John Godfrey
(1817-1886)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Matilda Myers Ness

John Godfrey 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 29 Oct 1817, , , Pennylvania, USA 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Matilda Myers Ness
  • Died: 11 May 1886, , York, PA at age 68 3
  • Buried: Loganville: Codorus Church of the Brethren Cemetery, York, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: LJKP-21N.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Springfield Twp., York, PA. 5 John Godfrey, farmer, 43, was living with Matilda, 33; Martin, 13; Charles, 9; Ellen 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was valued at $3000 and personal estate at $500.

2. Census in 1870 in Springfield Twp., York, PA. 1 John Godfrey, farmer, 40, was living with Matilda, 32; Martin, 23; Charles, 19; Ellen 14. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was valued at $5000 and personal estate at $3000.

3. Census in 1880 in Glen Rock, York, PA. 6 The 1880 census recorded living on Water Street in Glen Rock: John Godfrey, laborer, 62, living with wife Matilda, 51; son Charles, baker, 27; daughter Ella, 22; and granddaughter Ida, 9. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.


John married Matilda Myers Ness. (Matilda Myers Ness was born on 30 Jul 1828 in Springfield Twp., York, PA,3 5 died on 16 Apr 1881 in , York, PA 7 and was buried in Loganville: Codorus Church of the Brethren Cemetery, York, PA 7.)

Sources

1 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Springfield Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1469 Page: 307.

2 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 301. Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Glen Rock, PA.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52543803.

4 The York Daily (York, PA), 27 Oct 1891, page 1. Died at Baltimore Mrs. Ella Beecher.

5 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Springfield Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1201 Page: 727.

6 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKM-KXF John Godfrey, Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 32, sheet 476A.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52543805.


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