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Ernest Lester Godwin 1907–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1907

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1996

Death Location: Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Father: James Godwin

Mother: Charlotte Camp

Spouse(s): Meda Harper

Children(s): Dorothy Godwin, Ernest Godwin, Vernice Godwin, Bernice Godwin

Ernest Lester Godwin was born in 1907 in Alabama, USA, the child of James Andrew Crockett Godwin And Charlotte Danielle Camp. In 1910, Ernest Lester Godwin resided in Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Ernest Lester Godwin resided in Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA. Ernest Lester Godwin married Meda Stella Harper, and had children including Bernice Mae Godwin, Dorothy Magdalene Godwin, Ernest Rayburn Godwin, Vernice Ray Godwin. Ernest Lester Godwin passed away in 1996 in Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest Lester Godwin was born in 1907 in Alabama, USA, the child of James Andrew Crockett Godwin And Charlotte Danielle Camp.
  • In 1910, Ernest Lester Godwin resided in Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Ernest Lester Godwin resided in Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • Ernest Lester Godwin married Meda Stella Harper, and had children including Bernice Mae Godwin, Dorothy Magdalene Godwin, Ernest Rayburn Godwin, Vernice Ray Godwin.
  • Ernest Lester Godwin passed away in 1996 in Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Godwin
1865–1936
Birth Location: Marshall County, Alabama, USA
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Charlotte Camp
1868–1936
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
CC

Spouses(s)

Meda Harper
1907–1993
Birth Location: Etowah County, Alabama, USA
MH

Children(s)

Dorothy Godwin
1927–2005
Birth Location: Dawson, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
DG
Ernest Godwin
1931–2022
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Vernice Godwin
1938–2000
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
VG
Bernice Godwin
1938–2021
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
BG

Ernest Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Godwin
1907–1996
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
James Andrew Crockett Godwin
1865–1936
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Charlotte (Danielle) Camp
1868–1936
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (A Godwin) Jr
1839–1867
Georgia, USA
Catherine Jaco
1844–1880
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
John (Jackson) Camp
1813–1880
Georgia, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Sharpe
1836–1922
Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Godwin
1815–1870
Ann Knowling
1815–1883
John Jaco
1817–1883
Lavinia Rhea
1824–1911
Claudius Camp
1781–1814
Ann Harry
1781–1810
Daniel Sharp
1811–1894
Charlotte Tucker
1816–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnaby Godwin
1788–1829
Frances Pope
1796–1864
Brian Nowlin
1800–1877
Mary Wade
1800–1870
Brooks Jaco
1788–1875
Elizabeth Starnes
1796–1865
John Rhea
1785–
Nancy Shelton
1795–1860
Samuel Camp
1752–1827
Mary Banks
1754–1800
Daniel Sharp
1762–1857
Rebecca Black
1776–1818
Silas Tucker
1775–1852
Elizabeth Robins
1780–1850

Ernest Godwin's Descendants

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Ernest (Lester) Godwin (30 Jul 1907–29 Jan 1996) m. Meda (Stella) Harper (25 Jul 1907–27 Apr 1993)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Magdalene) Godwin 1927–2005 m. William (Ithell) Gilbert 1921–2004
    1. 1. Randle (Gene) Gilbert 1946–2012
  2. 2. Ernest (Rayburn) Godwin 1931–2022 m. Clara (Ruth) Alsup 1936–2014
  3. 3. Vernice (Ray) Godwin 1938–2000
  4. 4. Bernice (Mae) Godwin 1938–2021 m. Ernest (Denson) McAlpin 1935–2014

Ernest Godwin's Timeline

8 Records

1907
30 Jul 1907
Birth of Ernest Lester Godwin in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Ernest Lester Godwin resided here in Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Ernest Lester Godwin resided here in Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Ernest Lester Godwin resided here in Kirbys, Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Kirbys, Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Ernest Lester Godwin resided here in Rural, Marshall, Alabama
Rural, Marshall, Alabama
1936
13 May 1936
Age 29
Ernest Lester Godwin resided here in Marshall, Alabama, USA
Marshall, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 33
Ernest Lester Godwin resided here in Precinct 17 Graham, Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Precinct 17 Graham, Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1996
29 Jan 1996
Age 89
Death of Ernest Lester Godwin in Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1907
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kirby, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T625_28; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 132
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kirby, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374038
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kirby, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374038

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kirby, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kirby, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T625_28; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 132

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kirbys, Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Marshall, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 May 1936
    Event Place: Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Tennessee Valley, Family Removal and Population Readjustment Case Files

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 17 Graham, Graham, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1996
    Event Place: Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rainsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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