2010 Goodman Family Reunion

Please share this with all extended Goodman and Moyes relatives--we'd love to have them join us! The reunion will be held at the LDS chapel and grounds 650 South 200 East, Bountiful, Utah. Registration 9 AM. More information will be forthcoming. But get this on your family vacation calendar now! Your host family this year is the Everett & Opal Tenney Goodman family. We look forward to a great time together!

The Moyes Family Photo Gallery!

William Moyes
(1841-1920)
Born in Scotland and came to America at age 27.
The Grandfather to Annie Moyes Goodman
My Great-great Grandfather Moyes!

Robina Gowans Moyes
(1843-1925)
Born in Scotland and came to America at age 25
Grandmother to Annie Moyes Goodman
My Great-great grandmother Moyes!

Summer 1913
Murtaugh Lake , Idaho
The William Nathaniel and Annie Moyes Goodman Family arrived in Murtaugh, Idaho in October 1912. Moyes Family in this picture arrived one year later in 1913.
Back Row: Sarah Ann Allen Moyes, William Gowans Moyes, Elmer and David.
Front Row: Eugen, Arlo, Oman, Myrtle, Byron and Arthur on the far right.
This picture was given to William Hardy Goodman on 19 August 1967 from Myrtle Moyes Exeter.

Circa 1888
Sarah Ann Allen Moyes with baby Willie (William Ruben Moyes) and
Annie Moyes on highchair.
This photograph was given to William Hardy Goodman on August 19, 1967 from
Myrtle Moyes Exeter. She got it from Emma Jorgensen.
[We do have some Jorgensen cousins but I have not been able to find our connecting link with Emma Jorgensen.]

The William Gowans and Sara Ann Allen Moyes Family
1901
L. to R. Back Row: Willie, David and Robina
Middle Row: Annie, William Gowans Moyes, Sarah Ann Allen Moyes and Jane Eva
Front Row: Elmer (on lap), Ray and Byron (baby).

The William Gowans & Sarah Ann Allen Moyes Family Lyman, Wyoming August 1910
L. to R. Back Row: Robina, David, Annie, Willie and Jan Eva
3rd Row: Elmer and Ray
2nd Row: Arthur, Arlo (on lap), William Gowans (father), Myrtle,
Sarah Ann (mother)and Eugene (on lap) and Oman.
Byron is on the ground.
This photograph was given to William H. Goodman August 19, 1967 from Myrtle Moyes Exeter in Pocatello, Idaho during our move to Canada.

My Great-great Uncle Dr. George Gowans Moyes
Circa 1933
Front yard of his oldest child and daughter, Grandpa Will and
Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman

William Gowans Moyes
and his second wife,
Martha Writsman Moyes
October 15, 1935
Murtaugh, Idaho
At the home of his oldest daughter and son-in-law, Will and Annie Moyes Goodman. His 1st wife, our Great-grandmother, Sarah Ann Allen Moyes had died June 25, 1929.

William Gowans Moyes
(1862-1937)
The father of Annie Moyes Goodman
Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman lost her father on June 28th. Her husband, Grandpa William Nathaniel Goodman, died about six months later on December 13, 1937. I've often wondered what she struggled through losing these two important men in her life

Uncle Charles and Aunt Eva Moyes Ehmann
Circa 1952.
Aunt Eva is the youngest sister to William Gowans Moyes,
the father of Annie Moyes Goodman. She is a Great-Aunt to
Everett Lee Goodman and my Great-great Aunt. Uncle Charles and
Aunt Eva came to several of our Moyes Family Reunions.
Aunt Eva was born in 1885 and died in 1979.
Driving up from Ogden, Utah she also attended
my dad's funeral in 1957.

John Hutchison Moyes
(1846-1942)
This photograph was taken when Uncle John was 93 years old.
March 22, 1939
This is Everett Lee Goodman's Great-great Uncle! I was two years old when he died. He was my Great-great-great Uncle! John was born in Scotland and came to America in 1863. He crossed the plains by ox team. The railroad would not arrive for another 6 years. He is a younger brother to William Moyes, my direct ancestor. Here's how it all fits in: William Moyes to William Gowan Moyes to Annie Moyes Goodman to Everett Goodman to William Goodman--ME!

