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Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954 for Donald Jonathon Goodson
Name: Donald Jonathon Goodson
Death Date: 09 Dec 1954
Death Place: Melville, , St. Landry, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Race (original): W
Race (standardized): White
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: 1892
Birth Place: Columbus, Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harriett C Croxton
Father's Name: John Goodson
Mother's Name: Minnie Hahn
Film number: 1575612
Image Number: 01333
Certificate Number: 16244
Digital Folder Number: 4215937


Louisiana State Archive website: http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/640/Default.aspx
Order Info:
1954 62 12 9 GOODSON , DONALD JONATHON St. Landry
Order Page: 244 Volume: 16

Address to order death certificate: Secretary of State.
Louisiana State Archives, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125.