Ralph Meybin Godfrey (1924 - 1992)

Born 5 Jan 1924 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eloise Carolina (Johnson) Godfrey — married 5 Mar 1949 in Fort Bend, Texas

Died 5 Feb 1992 at age 68 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Ralph Meybin Godfrey was born on January 5, 1924, in San Antonio, Texas, his father, Redmond, was 32 and his mother, Stella, was 30. He married Eloise Carolina Johnson in Fort Bend, Texas. They had two children during their marriage. He died on February 5, 1992, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 68, and was buried in Tyler, Texas.

Research Records

• Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997

Name: Ralph Meybin Godfrey Birth Date: 5 Jan 1924 Birth Place: Bexar, Texas, USA Certificate Number: 290 Roll number: 1924_0006 ^[1]

• 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Ralph Godfrey Birth Year: abt 1924 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 6 Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Map of Home: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Street Address: S Olive Ward of City: no-7 Block: 3855 House Number: 1804 Dwelling Number: 947 Family Number: 1028 Attended School: No Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Texas Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Redmond K Godfrey 38 Head Stella Godfrey 36 Wife Ralph Godfrey 6 Son ^[2]

• 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Ralph Godfrey Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Map of Home in 1940: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Street: E Houston House Number: 2301 Inferred Residence in 1935: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Residence in 1935: San Antonio Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 9A Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Redmond Godfrey 48 Head Stella Godfrey 46 Wife Ralph Godfrey 16 Son ^[3]

• 1950 United States Federal Census

Name: Ralph Godfrey Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1924 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Texas Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Street Name: Teliphone Glenmer Sugundy Griggo Erby Slumb House Number: 3610 Dwelling Number: 282 Farm: No Acres: No Occupation: Sales Engineer Industry: Gear Manufacturing Occupation Category: Working Hours Worked: 40 Worker Class: Private Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Ralph Godfrey 26 Head Eloise Godfrey 29 Wife ^[4]

• Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000

Name: Ralph Godfrey Death Date: 5 Feb 1992 Death County: Dallas Gender: Male ^[5]

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143679580/ralph-m-godfrey

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
2. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Page: 60A; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 2342031
3. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04206; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 259-165
4. ↑ Source Citation United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 795; Sheet Number: 82; Enumeration District: 263-686A
5. ↑ Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.