June 4, 1939
L. to R. Jay Goodman-14, Maurine Moyes -13, Joyce Goodman-12, Eva Goodman-16, Bessie Goodman-19 and Clyde Goodman-20
by the fruit trees on the south side of the house.
Annie Moyes Goodman residence
Murtaugh, Idaho
Maurine is a Moyes 1st Cousin to the Goodman children.
Her parents are Uncle Byron and Aunt Edna Mabey Moyes.

1968
Hunstville, Utah
The David O. McKay Residence
L. to R. Jackie Goodman Singleton, April Goodman and Lynda Goodman Barney.
The Moyes and Allen Family lived near President McKay's home.
Great grandma Moyes is Sarah Ann Allen.

Moyes Family Reunion Photo Gallery!

These 18 photographs in the "Moyes Family Reunion Photo Gallery!" are from my mother and dad's family picture album. I am delighted to share these photographs with you. If a photo brings up a memory along the way I've added that information in the caption under the photo.

The 4 Moyes Sisters!
Moyes Family Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Circa 1942
at the home and yard of Annie Moyes Goodman
L. to R. Seated: Robina Moyes Adamson, Annie Moyes Goodman
Back Row: Jane Eva Moyes Adamson and Myrtle Moyes Exeter

When I was a kid growing up, Grandma Goodman and Aunt Robina lived in Murtaugh, Idaho. Aunt Jane Eve lived in Twin Falls, Idaho and Aunt Myrtle lived in Pocatello, Idaho.
They were close and visited each other as circumstances would permit. As you will see in this "Moyes Family Reunion Photo Gallery!" I have more pictures from the sisters' families than I do from the brothers. In fact from some of the nine brothers I have no pictures.

This photograph was developed
12 October 1953
Murtaugh, Idaho
The three living Moyes Sister:
L. to. R.Robina Moyes Adamson, Myrtle Moyes Exeter and
Jane Eva Adamson. Annie Moyes Goodman died May 12, 1953.
This picture was taken in the front yard of Annie Moyes Goodman home.
Robina and Jane Eve and are sisters and sisters-in-law.
Their husbands are brothers!

Moyes Family Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Circa 1952
at the home and yard of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman.
L. to R. Will & Robina Moyes Adamson, Myrtle Moyes Exeter & Earnest Exeter,
Joe & Jane Eva Moyes Adamson.

These are all the sisters (with their husbands) of Annie Moyes Goodman. Annie's husband had died in 1937 so she hosted most of the Moyes Reunions as a widow up until here death in 1953.

Moyes Family Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Circa 1952
at the home and yard of Annie Moyes Goodman.

L. to R. Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman, Dr. George Gowan Moyes (medical doctor) , Aunt Eva Moyes Ehmann and her husband, Uncle Charles H. Ehmann. George and Eva are siblings and are Uncle and Aunt to Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman. These three individuals drove up from Ogden, Utah to Murtaugh, Idaho just for this reunion--to see their many nieces and nephews and their children. I was blessed to meet these individuals. They were my Great-great Aunt and Uncles.

George and Eva came from a family of 14 children. It was their parents (William Moyes and Robina Gowans Moyes) who were born in Scotland and immigrated to Utah. Four siblings were born in Scotland. One sibling was born during the voyage in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and the last nine children were all born in Ogden, Utah. Eva (1885-1979) was the youngest of the 14 children. Most of my children were born by the time their Great-great-great Aunt Eva Moyes Ehmann passed away!

5 of the 9 Moyes Brothers!
Circa 1942
Moyes Family Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
at the home and yard of their oldest sister, Annie Moyes Goodman.
L. to R. 1. Byron?
2.
3.
4. Oman?
5. David Moyes (for sure!)

