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Henry D. Goodale attended the public schools of Watertown and as a young man was employed in the building of the railroad between Watertown and Carthage, being in the employ of Frank Himes, surveyor. In 1869 he entered the old National Bank and Loan Company, as an office boy. He rapidly became acquainted with the banking business, and was identified with that institution for a period of 16 years. He resigned as cashier in 1885, and at that time established a real estate and insurance business, with which he was identified during the remainder of his life. He also developed an extensive loan business, and was connected with many of the city’s largest real estate transactions. He was also district manager of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
One of the most important civic enterprises with which Mr. Goodale was identified was the founding of the Watertown city park. It was through his efforts that the project was started, and he served as active head of the movement. He outlined the park plans and aided in carrying them out to completion, and the entire supervision of the work was entrusted to him.
Mr. Goodale was active in city affairs during his early life and for several years was a member of the Watertown School Board, of which he served as president. He was an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church and was affiliated with Watertown Lodge, F. and A.M. No. 49; Watertown Chapter, R.A.M. No. 59; Watertown Commandery, K.T. No. 11; and Media Temple. He also belonged to the Black River Valley Club.³

Was a native of Oneida County, New York and one of the first physicians and surgeons of Watertown.²

JOHN H. GOODELL, farmer and lumber merchant; P.O. Chandlerville; was born in Thompson, Windham County. Conn., April 15, 1832, to Horace and Lucy P. (Rickard) Goodell. He, born in Connecticut in 1802, came to Illinois in the spring of 1837, and settled in Cass County, he is a farmer, and now in the eightieth year of his age; his father was a captain in the Revolutionary War. The mother of our subject was born in Windham County, Conn., in 1808, and died in 1868. She had seven children, of whom John H. was the second. At the age of eighteen he left his home and apprenticed himself at the carpenter and joiner trade, and followed that for about twelve years. In 1862 he enlisted in the army, and served three years in the 114th Illinois Regiment, Company A, under command of Capt. Johnson. He was in the battle of Vicksburg. When Price made his march through Missouri, he, in his regiment, marched from Duval's Bluff through to Missouri, and returned to Nashville. In 1865, after his return home, he resumed his trade, and worked at it for about two years in Jacksonville. In 1866 he commenced farming in Cass County. In 1870 he started a large lumber business at Chandlerville. Mr. Goodell is the owner of about 230 acres of land, in Cass County. In 1851 he married Miss Helen E. Cotton, a native of Franklin County, New York; born in March, 1832, and died in 1863. In 1865, Dec. 27, he married Miss Harriet A. Sewall, a native of Cass County; born April 14, 1838. She is the mother of seven children, six of whom are living: Lucy, Lydia, William, John, Andrew, Susan; all at home. Mr. Goodell is now holding his second term as Justice of the Peace. Self and wife are members of the Congregational Church. Politically, he is a Democrat.²