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John A. Goodson (Covington, Kentucky, retired farmer)

b. 1791? d. 1867-04-17

Covington, Kentucky, retired farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Esther Goodson. Father of Jane Goodson, William Goodson, Lizzie Goodson, Lorer Goodson, and John Goodson. Carpenter in Kenton County in 1850. Retired farmer in Covington in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Covington in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, p. 203B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, Ward 2, p. 103.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, p. 1.

Find A Grave, "Maj John A. Goodson (1791-1867)," Memorial #87121422, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87121422# (accessed August 23, 2018).

Citation

Goodson, John A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214352 (February 11, 2026).

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