Thomas Gleason1

b. 1607, d. 1686
Family
Birth*1607Thomas Gleason was probably born in 1607 in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England.1 
Marriage*He married Susanna Page in England.1 
Death*1686He died in 1686 in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Susanna Page d. 24 Jan 1691
Children 1.Thomas Gleason+1 b. 1637, d. 25 Jul 1705
 2.Joseph Gleason+1 b. 1642, d. 20 Nov 1715
 3.John Gleason1 b. 1647

Citations

  1. [S1372] Lillian May Wilson and John Barber White, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass., 1607-1909, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Thomas Gleason (1607-1686) married Susanna Page, and emigrated before 1642 from England to Watertown, Massachusetts, moving about 1654/1655 to Cambridge, and in 1658 to Charlestown, Massachusetts. The Gleason name was spelled "Leeson" in early records. Includes indexes. (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of the Nichols Print, 1909), pages 19-20. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown.

Thomas Gleason1

b. 1637, d. 25 July 1705
Family
Father*Thomas Gleason1 b. 1607, d. 1686
Mother*Susanna Page1 d. 24 Jan 1691
Birth*1637Thomas Gleason was probably born in 1637 in England.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah __?__, probably in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2,3 
(Husband) Death8 July 1703Thomas became a widower when Sarah (__?__) Gleason died on 8 July 1703.2 
Death*25 July 1705He died on 25 July 1705 in Framingham, Middlesex County.2 

Family

 Sarah __?__ d. 8 Jul 1703
Child 1.Sarah Gleason2 b. 6 Feb 1665

Citations

  1. [S1372] Lillian May Wilson and John Barber White, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass., 1607-1909, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Thomas Gleason (1607-1686) married Susanna Page, and emigrated before 1642 from England to Watertown, Massachusetts, moving about 1654/1655 to Cambridge, and in 1658 to Charlestown, Massachusetts. The Gleason name was spelled "Leeson" in early records. Includes indexes. (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of the Nichols Print, 1909), pages 19-20. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown.
  2. [S1372] Lillian May Wilson and John Barber White, Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, pages 21-24.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 306. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Cyrus T. Glenn1

Family
Marriage*28 September 1879He married, as her second husband, Elizabeth (Kinyon) Ward on 28 September 1879 in Marion County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Kinyon

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Cyrus T. Glenn and Elizabeth R. Ward on 28 September 1879 in Marion County, citing FHL Film Number: 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Erastus Glover1

Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Marriage*Erastus Glover of Wilbraham, Hampden County, Massachusetts married Lucinda Bolton, daughter of Timothy Bolton and Sybel Bennett.1 

Family

 Lucinda Bolton b. 1 Jul 1791

Citations

  1. [S484] Seth Chandler, History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts from its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882. The copy obtained from Google Books contains additional, handwritten notations and corrections dated 25 Sep 1883 on the William Bolton family on page 357. (Shirley, Massachusetts: Seth Chandler, 1883), pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Massachusetts History to 1882.

Hannah Glover1

Family
Father*_____ Glover1
Mother*Alice __?__1
Residence*Hannah and her mother Alice lived in Southampton, Hampshire, England.1 
Marriage*20 February 1691/92She married Joseph Gilpin of Dorchester, Oxfordshire, son of Thomas Gilpin and Joan __?__, on 20 February 1691/92 in England.2 
Immigration*1695Joseph and Hannah, with their young children, immigrated to America in 1695 and settled on a tract of land in the township of Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, now Delaware County, which had been given to Hannah by an uncle as a wedding present.1 
Residence* The family's first dwelling was a cave on the side of a hill, a form of housing used frequently by early settlers until better structures could be provided. Some years later Joseph built a frame dwelling house for his family a short distance west of their cave dwelling where he resided until his death.1 

Family

 Joseph Gilpin b. c 1664, d. 1739

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Gilpin, page 570. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Gilpin, page 570, the date written as "12, 20, 1691" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December, of 1691/92.

Captain Samuel Glover1

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Roll of Officers and Men index card# 14409 for Seth Bolton referencing Volume 98, page 483 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.

_____ Glover1

Family
Marriage*He married Alice __?__.1 

Family

 Alice __?__
Child 1.Hannah Glover1

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Gilpin, page 570. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Merrill B. Goble1

b. 6 October 1908
Family
Relationship10th great-grandson of John Heaton
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Vernon V. Goble1 b. 24 Oct 1882
Mother*Flora Mabel Helsper1 b. 7 Oct 1891
Birth*6 October 1908Merrill B. Goble was born on 6 October 1908 in Cleveland, Whitley County, Indiana.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Merrill Burdell Goble.2 
(Son) Census US 191021 April 1910He was enumerated as Merrill B. on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of his parents in Thorncreek, Whitley County, Indiana. He was one year old.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Vernon V. and Flora M. Goble, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: T624_389; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1374402. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Merrill Burdell Goble on 6 October 1908 in Cleveland, Whitley, Indiana, USA, son of Vernon Goble and Flora Helsper, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1908; Roll: 023, citing Certificate# 56587, Roll# 45385_358799, Volume Range 136 - 141. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.

Samuel B. Goble1

b. 26 July 1852
Family
Birth*26 July 1852Samuel B. Goble was born on 26 July 1852 in Ohio.2,3 
Name VariationHis full name was Samuel Bright Goble.2 
Marriage*2 August 1877He married Sarah E. Lehman on 2 August 1877 in Whitley County, Indiana.1,4,2,5 

Family

 Sarah E. Lehman b. 3 Jun 1853
Child 1.Vernon V. Goble+1,6 b. 24 Oct 1882

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Flora Mabel Helsper of Richland Township, Whitley County, age 16, born on 7 October 1891 in Whitley County, Indiana, daughter of Franklin Homer Helsper and Audrey Odella Shorb, and Verne V Goble of Richland Township, Whitley County, age 24, born on 24 October 1882 in Whitley County, Indiana, son of Samuel B. Goble and Sarah Elizabeth Lehman, married on 22 October 1907 in Indiana, United States, citing page 89 and referencing FHL Film# 001710716. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Bright Goble, Memorial# 18574511. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel B. and Sarah E. Goble, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: 414; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0120. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 August 1877 in Whitley County, Indiana, USA of Samuel B Goble and Sarah E Lehman. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E (Lehman) Goble, Memorial# 18574536.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel B. and Sarah E. Goble, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: 414; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0120; Victor V. was 17 years old and his date of birth recorded as October 1882.

Sitha Goble1

b. 14 December 1838, d. 8 September 1917
Family
Birth*14 December 1838Sitha Goble was born on 14 December 1838 in Perry County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*14 April 1864She married Jerome Sumner on 14 April 1864 in Perry County, Indiana.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death4 July 1916Sitha became a widow when Jerome Sumner died on 4 July 1916 at age 752 
Death*8 September 1917 and died 14 months later on 8 September 1917 in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, at age 78.1 
Burial*She was buried with her husband in Row 11 of the Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery, Grand Island.1,2 

Family

 Jerome Sumner b. Mar 1841, d. 4 Jul 1916
Child 1.John W. Sumner1,4 b. 9 Jan 1865, d. 20 Mar 1936

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sitha (Goble) Sumner, Memorial# 39844111. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jerome Sumner, Memorial# 39844103.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 April 1864 in Perry County, Indiana, of Jerome Sumner and Sitha Goble, referencing Perry County, Indiana, original record located in the County Clerk's office, citing Book 3 , Page 155. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John W. Sumner, Memorial# 147687223.