Here is the birth order, birth year and birth place of my 9 Moyes Great Uncles.
1. William Reuben Moyes - 1887--Huntsville, Utah
2. David Gowans Moyes - 1889--Huntsville, Utah
3. Ray Vernal Moyes - 1897--Huntsville, Utah
4. Elmer Allen Moyes - 1899--Lyman, Wyoming
5. Byron Ariel Moyes - 1901--Lyman, Wyoming
6. Arthur LaGrand Moyes - 1905--Lyman, Wyoming
7. Oman Eldred Moyes - 1906--Lyman, Wyoming
8. Arlo Alanson Moyes - 1908--Lyman, Wyoming
9. Eugene Marion Moyes -1909--Lyman, Wyoming
While living in Huntsville, the family lived close to the David O, McKay home and the families were well acquainted with each other. He was president of the LDS Church from 1951-1970.
My father, Everett Lee Goodman was born in Lyman, Wyoming in 1908. It was in that area where his mother, Annie Moyes and his father, William Nathaniel Goodman, first met.

4 Moyes Brothers!
Moyes Family Reunion
Circa 1942
Murtaugh, Idaho
in the front yard of their oldest sister, Annie Moyes Goodman
There are 9 brothers who could have been at this reunion!
I am going to need help with this!
L. to R.
1. Uncle Byron?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
Not Uncle David Moyes--for sure--I know him very well!

Circa 1940
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Held on the front lawn of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman.
Opal Tenney Goodman is in the middle in the stripped dress.
Please help me identify others via your e-mail to me or post a comment in this blog!

Circa 1940
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
in the front yard of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman
L. to R. sitting on grass: 5 ladies: #4, Myrtle Moyes Exeter, #5-Opal Tenney Goodman.
Middle Row: 5 ladies: #1-Jane Eva Moyes Adamson, #5-Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman
Back row: 4 ladies: #1, Odetta Goodman Stringer holding baby Loa Stringer, #4-Genevieve Rowley Goodman.
If you can help identify others please let me know. I do see some Great Aunts but don't know who is who!? Please e-mail or post a comment in this blog if you can help.

Circa 1949 or 1950
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
in the front yard of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman.
Most I cannot identify!
Three rows:
L. to R. Front Row: on ground is Effie Moyes Larson, Marva Moyes, Arleen Moyes and
Ivan Moyes holding Jay Moyes or David Moyes?

Middle row: Is that Joyce Q. Goodman with Earle Jay in the middle?
Back Row: Odetta Goodman Stringer, Jay Goodman, Everett Goodman in white shirt and tie. Is that Merlin Exeter and Floyd Exeter by Everett? Is that an Adamson young man between Jay Goodman and Everett Goodman?

As you can see I've done some guessing. So help me if you can to identify individuals with an e-mail or post a comment in this blog.

Circa 1950
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Front yard of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman
This photograph has no identification!
I see children of Effie Moyes Larson, Ivan Moyes, Everett Goodman and
Odetta Goodman Stringer. I'm not sure about any others! I'll try to pick
out some individuals using four rows if possible!
L. to R. Front Row: in the middle is Sandra Mae Moyes, very curly hear girl is
Sandra holding April -age 1 in cap on the ground. On the right end is
Ruth Ann Moyes, Jay Moyes and David Moyes.
Third Row: Lynda Goodman with head turned head and next
David Larson with cap and light shirt.
Back Row: Carma Stringer second from left. Billy Goodman [me] with glasses
in the middle. I think Loa Stringer might be standing to his right. Donna Larson
is on the right side just behind her little brother, David Larson.
Please e-mail me or post a comment in this blog if you can help identify anyone!

Circa 1942
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Front yard of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman
This photograph had no information!
My best guess is: Jackie Goodman-age 7 on front row of children
with hand to mouth.
Back Row: Joyce Goodman on left, short, shadow on face then Bessie Goodman.
Extreme right back row: Odetta Goodman Stringer and in front of her is
Eva Goodman. Kneeling far right, Effie Moyes Larson in striped top.
Can anyone help identify others?

