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Gerald C. Godfrey 1852–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1852

Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa

Death Date: 13 July 1917

Death Location: Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, United States of America

Father: Orlando Godfrey

Mother: Mardula Thompson

Spouse(s): Ellen Brown

Children(s):

Gerald C. Godfrey was born in 1852 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, the child of Orlando Hallam Godfrey And Mardula E Thompson. In 1856, Gerald C. Godfrey resided in Kane. In 1860, Gerald C. Godfrey resided in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Gerald C. Godfrey married Ellen A Brown. Gerald C. Godfrey passed away in 1917 in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gerald C. Godfrey was born in 1852 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, the child of Orlando Hallam Godfrey And Mardula E Thompson.
  • In 1856, Gerald C. Godfrey resided in Kane.
  • In 1860, Gerald C. Godfrey resided in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
  • Gerald C. Godfrey married Ellen A Brown.
  • Gerald C. Godfrey passed away in 1917 in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Orlando Godfrey
1823–1899
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Mardula Thompson
1824–1860
Birth Location: Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Brown
1854–1945
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
EB

Children(s)

Gerald Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Godfrey
1852–1917
Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
Parents
Orlando Hallam Godfrey
1823–1899
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Mardula (E.) Thompson
1824–1860
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Eliphaz Ward
1785–1857
Massachusettes, USA
Moses Thompson
1792–1832
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Tryphosa Slaughter
1793–1871
Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Ward
1752–1840
Priscilla Eaton
1755–1797
Jerod Thompson
1740–1816
Lucy Hatch
1740–
Eleazer Slaughter
1744–1828
Sarah Freeman
1754–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Ward
1725–1767
Ester White
1729–1776
Relief Heath
1738–
Samuell Thompson
1701–1771
Thankful wife)
1712–1812
Eddey Hatch
1700–1781
Sarah wife)
–1789
Samuel Slafter
1696–1770
Dorrity Fenton
1700–1783
Silvanus Freeman
1717–1776
Mary Dunham
1721–1815

Gerald Godfrey's Timeline

7 Records

1852
26 Apr 1852
Birth of Gerald C. Godfrey in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
1856
1856
Age 4
Gerald C. Godfrey resided here in Kane
Kane
1860
1860
Age 8
Gerald C. Godfrey resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1897
1897
Age 45
Gerald C. Godfrey resided here in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 48
Gerald C. Godfrey resided here in Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming
Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming
1910
1910
Age 58
Gerald C. Godfrey resided here in Green Mountain, Weston, Wyoming
Green Mountain, Weston, Wyoming
1917
13 July 1917
Age 65
Death of Gerald C. Godfrey in Sundance, Crook, Wyoming, USA
Sundance, Crook, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1852
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M653_338; Page: 3; Image: 305.
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming; Roll: T623 1827; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 66.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Green Mountain, Weston, Wyoming; Roll: T624_1747; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 1232.
    [5] Iowa State Census Collection
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records, 1909-1969, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; Wyoming State Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Kane
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M653_338; Page: 3; Image: 305.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming; Roll: T623 1827; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 66.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Green Mountain, Weston, Wyoming
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Green Mountain, Weston, Wyoming; Roll: T624_1747; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 1232.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1917
    Event Place: Sundance, Crook, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records, 1909-1969, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Death, Marriage, and Divorce Index Cards, Earliest Years up to 1967
    [3] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records, 1909-1969, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; Wyoming State Death Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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