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Charles Goodnight

American cattle rancher (1836-1929)
Person Human Q1064563
Charles Goodnight

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 5, 1836
Date of death
December 12, 1929
Place of birth
Macoupin County
Place of death
Phoenix
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
farmer, rancher
Spouse
Mary Ann Goodnight[8]
Citizenship
United States
Different from
Charles James Goodnight[13]
Family name
Goodnight[11]
Given name
Charles[12]
Place of burial
Goodnight Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Goodnight ar تشارلز غودنايت ja チャールズ・グッドナイト zh 查爾斯·古德奈特 zh 查爾斯·高特利
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000045486041
VIAF cluster ID
13511858
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr88012627
GND ID
133835804
American National Biography ID
1000649
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GoodnightCharles1836-1929
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
ind.024
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Charles-Goodnight
FAST ID
242497
Find a Grave memorial ID
6137578
Freebase ID
/m/023cvh
Geni profile ID
6000000021517207451
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Handbook of Texas ID
fgo11
Prabook ID
1040226
SNAC ARK ID
w6dv242g
WikiTree person ID
Goodnight-316
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGRcXTTt8cvFy9Cr6HYP
Yale LUX ID
person/d2062c4f-b4c2-4d50-8f54-bdbb7b9645e0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
farmer, rancher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Macoupin County
Place of death 1
Phoenix
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
chuckwagon
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Summary

Charles Goodnight's place of birth was Macoupin County[1]. He was born on March 5, 1836[2]. He passed away in Phoenix[3]. He died on December 12, 1929[4]. He worked as a farmer[5] and husbandry worker[6].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of chuckwagon[14].

FAQs

Where was Charles Goodnight born?

Charles Goodnight's place of birth was Macoupin County[1].

Where did Charles Goodnight die?

Charles Goodnight died in Phoenix[3].

Who was Charles Goodnight married to?

Charles Goodnight's spouses include Mary Ann Goodnight[8].

What did Charles Goodnight do for work?

Charles Goodnight worked as farmer[5] and husbandry worker[6].

What did Charles Goodnight discover?

Charles Goodnight is credited as discoverer of chuckwagon[14].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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