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DESCENDANTS OF 
JOHN AND MARY (KING) GOODMAN

GENERATION 1

John Goodman was born about 1748 in Rowan or Edgecomb, North Carolina. He died about 1821 in Franklin County, Tennessee. He married Mary King. She was born in 1753 in Gates County or Rowan County, North Carolina. She died after 1840 in Coffee County, Tennessee.

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARY GOODMAN
1. William Goodman, born about 1774.
2. Mary Goodman, born about 1775.
3. Solomon King Goodman, born in 1779 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
4. Henry Goodman, born about 1780.
5. Abigail Goodman, born about 1782.
6. Unknown Goodman, born about 1791.

GENERATION 2

Solomon King Goodman was born in 1779 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died August 1827 in Franklin County, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Burrow, daughter of Henry Burrow and Lucy Porch on 25 February 1801 in Randolph County, North Carolina. She was born in 1779 in North Carolina (?). She died in 1827 in Franklin County, Tennessee.

CHILDREN OF SOLOMON K. AND ELIZABETH GOODMAN
1. Madison Goodman, born in North Carolina
2. Elizabeth (Eliza) Goodman, born in North Carolina
3. Mary Goodman
4. Solomon Poindexter Goodman, born about 1817 in Grundy County, Tennessee.

GENERATION 3

Solomon Poindexter Goodman was born about 1817 in Grundy County, Tennessee. He died before 03 May 1879 in Grundy County, Tennessee. He married 1) Julia (July) Ann Graham on 10 Sept 1838 in Grundy County, Tennessee. She was born in July 1818 in Grundy County, Tennessee. He married 2) Minerva Burrow, daughter of John Burrow and Malinda Payne about 1870. She was born on 12 Jan 1835 in Grundy County, Tennessee. She died on 19 Oct 1921 in Grundy County, Tennessee.

CHILDREN OF SOLOMON P. AND JULIA GOODMAN
1. John W. Goodman, born on 18 August 1838 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
2. Catherine Goodman, born about 1841 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
3. Thomas S. Goodman, born 25 Jan 1843 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
4. Elizabeth A. Goodman, born about 1846 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
5. Henderson William Goodman, born 03 Mar 1848 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
6. Mary Abigail Goodman, born after 1851 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
7. Martha W. Goodman, born in 1854 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
8. Margaret E. Goodman, born 27 Nov 1856 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
9. Solomon P. “Bud” Goodman, was born in July 1860 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
10. Sara Lee Goodman, born 06 Nov 1863 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
11. Evaline Goodman, born about 1866.

GENERATION 4

Henderson “Hense” William Goodman, born on 03 March 1848 in Grundy County, Tennessee. He died on 30 August 1908 in Grundy County, Tennessee. He married Thursa Amanda Southerland, daughter of ____ Southerland and Nancy _____ on 25 Sept 1866 in Grundy County, Tennessee. She was born 21 December 1847 in Grundy County, Tennessee. She died 22 February 1905 in Grundy County, Tennessee. 

CHILDREN OF HENDERSON W AND THURSA GOODMAN
1. Sallie Goodman, born 17 Oct 1874
2. James Cacam Goodman, born about 1877
3. Solomon T. Goodman, born about 1877
4. Emma M. Goodman, born March 1879
5. William “Willie” Henderson Goodman, born 04 August 1881 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
GENERATION 5

William “Willie” Henderson Goodman, was born 04 August 1881 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee. He died 15 May 1956 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee. He married Myrtle Elizabeth (Eliza) Conry, daughter of Jesse James Conry and Margaret Hargis on 28 October 1903 in Providence, Tennessee. She was born 25 February 1882 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee. She died 17 May 1961 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND ELIZA GOODMAN

1. Florence Kizar Goodman, born 24 February 1905, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
2. Lillis Loretta Goodman, born 10 September 1907, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
3. Hazel Goodman, born 01 December 1908, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
4. Clifford Michael Goodman, born 17 August 1910, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
5. James “Jamie” Henderson Goodman, born 13 November 1912, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
6. Emily Elizabeth Goodman, born 23 November 1914, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
7. Doris "Willie" G. Goodman, born 06 July 1917, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
8. Ronald Ward Goodman, born 06 July 1919, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.

GENERATION 6

Clifford Michael Gooman, born 17 August 1910, Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee. He died 13 March 1972 in Texas City, Galveston County, Texas. He married Hazel Evelyn Shetter, daughter of Isaac Carter Shetter and Annie Estelle Moran on 11 October 1931 in Grundy County, Tennessee. She was born 05 April 1910 in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas. She died 12 July 1994 in Texas City, Texas. 

CHILDREN OF CLIFFORD M. AND HAZEL GOODMAN

1. Clifford Neal Goodman, born 15 July 1932 in Grundy County, Tennessee.
2. Emmett Leighton Goodman, born 22 November 1933 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee.
3. JoAnn Goodman, born 15 July 1935 in Hillsboro, Coffee County, Tennessee.
4. Reedy Terrell Goodman, born 11 September 1945 in Ector, Fannin County, Texas.

GENERATION 7

Emmett Leighton Gooman, born 22 November 1933 in Pelham, Grundy County, Texas. Died 30 November 2009. He married Catherine Waldine Warren, daughter of Hubert Osko and Carmon Anthony Warren on 24 August 1956 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee. She was born 08 October 1936 in Asbury, Coffee County, Tennessee. She died 04 September 1999 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee. 

CHILDREN OF EMMETT L. AND CATHERINE GOODMAN

1. Mike Goodman
2. Lynda Michelle Goodman

GENERATION 8

Mike Goodman married Sharon Kaye Nee, daughter of Larry and Marilyn Rice Nee.

CHILDREN OF MIKE AND SHARON NEE GOODMAN
1. Christopher Michael Goodman
2. Justin Phillip Goodman (Lauren Knights)
3. Thomas Hunter Goodman
4. Kelly Taylor Goodman

GENERATION 9

1. Christopher Michael Goodman married Melissa Faye Hamann.

CHILDREN OF MICHAEL AND MELISSA GOODMAN
1. Jackson Andrew Goodman
2. Justin Phillip Goodman (Lauren Knights) married Jennifer T. Gibbs.

CHILDREN OF JUSTIN AND JENNIFER GIBBS GOODMAN
1. Heather Luna Goodman (Gibbs)