Vernon V. Goble1,2

b. 24 October 1882
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Samuel B. Goble1,3 b. 26 Jul 1852
Mother*Sarah E. Lehman1,3 b. 3 Jun 1853
Birth*24 October 1882Vernon V. Goble was born on 24 October 1882 in Whitley County, Indiana.1,3 
Name VariationHe was called Verne.1 
Marriage*22 October 1907He married Flora Mabel Helsper, daughter of Frank Helsper and Audrey Odella Shorb, on 22 October 1907 in Indiana.1 
Census US 1910*21 April 1910Flora M. and Vernon V. Goble were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in Thorncreek, Whitley County, Indiana. Vernon was 27 years of age and a general farmer and employer, and Flora was 19 years old. They had been married for 2 years, rented their farm, and Flora had given birth to one child. Their son, Merrill B., was one year old. Flora's mother, Odell (Shorb) Helsper, and her two sisters, Josie Helsper and Alta Helsper, were enumerated with them in 1910. Odell was 37 years of age, a widow, and had given birth to five children, three of whom were living. Josie was 17 years old and worked as a servant for a private family, and Alta was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year. Also enumerated in the Goble's household was Wyland Zumbrun, who was 18 years old and worked for wages as a farm laborer. Everyone in the household was able to read and write.2 

Family

 Flora Mabel Helsper b. 7 Oct 1891
Child 1.Merrill B. Goble2 b. 6 Oct 1908

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Flora Mabel Helsper of Richland Township, Whitley County, age 16, born on 7 October 1891 in Whitley County, Indiana, daughter of Franklin Homer Helsper and Audrey Odella Shorb, and Verne V Goble of Richland Township, Whitley County, age 24, born on 24 October 1882 in Whitley County, Indiana, son of Samuel B. Goble and Sarah Elizabeth Lehman, married on 22 October 1907 in Indiana, United States, citing page 89 and referencing FHL Film# 001710716. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Vernon V. and Flora M. Goble, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: T624_389; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1374402. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel B. and Sarah E. Goble, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: 414; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0120; Victor V. was 17 years old and his date of birth recorded as October 1882. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Mary E. Gochenour1

b. 28 April 1859
Family
Birth*28 April 1859Mary E. Gochenour was born on 28 April 1859 in Harrison County, Virginia.1,2 
Marriage*1875She married Henry T. Edwards in 1875 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,3 

Family

 Henry T. Edwards b. May 1847
Child 1.Laura Cecelia Edwards1 b. 22 Aug 1879, d. 1940

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry T. and Mary E. Edwards, Year: 1900; Census Place: Otter, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 0007. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2522] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Mary E Gochenour on 28 April 1859 in Harrison County, West Virginia, daughter of Elijha Gochenour and Sarah, referencing FHL Film# 1617902. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938.
  3. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary E Gochenour and Henry T Edwards in 1875 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Anne Godbold1

d. before 17 March 1553
Family
Marriage*She married William Crispe, probably in Laxfield, Suffolk County, England.1 
(Wife) Deathbefore 19 January 1553Anne became a widow when William Crispe died before 19 January 1553.1 
Will*23 January 1553She wrote her will dated 23 January 15531 
Death*before 17 March 1553 and died before 17 March 1553 when her will was proved.1 

Family

 William Crispe b. c 1491, d. b 19 Jan 1553
Child 1.Johan Crispe+1 b. s 1527

Citations

  1. [S1363] Clifford L. Stott, "William Crispe of Laxfield, Suffolk, Great-grandfather of Anthony and Joshua Fisher of Dedham, Massachusetts", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 151, pages 291-299, (July 1997). Hereinafter cited as "William Crispe of Laxfield, Suffolk."

William Goddard1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*10 December 1685He married Leah Fisher, daughter of Cornelius Fisher and Leah Heaton, on 10 December 1685.1 

Family

 Leah Fisher b. 5 May 1656, d. 10 Sep 1720

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 1, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Catherine Goden1

b. 14 July 1810
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*14 July 1810Catherine Goden was born on 14 July 1810 in Ohio.2,3 
Marriage*18 September 1828She married Samuel Heaton, son of Thomas Heaton and Mary Haldeman, on 18 September 1828 in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio.2,1 
Death*She may have died between the birth of her son Jacob in 1834 and her husband's next child born in 1844. The 1926 death certificate of Samuel's son, George, who was born in 1845, reported his mother's name as "Katherine Weerwich", and his marriage certificate in 1899 to Ida Harris recorded it as "Catherine Werick."4 

Family

 Samuel Heaton b. 18 May 1805, d. 28 Dec 1891
Children 1.Jacob Heaton2 b. 19 Apr 1834, d. 22 Nov 1891
 2.John Heaton+2 b. 1 Aug 1844, d. 7 Aug 1926

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Catharine "Goder" and Samuel Heaton on 18 September 1828 in Columbiana, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000927766. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 668. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine Heaton, Memorial# 153593641. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of George Heaton, son of Samuel Heaton and Catherine "Werick", and Ida Harris, daughter of Jeremiah Bates and Sarah Stewart, on 7 November 1899 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000927775.

Anna J. Godfrey1,2

b. 2 May 1855, d. 31 July 1909
Family
Father*James R. Godfroy3 b. Jul 1810, d. 21 Jul 1894
Mother*Archangel Richardville Oesew3 b. 1822, d. 5 Mar 1885
Birth*2 May 1855Anna J. Godfrey was probably born about 2 May 1855 in Indiana.4,5,3 
Name VariationHer Indian name was Wah-so-cong-aw.6 
Marriage*15 May 1878She married first, as his first wife, Frank Aveline, son of James Aveline and Shingoquah, on 15 May 1878 at The Cathedral, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.1,7,8,6 
Census US 1880*26 June 1880Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Francis was 22 years of age and a farmer, and Anna was 23 years of age and keeping house. Anna's parents, Archangel and James R. Godfroy, with her brother George L. Godfroy and other members of the Godfroy's extended family, were enumerated by the census taker as another household within the same dwelling number as Anna and Francis. Anna's brother and sister-in-law, Mary and John Godfroy, with their children, were enumerated in the first next household after their parents, and Anna's sister and brother-in-law, Mary F. and Charles F. Strack, with their children, were enumerated in the first household before Francis and Anna.2,9,10,11 
Marriage*14 August 1887She married second, as his first wife, William J. Stuck, son of Solomon K. Stuck and Hannah C. Snider, on 14 August 1887 in Allen County, Indiana.6,12,13,14 
Death*31 July 1909She died on 31 July 1909 in Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana, at age 5414 
Burial* and was buried in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County.14 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.15,16,17,18,19,20,21 