Circa 1942
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
In the front yard of Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman

L. to R. sitting on chairs: Marva Moyes holding Jackie Goodman-age 7, Unidentified, Aunt Robina Moyes Adamson and unidentified.
Back Row: Joyce Goodman to the left side of picture by Marva and Jackie. Bessie Goodman behind Aunt Robina. Who is the person on the far right standing? She looks like my Aunt Edythe Tenney. Is it a Moyes relative? I know there are some Robina & Will Adamson girls on the left. They had dark hair and olive complexion-- beauties!

Opal Tenney Goodman wrote on the photograph,
'Kids & More Kids"
Circa 1935
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Front yard of Will and Annie Moyes Goodman

Joyce Goodman -age 8 is in the middle with half shade on face. Eva Goodman -age 12, left side back row. Is she holding LaRae Stringer? -age 1. Is that Bessie Goodman ? on the back row on the right holding Jackie Goodman? - age 6 months.
If you can help identify individuals in this photograph please e-mail or post a comment in this blog.

Circa 1947
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
In the front yard of Annie Moyes Goodman
Clyde Goodman with hand on chin. Everett Goodman white shirt on right.
Is that Ivan Moyes with a side view in the middle?
The two looking at the camera are unidentified.

Circa 1947
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Front yard at the home of
Annie Moyes Goodman
Murtaugh, Idaho
Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman is sitting on the stairs on the left side of the picture.

Circa 1935
Moyes Family Annual Reunion
Southeast front yard of Will and Annie Moyes Goodman
Murtaugh, Idaho
The dining room table has been brought out to the lawn. See the vintage car parked on the left.
The shade tree on the left is an apricot tree. I climbed it many times and ate its fruit every year!

Circa 1942
Annual Moyes Family Reunion
Front lawn of the home of Annie Moyes Goodman
She is sitting in the chair wearing an apron.

Circa 1935
Annual Moyes Family Reunion
at the home of
Will and Annie Moyes Goodman
Murtaugh, Idaho
Grandma Annie Moyes Goodman can be seen on the left with her back to the camera.

My Great Uncle Dave Moyes Family!

The Children of Uncle Dave and Aunt Geneva Walker Moyes:
1. Elna Bell Moyes
2. Effie Jane Moyes
3. David Ivan Moyes
4. Wayne Walker Moyes
5. Marva Ruth Moyes
6. Geneva Arleen Moyes
who are Moyes 1st Cousins to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.




Ivan & Mae Egbert Moyes
24 July 1992
at the wedding reception of Wendy Mow and Michael Bone.
Wendy is the daughter of Sandra Dee Goodman Mow Reid who is the daughter of Everett Goodman who is a Moyes 1st Cousin to Ivan. Wow! So that makes Ivan and Wendy 1st cousins twice removed!
My mother reports with fondness the times Ivan and Mae would stop in Prescott and visit her in the later years.

Of all my Moyes relatives it was Ivan and Mae to whom I was the most intimate. We lived only about a mile for each other. My dad and Ivan had their farms both adjacent to Murtaugh Lake. Ivan and Mae lived next door to his parents:
David Gowans Moyes
(1889-1962)
and
Geneva Maryett Walker Moyes
(1890-1976)
Uncle Dave was child #3 among 13 siblings. Uncle Dave was serving as Murtaugh Ward Bishop when my parents, Everett Lee Goodman and Opal Tenney were married. They needed help so Uncle Dave drove them and his older sister, Annie Moyes Goodman (Everett's mother) to the Salt Lake Temple in November 1932.

When I got old enough I was called to babysit Ivan and Mae's children on several occasions. They would usually go into Twin Falls for a church stake meeting or to a movie or date night. I remember Ivan returning me back home and sitting in their car and he'd have the radio on. I was always sleepy but enjoyed his car very much.

Ivan and Mae first lived in a little white wood frame house just north of his dad and mom's place. Later Ivan and Mae moved into the big house when his folks moved out.

