JOHN W.I. GODMAN
N 37° 20.679 W 087° 08.416
16S E 487576 N 4133115
First Judge of Muhlenberg County to be elected
Waymark Code: WMFQDP
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2012
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JOHN W. I. GODMAN
As an infant Godman was brought from Va. to this county by his cousin, Col. Moses Wickliffe, ca.1800, after his parents died. A protege of Wickliffe and friend of Henry Clay, he was first judge of Muhlenberg and largely self~educated he read and practiced both law and medicine. His farm was in northeast part of the county, near Green River.
Marker Name: JOHN W.I. GODMAN
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1666
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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