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Robert Melvin Godwin 1921–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1921

Birth Location: Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 2003

Death Location: Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA

Father: Claude Godwin

Mother: Lillie Smith

Spouse(s): Bertha Phillips

Children(s):

Robert Melvin Godwin was born in 1921 in Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA, the child of Claude Wood Godwin And Lillie Mae Smith. In 1935, Robert Melvin Godwin resided in Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA. In 1940, Robert Melvin Godwin resided in Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA. Robert Melvin Godwin married Bertha Marie Phillips. Robert Melvin Godwin passed away in 2003 in Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Melvin Godwin was born in 1921 in Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA, the child of Claude Wood Godwin And Lillie Mae Smith.
  • In 1935, Robert Melvin Godwin resided in Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1940, Robert Melvin Godwin resided in Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • Robert Melvin Godwin married Bertha Marie Phillips.
  • Robert Melvin Godwin passed away in 2003 in Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Robert Godwin
1921–2003
Birth Place: Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Parents
Claude Wood Godwin
1899–1991
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Lillie (Mae) Smith
1901–1981
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (Andrew Crockett) Godwin
1865–1936
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Charlotte (Danielle) Camp
1868–1936
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1839–1867
Catherine Jaco
1844–1880
John Camp
1813–1880
Mary Sharpe
1836–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Godwin
1815–1870
Ann Knowling
1815–1883
John Jaco
1817–1883
Lavinia Rhea
1824–1911
Claudius Camp
1781–1814
Ann Harry
1781–1810
Daniel Sharp
1811–1894
Charlotte Tucker
1816–1892

Robert Godwin's Timeline

5 Records

1921
7 Dec 1921
Birth of Robert Melvin Godwin in Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Robert Melvin Godwin resided here in Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 19
Robert Melvin Godwin resided here in Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1942
21 Oct 1942
Age 21
Robert Melvin Godwin resided here in Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
2003
31 Jul 2003
Age 82
Death of Robert Melvin Godwin
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Grove Oak, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kirbys, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Advertiser-Gleam; Publication Date: 21 Oct 1942; Publication Place: Guntersville, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 2003
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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