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1.JOHN GODFREY
John Godfrey was born in 1746.
He married Sarah Roby. Sarah was born in 1760 and died in 1856.
Children of John and Sarah (Roby) Godfrey.
2. (1). Samuel
m.Ann
Burch
3. (2). Elijah
b. 1778
4. (3). Rebecca
m.Henry
Zinn Aug 14 1811
5. (4). Mary "Polly"
b. 1793 d.
1866
m.George
Duvall (1791-1876)
6. (5). John
b. 1796 d.
1863
m.Mary
Stout Mar 10 1819
m.Jane
(Mitchell) Curtis 1833
7. (6). William J.
b. 1802 d.
1869
m.Rachel
Emerich Mar 10 1824 (1803-1859)
8. (7). Robert M.
b. 1806
m.Susanna
Smith Apr 2 1827
m.Elizabeth
(Phillips) Smith
6.JOHN GODFREY
John Godfrey, a son of John and Sarah
(Roby) Godfrey, was born in 1796 and died in Lewis County VA (WV) in 1863.
He married Mary StoutMarch 19, 1819. He married a widow, Jane (Mitchell)
Curtis in 1833. Jane, a daughter of John and Catharine Margaret (Teter)
Mitchell, was born about 1798 and died January 20, 1884.
She married Alexander Curtis about 1818.
Known children of Alexander and Jane (Mitchell) Curtis.
(Step children of John Godfrey).
9. (1). Emily
b.c. 1820 d.
1895
m.George
Peter Rohrbaugh 1839
10. (2). Susannah
b.c. 1823
m.Adam
Rohrbaugh
11. (3). Christina
m.Alfred
Posey
Children of John and Jane (Mitchell) [Curtis] Godfrey.
12. (1). William Jackson
b.Dec 11 1834 d.Aug 26 1906
m.Sarah
McCord Oct 28 1855 (Sep 1829-Oct 22 1917)
13. (2). Michael
14. (3). David Newton
b. 1837
m.Mary
Jane Skinner Jan 4 1860
15. (4). Edward "Jasper"
m.Paulina
Groves Sep 21 1865
8.ROBERT M. GODFREY
Robert M. Godfrey, a son of John and
Sarah (Roby) Godfrey, was born in Hardy County, VA (WV) in 1806.
He married Susannah "Ann" Smith April 2, 1827. Susannah was born
in 1815 and died after 1850. The family is
listed in the 1845 Lewis County VA (WV) census.
Ann apparently died after 1850 and Robert married a widow, Elizabeth (Phillips)
Smith in 1857. Elizabeth was born in 1812.
Children of Robert M. and Susannah (Smith) Godfrey.
16. (1). Granville
b.c. 1829
m.Mary
Wright
17. (2). John A. "Palsey John"
b.c. 1831
18. (3). Catharine "Kate"
b.Jan 3 1832
m.Alexander
Stump Oct 22 1854
19. (4). Elijah Thomas
b.c. 1837 d.1903
m.Isabel
Jane Wright
m.Martha
(Boggs) Vannoy
20. (5). Edward Taylor
b.c. 1839
m.Emsie
Kuhl
21. (6). Samuel
b.c. 1841
22. (7). William
b.c. 1843
23. (8). Rachel
b.c. 1845
m.Emmet
J. Wright
24. (9). Martin
25. (10). Francis M.
26. (11). Edward J.
12.WILLIAM JACKSON GODFREY
William Jackson Godfrey, who is tentatively
identified as a son of John and Jane (Mitchell) Godfrey, was born in Hardy
County VA (WV) December 11, 1834 and died in Lewis County WV August 26,
1906. He married Sarah McCord October 28, 1855. Sarah, a daughter
of Rachel McCord, was born in Hardy County in September 1829 and died in
Lewis County October 22, 1917.
Children of William and Sarah (McCord) Godfrey.
