The Goodnight family immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany. Hans Michel Gutknecht (born 1721) sailed to America in 1752, and his name was changed to Hans Michael Goodnight. He married Mary Landers in Kentucky in 1762.
Hans and his brother George were supposedly the first settlers of Kentucky when it was called "The Dark and Bloody Ground". He was killed by Indians in 1781, at Harlan's Station, KY. The story can be found in KY Biographies.
They were buried in a mass grave. When the Lair brothers obtained the land, they moved the remains or bones to the Lair vault overlooking the Licking River.
Hans and his brother George were supposedly the first settlers of Kentucky when it was called "The Dark and Bloody Ground". He was killed by Indians in 1781, at Harlan's Station, KY. The story can be found in KY Biographies.
They were buried in a mass grave. When the Lair brothers obtained the land, they moved the remains or bones to the Lair vault overlooking the Licking River.
The Goodnight family immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany. Hans Michel Gutknecht (born 1721) sailed to America in 1752, and his name was changed to Hans Michael Goodnight. He married Mary Landers in Kentucky in 1762.
Hans and his brother George were supposedly the first settlers of Kentucky when it was called "The Dark and Bloody Ground". He was killed by Indians in 1781, at Harlan's Station, KY. The story can be found in KY Biographies.
They were buried in a mass grave. When the Lair brothers obtained the land, they moved the remains or bones to the Lair vault overlooking the Licking River.
Hans and his brother George were supposedly the first settlers of Kentucky when it was called "The Dark and Bloody Ground". He was killed by Indians in 1781, at Harlan's Station, KY. The story can be found in KY Biographies.
They were buried in a mass grave. When the Lair brothers obtained the land, they moved the remains or bones to the Lair vault overlooking the Licking River.
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