I found an Isaac Goodson. Let me see what it says. This is from the book "The Slicker War"... Chapter 11 pp. 44-46 "Judge Human and Charles Harris, another justice of the peace, called out the militia. nathan Rains was in command. They gave a local cionstable, Isaac Goodson, what must have been open warrants for the arrest of the Turks and Hobbses. The militia assembled at Metcalf's on the morning of March 9th, 1843. Other persons assembled there, too. Human, Harris and Goodson were there. So were several old adversaries of the Turks from Benton County, including Archibald Cock, Milton Hume, Loud Ray, John Whittaker, Valentine Hammond, and a son and son-in-law of George Alexander, Francis Alexander and Seth B. Howard. Baptists from both Polk and Benton counties were present, too, among them William Estes and Benjamin F. Barnett. "Jeremiah Black was a member of the militia and was there, but with a obvious lack of enthusiasm. He didn't want to join the formation, and talked against the whole project. Major Rains ordered him into the ranks, accusing him of lying and being a spy. Although he had just boasted that "twenty men couldn't hold me," Black joined the formation. The militia, numbering about one hundred men, marched to the Turk farm, but no one was there. Major Rains posted a note on the door of the cabin ordering Tom and Nathan to give themselves up to Isaac D. Goodson or leave the country. Then the militia marched to the Blue house where they most certainly found someone home. Polly Blue, Alexander's outspoken wife, was there. When Rains told her that she and the rest of the Blues had twenty four house to get out of the country, Mrs. Blue defiantly answered that she would not leave unless she was 'packed off.' "Stymied, the militia marched northwest toward the home of Thomas Holland. along the way they captured Nathan Turk. The company marched in formation the whole time, so Nathan Turk either submitted voluntarily or was brought in by the mixed group of anti-slickers accompanying the troops. The troops themselves acaptured another man traveling along the road. The man had nothing to do with the slicker troubles, but found himself marching along at the point of a gun. He was soon released. "Another man was being held against his will. Jeremiah Black had continued to grouse about being forced to accompany the militia. He attempted to leave, but found himself staring at the muzzles of aobut fifteen guns, so he stayed again. "After traveling about three miles, the militia arrived at the Holland place. There they faced new confrontaitons. Andrew Turk, Archibald Blue, John Hobbs, several Hollands, Richard Cruce and Isom Hobbs were there. Isom, and possibly some of the others, had been hiding in the home of Cruce. The house had bee surrounded by some group, probably the benton county men, which treatened to burn it down unless Hobbs surrendered. Cruce had persuaded him to do so, and he was now in the custody of Goodson, as were John Hobbs and Andrew Turk. "A complicated debate ensued. Isom Hobbs questioned Rains' authority and everything he had done. He chided Rains for cooperating with the benton County men, and asked him if he didn't know "Polk County and benton County were at war?" Archibald Blue questioned Rains about the warning to Mrs. Blue; and Nathaniel Holland demanded to know if Rains was ordering the Hollands to leave the country, too. Holland was upset because he had commented sympathetically to Nathan Turk that he "would as soon be dead as to be the prisoner of such a set of men", and Nathan replied that if what he had been hearing was correct, Holland would soon find out what it was like, because he would be a prisoner, too. Major Rains finally told Holland that although he had the authority to do so, he was not yet arresting or warning off the Hollands. Rains started the militia back toward Metcalf's accompanied by Goodson and his prisoners. Along the way Isom complained that Judge Human and Valentine Hammond were lurking in the bushes and that Rains' true purpose was to give them a chance to shoot him. When they finally arrived at Metcalf's, Rains pointed out to Isom that he had protected Isom during the trip, and Isom sarcastically thanked Rains for arresting him and bringing him to justice. Hobbs also complained that some others for whom there were warrants had not been arrested. He probably was hinting that Archibald blue should be arrested, too. He could have been angry as a result of something that Archibald and Robert Turk did as the Militia neared Metcalf's. They stood on a rail fence and crowed like roosters, an old Tennessee challenge. Isom knew that the real miscreants had been taunting the militia, while, innocent for once, he was the one under arrest. At Metcalf's the militia disbanded. They had marched just over six miles. Along the way they met defiance, received jeers, and helped arrest four men agaisnt whom there was no evidence. It had been a frustrating day for Rains and the militia, but the countryside was under the control of the anti-slickers. Never again would there be a gathering of real slickers." That's the only mention of the Goodson name. I have been curious about this Turk group ever since I rediscovered this old back and have been planning to do some research on them, since they originated in Augusta County, VA. However, I'll save that for another time. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: ALICEGWOOD@aol.com <ALICEGWOOD@aol.com> To: BIBeall@email.msn.com <BIBeall@email.msn.com> Date: Saturday, September 18, 1999 12:54 PM Subject: Book-Slickers >This is a very long shot. Did you run across the name GOODSON in your >reading? I am fairly certain that Josiah Goodson was in Polk County before >1850. I can't find him in 1840 Censuses. I would appreciate any help. >Alice Goodson Woodby >Professor Emerita Math UofI >alicegwood@aol.com