27. (1). Louisa
b.c. 1857 d.Dec 23 1935
m.Darius
A. Helmick Feb 2 1875
28. (2). Angeline Sophronia
b.Aug 7 1858 d.Feb 28 1931
m.Robert
N. Gay
29. (3). Medora Adeline
b.c. 1861
m.Warder
Dyer McCord Mar 12 1882
30. (4). Cora F.
b.Nov 5 1863 d.Feb 4 1908
m.William
H. Hersman
31. (5). Charles
b.Jun 13 1867 d.Jun 24 1937
m.Elizabeth
Elzara McCord Oct 30 1892
32. (6). John
b. 1873 d.Dec 21 1890
16.GRANVILLE D. GODFREY
Granville D. Godfrey, a son of Robert
M. Godfrey was born about 1829 and died after 1870. He married Mary
Wright. Mary, a daughter of John and Evaline (Hargrave) Wright, was
born about 1845. Mary married Joseph
Hayhurst after Granville's death.
Children of Granville D. and Mary (Wright) Godfrey.
33. (1). Sarah
b.c. 1862
m.Jehu
Camden Stump
34. (2). Louisa Jane
b.c. 1864
m.Homer
L. Riddle
35. (3). Francis Judson
b.c. 1866
36. (4). Sabanna Anne
b.Jan 7 1867
m.Johnson
L. Stump Jun 8 1884
m.Joseph
Lawrence Wilson May 10 1896
37. (5). John Robert
b. 1870
m.Emma
Ramsey
38. (6). Massalona "Bessie"
b. 1872
m.George
Wilson
18.CATHARINE GODFREY
Catharine "Kate" Godfrey, a daughter
of Robert M. and Susannah (Smith) Godfrey, was born in Lewis County VA
(WV) January 3, 1832.She married Alexander H. Stump in Gilmer County VA
(wV) October 22, 1854.
Alexander, a son of Absolom and Margaret (Bush) Stump,
was born in Gilmer County VA (WV) about 1835.
Children of Alexander H. and Catharine (Godfrey) Stump.
39. (1). James E.
b.Jul 5 1856
40. (2). Oliver Carson
b.Jan 3 1859
m.Ella ----
41. (3). Ellen J.
b.c. 1861
m.John Robinson
42. (4). Alexander H. "Dock"
b.c. 1863
m.Hannah Pearcey
43. (5). Sarepta E.
b.c. 1865
m.Joseph
Wilson
44. (6). Viola F.
b.c. 1867
45. (7). Susan
b.c. 1869
m.John Fogle
46. (8). Flora S.
b.Jan 23 1875
m.Ralph
W. Bennett
19.ELIJAH THOMAS GODFREY
Elijah Thomas Godfrey, a son of Robert
M. and Susannah (Smith) Godfrey, was born about 1837 and died in 1903.
He married Isabel Jane Wright. Jane, a daughter of John and Evaline
(Hargrave) Wright, was born about 1840 and died about 1886. After
Jane's death, Elijah married a widow, Martha (Boggs) Vannoy. Martha
was a daughter of Hezekiah and Dianna (Shock) Boggs.
Children of Elijah Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey.
47. (1). George A.
b.Mar 21 1866
m.Marietta
Bush Jun 27 1887
48. (2). Tellius Cicero "Bud"
b.Apr 1 1868 d.Apr 29 1952
m.Druzilla
Catherine Bush
49. (3). Rosa V.
b.Mar 15 1870
m.Burton
Smith
50. (4). Gideon Francis
b.May 15 1872
m.Florence
Burrows Nov 13 1892
m.Hattie
Kendall
51. (5). Edward Thomas
b.May 16 1874 d. 1957
m.Agnes
Jane Riddle
m.Fannie
Beam
52. (6). John Franklin
b.Mar 12 1876 d.Jan 14 1966
m.Rose
Etta Stout May 27 1896
53. (7). Cora Ellen
b.Nov 6 1880
m.Elihu
Gainer
54. (8). Omar Cleveland
b.Dec 8 1885 d.Jan 30 1968
m.Orpha
L. Westfall Apr 25 1906
m.Alda
Kuhl
m.Monnie
Williams Apr 19 1925
Children of Elijah Thomas and Martha (------) [Vannoy]
Godfrey.
