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James Andrew Godwin 1818 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1818

Birth Location: Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States

Death Date: Mar 11 1911

Death Location: Stuart, Adair, Iowa, United States

Father: Nathan Godwin

Mother: Elizabeth Wirt

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Godwin

James Andrew Godwin was born in 1818 in Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States, the child of Nathan Godwin and Elizabeth Wirt. James Andrew Godwin had children including Elizabeth Jane Godwin. James Andrew Godwin passed away in 1911 in Stuart, Adair, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • James Andrew Godwin was born in 1818 in Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States, the child of Nathan Godwin and Elizabeth Wirt.
  • James Andrew Godwin had children including Elizabeth Jane Godwin.
  • James Andrew Godwin passed away in 1911 in Stuart, Adair, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Godwin
1780 – 1875
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Elizabeth Wirt
1784 – 1843
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Godwin
1848 – 1918
Birth Location: Indiana
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James Godwin's Ancestors

Self
James Godwin
1818 – 1911
Birth Place: Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States
Parents
Nathan Godwin
1780 – 1875
Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Wirt
1784 – 1843
Virginia
Grandparents
Johann (Conrad) Wirt\Wirth
1759 – 1830
Hockenheim, Baden, Germany
Rachel Folsom
1763 – 1838
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Wirth
1725 – 1800
Anna Harsch
1734 –
Israel Va
1724 – 1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Godwin's Descendants

1.
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James (Andrew) Godwin (14 Sep 1818 – Mar 11 1911)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Godwin (2 june 1848 – 7 july 1918)
    1. 1. James (Augustus) Smith (16 Jun 1880 – 5 August 1948)
      1. 1. Charles (Raymond) Smith (abt 1904 – 8 July 1937) m. Ruby (Mae) Hite (12 Mar 1911 – 07 Jun 1988)
        1. 1. Ruby (Mae) Kelley (4 November 1929 – 2 March 2016) m. Johnnie (C) Kelley (3 May 1921 – 26 May 2015)
        2. 2. Leo (Ray (Buddy)) Smith (16 Jan 1932 – 28 Nov 1987) m. Opal (LeeOma) Bennett (19 Sep 1935 – 31 Mar 2019)

James Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1818
14 Sep 1818
Birth of James Andrew Godwin in Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States
Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States
1911
Mar 11 1911
Age 93
Death of James Andrew Godwin in Stuart, Adair, Iowa, United States
Stuart, Adair, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1818
    Event Place: Highland, Highland County, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 11 1911
    Event Place: Stuart, Adair, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dale, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
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