7/29/1850 Sycamore Twp, Wyandot Co, OH, where the census taker foundh im, recording him at age 39, farmer, with $3000 in real estate.Mary w as 34 and the family included: Ann E, 12; William, 10; David,8; Sarah , 7; Mahala, 5; Minerva, 4; Mary E, 3; and Louisa, 1. Dr.John P Good man lived next door and down the road were Fords,relatives of brother- in-law, David.
The History of Wyandot Co, Sycamore Twp< includes this biography:
"DAVID GOODMAN was born August 25, 1810, in Ross County, Ohio. He is as on of William and Elizabeth (Conner) Goodman, natives of Penn.sylvania , and of German and Irish descent. They were married in RonCounty and h ad eight children; four survive-David, John, Daniel andAnn. The mother d ied in June, 1832, aged forty-four; the father, inFeb. ruary, 1870, ag ed eighty-nine. David Goodman came to this countin 1831, and located o n eighty acres entered by his father in 1827.His par. ents moved into a c abin erected on the farm, and the sonsand father cleared away the fore st, living principally upon "Johnnycake " and venison for several year s. Mr. Goodman was married,January 30, 1837, to Miss Mary Van Gundy, w ho was born in RossCounty, Ohio, and daughter of Benjamin and Sallie ( Snyder) Van Gandy,natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent. There w ere tenchildren in the family, four surviving-Hannah, Elizabeth, Jeffe rsonand George. The parents both died in 1842. Mr. and Mrs. Goodman we reblessed with thirteen children-Ann E., Will. iam, David, Sarah J., Mahala, Minerva, Mary E., Laura, Isabel, John, Hi. ram, Catharine andGe orge W. The deceased are Mary E., William, John and George W. Themothe r died April 2, 1868, aged sixty-two years. In 1855, Mr. Goodmanpurcha sed eighty acres on which he still lives, adding to this tillhe now ow ns 238 acres, all in this township. He values this land at$75 to $85 p er acre. He has always been a f armor and successful; wasonce a Whig b ut now a Republican."
