David Goodsell, Sr.

1845 - 1913  (67 years)

• Name	David Goodsell
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	15 Jul 1845	Nelson, Portage County, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F474FFD4F010764792D87A49F681F36EFD3D
  Died	Mar 1913	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
  Notes	Oregonian Portland, Oregon Tuesday, March 4, 1913 David Goodsell Dead Operation in San Francisco Fails to Give Relief Acitivities During Lengthy Residence in Oregon Include Law, Mining and Realty Operation David Goodsell, of 481 East Twenty-first street, who died Sunday in San Jose, California, was one of the pioneer attorneys of this city and state and was actively identified in his life with many of the important development projects in Portland and vicinity. He was born July 15, 1845, at Nelson, Portage County, Ohio. His early education was received at the Hiram Eclectic Institute at the Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio; and at the University of Michigan. President Garfield was one of his teachers. Coming to California, he was admitted to the bar in Sacramento, July 25, 1869, and in 1871 he was admitted to the Oregon bar at Salem. He married Ella L. Bassett on July 29, 1875. In 1876 he was a member of the Oregon Legislature, and again in 1877. He practiced law until 1889, when he turned all his attention to real estate, mining and other business. Prior to this he had owned much real estate and had acquired considerable mining interests, having been in the Coeur d'Alene gold excitement of 1885. In his real estate activities in Portland his greatest projects were the platting of the Hawthorne-Avenue Addition, Sewickley Addition, Columbia Heights, East Portland Heights, Southern Portland and Mayor Gates Addition. He built the Hawthorne bridge, then known as the Madison bridge, in 1890, and in the following year he sold it to the city. He was active in causing the widening of Hawthorne avenue. Mr. Goodsell had been in failing health for some time. On January 11 he underwent an operation at the French Hospital in San Francisco, after which he was taken to San Jose. He is survived by his widow, who is at San Jose, two children, David and Gerald, and a brother, Dennis, at Ceres, California. The funeral will be held on the arrival of the body here Wednesday, in charge of Mr. Goodsell's sister, Mrs. O.A. Hale, and her daughter, Clarice.
  Person ID	I8	493B William H. Bassett of San Jose, California
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2013

  
  

  Family	Ella L. Bassett,   b. Abt 1852, Wisconsin ,   d. 22 Aug 1931, Portland, Oregon  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1875
  Children	+ 1. David Goodsell, Jr.,   b. 1876, Portland, Oregon ,   d. Mar 1922, Portland, Oregon  (Age 46 years) + 2. Gerald Goodsell,   b. 23 Apr 1883, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California ,   d. Nov 1963, Seattle, Washington  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart