi H. Goodwin and Sally Dudley. Alvira was the mother of nine children. She was Hiram Prindel's wife and lived in Illinois, Kansas, New York, Wisconsin, California and Oregon. When her husband died, she stayed on the home place at Paris, Lane County, Oregon with her sons, Scott and Harvey. Later she went with her daughter, Alta, to Watsonville, California. With her daughter, Alta Dixon, she came back to Oregon and settled at Swisshome, where she remained. She was of average height, around 5 feet 5 inches, had light brown hair, blue-grey eyes and a husky voice. She died of inflammation of the tissue around the heart. She was 87 years old at her death. Alvira is buried at Lone Fir Cemetery, Lobster Valley/Alsea, Oregon. As a widow, Alvira applied for her husband's pension on August 12, 1911. Hiram and Alvira had 9 children. Oregon Death Certificate #234. Died in Lane County, Oregon. ALVIRA ANGELINE GOODWIN: |