This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Plew/Goodlett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gBB.2ACI/2747.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I believe John J Goodlett's father to be James Goodlett Sr. I am still working on it. I have gathered a lot of information, and still putting the pieces together. What is your line of Goodlett's down to you? Is your family Plew or Norton? Do you live in KY? Facts I have John J. Goodlett became guardian to Margaret's sister's Sarina, Lucinda and Mary Plew on 3/18/1868 in Washington County. The Goodlett's lived on the Washington/Mercer County line. They were skipped alot in the census because the river would be to high for the census taker to cross. Margaret's father is David Plew. They called Margaret (Peggy). Margaret and John had a son Jasper goodlett born 11/3/1855. A J. Morgan was witness at their wedding. They are burried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, on the line of Mercer/Washiongton County. A William H Goodlett married Susan E Norton 11/20/1870 Bk5-page 126. Also from the Ky Archieves computer has John S. Goodlett married Alice Norton 3/2/1864, Washingto! n County. thisn last one sometone may have just put in with or with out facts. My mother and I drove all around the area in October but never did find the church. We got our information from Harrodsburg Geneoligy Society, Harrodsburg Court House Annex Records, Frankfort Historical Socity, Ky State Archieves, Washington County Court House Records. We also have all the records from Nelson, Bourbon, Mercer, Scott and Washington Counties. All the records on Goodlett's not burned in fires, mostley during the civil war, they burned the court houses on purpose. Most of the Goodlett's in this area that we contacted do not know but one or two generations back and do not reallly care. No one seams to have a family bible either. Below is not pure facts, some guess, some facts. I believe John's brother's and sister's are. WILLIAM GOODLETT SR b: 1786 in VA m: Catherine Clark 3/13/1822 Mercer Co. KY, she was b: 4/1798 d: 1850 Washington Co. KY. and married once before to Richard Hu! me. Their children Robert C.,Sarah A., Ebenezer, Catherine, Ellen J. Nancy, Elizabeth and John. EBENEZER E. GOODLETT b:1808 d: 4/1/1845 Washington Co KY m: Elizabeth ?, childrenAngelinia,Caroline,Alamarinda and Martha E. JAMES GOODLETT JR b: 1808 m: Jane Sorter 12/17/1828 in Mercer County KY. b: about 1806 children Alsey A. b:1836 d:8/4/1858 m:James R. Dennis 1/27/1856 Washington Co. KY. William H b:1832 and Serena J. b:1838, both Alsey A. and James R. Dennis are burried Bethel Baptist Church Mercer Co. KY. JOHN J GOODLETT b:11/14/1814 d:9/18/1899 m: Margaret Plew 4/2/1845 one sone I have as fact Jasper Goodlett b: 11/3/1855. Then you said JOHN J married again two Aliss Norton. MARY GOODLETT m:Lewis Lake 4/6/1829, Mercer co. KY his father Richard Lake. NANCY GOODLETT b: ? 1816 m:Thomas Anderson 8/28/1837 Mercer Co. KY they had a daughter Isabella Anderson b: 1/25/1851 or 1857. DAVID GOODLETT b:11/25/1828 d:8/7/1849 m:Mary A. ? b:4/6/1822 d:4/15/1881 son James R. Goodlett b:4/16/1858 d: 3/24/1875, all are buried in Ellis Family Cemetery, near Ashbrook, Anderson Co. KY. I think their is also a daughter Margaret amd maybe Elizabeth. William Goodlett Sr is my 3rd great grandfather. I know James Goodlett Sr is related to Adam Goodlett from VA and Scotland, I believe he is the first son of Adam born before Dr. John Goodlett who married Rebecca Patterson 11/11/1807. This is not the same son as James Ra! lph Erskin b:1789. James Goodlett Sr had to be married in VA since William was born in VA. I have alot more info and will take a very long time to sort out, my mother and made copies of everything and have not pieced all the records together. we have not been to Anderson CO. KY yet. we believe their is a lot of information their.