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Willie Elza Godfrey 1904–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Nov 1904

Birth Location: Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA

Death Date: 30 Jun 1973

Death Location: Milburn, McCulloch County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Godfrey

Mother: Mary Snead

Spouse(s): Thomas Jacobs

Children(s): Vernon Jacobs

Willie Elza Godfrey was born in 1904 in Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA, the child of James Irvin Godfrey And Mary Catherine Snead. Willie Elza Godfrey married Thomas Tommie Wylie Jacobs, and had children including Nina Simmons, Thomas Alvin Jacobs Sr, Vernon Jacobs. Willie Elza Godfrey passed away in 1973 in Milburn, McCulloch County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Elza Godfrey was born in 1904 in Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA, the child of James Irvin Godfrey And Mary Catherine Snead.
  • Willie Elza Godfrey married Thomas Tommie Wylie Jacobs, and had children including Nina Simmons, Thomas Alvin Jacobs Sr, Vernon Jacobs.
  • Willie Elza Godfrey passed away in 1973 in Milburn, McCulloch County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Godfrey's Ancestors

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Willie Godfrey
1904–1973
Birth Place: Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
Parents
James Irvin Godfrey
1878–1960
Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Catherine) Snead
1882–1955
Erath, Texas
Grandparents
William (Atteberry) Godfrey
1848–1933
Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
Louisa (Clementine) Godfrey
1851–1917
Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
William (Henderson) Snead
1855–1942
Bristow Cove, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Emerilla Powell
1863–1939
Collin County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Godfrey
1819–1880
Elizabeth Thomas
1826–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thomas
1792–1861

Willie Godfrey's Descendants

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Willie (Elza) Godfrey (01 Nov 1904–30 Jun 1973) m. Thomas ("Tommie" Wylie) Jacobs (25 Mar 1899 ?Aug–3 Nov 1975)
  1. 1. Vernon Jacobs 1925–

Willie Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1904
01 Nov 1904
Birth of Willie Elza Godfrey in Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
1973
30 Jun 1973
Age 69
Death of Willie Elza Godfrey in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1904
    Event Place: Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1973
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milburn, McCulloch County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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