Dianne,
Are you SURE that the Elias Goddard in Floyd Co. is your GGG grandfather?
This was Cherokee Nation at that time. Was he Cherokee?

I think there MAY have been two Elias', but am not sure.
It seems one was married to a Nancy Russell and the other to a Cherokee woman, Mary...
One is seen in Morgan Co. in 1820, with another Elias and a Thomas.
It could also be that these are all the same man..but does not account for two families...but you never know!
If you will email me at isabear07 (at) gmail (dot) com I will send you all the bits and pieces on Elias's that I have.
Thanks,
Isabel Crabtree