William H. GODFREY

William H. GODFREY

Male 1841 - 1919  (78 years)

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  • Name William H. GODFREY  [2
    • in 1844, he moved to Michigan with his father and attended Albion College. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Co. E, 20th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf.; in a service covering four years he participated in the Battle of Horse-shoe Bend, the Siege of Vicksburg, and other engagements. Later he bought the homestead of his father, John King Godfrey, consisting of several hundred acres, situated north of Parma. Also, he was prominent in church affairs, being for many years a Trustee of the North Parma Methodist Church. [1]
    Birth 23 Feb 1841  Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living with parents in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1860  Living with parents in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1870  Living in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1880  Living in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1900  Living in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1910  Living in Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Death 31 Oct 1919  Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I78665  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2015 

    Father John King GODFREY,   b. 10 Jun 1815, Bloomingburg, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1884, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Susan RANDALL,   b. 24 Jul 1818, Stafford, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1871, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1839  Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F31638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah ANDERSON,   b. 27 Apr 1843, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1914, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1866  Parma, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Edna Jennie GODFREY,   b. 1868, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1872, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Lucius Henry GODFREY,   b. 4 May 1869, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1943, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Susan A. GODFREY,   b. 10 Apr 1871, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1946, Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
     4. Infant GODFREY,   b. 23 Feb 1873, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1875, Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Herbert H. GODFREY,   b. 18 Feb 1877, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1945 (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
     6. Carrie M. GODFREY,   b. 12 Oct 1874, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1949, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    +7. Mabel E. GODFREY,   b. 11 Mar 1881, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1947 (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
     8. John King GODFREY,   b. 1 Feb 1883, Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F31671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 1919 - Parma, Jackson Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    William H. Godfrey, Sarah Anderson, Edna J. Godfrey and Infant Son Headstone
    William H. Godfrey, Sarah Anderson, Edna J. Godfrey and Infant Son Headstone
    William H., the son of Elijah Godfrey and Catharine Slawson, his wife, Sarah Anderson, and their children; Edna J. and Infant son, are buried in the Campbell Cemetery in Parma, Jackson Co. Michigan.

    Created by: Deb Hayes-Wolfe
    Photo Added by: Deb hayes-Wolfe

  • Sources 
    1. [S7507] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 4 October.

    2. [S7506] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 3 July.

    3. [S7530] 1900 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.

    4. [S7527] 1850 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.

    5. [S7510] 1860 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.

    6. [S7528] 1870 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.

    7. [S7529] 1880 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.

    8. [S7531] 1910 Census Parma, Jackson County, Michigan.