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JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY 1816–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Death Date: APR 1873

Death Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: FRANCES HOLLOWAY

Mother: Joseph Godfrey

Spouse(s): ELIZA NICHOLS

Children(s): Joseph Godfrey, Edward Godfrey

In 1816, JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY entered the world in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA, born to Frances Holloway And Joseph Henry Godfrey. In 1850, JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY resided in Warren, Illinois, USA. JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY married Eliza Elizabeth Nichols, and had children including Edward Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, Harriet Godfrey, Henry Godfrey, Joseph Henry Godfrey, Perry Godfrey. JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY passed away in 1873 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY entered the world in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA, born to Frances Holloway And Joseph Henry Godfrey.
  • In 1850, JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY resided in Warren, Illinois, USA.
  • JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY married Eliza Elizabeth Nichols, and had children including Edward Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, Harriet Godfrey, Henry Godfrey, Joseph Henry Godfrey, Perry Godfrey.
  • JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY passed away in 1873 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

FRANCES HOLLOWAY
1779–1855
Birth Location: Worchester, Maryland, United States
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Joseph Godfrey
1770–1817
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

ELIZA NICHOLS
1824–1920
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Godfrey
1848–1921
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
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Edward Godfrey
1864–1928
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
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JOSEPH GODFREY's Ancestors

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JOSEPH GODFREY
1816–1873
Birth Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Parents
FRANCES HOLLOWAY
1779–1855
Worchester, Maryland, United States
Joseph (Henry) Godfrey
1770–1817
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Holloway
1754–1820
Worcester, Cty, MD, USA
Elizabeth (Betty) SHOWELL
1755–1830
Worchester, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Holloway
1733–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOSEPH GODFREY's Descendants

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JOSEPH (JOEL) GODFREY (1816–APR 1873) m. ELIZA (ELIZABETH) NICHOLS (1824–25 Dec 1920)
  1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Godfrey 1848–1921 m. Mary (C) Godfrey 1858–1918
    1. 1. Edna Godfrey 1891–1921 m. Addison Bohrer 1884–1951
      1. 1. Ursula (Elizabeth) Bohreer 1915–2010
      2. 2. Marion (Jay) Bohreer 1917–2001
      3. 3. Monroe Price 1920–
      4. 4. James (P) Price 1922–
      5. 5. Dorothy (Beatrice) Leonard 1913–1968 m. Clarence Leonard 1910–1982
        1. 1. Dolores ("Dee Dee" Ann) Leonard 1936–2012
        2. 2. Myrna (Carol) Vanderpool 1938–1967
      6. 6. Joseph (Addison) Bohreer 1909–1944 m. Maudline Wilson 1905–
    2. 2. Grace (A) Godfrey 1890–
    3. 3. Mary (Pearl) Godfrey 1882–1978
    4. 4. Edna Godfrey 1890–
    5. 5. Earl (Jay) Godfrey 1894–1925
    6. 6. Grank (Edwin) Godfrey 1881–1961 m. SYLVIA (SARAH) LOVEALL 1890–1996 m. Silvia Godfrey 1893–
      1. 1. ALEXIA ('Mandy') GODFREY 1908–1986 m. Oscar (Anthony) Cunningham 1908–1993
        1. 1. Thomas (Frank) Cunningham 1933–1988 m. Shirley Bruce 1934–1987
        2. 2. Patricia (Ruth) Cunningham 1931–2009
      2. 2. RUTH GODFREY 1909–1978
        1. 1. Sylvia (Ruth) King 1934–2002
      3. 3. FRANK (EDWIN GODFREY) Jr 1910–1987
      4. 4. JOSEPH (HENRY) GODFREY 1912–1967
    7. 7. Maria (A) Godfrey 1880–1978
    8. 8. Fannie Godfrey 1878–1879
    9. 9. Frank (Edwin) Godfrey 1881–1961
    10. 10. Louisa Godfrey 1882–
    11. 11. Henry Godfrey 1885–1886
    12. 12. Joseph (L) Godfrey 1897–1897
    13. 13. Mona (Elizabeth) Hayward 1879–1952
    14. 14. Frank (E.) Godfrey 1881–1961
    15. 15. Charles (B) Godfrey 1886–1969
      1. 1. Margaret (Loretta) Godfrey 1911–2000
    16. 16. Mona (G) Hayward 1879–1953
    17. 17. Edna Godfrey 1890–
    18. 18. Frank (B) Godfrey 1882–
    19. 19. Frank (B) Godfrey 1882–
    20. 20. Frank (E Godfrey) Sr 1882–1961
    21. 21. Mona (E) Hayward 1879–1953
    22. 22. Earl (Jay) Godfrey 1894–
    23. 23. Edna Godfrey 1890–
    24. 24. Maria (A) Godfrey 1880–
    25. 25. Vera Godfrey 1883–
    26. 26. Viola Godfrey 1886–
    27. 27. Agnes Godfrey 1893–
    28. 28. Rosie Godfrey 1882–
    29. 29. Peter Godfrey 1889–
    30. 30. Clara Godfrey 1891–
  2. 2. Edward Godfrey 1864–1928
    1. 1. Bertha (May) Godfrey 1891–1980
    2. 2. Basha (Winnie) Godfrey 1897–1963
      1. 1. Theodore (Edward) Dover 1915–2000
    3. 3. Bertha (May) Godfrey 1891–1980
      1. 1. Virgil (A.) South 1921–1992
        1. 1. Diana South 1942–2017

JOSEPH GODFREY's Timeline

5 Records

1816
1816
Birth of JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1839
12 Jan 1839
Age 23
JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY was married in Warren, Indiana, United States
Warren, Indiana, United States
1850
1850
Age 34
JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY resided here in Warren, Illinois, USA
Warren, Illinois, USA
1873
APR 1873
Age 57
Death of JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1937
29 Jul 1937
Age 121
JOSEPH JOEL GODFREY resided here in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Illinois; Roll: 131; Page: 69b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1839
    Event Place: Warren, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Illinois; Roll: 131; Page: 69b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1937
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: APR 1873
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
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