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Samuel Jackson Godwin 1838–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1838

Birth Location: Cass County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1870

Death Location: Alabama, USA

Father: James Godwin

Mother: Ann Knowling

Spouse(s): Winnie Kirby

Children(s): Julia Godwin

Samuel Jackson Godwin was born in 1838 in Cass County, Georgia, USA, the child of James A J Godwin And Ann Knowling. In 1850, Samuel Jackson Godwin resided in Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Samuel Jackson Godwin resided in Eastern Division, Meltonville, Marshall, Alabama, . Samuel Jackson Godwin married Winnie Rosetta Kirby, and had children including Julia A E Godwin. Samuel Jackson Godwin passed away in 1870 in Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Jackson Godwin was born in 1838 in Cass County, Georgia, USA, the child of James A J Godwin And Ann Knowling.
  • In 1850, Samuel Jackson Godwin resided in Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Samuel Jackson Godwin resided in Eastern Division, Meltonville, Marshall, Alabama, .
  • Samuel Jackson Godwin married Winnie Rosetta Kirby, and had children including Julia A E Godwin.
  • Samuel Jackson Godwin passed away in 1870 in Alabama, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Samuel Godwin's Ancestors

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Samuel Godwin
1838–1870
Birth Place: Cass County, Georgia, USA
Parents
James A J Godwin
1815–1870
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Ann Knowling
1815–1883
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Barnaby Godwin
1788–1829
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Frances Pope
1796–1864
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Brian (Ward) Nowlin
1800–1877
Pendleton District, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Clemmons) Wade
1800–1870
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Godwin
1748–1802
Martha Marshall
1748–1811
Samuel Pope
1775–1823
Sally Harris
1770–1835
Sherrod Nowlin
1759–1812
Anne Wade
1763–1830
David Jr
1775–1844
Charity Burford
1780–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnaby Godwin
1733–1789
Wilkinora Wilkinson
1727–1790
John Marshall
1707–1750
Hannah Caldwell
1711–1757
Jesse Pope
1739–1820
Mary Fort
1730–1818
Elias Harris
1747–1788
Silva Chambliss
1743–1802
James Nowlin
1715–1808
Edward Wade
1727–1790
Mary Clements
1725–1790
David Wade
1747–1808
Agnes Hardy
1750–1812
Thomas Burford
1750–1838
Mary Wade
1761–1829

Samuel Godwin's Descendants

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Samuel (Jackson) Godwin (Abt. 1838–Aft. 1870) m. Winnie (Rosetta) Kirby (Abt. 1844–)
  1. 1. Julia (A E) Godwin 1869–

Samuel Godwin's Timeline

5 Records

1838
Abt. 1838
Birth of Samuel Jackson Godwin in Cass County, Georgia, USA
Cass County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Samuel Jackson Godwin resided here in Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
Samuel Jackson Godwin resided here in Eastern Division, Meltonville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Eastern Division, Meltonville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Samuel Jackson Godwin resided here in Scottsboro, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Scottsboro, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1870
Aft. 1870
Age 32
Death of Samuel Jackson Godwin in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1838
    Event Place: Cass County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 53b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 4 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 53b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Eastern Division, Meltonville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Marshall, Alabama; Page: 888

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1870
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

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