55. (1). Letcher Berle
b.May 9 1893
20.EDWARD TAYLOR GODFREY
Taylor Godfrey, a son of Robert M.
and Susannah (Smith) Godfrey, was born about 1839. He married Minna
A. "Emzie" Kuhl. "Emzie" a daughter of Conrad and Eliza Jane (Rutherford)
Kuhl, was born about 1860.
Children of Taylor and Minna A. "Emzie" (Kuhl) Godfrey.
56. (1). Granville
b.Oct 1881
m.Myrtle
Bennett Apr 9 1902
57. (2). Rosie D.
b.Nov 1883
58. (3). Blaine
m.Alvin
Kuhl
59. (4). Cicero Grover
b.Apr 1887
m.Ethel
Riddle 1909
60. (5). Dorsey
61. (6). Ida
b.Jun 1892 died young
62. (7). Laura B.
b.Jun 1895
24.LOUISA GODFREY
Louisa Godfrey, a daughter of William
Jackson and Sarah (McCord) Godfrey, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) about
1857 and died December 23, 1935. She married Darius A. Helmick February
2, 1875. Darius was
born in November 1852 and died January 14, 1920.
Children of Darius A. and Louisa (Godfrey) Helmick.
63. (1). George Ellis
b.Mar 25 1876 d. 1950
m.Anna
Brinkley
64. (2). Mary J.
b.Nov 1878
m.Elvert
Ketcheson
65. (3). Rosa Bird
b.Jan 15 1880 d.Nov 5 1946
m.Jacob
Edward Helmick
66. (4). Biddie Beatrice
b.Jan 1 1882 d.Dec 19 1973
m.Jonathan
Lewis Riddle
67. (5). William Michael
b.Dec 1883
m.Grace
Metzgar
68. (6). John Carl
b.Oct 1886
m.Mary
Stump May 14 1914
69. (7). Harry Guy
b.Feb 1891
m.Viola
Peeno May 4 1929
70. (8). Florrie Bell
b.Sep 28 1892 d.Jan 7 1963
m.Cecil
R. Watson
71. (9). Ervin G.
b.Aug 1895
m.Erma
Fishback
72. (10). Jennings B.
b.Aug 22 1896 d.Sep 1967
m.Reva
Olive Duncan
73. (11). Leslie Gay
b.Jan 1900
m.Nancy
Beagle
74. (12). Edward
b.c. 1901 d.Mar 19 1903
28.ANGELINE SOPHRONIA GODFREY
Angeline Sophronia Godfrey, a daughter
of William Jackson and Sarah (McCord) Godfrey, was born in Lewis County
VA (WV) August 7, 1858 and died February 28, 1931. She married Robert N.
Gay. Robert, a son of
Warrick and Martha (Knowlden) Gay, was born in Lewis
County about 1843 and died February 4, 1922.
Children of Robert N. and S. Angeline (Godfrey) Gay.
75. (1). William A.
b.Oct 2 1878
76. (2). Georgia
b.Oct 1879 d.
1964
m.James
Kenny Malcomb
77. (3). Garnette
b.Sep 6 1881 d.Aug 18 1904
78. (4). Muriel
b.
d.Jan 15 1958
m.Parley
Russell Williams Dec 30 1908
79. (5). Wade
b.Sep 21 1884 d.Jun 2 1918
80. (6). Ollie
b.Nov 1890 d.Feb 8 1966
81. (7). Thurman
b.Oct 10 1894 d.Jul 14 1954
82. (8). Vada
b. 1898 d.
1982
29.MEDORA ADELINE GODFREY
Medora Adeline Godfrey, a daughter
of William Jackson and Sarah (McCord) Godfrey, was born in Lewis County
VA (WV) about 1861. She married Warder Dyer McCord March 12, 1882.
