The GOWDY Family
in Washington

Robert Gowdy in Seattle, WA

Kenneth G. Goudy - submitted by Tomie Goudy-Burke, Kenneth G. Goudy, Jr.
My great-great grandfather was George Chalmers Goudy born in Enfield,Illinois in 1869.   My great grandfather was Felix Goudy (Gowdy - family used both spellings) born in Tacoma, Washington in 1890's.  My grandfather was Kenneth Gordon Goudy, Sr born in Yakima, Washington in September 1912.  My father is Kenneth G. Goudy, Jr. born in Yakima, Washington in September 1936.  Sally M. Tomie Goudy-Burke was born in 1963, Astoria, Oregon.

Felix Gowdy was involved in automotive sales and repairs in Yakima Washington as well as orchards of pears and similar fruits in Yakima Valley along with his father George Chalmers Goudy.

Kenneth Goudy Sr. was involved in truck freight business in Yakima followed by son Kenneth Jr. in same business as well as the sign making business later in 1970 to present.

Captain John Goudy - submitted by Tom Backman
Captain John Goudy was in charge of the Colville Indian Reservation around 1855. He married an Indian lady (of Wenatchee descent) and had two boys, then returned to the US without the boys possible as the Civil War was approaching. The spelling in the Yakima nation is Goudy but history indicates Gowdy may also have been a way of spelling his name.

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