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Margaret Hester Godwin 1833–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1833

Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 8 Jun 1913

Death Location: Fannin, Texas, United States

Father: Alexander Godwin

Mother: Margaret Mclaughlin

Spouse(s): James Simpson

Children(s): Francis Simpson, Martha SIMPSON, Mary SIMPSON, Luella SIMPSON, Sarah Simpson, Lewis SIMPSON, William Simpson, Margaret SIMPSON

The story of Margaret Hester Godwin began in 1833 in St Clair, Alabama, United States. Margaret Hester Godwin married James Robert Simpson, and had children including Francis Edgar Simpson, Lewis M Simpson, Luella Wilkerson Simpson, Margaret L Simpson, Martha M Mattie Simpson, Mary Rosa Simpson, Sarah Roslin Simpson, William Jack Simpson. Margaret Hester Godwin passed away in 1913 in Fannin, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Hester Godwin began in 1833 in St Clair, Alabama, United States.
  • Margaret Hester Godwin married James Robert Simpson, and had children including Francis Edgar Simpson, Lewis M Simpson, Luella Wilkerson Simpson, Margaret L Simpson, Martha M Mattie Simpson, Mary Rosa Simpson, Sarah Roslin Simpson, William Jack Simpson.
  • Margaret Hester Godwin passed away in 1913 in Fannin, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Godwin
1795–1881
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Margaret Mclaughlin
1797–1866
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Simpson
1832–1893
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Francis Simpson
1865–1940
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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Martha SIMPSON
1874–1950
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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Mary SIMPSON
1863–1905
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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Luella SIMPSON
1869–1903
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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Sarah Simpson
1870–1954
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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Lewis SIMPSON
1872–1940
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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William Simpson
1876–1918
Birth Location: Branchville, St. Clair County, Alabama
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Margaret SIMPSON
1864–1866
Birth Location: Branchville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
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Margaret Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Godwin
1833–1913
Birth Place: St Clair, Alabama, United States
Parents
Alexander M Godwin
1795–1881
South Carolina
Margaret (M) Mclaughlin
1797–1866
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Washington) Godwin
1775–
South Carolina, USA
Mary (E.) Patterson
1780–
Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Godwin's Descendants

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Margaret (Hester) Godwin (30 Dec 1833–8 Jun 1913) m. James (Robert) Simpson (15 Jul 1832–5 March 1893)
  1. 1. Francis (Edgar) Simpson 1865–1940 m. Margaret (Ellen) McFarland 1874–1969
    1. 1. Rubye (Pearl) Simpson 1902–1979
    2. 2. Earnest (Earl) Simpson 1893–1935
  2. 2. Martha (M. "Mattie") SIMPSON 1874–1950
  3. 3. Mary (Rosa) SIMPSON 1863–1905
  4. 4. Luella (Wilkerson) SIMPSON 1869–1903
  5. 5. Sarah (Roslin) Simpson 1870–1954
  6. 6. Lewis (M.) SIMPSON 1872–1940
  7. 7. William (Jack) Simpson 1876–1918
  8. 8. Margaret (L.) SIMPSON 1864–1866

Margaret Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1833
30 Dec 1833
Birth of Margaret Hester Godwin in St Clair, Alabama, United States
St Clair, Alabama, United States
1913
8 Jun 1913
Age 80
Death of Margaret Hester Godwin in Fannin, Texas, United States
Fannin, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1833
    Event Place: St Clair, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1913
    Event Place: Fannin, Texas, United States
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