Warder, a son of Arthur
Edward and Mary (Pritt) McCord, was born in Gilmer County
VA (WV) July 5, 1854 and died of typhoid in Lewis County WV August 18,
1890.
Children of Warder Dyer and Adeline Medora (Godfrey) McCord.
83. (1). Jenizee M.
b.Mar 7 1883 d.Mar 10 1884
84. (2). Jensie May
d.Apr 8 1890
30.CORA F. GODFREY
Cora F. Godfrey, a daughter of William
and Sarah (McCord) Godfrey, was born in Lewis County WV November 5, 1863
and died there February 4, 1908. She married William H. Hersman.
William was born August 5, 1858
and died September 16, 1932.
Children of William H. and Cora F. (Godfrey) Hersman.
85. (1). Ray
b. 1878 d.
1970
m.Myrtle
Mellon
86. (2). Roy E.
b. 1886 d.
1913
m.Lura
------
87. (3). May
b.
m.Wilson
Andrew Grove
31.CHARLES GODFREY
Charles Godfrey, a son of William
Jackson and Sarah Jane (McCord) Godfrey, was born in Lewis County June
13, 1867 and died there June 24, 1937. He married Elizabeth Elzara
McCord in Lewis County October 30,
1892. Elizabeth, a daughter of John Thomas and Malinda
(Norman) McCord, was born in Harrison County WV November 14, 1871 and died
in Lewis County WV June 27, 1941.
Children of Charles and Elizabeth Elzarah (McCord) Godfrey.
88. (1). Winnie Ethel
b.May 22 1894 d.Apr 24 1966
m.Osborne
Lee Mitchell Sep 22 1915
34.LOUISA GODFREY
Louisa Godfrey, a daughter of Granville
D. and Mary (Wright)Godfrey, was born about 1864. She married Homer
Riddle. Homer,a son of George M. and Sarah Riddle, was born in VA
about 1861.
Children of Homer and Louisa (Godfrey) Riddle.
89. (1). Jud
90. (2). Ethel
m.Cicero
Godfrey
91. (3). Waitman
m.
m.Dnna
Vannoy
92. (4). Ralph
93. (5). Goldie
m.Holly
Stump
m.------
Atwell
94. (6). Georgia
95. (7). Robert Fay
m.------
Barr
35.FRANCIS JUDSON GODFREY
Francis Judson Godfrey, a son of Granville
D. and Mary (Wright) Godfrey, was born about 1866. His wife's name
is unknown.
Known children of Francis Judson Godfrey.
96. (1). Francie
37.SABANNA ANNE GODFREY
Sabanna Anne Godfrey, a daughter of
Granville D. and Mary (Wright) Godfrey, was born in Calhoun County WV January
7, 1867. She married Johnson L. Stump in Calhoun County WV June 8,
1884. Johnson, a son of
John Jr. and Elizabeth (Huffman) Stump, was born in Gilmer
County VA (WV) February 14, 1859. Johnson died in 1891 or 1892 and
Sabanna Anne married Joseph Lawrence Wilson May 10, 1896.
Joseph Lawrence Wilson
was born in Ohio in 1873, son of David Clark and Malissa
Jane (McKenzie) Wilson. Sabanna died in 1910 and Josephmarried Laura
Dickey about 1913.
Children of Johnson L. and Sabanna Anne (Godfrey) Stump.
97. (1). Effie
b. 1883 d. 1961
m.Ome ? Bennett
98. (2). Bessie
b. 1886 d. 1955
m.George Spence Wilson
99. (3). Leon
b. 1884 d. 1941
m.Dessie McCartney
100. (4). Perle
b. 1892 d. 1958
Children of Joseph Lawrence and Sabanna Anne (Godfrey)
Wilson.
101. (1). Alma M.
b.Dec 8 1898 d.Jul 22 1966
m.Andrew B. Norman.