I also worked for Ivan on his farm. I especially enjoyed the family farm dinner served around the big table. I really liked my Moyes 2nd Cousins--the little boys were fun to play with. I remember Ivan wishing there was a water faucet at the dining table so it would be easier to refill our glasses. What a novel idea I thought.
One particular incident really impressed me. I was riding the bean planter. My job was to make sure the auger was not blocked so the bean seeds would drop one at a time. The planter was attached to the tractor Ivan was driving. At the end of each row he would raise the planter with the hydraulic lift to make a 180 degree turn then drop the planter and start another row. On one turn his wheels went over a mound of dirt at the same time the planter was being lifted. The momentum of the whole thing threw me up in the air and I landed on the ground! In those days they did not have seat belts. I was unhurt but it bonded me with Ivan for ever more. Ivan was generous with his salary and I really loved money. Well, I didn't have much cash in those days!

The David Ivan & Mae Alison Egbert Moyes Family
Circa 1959
L. to R. Front Row: Donald Grant Moyes, Glen Leon Moyes, Janet Marie Moyes.
Middle Row: Ivan Moyes, Mae Egbert Moyes and David Wayne Moyes.
Back Row: Jay Ivan Moyes, Sandra Mae Moyes, Ruth Ann Moyes.
Ivan is the son of Uncle Dave and Aunt Geneva Moyes and
a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman. Everett and
Ivan were born in the same town, Lyman, Wyoming!
Mae writes on the back of Christmas Card which was sent to
Everett & Opal Goodman: "Hi, We think of you often and really miss
you in our ward. We hope you are all well and happy. Love Mae & Ivan

The Lloyd and Effie Moyes Larson Family
Circa 1960
L. to R. Front Row: Lloyd Tolman Larson, Effie Jane Moyes Larson and Lloyd Odell Larson.
Back Row: Steven Fredrick Larson, David Wayne Larson, Donna Rae Larson
and Larry Lee Larson.

Effie is the daughter of Uncle Dave and Aunt Geneva Walker Moyes
and a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.
Effie and Everett were born in the same town, Lyman, Wyoming!

The Larson family moved to Murtaugh while I was in high school. David was one grade younger and in the same grade as my sister, Lynda. David married one of our good friends--Carma Olson. I had actually dated Carma. I think it was the Murtaugh High School Sadie Hawkins Dance and we had a corsage made out of garden vegetables! Jeannie, my wife, and our children stayed overnight with David and Carma on our trip to the National Boy Scout Training Center at Philmont, New Mexico. David and Carma and their family were living in Albuquerque at the time. We have great memories of our Larson/Moyes 2nd Cousins!

L. to R. Children: Donna Rae Larson -age 3 and Lloyd Odell
Larson -age 4.
Back Row: Effie Jane Moyes Larson and Lloyd Tolman Larson
Moyes Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Circa 1940
at the home and yard of Effie's Aunt Annie Moyes Goodman.
Effie is a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.
My first experience to play tennis came from Donna. She took some of us kids to the new Murtaugh High School Tennis Courts (which were built after I left there) and showed us how to play. That's when I realized I was better at milking cows than playing tennis!

Circa 1943
L. to R. Front Row: Opal Tenney Goodman, Cherry Rutledge age 4, Marva Moyes [Peterson], Pearl Tenney [Romney]
Back Row: Fern Rutledge, Lova Tolman [Watts] and Angelyn Adamson [Stucki, Roe].
Murtaugh, Idaho
Home of Everett and Opal Tenney Goodman
Behind their grocery store, Shorty's Market.

When Cherry Rutledge would come to shop with her family I'd chase her around in the store. This is the first recorded account of my aggressive-assertive male traits revealing itself!
I was three years old at the time.

Lova Watts became one of my piano teachers. Aunt Pearl Tenney, my mother's youngest sister, was our local Murtaugh, Idaho telephone operator for a time. We would crank the old box and she'd come on and say "Number please!" The telephone office was just a half block away for our home/store.

Marva Moyes is the daughter of Uncle Dave and Geneva Walker Moyes and a 1st Cousin to my dad. They lived on a farm by Murtaugh Lake about a mile from our farm home which was also by Murtaugh Lake.

