David W. McGoodwin

Birth Date

c1800

Death Date

1866-03-25

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, attorney. Logan County, Kentucky native. Married to Susan C. B. D. Wigginton McGoodwin in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on March 31, 1827. Father of John D. McGoodwin, James P. McGoodwin, Albert M. McGoodwin, Charles A. McGoodwin, Edwin P. McGoodwin, Henry Clay McGoodwin, and Mary E. McGoodwin. Resident of Caldwell County in 1840. Owned four enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1840. Attorney in Caldwell County in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Attorney in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860.

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 2.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 280B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 816.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 116.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Princeton, p. 218B.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film 000851644.
"David W. McGoodwin (1797-1866)," Find A Grave, Memorial 191426220, accessed March 26, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191426220.

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