Genealogy Reflection Paper On Sociology

Madison Goad
Scott
SW-200
Genealogy Reflection Research is an important facet of progression in society, it allows a person to learn, grow and better educate a community. All studies have been beneficial, however, sociology has granted people the capability to examine groups of people, including their own ancestors, in order to gain a greater understanding of the world around them. Genealogy can be considered an especially interesting study as one can use sociology to interpret how their familial connections have shaped them; the social interactionist perspective is notably effective when combining the two studies. In this research project, I had the opportunity to study my ancestral lines as far back as the early 1600s, giving me a greater

In 1635, Richard (Goode) Goad emigrated from Furness, England, along with many others upon the ship, Elizabeth and Ann, settling in Lancaster Co., Virginia with his wife, Pheobe Hewes. Together, the two parented several children, though, the most interesting fact is that the youngest son was executed in 1674 for a capital crime. No information could be found about his son John, however, the will of his grandson Abraham mentions the passing of his land to his children and his “Negro woman” to his wife; therefore, it can be assumed that the family had at least some money. The family stayed within the confines of the state of Virginia until 1808, when Stephen A. Goad moved to Tennessee, however, his family moved to Warrick Co., Indiana around the 30s after his death. Leading up to my paternal grandfather, there was nothing else significantly notable. My paternal grandmother’s family emigrated to the US in 1662 to New England beginning with John Goff. Upon settling, Goff joined the Old North Church in Boston and married a woman named Hannah Summer, together they had a son named John Goff II, and from him their grandson Colonel John Goff III. The latter was an extremely successful colonel during the 1700s, he led several units through different battles and skirmishes. In his old age, he became the first probate judge in Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire; he was such an important individual in the county that the

In 1887, the first Greif emigrated from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to Evansville, Indiana. Information for this portion of the family is scarce, the only thing I have some knowledge of is the fact that one of my great-aunts married into a different religion, and my very Catholic responded by essentially disowning her and her family. The Funkes, my mother’s paternal line, came to the US beginning with Ferdinand Joseph Funke in 1851, he emigrated from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany when he was 23 years old to Evansville, Indiana. Personally, I believe the Funke line is the most interesting as each generation had a member that was at least moderately successful. Ferdinand J. Funke’s son, Ferdinand A. Funke, owned a prosperous straw mill in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, which he was able to pass on to his sons. Ferdinand A. had three sons, Ludwig, Ferdinand C., and Victor. His second son, who was known as Carl, was a formidable and well-known pilot in the town; however, he and his wife were swept away by a heavy thunderstorm, crashing their Cessna 172 into a densely-wooded mining area, their bodies and plane weren’t discovered for another 18 months. The oldest of the three sons, Ludwig, is arguably the most successful of the family. He was one of Whirlpool’s head engineers, and an extremely intelligent and curious man. My grandfather owned several patents, one of which