Angelyn is the daughter of Uncle Will and Aunt Robina Moyes Adamson and a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad.

[This photograph had no identification on it. It was my guess with Angelyn Adamson. If you have an update on her identity please e-mail or post a comment in this blog.]

My Great Aunt Robina Moyes Adamson Family!

Robina Moyes Adamson
(1891-1966)
Child #4 among 13 siblings.
Children born to Uncle Will & Aunt Robina:
1. David Arthur
2. Franklin Willard
3. Afton Robina
4. Clinton Fay
5. DaLoris
6. Angelyn
7. Aaron Virgil
8. Naomi
9. Cecil Loren
10. Archie Irwin
who are all Moyes 1st Cousins to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.

We moved into our new farm house in 1949. In the early 1950's my mother and dad hired Aunt Robina to come and help in the home on occasion. I remember her helping with the ironing in the laundry room.

William Arthur Adamson
(1882-1959)
Circa 1942
Married to Robina Moyes Adamson
Uncle Will was a gifted craftsman. He specialized in cabinet making and finish work. He helped build our new detached garage on our Murtaugh, Idaho farm in the early 1950's. He always showed deference to me as his grand-nephew. Maybe because I was Billy and he was Will! And then again it might have been because I loved him. He was probably one of the smallest relatives I had known in physical statue but he made up for it with his skills. He had crafted the stairs going up to the attic floor in our new garage where he helped build my big new model Lionel Train layout. It was 8'X8' plywood with study legs. The garage was never connected live with electricity while we lived there and we left in 1957. We had to string extension cords from the house and that worked just fine. Jackie's dance studio was on the main floor as an extension of the two-car garage. I have such sweet, sweet memories of my Uncle Will Adamson!

Cecil Loren Adamson
Murtaugh, Idaho High School Senior
Graduation 1949
Cecil is the son of William Arthur and Robina Moyes Adamson
He is a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.

5th Happy Birthday Party!
Larry Dean Goodman holding the cake-age 5
L. to R. front row: Billy Goodman -age 2, Larry-age 5 and unknown child.
Back Row: Archie Adamson-age 9, Cecil Adamson-age 12, Jackie Goodman -age 7 and
Naomi Adamson- age 13.
Who is the child crawling at the bottom of the picture?
Murtaugh, Idaho
In front of Everett & Opal Tenney Goodman's home in downtown, Murtaugh.
The house was an extension of our grocery store, "Shorty's Market".

[There was no information with this photograph. This caption is my best guess! If you can better help identify the children please e-mail or post a comment in this blog.]
The Adamson children are Moyes 1st Cousins to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.

My Great Aunt Jane Eva Moyes Adamson Family!

Jane Eva Moyes Adamson writes on the back of the photograph:
"On our way home from visiting Louis' resting place. Hawaii, May 1957
Christmas greetings and Love,
Joe & Jane Eva"
Louis Allen Adamson was killed on Wake Island, Pacific Ocean, on 10 December 1941. He was born 18 November 1914 and was 20 years old when he died during World War II.

50th Wedding Anniversary
Joseph Warren & Jane Eva Moyes Adamson
Twin Falls, Idaho
17 December 1963

Jane Eva Moyes Adamson is child #5 among 13 siblings.
Jane Eva (1893-1979)
Joe (1888-1972)

Joseph Warren Adamson
Circa 1952
Moyes Family Reunion
Murtaugh, Idaho
Front yard of his sister-in -law, Annie Moyes Goodman.
Click on picture to enlarge and see me, Billy Goodman, lower left corner!
Uncle Joe is married to Jane Eva Moyes Adamson.

Velma Irene Adamson
Daughter of Joe and Jane Eve Moyes Adamson
Circa 1942
In front of her home in Twin Falls, Idaho
Velma is a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman

Evelyn Jewell Adamson -age 13 and her mother, Jane Eva Moyes Adamson.
In front of their home.
Twin Falls, Idaho
1942
Jewell is a Moyes 1st Cousin to my father, Everett Lee Goodman.