Family 1

 Francis X. Aveline b. 8 Jun 1857, d. 9 Feb 1913

Family 2

 William J. Stuck b. 10 Apr 1865, d. 10 May 1936

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 May 1878 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, of Frank Aveline and Anna Godfrey, referencing FHL Film# 2111520, page 477. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna J. and Francis X. Aveline, (their surname spelled "Averline" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfroy, (her given name recorded as "Elkosh" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: M653_243; Page: 730; Family History Library Film: 803243; Anna was 3 years old. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Woh-se-con-gaw (Godfrey) Stuck, Memorial# 28489792; recording her date of birth as 2 May 1855. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3634; reporting her birth in 1854. Hereinafter cited as Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection.
  6. [S2701] Ball State University Digital Media Repository: Elizabeth Glenn Collection, online at https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/search, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GlennElizaC/id/3634
  7. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 May 1878 of Frank Aveline and Anna Godfrey, referencing FHL Film# 549312, 477.
  8. [S2670] Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Friday, May 17, 1878, Page 4, (Downloaded on August 23, 2024), reporting that Frank Aveline of Peru and Anna Godfrey were married at the Cathedral the day before. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James R. and Archangel Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  10. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Godfrey, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles F. and Mary F. Strack, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 264; Page: 468a; Enumeration District: 117.
  12. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued to William J Stuck and Annie Godfrey on 13 August 1887 and they were married on 14 August 1887 in Allen County, Indiana, USA, by Harry F France. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William John Stuck Sr., Memorial# 243149503.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Woh-se-con-gaw (Godfrey) Stuck, Memorial# 28489792.
  15. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  16. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  17. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  18. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  19. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  20. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  21. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Armina Godfrey1

b. 1820, d. 18 December 1852
Family
Father*Matthew Godfrey Jr.2
Mother*Angelina Miller2
Birth*1820Armina Godfrey was born about 1820 in New Jersey.3 
Marriage*30 December 1837She married, as his first wife, Henry S. Godfrey, son of Thomas Godfrey Jr. and Mary Young, on 30 December 1837 in Cape May County, New Jersey. They both resided in Upper Township, Cape May County, and Henry was 16 years old and Armina was age 17.1,4,3 
Census US 1850*7 September 1850Armina and Henry S. Godfrey were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 7 September 1850 in Stark County, Illinois. Henry was 28 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $400, and Armina was age 30. Their three children were enumerated with them. Mary E. and Matthew T. were ages 9 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year; and Permelia was 3 years old.3 
Death*18 December 1852She likely died about age 32, almost immediately after the birth of her last child on 18 December 1852 in Illinois. Her new-born daughter, Armina, was named in her honor and her widowed husband was left with five very young children.5,6,1 

Family

 Henry S. Godfrey b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Children 1.Mary E Godfrey3 b. 15 Aug 1840, d. 30 Oct 1922
 2.Matthew T. Godfrey3 b. 1843, d. 25 Jun 1864
 3.Permelia Godfrey3 b. Jun 1846
 4.Charles W. Godfrey7 b. Feb 1852
 5.Armina Godfrey+5 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Sheldon Godfrey, Memorial# 29660161. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina (Godfrey) Godfrey, Memorial# 160820060.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Armina Godfrey, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stark, Illinois; Roll: 129; Page: 206a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1598] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Henry Godfrey and Armina Godfrey both of Upper Township, on 30 December 1837 in Cape May County, New Jersey, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000852775. Hereinafter cited as New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158.
  6. [S2365] Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com, Chapter IV. Marriage record 1831-1866, page 80, 1853, and noting that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson, online at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22367/…. Hereinafter cited as Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1860; Census Place: Goshen, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 814; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Armina Godfrey1

b. 18 December 1852, d. 11 February 1931
Family
Father*Henry S. Godfrey1 b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 1820, d. 18 Dec 1852
Birth*18 December 1852Armina Godfrey was born on 18 December 1852 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.1,2,3 
Name VariationShe was called Minnie.1 
(Daughter) Death18 December 1852Her mother died when Armina was a new-born, almost immediately after her birth on 18 December 1852. Her mother was about 32 years old, and left Armina's father with five very young children.1,4,5 
(Daughter) Marriage13 February 1853Two months after the death of her mother, her father married a second time, on 13 February 1853, to Susan Gierhart.5,4 
(Possible Relative) Census US 186029 June 1860Armina was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 29 June 1860 in the household of the widow Elizabeth (Treakle) Wright in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Armina was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year. We've not yet identified a relationship, if any, between Armina's family or the Wrights or Treakle families, or the reason Armina was not with her father who was also in Stark County, although not in Toulon, in 1860.2 
(Granddaughter) Census US 18709 July 1870Minnie Godfrey was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in the household of her widowed paternal grandmother, Mary (Young) Godfrey, in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Minnie was 17 years old, had attended school within the census year, and worked as a school teacher. Her father and his family were enumerated on the next census page.6 
Marriage*4 July 1872She married first Leander Simmerman on 4 July 1872 in Stark County, Illinois.7,8,1 
Children*Minnie and Lee had eight children together, five sons and three daughters.1 
(Wife) Death1 June 1910Armina became a widow when Leander Simmerman died on 1 June 1910 at age 55.8 
Marriage*1 January 1923She married second, as his second wife, John Henry Faubion on 1 January 1923 in Bassett, Rock County, Nebraska. John had been divorced for four years after 41 years of marriage, and was 66 years of age; and Minnie had been a widow for 13 years and was 70 years of age. John's daughter, Cora Bell (Faubion) Simmerman, had married Minnie's son, Clyde Simmerman, in March 1900.9,1,3,10 
Residence*1931Minnie Faubion was listed as the widow of John H. Faubion, a teaming contractor, at 1414 East 6th Avenue, Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, in the Winfield, Kansas, City Directory for 1931. Although they may have been separated when the directory was prepared, Minnie was not John's widow. They both died in 1931, Minnie in February, and John in July.11 
Stroke*January 1931During a visit in January 1931 with her son and daughter-in-law, Emma and Fred Simmerman, in Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, Minnie suffered a stroke of paralysis.12 
Death*11 February 1931She died a few weeks later, on 11 February 1931, at the home of her son in Plankinton at age 783,1,12 
Burial* and was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Strang, Fillmore County, Nebraska.1 

Family 1

 Leander Simmerman b. 4 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1910
Children 1.Henry Fred Simmerman13 b. 30 Jul 1873, d. 26 Jan 1948
 2.George Clyde Simmerman14 b. 17 May 1877, d. 1942
 3.Lottie Simmerman15 b. 1879
 4.William Ray Simmerman16 b. 23 Oct 1880
 5.Hugh Simmerman17 b. 1886

