Andrew James Goodwin of Litchville, Maine, married Sarah Bates McKinney. Sarah was the daughter of John and Eunice McKinney of Avon, Maine. Her father was a Baptist minister.

Andrew Goodwin and Sarah had two children when he was drafted into the Union Army where he served three years. During this time Sarah was helped by her younger brother, Charles. Andrew returned and the family grew.

In 1877 the family moved to Barnes County, arriving at Worthington (Valley City) on October 8th. Their first meal was eaten in the section house at the invitation of the section foreman. Sarah and her four children: Mary Estelle, Andrew Jr., Lizzie Mae and Margaret, entered into the western spirit and walked the six miles to their homestead. Here a temporary shack was built, later replaced by a house and life as homesteaders went on.

Mary Estelle married a Mr. Drake and two children, Laura and Harold, were born before her husband passed away. She then married William St. Claire Herold and they homesteaded. To this couple was born one daughter, Florence, who married William R. Foster, she is now widowed. She lives in Oriska near her daughter, Betty Grieves of Buffalo, North Dakota.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 81