102. (2). Neva Bertha
b.Apr 6 1901
m.Doyle Bennett.
103. (3). Ireland J.
b.Jan 1 1904
104. (4). Alice
b.Jan 21 1908
37.JOHN ROBERT GODFREY
John Robert Godfrey, a son of Granville
D. and Mary (Wright) Godfrey, was born in 1870. He married Emma Jane
Ramsey July 27,1895 .Emma , a daughter of Richard Scott and Susannah Jane
(Keener) Ramsey, was born July 2, 1874 and died January 12, 1964.
Children of John Robert and Emma (Ramsey) Godfrey.
105. (1). Ermel
m.Saul
Miller
106. (2). Jennings "Jack" b. 1901 d.Jan
23 1984
m.Beulah
Stump
107. (3). Omar
b. 1905 d.Jun 7 1991
m.Monnie
Williams
108. (4). Thelma
m.Harley
Siers
38.MASSALONA "BESSIE" GODFREY
Massalona "Bessie" Godfrey, a daughter
of Granville D. and Mary (Wright) Godfrey, was born about 1875. She
married George Wilson.
Children of George and Massalona "Bessie" (Godfrey) Wilson.
109. (1). Treacey
m.Saul
Stump
110. (2). Hugh
111. (3). Luke
112. (4). George Jr.
113. (5). Bessie
114. (4). Edie
115. (5). Calvin
116. (6). Osie
117. (7). Donnie
118. (8). Mary
47.GEORGE A. GODFREY
George A. Godfrey, a son of Elijah
Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey, was born March 21, 1866. He married
Marietta Bush June 21, 1887. Marietta, a daughter of George and Selah Bush,
was born about 1866. George apparently died young, and Marietta married
Kerg Burrows and then Saul Smith.
Children of George A. and Marietta (Bush) Godfrey.
119. (1). Fay (m)
m.Effie
Starkey
120. (2). Layman
m.Mary
Smith
48.TELLIUS CICERO "BUD" GODFREY
Tellius Cicero "Bud" Godfrey, a son
of Elijah Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey, was born April 1, 1868 and
died in Lewis County WV April 29, 1950. He married Druzilla Catherine
Bush in Gilmer County WV October 21, 1888. Druzilla, a daughter of
George and Selah (------) Bush, was born September 18, 1869 and died February
13, 1959.
Children of Tellius Cicero and Druzilla (Bush) Godfrey.
121. (1). Icy
b.Jan 14 1893 d.Aug 5 1943
m.George
Edward Yeager May 5 1917
122. (2). Foster Snow
b.May 19 1895 d.Dec 24 1962
m.Lettie
Yeager
123. (3). Cleveland Ray
b.Mar 1 1898 d.Feb 28 1967
m.Osa
Pearl Wright
124. (4). Roma Howard
b.Jul 2 1907 d.Jun 8 1974
m.Nona
Webster
125. (5). Letha Bell
b.Jan 22 1902 d.Mar 12 1985
m.William
Lloyd Wright May 19 1925
126. (6). Dorty Maine
b.Feb 2 1906 d.Aug 2 1986
m.Naomi
Marie Prince Jul 3 1927
m.Mary
Elizabeth (Rogers) Godfrey Jan 6 1979
127. (7). George D.
b.Nov 7 1910 d.Oct 7 1968
m.Mary
Elizabeth Rogers Dec 1937
128. (8). Vera Gladys
b.Jan 27 1908 d.Oct 5 1968
m.Ford
White
129. (9). Don Lovel
b.Aug 7 1902 d.Jan 26 1953
m.Margaret
Virginia "Maggie" Ball May 6 1927
130. (10). Delford "Lane"
b.Apr 1 1913
m.Mary
Retha Steele
49.ROSA V. GODFREY
Rosa V. Godfrey, a daughter of Elijah
Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey, was born in Clahoun County WV March 15,
1870. She married Burton Smith September 30, 1897 in gilmer County
WV. Burton was a son of Saul Smith. There
is some confusion about Rosa's marriage. Her oldest three children
used the family name Godfrey instead of Smith. To make the situation
even more complex, Burton was also the third husband of Marietta (Bush)
Godfrey, the widow of Rosa's brother George A. Godfrey.
