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John Russell Godfrey 1878 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Powell, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 10 May 1942

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Father: Augustine Godfrey

Mother: Mary Pattey

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John Russell Godfrey was born in 1878 in Powell, Tennessee, United States, the child of Augustine Shepherd Godfrey and Mary Josephine Pattey. John Russell Godfrey passed away in 1942 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John Russell Godfrey was born in 1878 in Powell, Tennessee, United States, the child of Augustine Shepherd Godfrey and Mary Josephine Pattey.
  • John Russell Godfrey passed away in 1942 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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John Godfrey's Ancestors

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John Godfrey
1878 – 1942
Birth Place: Powell, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Augustine Shepherd Godfrey
1859 – 1934
Blount, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Josephine) Pattey
1857 – 1919
Blount, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Robert (G.) Godfrey
1838 – 1909
Blount County, Tennessee
Serena (Jane) Mays
1842 – 1921
Blount County,Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1878
1 Mar 1878
Birth of John Russell Godfrey in Powell, Tennessee, United States
Powell, Tennessee, United States
1942
10 May 1942
Age 64
Death of John Russell Godfrey in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Powell, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1942
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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