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Vera Ovella Goddard 1921 – 2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1921

Birth Location: Chaffee, Missouri

Death Date: 25 Feb 2016

Death Location: Patriots Colony, Williamsburg

Father: Charles Goddard

Mother: Coletta Pobst

Spouse(s): Byron Claypool

Children(s): Joe Claypool, Sharon Claypool, Byron Claypool

Vera Ovella Goddard was born in 1921 in Chaffee, Missouri, the child of Charles Arthur Goddard and Coletta Pobst. In 1930, Vera Ovella Goddard resided in Chaffee, Chaffee, Scott, Missouri, USA. Vera Ovella Goddard married Byron Claypool, and had children including Joe Pete Claypool, Sharon Mae Claypool, Byron Claypool. Vera Ovella Goddard passed away in 2016 in Patriots Colony, Williamsburg.

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Biography

  • Vera Ovella Goddard was born in 1921 in Chaffee, Missouri, the child of Charles Arthur Goddard and Coletta Pobst.
  • In 1930, Vera Ovella Goddard resided in Chaffee, Chaffee, Scott, Missouri, USA.
  • Vera Ovella Goddard married Byron Claypool, and had children including Joe Pete Claypool, Sharon Mae Claypool, Byron Claypool.
  • Vera Ovella Goddard passed away in 2016 in Patriots Colony, Williamsburg.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vera Goddard's Ancestors

Self
Vera Goddard
1921 – 2016
Birth Place: Chaffee, Missouri
Parents
Charles Arthur Goddard
1891 – 1943
Sikeston, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
Coletta Pobst
1895 – 1983
Grandparents
William (D) Goddard
1853 – 1898
Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Ellen) Messer
1864 – 1939
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goddard
1825 – 1879
Hannah Waddell
1827 – 1875
Samuel Messer
1834 – 1889
Mary Hash
1843 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Goddard
1794 – 1870
Mary Fike
1800 – 1850
Seth Waddell
1799 – 1870
Nancy McGhee
1800 –
William Messer
1813 – 1870
Villetta Morris
1815 – 1870
Thomas Hash
1813 –
Ann Ratliff
1816 – 1915

Vera Goddard's Descendants

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Vera (Ovella) Goddard (8 Aug 1921 – 25 Feb 2016) m. Byron Claypool (abt 1921 – )
  1. 1. Joe (Pete) Claypool (abt 1942 – )
  2. 2. Sharon (Mae) Claypool (7 May 1946 – ) m. Christopher (Uvon) Gillenwater (29 Dec 1934 – 23 January 1991)
  3. 3. Byron Claypool (26 Jun 1950 – 16 Jan 2021)
    1. 1. Jennifer Claypool

Vera Goddard's Timeline

5 Records

1921
8 Aug 1921
Birth of Vera Ovella Goddard in Chaffee, Missouri
Chaffee, Missouri
1930
1930
Age 9
Vera Ovella Goddard resided here in Chaffee, Chaffee, Scott, Missouri, USA
Chaffee, Chaffee, Scott, Missouri, USA
1941
1941
Age 20
Vera Ovella Goddard was married
None
1950
1950
Age 29
Vera Ovella Goddard resided here in Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
2016
25 Feb 2016
Age 95
Death of Vera Ovella Goddard in Patriots Colony, Williamsburg
Patriots Colony, Williamsburg

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Chaffee, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Southeast Missourian; Publication Place: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1941
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Southeast Missourian; Publication Place: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chaffee, Chaffee, Scott, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: WILLIAMSBURG, VA.
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Southeast Missourian; Publication Place: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2016
    Event Place: Patriots Colony, Williamsburg
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Southeast Missourian; Publication Place: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

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