Family 2

 John Henry Faubion b. 15 Aug 1856, d. 17 Jul 1931

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Wright, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 885; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2371] Armina "Minnie" (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion 1931 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Nebraska Signal, (Geneva, Nebraska), Thursday, 19 February 1931, page 2, death of Mrs. Minnie Faubion of Strang, born 15 December 1852 in Toulon, Illinois, died 11 February 1931 at the home of her son, Fred, in Plankinton, South Dakota; married Leander Simmerman in 1872, he died in 1910, eight children, five sons, Ernest and Will, died before their mother, Fred of Plankinton, South Dakota, Clyde of Bassett, Nebraska, and Hugh of Carleton, three daughters, Mrs. Charles McConnell of Sheridan, Wyoming, Mrs. Lizzie Ernst and Mrs. Charles Nichols of Strang, married J. H. Faubion at Bassett in 1923, burial in Harmony Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Armina "Minnie" (Godfrey) Simmerman Faubion 1931 Obituary.
  4. [S2365] Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com, Chapter IV. Marriage record 1831-1866, page 80, 1853, and noting that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson, online at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22367/…. Hereinafter cited as Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Sheldon Godfrey, Memorial# 29660161.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 449B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 July 1872 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Leander Simmerman and Minnie Godfrey, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses, Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leander “Lee” Simmerman, Memorial# 143768545.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Henry Faubion, Memorial# 71909194.
  10. [S2374] John Henry Faubion (1856-1931) Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Friday, 24 July 1931, page 1, born August 16, 1856 at Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri, died July 17, 1931 at his home in Bassett, Nebraska, age 74, married Allie Gilbert on November 12, 1878, six children, four living in Cody, Nebraska, Cora Simmerman living in Bassett, and daughter Mae died in 1920, married Mrs. Minnie Simmerman at Bassett on January 1, 1923, mother died when he was a small boy, when his father was in the army, father died in 1918, stepmother survives, one sister in Missouri and three half-sisters and three half-brothers, all living in Kansas. Hereinafter cited as John Henry Faubion (1856-1931) Nebraska Obituary.
  11. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Minnie Faubion, as the widow of John H, teaming contractor, in the Winfield, Kansas, City Directory, 1931. Hereinafter cited as U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995.
  12. [S2373] Minnie Faubion January 1931 Stroke, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Nebraska Signal, (Geneva, Nebraska), Thursday, 29 January 1931, page 2, message sent from her son, Fred Simmerman, to his sister, Lottie Nichols, about the middle of January 1931 that their mother, Mrs. Minnie Faubion, had suffered a stroke of paralysis; she had been visiting her son Fred in Plankinton, South Dakota. Hereinafter cited as Minnie Faubion January 1931 Stroke.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Fred Simmerman, Memorial# 194447970.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Clyde Simmerman, Memorial# 24636359.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lottie (Simmerman) Hepburn, Memorial# 17940566.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Ray “Will” Simmerman, Memorial# 143768640.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hugh Simmerman, Memorial# 205951694.

Charles W. Godfrey1

b. February 1852
Family
Father*Henry S. Godfrey1 b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 1820, d. 18 Dec 1852
Birth*February 1852Charles W. Godfrey was born in February 1852 in Illinois.1,2 
(Son) Death18 December 1852His mother died when Charles was ten months old, and almost immediately after the birth of her last child on 18 December 1852. His mother was about 32 years old, and left Charles's father with five very young children.3,4,5 
Name VariationHe was called Chas.6 
(Son) Marriage13 February 1853Two months after the death of his mother, his father married a second time, on 13 February 1853, to Susan Gierhart.5,4 
(Son) Research Notes The name Robertson has been found, both as a surname and as a given name, in our research of Susan Gierhart and Henry S. Godfrey. In an early transcription of Susan's name in the record of the couple's 1853 marriage, and then subsequently recopied in other indexes of that marriage, she was identified as Susan Robertson. Her parents were not named, and we don't know if Robertson had meaning or was an error in transcription. Had she been married before to a husband with the surname Robertson? She was 17 years old when she married Henry Godfrey, so an earlier marriage, while not impossible, seems unlikely. Our research, through census and Find a Grave records, indicates her maiden surname was Gierhart, and that her parents were Christian Gierhart and Mary Polly Strong, and when her daughter, Emma, married in 1878, Emma's parents' names were reported as Henry S. Godfrey and Susan Gierhart. Then, when Susan and Henry's son, Charles, married, also in 1878, his marriage record identified his father's name as Robertson Godfrey. It was actually Henry Sheldon Godfrey, so therein lies our dilemma. Two marriage records, 25 years apart, and both including the name Robertson, which may be a clue to something significant. We don't believe in coincidences, and wonder if somewhere, in the Gierhart or Godfrey family, or an earlier marriage, there is a Robertson. We'd very much like to know, and would appreciate hearing from anyone who is able to help us resolve our Robertson conundrum.4,7,8,9,10,11,12 
(Son) Census US 186013 June 1860Charles W. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 13 June 1860 in the household of his father and stepmother in Goshen, Stark County, Illinois. He was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
(Son) Census US 18709 July 1870Charles was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in the household of his father and stepmother in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. He was 18 years old and worked as a farm hand.13 
Marriage*23 January 1878He married Sarah Lilly Tracy, daughter of Henry Tracy and Adaline Neal, on 23 January 1878 in Stark County, Illinois.7 
Annulment*Charles and Sarah separated, and either divorced or were annulled shortly after their marriage, possibly because of Sarah's age. When they married she had reported her age as 21 years, while she was actually only 14 years old, and too young to marry without a parent's consent.7 
Census US 1880*17 June 1880Charles Godfrey was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 17 June 1880 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. He was 26 years of age and recorded as a widower, although we know now that wasn't true. He was living in the household of John and Nancy Hook, and worked in their stable as a hired hand.14 
Marriage3 October 1882He and Sarah L. Tracy married each other again on 3 October 1882 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. They were married by a court judge, and we note that Charles reported his mother's name as Susan Gierhart, whom he likely considered his mother, since he was an infant when she and his father married after his biological mother's death.15 
Census US 1900*18 June 1900Lillie and Charles Godfrey were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 18 June 1900 in Lost Creek, Platte County, Nebraska. Charles was 48 years of age and a farmer, and Lillie was 37 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 17 years, and Lillie had given birth to no children.2 
Census US 1910*10 May 1910Sarah L. and Charles W. Godfrey were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 10 May 1910 in Oconee, Platte County, Nebraska. They were both recorded as 50 years of age, although Charles was 58 years old and Sarah was about age 47. Charles worked as a general farmer on his own account, and they rented their farm. They had been married for 27 years, each reporting it their first marriage, and Lillie had not given birth to any children.16 
Census US 1920*2 January 1920Lillie, who was recorded as Lillian, and Chas Godfrey were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 2 January 1920 in Shell Creek, Platte County, Nebraska. Chas was 67 years of age and worked as a general farmer on his own account, and "Lillian" was recorded as age 60. They lived on a farm, which they rented.6 

