Nell Virginia Goodrich

1886 - 1972  (85 years)

• Name	Nell Virginia Goodrich
  Birth	11 Nov 1886	New Florence, Montgomery, Missouri,
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 May 1972	Dallas, Dallas, Texas
  Burial	7 May 1972	Dallas, Dallas, Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I52315	Scudder
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Dr. Hugh Gideon Goodrich,   b. 29 Sep 1852, Montgomery county, Missouri d. 5 Jan 1933, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Emma Virginia Hatton,   b. 22 Feb 1857, Audrain county, Missouri, d. 23 Oct 1942, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1885	Laddonia, Audrain, Missouri,
  Family ID	F18743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Everette Lee de Golyer,   b. 9 Oct 1886, Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, d. 14 Dec 1956, Dallas, Dallas, Texas (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1910	Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma,
  Children	1. Nell Virginia de Golyer,   b. 29 Dec 1913, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, d. 8 Jul 1988, Dallas, Dallas, Texas (Age 74 years)   2. Dorothy Margaret de Golyer,   b. 18 Dec 1916, Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey d. 27 Jul 1969, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)   3. Cecilia Jeanne de Golyer,   b. 2 Apr 1919, Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey d. 9 Oct 2001, Middleburg, Loudoun, Virginia (Age 82 years)   4. Everett Lee de Golyer, Jr.,   b. 27 Dec 1923, Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey d. 17 Dec 1977, Dallas, Dallas, Texas (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F18789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Nell received a music degree from Oklahoma University and taught piano there while completing her Bachelor of Arts degree. During her years in Dallas, she served as hostess to many distinguished guests, ranging from diplomats and cabinet members to sheiks and scholars, who visited the DeGolyer home. The DeGolyer residence contained a renowned library, which was later donated to Southern Methodist University. The home was also surrounded by colorful gardens to which Nell dedicated much time to maintaining. Nell was the founder of Planned Parenthood of Dallas and later served as president of the national Planned Parenthood organization. She was a founding member of the League of Women Voters, and was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church for nearly 40 years. She was also a former member of Brook Hollow Golf Club.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1329] Find a Grave Index, 1600s to Current.