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James Lafayette McGoodwin (Simpson County, Kentucky, merchant)

b. 1830-09-06 d. 1883-08-07

Simpson County, Kentucky, merchant. Kentucky native. Son of William H. McGoodwin and M. J. McGoodwin. Married to Delia McGoodwin. Father of Eva McGoodwin, Albert McGoodwin, William K. McGoodwin, and Harriett McGoodwin. Resident in Simpson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Simpson County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, p. 18A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, Franklin, p. 142.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Simpson County, Franklin, p. 1B-2A.

Find A Grave, "James L. McGoodwin (6 Sep 1830-7 Aug 1883)," Memorial #76047803, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76047803 (accessed August 25, 2020).

Citation

McGoodwin, James Lafayette. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279609 (November 12, 2026).

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