Family

 Sarah Lilly Tracy b. Feb 1863

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1860; Census Place: Goshen, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 814; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles and Lillie Godfrey, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lost Creek, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: 937; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1240937. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2365] Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com, Chapter IV. Marriage record 1831-1866, page 80, 1853, and noting that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson, online at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22367/…. Hereinafter cited as Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Sheldon Godfrey, Memorial# 29660161.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Chas and Lillian Godfrey, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shell Creek, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: T625_999; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 198. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 January 1878 in Stark, Illinois, USA, of Charles W Godfrey, age 26, born about 1852 to Robertson Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, married Sarah Lilly Tracy, age 21, born about 1857 to Henry Tracy and Adaline Neal, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records, and we note the error in the record or transcription of Charles's father's name, which was actually Henry S. Godfrey. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  8. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 April 1879 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Emma Godfrey, age 20, born about 1859, daughter of Henry S Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, married Frederic E Dack, age 22, born about 1857, son of John Dack and Jane Nicholson, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  9. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of C. and Polly Gierhart, Year: 1850; Census Place: Milton, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: 105; Page: 68b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan (Gierhart) Godfrey, Memorial# 23507965.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Polly (Strong) Gierhart, Memorial# 16718480.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian Gierhart, Memorial# 16718466.
  13. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 450A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Nancy Hook, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: 252; Page: 427C; Enumeration District: 280. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 3 October 1882 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA, of Sarah L. Tracy of Stark County, Illinois, age 21, born about 1861 in Illinois, daughter of Henry Tracy and Adaline Neal, and Charles W. Godfrey of Platte County, Nebraska, age 30, born about 1852 in Illinois, son of Henry Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, recorded in Platte County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  16. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles W. and Sarah L. Godfrey, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oconee, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: T624_853; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0187; FHL microfilm: 1374866. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Elizabeth Godfrey1

Family
Father*Francis Godfrey1
Marriage*1644She married John Cary in 1644.2,1 

Family

 John Cary
Children 1.Francis Cary+1
 2.Elizabeth Cary+1
 3.Jonathan Cary+1 b. 24 Sep 1656, d. 1695
 4.Joseph Cary1 b. 18 Apr 1663

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Cary, pages 130-134. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, East Bridgewater, Volume 1, Marriages, citing P.R.5; referencing a private record, from a copy made by Judge Nahum Mitchell of the records of the First Church of East Bridgewater, with additions and corrections by the copyist. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Elizabeth Godfrey1

b. 3 July 1817, d. 26 July 1888
Family
Father*Thomas Godfrey Jr.1,2,3 b. 16 Jan 1792, d. 8 Feb 1864
Mother*Mary Young1,4,3 b. 1796
Birth*3 July 1817Elizabeth Godfrey was born on 3 July 1817 in Cape May County, New Jersey.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185019 August 1850Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 19 August 1850 in the household of her parents in Stark County, Illinois. She was 33 years of age.5 
(Daughter) Census US 186026 June 1860Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 26 June 1860 in the household of her parents in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. She was 42 years of age and worked as a dressmaker.6 
(Daughter) Census US 18709 July 1870Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in the household of her widowed mother in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. She was 53 years of age and worked as a dressmaker.7 
Census US 1880*19 June 1880Elizabeth Godfrey was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1880 census taken on 18 and 19 June 1880 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. She was single, 63 years of age and worked as a dressmaker. Her brother, Hugh, with his wife and son, were enumerated in the second household below Elizabeth's on the same census page.8 
Marriage*9 July 1882She married, as his second wife, Stacy Cowperthwaite, son of William Cowperthwaite and Martha W. Justice, on 9 July 1882 in Stark County, Illinois.9,1,3 
(Wife) Death12 December 1883Elizabeth became a widow when Stacy Cowperthwaite died on 12 December 1883 at age 62.9 
Death*26 July 1888She died on 26 July 1888 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, at age 711 
Burial* and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Stacy Cowperthwaite b. 28 Oct 1821, d. 12 Dec 1883

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Godfrey) Cowperthwaite, Memorial# 52686673. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Godfrey, Memorial# 65034951.
  3. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 July 1882 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Elizabeth Godfrey, age 66, born about 1816 to Thomas Godfrey and Mary Young, married Stacy Cowperthwaite, age 61, born about 1821 to William Cowperthwaite and Martha Justice, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses, Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hugh Young Godfrey, Memorial# 64672756.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Mary Godfrey, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stark, Illinois; Roll: 129; Page: 195b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Thomas and Mary Godfrey, Year: 1860; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 871; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 449B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: 252; Page: 430A; Enumeration District: 280. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Stacy Cowperthwaite, Memorial# 64573762.

Emma Godfrey1

b. January 1860
Family
Father*Henry S. Godfrey1 b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Mother*Susan Gierhart1 b. 1836, d. 1877
(Daughter) Research Notes The name Robertson has been found, both as a surname and as a given name, in our research of Susan Gierhart and Henry S. Godfrey. In an early transcription of Susan's name in the record of the couple's 1853 marriage, and then subsequently recopied in other indexes of that marriage, she was identified as Susan Robertson. Her parents were not named, and we don't know if Robertson had meaning or was an error in transcription. Had she been married before to a husband with the surname Robertson? She was 17 years old when she married Henry Godfrey, so an earlier marriage, while not impossible, seems unlikely. Our research, through census and Find a Grave records, indicates her maiden surname was Gierhart, and that her parents were Christian Gierhart and Mary Polly Strong, and when her daughter, Emma, married in 1878, Emma's parents' names were reported as Henry S. Godfrey and Susan Gierhart. Then, when Susan and Henry's son, Charles, married, also in 1878, his marriage record identified his father's name as Robertson Godfrey. It was actually Henry Sheldon Godfrey, so therein lies our dilemma. Two marriage records, 25 years apart, and both including the name Robertson, which may be a clue to something significant. We don't believe in coincidences, and wonder if somewhere, in the Gierhart or Godfrey family, or an earlier marriage, there is a Robertson. We'd very much like to know, and would appreciate hearing from anyone who is able to help us resolve our Robertson conundrum.2,3,4,5,6,7,8 
Birth*January 1860Emma Godfrey was born about January 1860 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186013 June 1860Emma was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 13 June 1860 in the household of her parents in Goshen, Stark County, Illinois. She was five months old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18709 July 1870Emma was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in the household of her parents in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. She was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.9 
Marriage*26 April 1879She married Frederick E. Dack, son of John Dack and Jane Nicholson, on 26 April 1879 in Stark County, Illinois.4 

Family

 Frederick E. Dack b. 1857

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1860; Census Place: Goshen, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 814; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2365] Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com, Chapter IV. Marriage record 1831-1866, page 80, 1853, and noting that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson, online at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22367/…. Hereinafter cited as Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois.
  3. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 January 1878 in Stark, Illinois, USA, of Charles W Godfrey, age 26, born about 1852 to Robertson Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, married Sarah Lilly Tracy, age 21, born about 1857 to Henry Tracy and Adaline Neal, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records, and we note the error in the record or transcription of Charles's father's name, which was actually Henry S. Godfrey. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 April 1879 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Emma Godfrey, age 20, born about 1859, daughter of Henry S Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, married Frederic E Dack, age 22, born about 1857, son of John Dack and Jane Nicholson, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of C. and Polly Gierhart, Year: 1850; Census Place: Milton, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: 105; Page: 68b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan (Gierhart) Godfrey, Memorial# 23507965. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Polly (Strong) Gierhart, Memorial# 16718480.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian Gierhart, Memorial# 16718466.
  9. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 450A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Francis Godfrey1

