BIOGRAPHIES - GOODMAN, Lizzie M., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Lizzie M. GOODMAN _________________________________________ Father: Willis C. GOODMAN (1799-) Mother: Sarah A. GARTH Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Green CLAY Birth: December 14, 1833 Death: May 24, 1860 Age: 26 Father: Sidney Payne CLAY (1800-) Mother: Isabella REED Marriage: June 1, 1857 Children: Sidney D. (1858-); Green (1860-) MRS. LIZZIE M. CLAY,1 farmer; P. O. Millersburg; widow of Greene Clay, who was a son of Sidney P. Clay, he of General Greene Clay, (see hist.) Deceased went to Texas very early in life, where he run a large plantation, raising cotton and stock on the San Antonio river. lie returned to Bourbon County, in 1857, where he was married, June 1, of that year to Miss Lizzie Goodman, daughter of W. C. Goodman (see hist). After marriage they returned to their Texan home, where their two sons were born: Sidney P., on the 11th of June, 1858; Greene, upon the 20th of May, 1860, the father dying upon 24th of same month. The widow returned to her father's house, where she resided for eighteen years, when she purchased a part of the old Dick Taylor farm, where she now resides. Mr. Clay was a man of superior excellence, scrupulously exact in all his business relations, honorable in all his impulses, kind in all his feelings--he was the embodiment of every excellence in man; devoted to his family, he was in return the recipient of their undivided affections ; brave and chivalrous as a Bayard, loyal to his attachments, benevolent in his actions, regardful of the opinions of those whose opinions were entitled to respect, and indulgent to the failings of his fellow men, he endeared himself to all who came intimately within the sphere of his influence. As a good citizen, he upheld and vindicated the laws-an honest man, he ever "rendered unto Caesar the things that were Caesar's;" a firm friend, he would serve to the death all who had won and who deserved his esteem and confidence; young, wealthy, intelligent and brave, with hopes high, and the prospect of a bright future all before him; thus ended the life of a great and good man, and one of the brightest alumni of Center College. Sources 1. Perrin, pp. 509-510 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.