This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JanRobison Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.rowan/12357.1.1.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Where did you get the CD..I would love to get one myself!! www.dmkheritage.com >From the CD "A HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA CONTAINING SKETCHES OF PROMINENT FAMILIES AND DISTINGUISHED MEN WITH AN APPENDIX BY REV. JETHRO RUMPLE PUBLISHED BY J. J. BRUNER SALISBURY, N. C. 1881 Copyright DMK Heritage 2004" Goodman, 151-152, In 1805 the commissioners resolved to issue forty-two pounds and ten shillings (£42/10) in bills of credit, and employed Francis Coupee to print the bills. In 1806 they required every dog to be registered, and allowing every family to keep one 152 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY dog free of tax laid a tax of one dollar on each surplus dog. Provided a dog should become mischievous, the magistrate of police was to issue a warrant against him, and the constable was to kill him. None of these laws, however, were to apply to dog* "commonly called foists or lap dogs." In 1811 the following citizens were divided into classes for the purpose of patrolling the town: 1. Samuel S. Savage, captain; Peter Brown, John Murphy, Ezra Allemong, James Huie, John Trisebre, Jacob Smothers, and William Hinly. 2. George Miller, captain; John Utzman, John Wood, John Smith, John Bruner, Christian Tarr, and Horace B. Satterwhite. 3. Moses A. Locke, captain; John Fans, Henry Under, Abner Caldwell, William Moore, George Rufty, and Henry Poole. 4. Jacob Under, captain; Joseph Chambers, Peter Bettz, Edwin J. Osborne, Hugh Horah, Archibald Ruffin, and Samuel Lemly. 5. John Smith (hatter), captain; Lewis Utzman, George Utzman, Robert Blackwell, Epps Holland, Benjamin Tores, and Peter Crider. 6. Henry Sleighter, captain; Jacob Utzman, Daniel Jacobs, Abraham Brown, Andrew Kerr, Epps Robinson, William Horah. 7. Robert Torrence, captain; Alexander Graham, Micahel Brown, Horace B. Prewit, George Goodman, James Wilson, Robert Wood. 8. William Hampton, captain; John Albright, Willie Yarboro, Jacob Stirewalt, John L. Henderson, John Fulton, and William C. Love. 9. William H. Brandon, captain; Benjamin Pearson, Michael Swink, Francis Marshall, Joshua Gay, Abraham Earnhart, John Giles. 10.Daniel Cress, captain; Abraham Jacobs, Peter Coddle, George Bettz, William Dickson, David Nesbit, Stephen L. Ferrand. 11.Thomas L. Cowan, captain; Joseph Weant, James Gillespie, William Pinkston, Francis Coupee, William Rowe, and William Davenport. 12.Francis Todd, captain; Thomas Reeves, Jeremiah Brown, Henry Ollendorf, Henry Allemong, George Vogler, and Charles Biles. These were the able-bodied men of Salisbury in 1811-sixty-nine years ago. 229, TRANSLATION In the year A.D. 1774, the following members of our congregation commenced to build the so-called Organ Church, viz.: Georg Ludwig Siffert (George Lewis Sifford), Wendel Miller, Peter Edelmann (Eddleman), Johannes Steigerwalt (John Stirewait), Philip Gruss (Philip Cruse), Peter Steigerwalt (Stirewalt), Michael Guthmann (Goodman), Christoph Bless (Christopher Pleas), Leonhard Siffert (Sifford), Jacob Klein (Cline), Anton J. Kuhn (Anthony J. Koon), Georg Heinrich Berger (George Henry Barger), Christoph Guthmann (Christopher Goodman) Johannes Rintelmann (John Rendleman), Johannes Eckel (John Eagle), Bastian Lenz (Bostian Lentz), Jacob Benz (Bentz), George Eckel (George Eagle), Franz Oberkirsch (Francis Overcash), Johannes Jose (John Josey), Heinrich Wenzel (Henry). 239, Rev. John Tilled did more than any other man in putting down intemperance and distilleries in Davie County. Rev. Baxter Clegg was the most useful and successful teacher. Out of his academy, located at Mocksville, came many useful ministers, lawyers, physicians, and citizens. Methodism, both in Rowan and Davie, is also much indebted to such ministers as: Revs. J. W. Childs, Abram Penn, James Reid, Joseph Goodman, S. B. Bumpass, William Barringer, N. F. Reid, D. D.-all gone to their heavenly re240 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY ward; and a host of others whose names we have not space to mention. 241, THE METHODIST CHURCH OF SALISBURY ...At that Quarterly Conference, money was raised, and a comfortable wooden church was completed early in the following year (1833). With the exception of one year, the church was a part of the Salisbury circuit, until 1845. In 1834 it was made a station, and served by Rev. R. O. Burton. It then went back to the circuit. During this time (between 1833 and 1845), it had for pastors Revs. Messrs. T. McDonald, Tinnen, Yarrell, and others. Rev. Thomas S. Campbell traveled this circuit in 1835. 241 HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY In 1846, it became a permanent station, with Rev. S. Milton Frost, pastor. The presiding elder was the Rev. Joseph Goodman. This year there was an extensive revival, and about seventy-five were added to the church. There was another revival in 1848, under Rev. L. Shell, which greatly strengthened the church. 286, FIRST REGIMENT ENGINEERS, ARTILLERY AND ORDNANCE OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS COMPANY D (ROWAN ARTILLERY) Private Goodman, Tobias; d. of d. 334, FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT COMPANY A Privates Goodman, Christopher; en. April 15, 1863; a. 38, d. of d. at home. 336, FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT COMPANY B Private Goodman, George; en. March 15, 1862; a. 30. 345, FIFTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT COMPANY C Private Goodman, A. M.; en. July 4, 1862; a. 28; k. in works at Petersburg. March, 1865. 350 SECOND REGIMENT (JUNIOR RESERVES) COMPANY B Privates Goodman, Jackson; w. at Bentonville. Goodman, Pink; w. at Weldon. 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