Family

Family
Child 1.Elizabeth Godfrey+1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Cary, pages 130-134. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Henry S. Godfrey1,2,3

b. 18 June 1821, d. 28 July 1896
Family
Father*Thomas Godfrey Jr.4,3 b. 16 Jan 1792, d. 8 Feb 1864
Mother*Mary Young5 b. 1796
Birth*18 June 1821Henry S. Godfrey was born on 18 June 1821 in Cape May County, New Jersey.2 
Name VariationHis full name was Henry Sheldon Godfrey.3 
Marriage*30 December 1837He married first Armina Godfrey, daughter of Matthew Godfrey Jr. and Angelina Miller, on 30 December 1837 in Cape May County, New Jersey. They both resided in Upper Township, Cape May County, and Henry was 16 years old and Armina was age 17.3,6,7 
Census US 1850*7 September 1850Armina and Henry S. Godfrey were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 7 September 1850 in Stark County, Illinois. Henry was 28 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $400, and Armina was age 30. Their three children were enumerated with them. Mary E. and Matthew T. were ages 9 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year; and Permelia was 3 years old.7 
(Husband) Death18 December 1852Henry became a widower when Armina Godfrey died at about age 32, and likely almost immediately after the birth of their last child on 18 December 1852. Henry was left with five very young children, and named his new-born daughter Armina in honor of her mother.8,9,3 
Marriage*13 February 1853 Two months after the death of his first wife, he married second, as her first husband, Susan Gierhart, daughter of Christian Gierhart and Mary Polly Strong, on 13 February 1853 in Stark County, Illinois. They were married by A. Grose, a Minister of the Gospel, and we note that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson.3,9 
Research Notes* The name Robertson has been found, both as a surname and as a given name, in our research of Susan Gierhart and Henry S. Godfrey. In an early transcription of Susan's name in the record of the couple's 1853 marriage, and then subsequently recopied in other indexes of that marriage, she was identified as Susan Robertson. Her parents were not named, and we don't know if Robertson had meaning or was an error in transcription. Had she been married before to a husband with the surname Robertson? She was 17 years old when she married Henry Godfrey, so an earlier marriage, while not impossible, seems unlikely. Our research, through census and Find a Grave records, indicates her maiden surname was Gierhart, and that her parents were Christian Gierhart and Mary Polly Strong, and when her daughter, Emma, married in 1878, Emma's parents' names were reported as Henry S. Godfrey and Susan Gierhart. Then, when Susan and Henry's son, Charles, married, also in 1878, his marriage record identified his father's name as Robertson Godfrey. It was actually Henry Sheldon Godfrey, so therein lies our dilemma. Two marriage records, 25 years apart, and both including the name Robertson, which may be a clue to something significant. We don't believe in coincidences, and wonder if somewhere, in the Gierhart or Godfrey family, or an earlier marriage, there is a Robertson. We'd very much like to know, and would appreciate hearing from anyone who is able to help us resolve our Robertson conundrum.9,10,11,12,13,14,15 
Census US 1860*13 June 1860Susan and Henry S. Godfrey were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 13 June 1860 in Goshen, Stark County, Illinois. Henry was 39 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $175, and Susan was 26 years of age. Six children were enumerated with them in 1860. Matthew T., Permelia and Charles W., from Henry's first marriage, were ages 18, 14 and 8 years, respectively; and Susan C. and Josephine, from the couple's marriage were ages 5 and 3 years, respectively; and their baby, Emma, was five months old. Permelia, Charles and Susan had all attended school within the census year. Henry's youngest daughter from his first marriage, Armina, was enumerated in 1860 in the household of a widow, Elizabeth (Treakle) Wright, in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Armina was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year, and we don't know why she was living away from her family.16 
Census US 1870*9 July 1870Susan and Henry S. Godfrey were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Henry was 49 years of age and a teamster with real estate valued at $900 and a personal estate valued at $500, and Susan was 36 years of age and keeping house. Five children were enumerated with them in 1870. Charles, Henry's son from his first marriage, was 18 years old and worked as a farm hand; Susan C., Josephine, Emma and Joseph F., all children from the couple's marriage, were ages 15, 12, 10 and 7 years, respectively, and all had attended school within the census year. In 1870, one census page before Henry and Susan, Henry's youngest daughter from his first marriage, Armina Godfrey, was enumerated in the household of her grandmother, Mary (Young) Godfrey, Henry's mother. Armina, who was enumerated as Minnie, was 17 years old and working as a school teacher.17 
(Husband) Death1877Henry became a widower for the second time when Susan (Gierhart) Godfrey died in 1877 at about age 41.13 
Marriage*14 November 1878He married third, as her second husband, Mary E. (Sidner) Masters, daughter of Daniel Sidner and Rebecca A. Decker, on 14 November 1878 in Stark County, Illinois.1,18 
Pension*30 June 1880A dependent's pension was issued to Henry S. Godfrey on 30 June 1880 as a result of his deceased son Matthew T. Godfrey's service during the Civil War.19 
Death*28 July 1896He died on 28 July 1896 in Platte County, Nebraska, at age 753,1 
Burial* and was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Monroe, Platte County.3 

Family 1

 Armina Godfrey b. 1820, d. 18 Dec 1852
Children 1.Mary E Godfrey7 b. 15 Aug 1840, d. 30 Oct 1922
 2.Matthew T. Godfrey7 b. 1843, d. 25 Jun 1864
 3.Permelia Godfrey7 b. Jun 1846
 4.Charles W. Godfrey16 b. Feb 1852
 5.Armina Godfrey+8 b. 18 Dec 1852, d. 11 Feb 1931

Family 2

 Susan Gierhart b. 1836, d. 1877
Children 1.Susan C. Godfrey16 b. 1855
 2.Josephine Godfrey16 b. 1857
 3.Emma Godfrey16 b. Jan 1860
 4.Joseph F. Godfrey17 b. 1863

