Bath County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Goodpaster in Bath County, Kentucky, in October 1849. Father of John Goodpaster, Elizabeth Goodpaster, James Goodpaster, Fountain Goodpaster, and Ruth A. Goodpaster. Farmer in Bath County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Bath County in 1860. Served in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from August 16, 1862, to January 18, 1863. Discharged on account of disability on January 18, 1863.