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Elizabeth Goodnight 1797–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 DEC 1797

Birth Location: Mercer Co., KY, USA

Death Date: 5 OCT 1874

Death Location: Boyle Co, KY, USA

Father: John Goodnight

Mother: Ruth Davis

Spouse(s): Shippe Dye

Children(s): Sarah Dye, William Dye, Henry Dye, John Dye, Jacob Dye, Isaac Dye, John Dye

Elizabeth Goodnight was born in 1797 in Mercer Co., KY, USA, the child of John S Goodnight And Ruth Davis. Elizabeth Goodnight married Shippe Allen Dye, and had children including Henry Dye, Isaac C Dye, Jacob Goodnight Dye, John Dye, John Goodnight Dye, Sarah Bellows Dye, William Dye. Elizabeth Goodnight passed away in 1874 in Boyle Co, KY, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Goodnight was born in 1797 in Mercer Co., KY, USA, the child of John S Goodnight And Ruth Davis.
  • Elizabeth Goodnight married Shippe Allen Dye, and had children including Henry Dye, Isaac C Dye, Jacob Goodnight Dye, John Dye, John Goodnight Dye, Sarah Bellows Dye, William Dye.
  • Elizabeth Goodnight passed away in 1874 in Boyle Co, KY, USA.

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Elizabeth Goodnight's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Goodnight
1797–1874
Birth Place: Mercer Co., KY, USA
Parents
John S. Goodnight
1765–1841
Mecklenberg, NC, USA
Ruth Davis
1763–1850
Berkeley, Spotsylvania Co., VA, USA
Grandparents
Hans (Michael) Goodnight
1721–1781
Hohenecken, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, GERMANY
Mary Landis
1739–1795
Lancaster , Butler, PA, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Goodnight's Descendants

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Elizabeth Goodnight (10 DEC 1797–5 OCT 1874) m. Shippe (Allen) Dye (2 FEB 1792–14 AUG 1865)
  1. 1. Sarah (Bellows) Dye 1821–1903 m. Henry (Atkinson) Hankla 1810–1879
    1. 1. Naomi (Berry) Hankla 1849–1917 m. Willis Hatchell 1844–1912
      1. 1. Lena (Flora) Hatchell 1872– m. David (Atwood) Davis 1860–1921
      2. 2. Jennie (W.) Hatchell 1874– m. William (Isaac) Rose 1871–
      3. 3. Susan (Addie) Hatchell 1880–1968 m. Harry (George) Spangler 1877–1930
        1. 1. Lois (Anita) Spangler 1901–1987
        2. 2. John (Baker White) Spangler 1905–1976 m. Ruth Gorbandt –1964
        3. 3. Harry (Hatfield) Spangler 1908–1986 m. Elizabeth (Edwards) Ormsby 1913–
        4. 4. Virginia (Rose) Spangler 1909–
        5. 5. Paul (Leonidas) Spangler 1911–
        6. 6. Francis (Willis) Spangler 1915–
        7. 7. Patricia (Anne) Spangler 1917–1984
        8. 8. Thompson (Gordon) Spangler 1920–
        9. 9. Phillip (Rogers) Spangler 1922– m. Doris (Jean) Alvey –1990
    2. 2. Josephus (G.) Hankla 1837–1838
    3. 3. Lorenzo (Goodknight) Hankla 1846–1920 m. Nancy (M.) Williams 1830–1899 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Langford 1875–1960
    4. 4. Jacob (W.) Hankla 1852–1874
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Hankla 1856–1888 m. Charles (Stewart) Powell 1852–1923
    6. 6. John (Hart) Hankla 1856–1920 m. Mary (Frances) Bugg 1871–
  2. 2. William Dye 1814–1881 m. Margaret Salmon 1812–1895
  3. 3. Henry Dye 1819–1851 m. Althea (Belle) Dingle 1819–1879
  4. 4. John Dye 1817–1878 m. Emma (Lucy) Hart 1813–1846 m. Elizabeth Bottom 1826–
  5. 5. Jacob (Goodnight) Dye 1823–1898 m. Mary (Frances) Reed 1843–1931
  6. 6. Isaac (C.) Dye 1832– m. Mary (Anna) Simms 1841– m. Martha Redman 1845–
  7. 7. John (Goodnight) Dye 1832–

Elizabeth Goodnight's Timeline

3 Records

1797
10 DEC 1797
Birth of Elizabeth Goodnight in Mercer Co., KY, USA
Mercer Co., KY, USA
1874
5 OCT 1874
Age 77
Death of Elizabeth Goodnight in Mercer Co., KY, USA
Mercer Co., KY, USA
1874
5 OCT 1874
Age 77
Burial of Elizabeth Goodnight in Boyle Co, KY, USA
Boyle Co, KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1797
    Event Place: Mercer Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1874
    Event Place: Mercer Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1874
    Event Place: Boyle Co, KY, USA

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