Children of Burton and Rosa (Godfrey) Smith.
131. (1). Claude Godfrey
132. (2). Nora Godfrey
m.Leslie
Rucker
133. (3). Osa Godfrey
134. (4). Stella Smith
b.Jun 30 1898
m.Silas
D. Yeager
135. (5). Leonard
136. (6). Gae
m.O.E.
O'Quinn
50.GIDEON FRANCIS GODFREY
Gideon Francis Godfrey, a son of Elijah
Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey, was born May 15, 1872. He married
Florence Burrows November 13, 1892. Florence, a daughter of John
and Mary Burrows, was born in October 1874. Florence died and Gideon
married Hattie Kendall. Hattie died and Gideon married Velma Stump.
Children of Gideon Francis and Florence (Burrows) Godfrey.
137. (1). Blanche
b.May 1893
m.Lloyd
Bennett
138. (2). Ethel
b.Mar 1896
m.Cornelius
Wright
139. (3). Albert Vernon "Beamer" b.Oct
5 1898
Children of Gideon Francis and Hattie (Kendall)
Godfrey.
140. (1). Coy
d.Jul 10 1971
m.Ruth
B. ------
51.EDWARD THOMAS GODFREY
Edward Thomas Godfrey, a son of Elijah
Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey, was born May 16, 1874 and died in 1957.
He married Agnes Jane Riddle. Agnes, a daughter of Elijah and -----
(Bush) Riddle, was born March 7, 1872 and died in Braxton County WV April
14, 1941. Edward married Fannie Beam after Agnes died.
Children of Edward Thomas and Agnes Jane (Riddle) Godfrey.
141. (1). Hazel
b. 1896
m.Okey
Kuhl Jan 20 1914
142. (2). Otie Hill
b.Jun 1 1899
m.Ila
Carter Sep 7 1924
143. (3). Delta
b.Mar 4 1902
m.Hale
Barnett Sep 1 1922
144. (4). Hollie Francis
b.Nov 27 1904 d.Oct 21 1972
m.Iva
Jane Fincham Jul 1945
145. (5). Gordie Lynn
b.Aug 7 1907
m.Rena
Mae Huffman Jun 2 1947
52.JOHN FRANKLIN GODFREY
John Franklin Godfrey, a son of Elijah
Thomas and Jane (Wright) Godfrey, was born at Index, Gilmer county, WV
March 12, 1876 and died January 14, 1966 at Stumptown, Gilmer County.
He married Rose Etta Stout in Braxton County, WV May 27, 1896.
Rose, a daughter of Hezekiah and Rebecca (Kuhl) Stout, was born in Braxton
County, WV April 2, 1878 and died September 1, 1931 at Stumptown, Gilmer
county, WV.
Children of John Franklin and Rose Etta (Stout) Godfrey.
146. (1). Ralph Leonard
b.Sep 1 1897.
m.Fanny
Agnes Given Apr 29 1918
m.Chessie
Ethel Moss May 13 1926
m.Sarah
Galligan
147. (2). Robert Cline
b.Nov 10 1899
m.Flaria
Lenora Stump
m.Nell
Whitehill Walker May 13 1967
148. (3). Harley Dee
b.Sep 28 1902
m.Alma
Vannoy Feb 20 1924
149. (4). Ina Ville
b.Dec 11 1904 d.Jul 6 1990
m.Asby
Lee Minney Mar 30 1920
150. (5). Alpha Hill
b.Dec 11 1904 d.Dec 12 1904
151. (6). Hoy Lee
b.Nov 3 1910
m.Dorthea
Wilson Apr 19 1938