My Great Aunt Myrtle Moyes Exeter Family!

Ernest Ioan and Myrtle Ivene Moyes Exeter
1952
Pocatello, Idaho
They are the parents of 4 children:
Floyd Ernest
Elma Ivene Exter Shelley
Dwaine Junior Exeter
George Merlin Exeter
All Moyes 1st Cousins to Everett Lee Goodman, my dad.

5'9"
Myrtle Ivene Moyes Exeter
My dad's Aunt.
In August 1967 Jeannie, my wife, and I and our first born child, David, were on our way to Alberta, Canada to begin our career teaching for the Church Educational System. I was to be the Indian Seminary Coordinator for Central Alberta. We were hauling a little trailer with all our earthly possessions. We made arrangements to stay overnight in Pocatello, Idaho with Uncle Ernest and Aunt Myrtle. They graciously hosted us and we had a delightful time. Because I had shown interest in family history and genealogy she gave me some original old photographs which have been in this blog.

Years later when the Everett and Opal Tenney Goodman Reunion was taking place in Washington State, Aunt Myrtle and her son, Merlin, drove to our mountain lodge to visit. That was a very special experience for all of us kids. Aunt Myrtle reminded us that our dad was the oldest child and the oldest grandchild in the extended Moyes family. Everett is the oldest of 79 grandchildren or Moyes 1st Cousins.

Myrtle Ivene Moyes
1904
Age 9 Months
Myrtle is child #9 among 13 siblings. Myrtle is an aunt to my Dad, Everett Lee Goodman. They were born in the same town, Lyman, Wyoming. Aunt Myrtle is 5 years older then my dad.

Three Exeter Generations in Paris, France
Writing on the back of the picture says:
In large center square in
Paris, near Arch of Triumph
2 July 1967
Ernest Ioan Exeter, Karel Jane Exeter-age 14, Floyd Ernest Exeter, Barbara Ann Priest Exeter, Sharon Exeter-age 17, Susan Exeter-age 8, Kim Exeter [I don't know how this person fits in--I can't find this name in the family records.] Karen Leigh Exeter -age 13 and
Douglas Floyd Exeter -age 3.
Aunt Myrtle Moyes Exeter is probably taking the picture.
Floyd is a Moyes 1st Cousin to my dad, Everett Lee Goodman.
Please let me know if you can identify"Kim Exeter" in this photo. Send E-mail or post a comment in this blog.

Three Exeter Generations
Circa Summer 1959
L. to R. children in front: Kathleen Ann Shelley-age 8, Ralph Kent Shelley-age 9, Pamela Kay Shelley-age 5 and unknown boy.
Adults: Myrtle Ivene Moyes Exeter, Ernest Ioan Exeter, Elma Ivene Exeter Shelley, Ralph James Shelley, Edith Ann Holt Exeter, George Merlin Exeter holding
George Kenyon Exeter-age 18 months.
Elma and Merlin are my dad's Moyes 1st Cousins. Please let me know if you can identify the unknown boy. Send e-mail or post a comment in this blog.

Wedding Reception of Dwaine Junior and Betty Faye Carter Exeter
20 August 1954
Pocatello, Idaho
Dwaine is my dad's Moyes 1st Cousin and the son of Ernest Ioan and
Myrtle Ivene Moyes Exeter.

My mother, Opal Tenney Goodman, drove from Murtaugh to Pocatello, Idaho for the wedding reception. She was always looking for excitement. After the reception she wanted to follow these kids to their honeymoon quarters. While chasing them and following them in their car we came to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks with no semaphore to stop us. As we crossed the tracks the train speeding down the tracks saw us and blasted the horn. The train light was the brightest thing I've ever seen this side of death! I've never been so close to being killed by a train in my life. We made it, barely, but I'll never forget what it's like chasing two young marrieds down that street in Pocatello! I've been quite cautious ever since in crossing any railroad tracks! That was one of the early "Tender Mercies" I've come to recognize in my life.