Chapter 3.3.5

Zillah "Zella" Goodwin

By Irene Young

I only knew of her as Zella. This is how it is spelled on her marriage certificate to her first husband "Alfred Linnington", in an article taken from the Coronach history book, in her obituary, and on her gravestone. The name Zillah is on her birth registration, so if that were the proper spelling as registered it never was used.

Zella was the fourth daughter of John Goodwin and Elizabeth Bramhill. She was born 20 July 1884, Palmerston, Ontario. She died on 13 April 1941 at Coronach, Saskatchewan.

Zella married a widower, Alfred William Linington, on 14 June 1907 at Toronto, Ontario. Alfred was born 9 November 1873 at Portsmouth, England, son of Alfred Linington and Martha Knight. It was on 24 August 1914, that Alfred enlisted in World War One, and was later killed in action on 15 May 1915, at Ypres, Belgium. This must of been a tragic time for Zella, not only losing her husband to the war, but also having two small children ages six and four to care for. Sometime during the next ten years Zella, with her two children came to Assiniboia Saskatchewan, where her sister Beatrice was living.

Zella Goodwin and Alfred Linington had two children:

1.Victor Alfred Linington,

Born 13 October 1908, in Montreal

Died 17 April 1987 at Minot, N.D.

He married Evelyn Riker on 15 April 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. She was born 2 October 1910 in Kentucky and died 12 September 1954 at Minot, N.D.

They had two girls, both born at Minot.

A. Barbara Linington, born 2 April 1935.

She married on 15 June 1957 at Boston, Mass., USA, to Joseph Hamlet. Joseph was born 2 March 1934 at Hackensack, NJ. USA

They had three children:

i. Jeffrey Joseph Hamlet, born 13 April 1958, at Brockston MA, died 2001

He married Judy Lanton on 29 June 1996 at Tucson Arizona. She was born 3 May 1959 at Hamilton, Ohio.

They had one child:

* Jackson Joseph Hamlet, born 3 August 1998 at Tucson, Arizona

ii. Jillian Hamlet, born 9 June 1960, married Jon Hutson on 5 June1999, at Savannah, Georgia. He was born 11 March 1958, at Roanoke, VA.

They have three children:

* Rijker, Skijler and Seabrijn - the two oldest are twins.

iii. Jodi Lynn Hamlet, born 19 November 1965, married Jonathan Haveles on 30 April 1988 at Lake Forrest Illinois. He was born 13 October 1961 at Boston, Mass.

They have two children:

*Jonathan Maxon Haveles, born 18 September 1993, at Arlington, Mass.

*Zoe Marr Haveles, born 12 September 1995 at Arlington, Mass.

B. Lynn Knight Linington, born 7 May 1939, married George Haymaker on 30 June

1959. He was born 5 December 1937.

They had three children:

i. George Tomer Haymaker, born 28 September 1960 ii. Valerie Knight Haymaker, born 10 September 1963

ii. John Riker Haymaker, born 14 August 1966

After the death of Victor’s wife Evelyn Riker, he married Geneox Parke on 15 July 1956 at Minot. She was born 8 October 1917 at Mayville ND. They had one girl

C. Victoria Anne Linington, born 10 January 1958 at Minot, she married Jeffery

Preston, on 9 July 1983 at Bloomington, ND. He was born 1958 at Fargo.

Their family-

i. Jennifer lee Preston, born 21 November 1983, Coatesville, PA

ii. Leslie Anne Preston, born 2 October 1989, Columbus, Ohio

2.Maida Beatrice Linington,

Born 27 September 1910, in Montreal,

Died 23 February 1989 in Vancouver, B.C.

Maida married Arthur Schmidt on 8 May 1934, in Coronach, Saskatchewan

He was born at Constance, Sask on 24 December 1910, died 24 Sept 1984 in Vancouver.

They had three children:

A. Beverlee Maida Schmidt, born 22 May 1937 at Coronach, Sask. she married

William Neilson on1 April 1959 in Vancouver, he was born in Windsor Ontario.

They had two children

i. Gregory Scott Neilson, born 16 July 1961, at Kingston, Ont. married

Tracy Hall, 5 October 1985 at Chilliwack, BC.

They had one child:

*Michelle Marie Neilson, born 5 October 1987.

Gregory and Tracy divorced, and he married Claudine Jourdain, 24 October1992.

They had one son:

*Victor Frederick Neilson,

ii. Cassandra Jean Neilson, born 16 April 1963 at Fredericton, N.B.

Barbara Jill Ferraby, 30 March 1979 in New Westminster, B.C. Vance and Barbara are divorced.

After the death of Alfred Linington, Zella married Tom Crawford in 1925 at Vantage, Saskatchewan. Tom was born 20 August 1888 in Ireland, and died on 29 April 1967 at Prince Albert.

After Zella and Tom were married, they lived at Vantage, Saskatchewan, but when they heard the railway was going to be built through, what was called the south country, they decided to move in order to set-up a store in the town of Coronach.

They moved there in 1926, and opened a General Store, which also housed the Post Office. In the fall of 1926 amid much excitement the first train arrived. Tom also opened an International Harvester Implement shed. While Zella and Tom lived at Coronach they were both active in the community and had undying faith in the growth and prosperity of the town and surrounding districts.

In the 1930's the Crawford’s had the following verse on the back of their store bills:

Zella lived 13 years in the small town before her passing. She had been in poor health for sometime. In Zella’s obituary she is noted as one with a kind, sunny disposition that endeared her to all, and that her strong personality made her an outstanding citizen.

After Zella’s death in 1941, Tom stayed on in Coronach until 1944 when he then took up ranching near Harptree, Saskatchewan. He moved to Regina about 1948, and to Prince Albert in 1959 and remained there until his passing.

1.Colleen Elizabeth Crawford, born 28 January 1933 in Moose Jaw. She married John Herbert Bennett, but later divorced.