William
Godfrey
Born in Kosciudko County, Indiana
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Rebecca McAdams
— married
18 Oct 1868 (to before 27 Oct 1874) in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Husband of
Ellen Justus
— married
27 Oct 1874 in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Bertha (Godfrey) Davis and Charles (Godfrey) McAdams
Died
at about age 34
in Warsaw, Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2014
This page has been accessed 107 times.
Biography
William Godfrey resided in Clay Twp. was killed by falling tree later part of December. Buried at Mt. Pleasant on New Years Day. (Silver Lake)
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJG-JQ4 : Fri Sep 15 14:53:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Godfrey and Elizabeth Godfrey, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FP-QXQ : Fri Sep 15 20:08:48 UTC 2023), Entry for John Templeton and Elizabeth Templeton, 1860.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQQ-FMD : 3 August 2022), William Godfrey and Mary Mcadams, 17 Oct 1868; citing Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004839016.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF7-S13 : Thu Sep 14 22:49:09 UTC 2023), Entry for William Godfrey and Mary Godfrey, 1870.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQ7-3BH : 3 August 2022), William Godfrey and Ella Justice, 27 Oct 1874; citing Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004839017.
- Northern Indianian, January 9, 1879, page 2, Silver Lake section, Google News (https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Z1-ZXlhpk50C&dat=18790109&printsec=frontpage&hl=en : Sun Sep 24 11:49:37 UTC 2023)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
d. Johanna (Davis) Davis-Ryan 
:
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