Family 3

 Mary E. Sidner b. 18 Jul 1838, d. 16 Feb 1916

Citations

  1. [S2364] Mary E. (Sidner) Masters Godfrey 1916 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Albion News, (Albion, Nebraska), Thursday, 24 February 1916, page 1, death of Mary Elizabeth (Sidner) Godfrey, born July 18, 1838 in Sussex County, New Jersey, and died after a long illness on Thursday morning, February 17 at home of daughter, Mrs. Nancy Kerr; married William B. Masters, four children, three survived, eventually located in Lafayette, Illinois where Masters died December 1871, she married again, 1878, to Henry Godfrey and in 1883 they removed to Monroe, Nebraska where he died July 28, 1896, she then lived with her children. Hereinafter cited as Mary E. (Sidner) Masters Godfrey 1916 Obituary.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. S. and Mary E. Godfrey, Year: 1880; Census Place: Goshen, Stark, Illinois; Roll: 252; Page: 377D; Enumeration District: 277. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Sheldon Godfrey, Memorial# 29660161. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Godfrey, Memorial# 65034951.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hugh Young Godfrey, Memorial# 64672756.
  6. [S1598] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Henry Godfrey and Armina Godfrey both of Upper Township, on 30 December 1837 in Cape May County, New Jersey, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000852775. Hereinafter cited as New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965.
  7. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Armina Godfrey, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stark, Illinois; Roll: 129; Page: 206a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158.
  9. [S2365] Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com, Chapter IV. Marriage record 1831-1866, page 80, 1853, and noting that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson, online at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22367/…. Hereinafter cited as Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois.
  10. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 January 1878 in Stark, Illinois, USA, of Charles W Godfrey, age 26, born about 1852 to Robertson Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, married Sarah Lilly Tracy, age 21, born about 1857 to Henry Tracy and Adaline Neal, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records, and we note the error in the record or transcription of Charles's father's name, which was actually Henry S. Godfrey. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  11. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 April 1879 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Emma Godfrey, age 20, born about 1859, daughter of Henry S Godfrey and Susan Gierhart, married Frederic E Dack, age 22, born about 1857, son of John Dack and Jane Nicholson, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  12. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of C. and Polly Gierhart, Year: 1850; Census Place: Milton, DuPage, Illinois; Roll: 105; Page: 68b.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan (Gierhart) Godfrey, Memorial# 23507965.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Polly (Strong) Gierhart, Memorial# 16718480.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian Gierhart, Memorial# 16718466.
  16. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1860; Census Place: Goshen, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 814; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 450A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  18. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 November 1878 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of Mary E Hendricks Masters, age 41, born about 1837, daughter of Henry Hendricks and Martha Sidner, married Henry S Godfrey, age 57, born about 1821, son of Thomas Godfrey and Mary Young, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses.
  19. [S1447] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, online at www.ancestry.com, pension index record for Matthew T Godfrey, Soldier, dependent’s pension for his father, Henry S. Godfrey, issued and filed on 30 June 1880, referencing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 178. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Pension Index to Pension Files,1861-1934.

Hugh Y. Godfrey1

b. 22 February 1828, d. 27 November 1908
Family
Father*Thomas Godfrey Jr.2,3 b. 16 Jan 1792, d. 8 Feb 1864
Mother*Mary Young3 b. 1796
Birth*22 February 1828Hugh Y. Godfrey was born on 22 February 1828 in New Jersey.3 
Name VariationHis full name was Hugh Young Godfrey.3 
(Son) Census US 185019 August 1850Hugh was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 19 August 1850 in the household of his parents in Stark County, Illinois. He was 22 years of age and worked as a laborer.4 
Marriage*20 December 1850He married Frances E. McCance, daughter of William McCance and Eleanor Armstrong, on 20 December 1850 in Stark County, Illinois.1,3,5,6 
(Father) Death9 January 1897His son, Willis L. Godfrey, committed suicide on 9 January 1897 in Peoria County, Illinois, at age 39.7,8 
(Father) Illness9 January 1897Long before alcoholism was recognized as a disease, his son, Willis, was likely a serious alcoholic. The newspaper describing the events of his suicide on the evening of 9 January 1897 in Peoria, Illinois, began their story by reporting that his wife, Mary Jane Lovitt, who was not named in the article, had separated from him and had been living in La Harpe for the past year with her brother, Willis Harris Lovitt, his wife, Mary, and their family. It was also not mentioned that Willis and Mary Jane's mother, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, also resided with her son's family in La Harpe in 1897.

The news article, returning to the evening of January 9, reported that Godfrey had gone into a saloon in Peoria and called for a drink. When he was unable to pay for it, he and the bartender exchanged words, and Godfrey threw his coat on the bar and left the saloon. No one witnessed what happened next, although the supposition was that Godfrey went straight to the Illinois River and plunged in. Eleven weeks later, on Sunday, March 21, his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends.

Godfrey was twice married. His first wife, Nancy Elizabeth Masters, who was not named in the article, secured a divorce, remarried and was living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, was living in La Harpe. Godfrey had been employed on several roads as a brakeman, but could not keep a job "due to his dissipated habits." The article concluded with the newspaper's editorial judgements that, "His evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself. This sad history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum."8,9 
(Husband) Death18 January 1901Hugh became a widower when Frances E. (McCance) Godfrey died on 18 January 1901 at age 69.5,10 
Death*27 November 1908He died on 27 November 1908 at age 803 
Burial* and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.3 

Family

 Frances E. McCance b. 25 May 1831, d. 18 Jan 1901
Children 1.Isabelle Mary Godfrey11 b. 2 Feb 1850, d. 7 Aug 1917
 2.Willis L. Godfrey1,3,7 b. 9 Jun 1857, d. 9 Jan 1897

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 21 June 1894 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA, of Willis L Godfrey, age 38, his second marriage, born about 1856 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois, to Hugh Y Godfrey and Frances E McCance, married Mary J Isom, age 42, her second marriage, born about 1852 in Ohio to Evan J Lovitt and Leah "Slummontes", referencing Peoria County Courthouse; Peoria, IL, USA; Peoria County Marriages, 1825-1915; Collection Title: Peoria County Marriages, 1825-1915, citing Marriage Register 1891-1895, Certificate# 1950. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Godfrey, Memorial# 65034951. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hugh Young Godfrey, Memorial# 64672756.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Mary Godfrey, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stark, Illinois; Roll: 129; Page: 195b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances E (McCance) Godfrey, Memorial# 64672726.
  6. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 December 1850 in Stark County, Illinois, of Hugh Y. Godfrey and Frances E. McCance, referencing Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, microfilm# 1403417. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Willis Leaming Godfrey, Memorial# 227007267.
  8. [S2362] Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Quill, (La Harpe, Illinois), Thursday, 25 March 1897, page 1, article title reads "W. L. Godfrey Suicides", and crediting the Peoria, Illinois, papers of the previous Tuesday, reported the tragic death of Willis L. Godfrey, whose wife had been making her home in La Harpe, with her brother W. H. Lovitt and family, for the past year; on the evening of January 9, Godfrey, "the unfortunate man", went into a saloon and called for a drink; being unable to pay for it a few words passed between the bartender and Godfrey, when the latter threw his coat on the bar and left the place; the supposition is that he went straight to the river and plunged in; last Sunday his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends; he was twice married; his first wife secured a divorce, is married again, and is living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, is living here; he had been employed on several roads as brakeman, but could not hold a job owing to his dissipated habits; his evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself; this said history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum. Hereinafter cited as Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, Memorial# 54448293, from the news article about her 87th birthday celebration posted on her memorial page.
  10. [S2367] Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, death of Frances E. McCanse Godfrey of Fontana, Walworth County, Wisconsin, age 69, housewife, married to Hugh Y. Godfrey, died in 1901 in Fontana, Walworth County, born on 25 May 1831 in Indiana to William McCanse, born in Pennsylvania, and Elenor McCanse, born in Indiana, burial in Toulon, Illinois. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isabelle Mary (Godfrey) Newland, Memorial# 64787213.

