George Goodnight (1824 - 1881)

Born 10 Dec 1824 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Saresa (Green) Goodnight — married 3 Aug 1849 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States

Died 24 Feb 1881 at age 56 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States

Biography

George was born in 1824. George married Saresa Green on 3 August 1849 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Sometime after her death, he married Norma (Goodnight) Goodnight. In the 1860 census George (age 35) was in District 2, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.^[6] With him there were his daughters Nancy and Mary. His son James was with his mother's parents. Lutetia is not listed in either place and may have died young.

He passed away in 1881 and was buried in Battle Grove Cemetery in Cynthiana along with his second wife.^[7]

Children

• Mary Eliza Goodnight (1850-1908)
• Lutetia Goodnight (1852- )^[8]
• Nancy E Goodnight (1853–1928)
• James T Goodnight (1851/5?-1912)^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 216896; Record number: 53;
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   George Goodnight marriage to Seresa Green on 3 Aug 1849 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   Citing Marriage, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 216,886.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01061
   George Goodnight marriage to Serena Green on 3 Sep 1849 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   Citing Marriage, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 216,886.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01060
   Geo Goodnight marriage on 3 Sep 1849 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
   Citing Marriage, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 216,895.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00880
   George Goodnight marriage to Sarere Green on 6 Sep 1849 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
5. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWTJ-RP2 : 23 February 2021), George Goodnight, 1849.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 92; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 372; FHL microfilm: 803372; Record number: 2703;
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00096
   George Goodnight (35) in District 2, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Ky.
7. ↑ Burial: "Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 2027401; Record number: 464;
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   George Goodnight burial on 16 Apr 1881 in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
8. ↑ Child Baptism: "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 216826; Record number: 9242133;
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   George Goodnight's child Lutetia Goodnight baptism on 15 Jul 1852 in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
9. ↑ Child Death: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
   Citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 65715; FHL microfilm 1,953,483.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image
   Green in death record for child James Goodnight, 6 Dec 1912 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65W-HLC : 19 December 2020), George Goodnight, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  Citing Page: 30; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 30; FHL microfilm: 000545967; Record number: 15794;
  FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
  FamilySearch Image Image number 00419
  George Goodnight (45) head of household in Leesburg, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
  Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch (accessed 20 March 2022)
  FamilySearch Image Image number 00558
  Georg Goodnight (55), married head of household in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43076647/george-goodnight : accessed 20 March 2022), memorial page for George Goodnight (10 Dec 1824–24 Feb 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43076647, citing Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Donna Skinner Shuey (contributor 47179423) .