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William James Godfrey 1851–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1851

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1934

Death Location: Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Father: William Godfrey*

Mother: Jane (LEE)

Spouse(s): Clementine Claggett

Children(s): Louise Kirk, Evelyn McMullen, Lillian King, Gordon Godfrey, Rose Hunsberger, Sarah Godfrey

William James Godfrey was born in 1851 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Godfrey And Jane Elizabeth Rose Lee. William James Godfrey married Clementine Nancy Lenny Claggett, and had children including Evelyn Clemma Mcmullen, Gordon James Godfrey, Lillian L King, Louise Moore Claggett Kirk, Rose Ella Clagett Hunsberger, Sarah Etta Dodd Godfrey. William James Godfrey passed away in 1934 in Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William James Godfrey was born in 1851 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Godfrey And Jane Elizabeth Rose Lee.
  • William James Godfrey married Clementine Nancy Lenny Claggett, and had children including Evelyn Clemma Mcmullen, Gordon James Godfrey, Lillian L King, Louise Moore Claggett Kirk, Rose Ella Clagett Hunsberger, Sarah Etta Dodd Godfrey.
  • William James Godfrey passed away in 1934 in Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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William Godfrey's Ancestors

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William Godfrey
1851–1934
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Henry Godfrey*
1820–1904
Prince William Virginia
Jane (Elizabeth Rose) (LEE)
1832–1893
Fauquier, Virginia
Grandparents
Nancy Chapman
1798–1880
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Godfrey's Descendants

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William (James) Godfrey (19 Apr 1851–30 Dec 1934) m. Clementine (Nancy Lenny) Claggett (27 Mar 1851–3 Mar 1923)
  1. 1. Louise (Moore Claggett) Kirk 1885–1944 m. Thomas (Clifton) Kirk 1880–1956
  2. 2. Evelyn (Clemma) McMullen 1879–1961
  3. 3. Lillian (L) King 1877–1945
  4. 4. Gordon (James) Godfrey 1888–1926
  5. 5. Rose (Ella Clagett) Hunsberger 1875–1958
  6. 6. Sarah (Etta Dodd) Godfrey 1886–1957

William Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1851
19 Apr 1851
Birth of William James Godfrey in Fauquier Co., VA.
Fauquier Co., VA.
1851
19 Apr 1851
Birth of William James Godfrey in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
1934
30 Dec 1934
Age 83
Death of William James Godfrey in Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1851
    Event Place: Fauquier Co., VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1851
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Clifton, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William J Godfrey 1934

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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