Unfortunately, Patti, the Goodman family does not appear in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900." However, data is being collected for a sequel to this book and I do have a few tidbits that might be useful to you. Marion Co 1850 US census for Buffalo Fork Township. JOSEPH L GOODMAN aged 32 b KY. MARY GOODMAN aged 28 b KY. GEORGE W GOODMAN aged 12 b KY. BENJAMIN F GOODMAN aged 8 b MO. JOSEPH THOMPSON GOODMAN aged 2 b AR. ELISA C GOODMAN aged 1 b AR. REBECCA J MOORE aged 2 b MO. Joseph L Goodman is the brother of Jesse Goodman b Adair Co KY 1813 d Dangerfield TX aft 1850 m Hickman Co TN 1829 Delilah Dicey b TN 1810 d Dangerfield TX aft 1850. He operated a keel boat near Key Corner on the Forked Deer River [TN] before emigrating to MCAR with the Rutherfords and Flippins ca 1836/7, furnishing a keel boat to transport the women and children. He bought a farm and the Talbert Ferry on White River [AR] from the Talbert brothers and operated the only store north of Batesville AR. His merchandising venture failing, he, most of the Goodman family, and some of the Flippin family went to TX before 1850. In White River Township MCAR 1840 with 3 slaves. Joseph L Goodman can be found in White River Township MCAR 1840, Buffalo Fork Township MCAR 1850, and Big Flat Township, Baxter Co AR 1880. There are several places on the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion where information can be found about the Goodman family. Scroll down to Search This Site and click on FreeFind. If I can help further, don't hesitate to ask. Mysty [email protected] ******************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike McSwain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:17 PM Subject: [ARMar] George L. Goodman Family > Dear Mysty, > Are Joseph L. and George W. Goodman mentioned in "Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900? George is my Great Grandfather, and we are trying to determine if Joseph L. Goodman was his father. Joseph was born in 1818 and George was born in 1838. E. D. Goodman was George's wife, but we cannot find out what E. D. stands for or what her maiden name was. We know that Joseph's wife, Mary Moore Goodman, was not the mother of George, because they were married in MO, in 1850, long after George was born. Any help that you can offer will be greatly appreciated. We cannot find a darn thing. Thanks again, Patti Goodman McSwain >