I hate to forward this but it might be important to someone. Doug's Line: John E. Goodman married Catharine Armell not Catharine Arman. The Chronicle of the Times, page3. Edition, April 6, 1823,on Thursday last,by same= Rev. Muhlenberg: Mr. John Goodman & Catharine Armell of this borough (Reading, PA.) History of Berks by Morton Montgomery calls her Catharine Allison in a Goodman Bio(which has many errors). Her mother Maria was born in N.J. acc to a census, Maria married John Lindenkugel. John came to this country in 1803,1 yr. after Catharine was born. Maria & John had a son born 1810. Also I said they were of Reformed faith, Rev. Henry A. Muhlenberg, D.D. served Trinity Luthern Church, Reading, PA. from 1803 to 1828, therefore, you will find the family in both TLC and First Reformed in Reading. I stand corrected. Sylvia --------------------- Forwarded message: From: BeatAGoose@aol.com Resent-from: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com To: GOODMAN-L@rootsweb.com CC: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com Date: 97-11-03 04:50:09 EST My husband,s Gutman/Goodman family is from Reding, Berks Co., PA. I am pretty sure they were from Exeter Twp. before moving to Reading. The church records(Minister) sometimes spelled it Gutman/Guthman. I find other than church records named spelled Goodman. Jacob Goodma,b.8 March 1780 - d., 21 Nov. 1844. Married Catharine Levan, d/o Jacob and Susanna(Ludwig) Levan, b. 1779 & d. 16 Dec. 1849, both buried at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, PA. Children: 1. My husbands line: John E. Goodman, b. 26 Oct. 1801 married Catharine Arman (d/o John Armen? need more proof & Elizabeth Armen ? Evidently was raised by John Lindekunkle who only came to America 1803, her mother was born in N.J. Catherine was born 29 April 1802. 2. Peter Goodman 3. George Michael Goodman 4. Ruebin Goodman 5. Aaron Goodman 6. Isreal Goodman 7. Lewis Goodman 8. Margareth Goodman 9. Esther Goodman 10. Amos Goodman 11. Maria Goodman 12. Magdalena Goodman Goodman's belonged to 1st Reformed Church, Reading, PA. John Goodman ( Doug's line) had a Wheelwright Shop in Reading, PA. Before I add anything else to list, I want to know if you want the Goodman/ Gutman/Guthman, German Family from Readin, Berks Co. is acceptable to the list. Doug's mother was a Goodman. Sylvia and Douglas Graybill ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== Abbreviations---PD=Pennsylvania Dutch, PMH=Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage magazine, MFH=Mennonite family History magazine, MRJ=Mennonite Research Journal, LMHS=Lancaster Mennonite Hist. Society. This and more list info at: http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pennadutch.html ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== New? Looking for a quick connection? Visit the surnames list associated with this mail list at http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pdlsurnames.html