Family Group Sheet
NameJames Goodpaster
Birthabt 1808, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMargaret
Birthabt 1804, Bath Co., Kentucky
Children
Birthabt 1833, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseCatherine Smith
Birthabt 1834, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMichael “Mike” Smith
Birthabt 1836, Bath Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1838, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Jane Goodpaster
Birthabt 1842, Bath Co., Kentucky
Census Notes for James & Margaret (Family)
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 21 July, records on p. 18 as family #145:
James Goodpaster, 42, b. Bath Co., Ky, farmer; Margaret, 46, b. Virginia; Noah, 17; Hester, 16; Minerva, 14; Larkin, 10; Dulcena, 8. All children born in Bath Co., Ky.
The next household is that of Noah Goodpaster, age 36, with wife Elizabeth.
Be careful not to confuse this couple with Barford Goodpaster and Margaret Kennedy, who were slightly older, and were listed on the previous census page as family #137. (Many online family trees attach this census reading and the children listed in it to Barford Goodpaster, and record his full name as James Barford Goodpaster.)
James Goodpaster, 42, b. Bath Co., Ky, farmer; Margaret, 46, b. Virginia; Noah, 17; Hester, 16; Minerva, 14; Larkin, 10; Dulcena, 8. All children born in Bath Co., Ky.
The next household is that of Noah Goodpaster, age 36, with wife Elizabeth.
Be careful not to confuse this couple with Barford Goodpaster and Margaret Kennedy, who were slightly older, and were listed on the previous census page as family #137. (Many online family trees attach this census reading and the children listed in it to Barford Goodpaster, and record his full name as James Barford Goodpaster.)
