★★★ Goodlett, Spartan David

Spartan David Goodlett​

Born: April 20, 1831

Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina

Father: Major Spartan Goodlett 1787 – 1854

(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)​

Mother: Martha N. Hopson 1794 – 1832

(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)​

Wife: Mary Lyles 1839 – 1876

(Buried: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina)​

Children:

Florence Lyles "Floy" Goodlett Cunningham 1860 – 1926​

(Buried: Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Greer, South Carolina)​

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Spartan David Goodlett Jr. 1862 – 1914​

(Buried: Monticello Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina)​

Occupation before War:

Editor of Greenville Patriot Newspaper​

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Attorney in Greenville, South Carolina

Civil War Career:

1862: Lt. Colonel, 22nd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1864: Colonel, 22nd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Court Martialed for disobeying Orders Battle of Kinston​

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1864: Dismissed on Kinston Battle Charges​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Greenville and Pickens, South Carolina​

Died: May 16, 1874

Place of Death: Pickens, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 43 years old

Burial Place: Springwood Cemetery, Greenville, South Carolina

 

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