Isabelle Mary Godfrey1

b. 2 February 1850, d. 7 August 1917
Family
Father*Hugh Y. Godfrey1 b. 22 Feb 1828, d. 27 Nov 1908
Mother*Frances E. McCance1 b. 25 May 1831, d. 18 Jan 1901
Birth*2 February 1850Isabelle Mary Godfrey was born on 2 February 1850 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.1 
Marriage*27 February 1879She married William F. Newland, son of Harrod W. Newland and Elizabeth McCance, on 27 February 1879 in Stark County, Illinois. They were 1st cousins.2 
(Sister) Death9 January 1897Her brother, Willis L. Godfrey, committed suicide on 9 January 1897 in Peoria County, Illinois, at age 39.3,4 
(Sister) Illness9 January 1897Long before alcoholism was recognized as a disease, her brother, Willis, was likely a serious alcoholic. The newspaper describing the events of his suicide on the evening of 9 January 1897 in Peoria, Illinois, began their story by reporting that his wife, Mary Jane Lovitt, who was not named in the article, had separated from him and had been living in La Harpe for the past year with her brother, Willis Harris Lovitt, his wife, Mary, and their family. It was also not mentioned that Willis and Mary Jane's mother, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, also resided with her son's family in La Harpe in 1897.

The news article, returning to the evening of January 9, reported that Godfrey had gone into a saloon in Peoria and called for a drink. When he was unable to pay for it, he and the bartender exchanged words, and Godfrey threw his coat on the bar and left the saloon. No one witnessed what happened next, although the supposition was that Godfrey went straight to the Illinois River and plunged in. Eleven weeks later, on Sunday, March 21, his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends.

Godfrey was twice married. His first wife, Nancy Elizabeth Masters, who was not named in the article, secured a divorce, remarried and was living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, was living in La Harpe. Godfrey had been employed on several roads as a brakeman, but could not keep a job "due to his dissipated habits." The article concluded with the newspaper's editorial judgements that, "His evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself. This sad history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum."4,5 
Death*7 August 1917She died on 7 August 1917 in Fontana, Walworth County, Wisconsin, at age 671 
Burial* and was buried in Block 59, Lot 1, Space 4 of Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.1 

Family

 William F. Newland b. 30 Nov 1844, d. 11 Jul 1928

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Isabelle Mary (Godfrey) Newland, Memorial# 64787213. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 February 1879 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of William F Newland, age 35, born about 1844 to Harrod Worster Newland and Elizabeth McCance, married Isabella M Godfrey, age 28, born about 1851 to Hugh Young Godfrey and Frances McCance, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Willis Leaming Godfrey, Memorial# 227007267.
  4. [S2362] Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Quill, (La Harpe, Illinois), Thursday, 25 March 1897, page 1, article title reads "W. L. Godfrey Suicides", and crediting the Peoria, Illinois, papers of the previous Tuesday, reported the tragic death of Willis L. Godfrey, whose wife had been making her home in La Harpe, with her brother W. H. Lovitt and family, for the past year; on the evening of January 9, Godfrey, "the unfortunate man", went into a saloon and called for a drink; being unable to pay for it a few words passed between the bartender and Godfrey, when the latter threw his coat on the bar and left the place; the supposition is that he went straight to the river and plunged in; last Sunday his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends; he was twice married; his first wife secured a divorce, is married again, and is living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, is living here; he had been employed on several roads as brakeman, but could not hold a job owing to his dissipated habits; his evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself; this said history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum. Hereinafter cited as Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, Memorial# 54448293, from the news article about her 87th birthday celebration posted on her memorial page.

Joseph F. Godfrey1

b. 1863
Family
Father*Henry S. Godfrey1 b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Mother*Susan Gierhart1 b. 1836, d. 1877
Birth*1863Joseph F. Godfrey was born about 1863 in Illinois.1 
(Son) Census US 18709 July 1870Joseph was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in the household of his parents in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. He was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 450A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Josephine Godfrey1

b. 1857
Family
Father*Henry S. Godfrey1 b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Mother*Susan Gierhart1 b. 1836, d. 1877
Birth*1857Josephine Godfrey was born about 1857 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186013 June 1860Josephine was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 13 June 1860 in the household of her parents in Goshen, Stark County, Illinois. She was 3 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18709 July 1870Josephine was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 9 July 1870 in the household of her parents in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. She was 12 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1860; Census Place: Goshen, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M653_229; Page: 814; Family History Library Film: 803229. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry S. and Susan Godfrey, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toulon, Stark, Illinois; Roll: M593_278; Page: 450A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Mary E Godfrey1

b. 15 August 1840, d. 30 October 1922
Family
Father*Henry S. Godfrey1 b. 18 Jun 1821, d. 28 Jul 1896
Mother*Armina Godfrey1 b. 1820, d. 18 Dec 1852
Birth*15 August 1840Mary E Godfrey was born on 15 August 1840 in Cape May County, New Jersey.1,2 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Elizabeth Godfrey.2 
(Daughter) Census US 18507 September 1850Mary was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 7 September 1850 in the household of her parents in Stark County, Illinois. She was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
(Daughter) Death18 December 1852Her mother died when Mary was 12 years old, almost immediately after the birth of her last child on 18 December 1852. Her mother was about 32 years old, and left Mary's father with five very young children.3,4,5 
(Daughter) Marriage13 February 1853Two months after the death of her mother, her father married a second time, on 13 February 1853, to Susan Gierhart.5,4 
Marriage*28 May 1860She married Charles Gray McComsey on 28 May 1860 in Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois.6,2 
(Wife) Death25 November 1920Mary became a widow when Charles Gray McComsey died on 25 November 1920 at age 82.6 
Death*30 October 1922She died on 30 October 1922 in Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, at age 822 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in West Lawn Cemetery, Gering.2,6 

Family

 Charles Gray McComsey b. 22 Apr 1838, d. 25 Nov 1920

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Armina Godfrey, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stark, Illinois; Roll: 129; Page: 206a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth (Godfrey) McComsey, Memorial# 79394159. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina “Minnie” (Godfrey) Faubion, Memorial# 205951158.
  4. [S2365] Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com, Chapter IV. Marriage record 1831-1866, page 80, 1853, and noting that Susan's surname was transcribed as Robertson, online at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22367/…. Hereinafter cited as Documents and biography pertaining to the settlement and progress of Stark County, Illinois.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Sheldon Godfrey, Memorial# 29660161.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Gray McComsey, Memorial# 79392981.

Matthew Godfrey Jr.1,2

Family
Marriage*18 January 1818He married Angelina Miller on 18 January 1818 in Cape May County, New Jersey.1,2 

Family

 Angelina Miller
Child 1.Armina Godfrey+1 b. 1820, d. 18 Dec 1852

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Armina (Godfrey) Godfrey, Memorial# 160820060. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1598] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Miss Angelina Miller and Matthew Godfrey Jr. on 18 January 1818 in Cape May County, New Jersey, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000852775. Hereinafter cited as New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965.