Born in Baileysville, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William J. Walker
and Nancy Jane (Lester) Walker
Sister of
Corba Mae (Walker) Morgan, Harrison McKinley Walker, Vanburen Walker, Hobart Garaday Walker, Leander Walker and Wirt Walker
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
in Hanover, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Leona was born in 1900. She was the daughter of William Walker and Nancy Lester. She passed away in 1956.
Sources
- Leona Walker Godfrey
Birth: 17 Oct 1900 Baileysville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA Death: 4 May 1956 (aged 55) Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA Burial: Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA Plot: Cem. 68, Gr. 120 Memorial #: 27812426 Bio: Daughter of William G. Walker (1862-1949) & Nancy Jane Lester-Walker (1877-1935).
Sister of Celia Marcie Walker (1895-Deceased), Corba Walker-Morgan (1895-1968), Harrison McKinley Walker (1897-Deceased), Van Buren Walker (1898-Deceased), Hobart Garaday Walker (1902-1954), Leander Walker (1904-1962), Rosa Walker (1907-Deceased), & Wirt Walker (1917-1979).
Married to Wirt "Talmage" Godfrey (1894-1961) on September 29, 1920 in Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1920, Page 211, Application Date: September 27, 1920).
Mother of Zora Godfrey (1921-1921), & Vida Godfrey-Collins (1924-1999).
Leona Godfrey died at age 55 from uterine cancer (per WV State Dept. of Health Certificate of Death #8341 Dist. #550 Serial #271). Family Members Parents William G. Walker 1862-1949 Nancy Jane Lester Walker 1877-1935 Spouse Talmage DeWitt Godfrey 1894-1961 Siblings Corba Walker Morgan 1895-1968 Harrison McKinley Walker 1897-Unknown Hobart Garaday Walker 1902-1954 Leander Walker 1904-1962 Wirt Walker 1917-1979 Children Zora Godfrey 1921-1921 Vida Godfrey Collins 1924-1999 Created by: Patty Greene (46798365) Added: 25 Jun 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27812426/leona-godfrey Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/27812426/leona-godfrey : accessed 18 July 2021), memorial page for Leona Walker Godfrey (17 Oct 1900–4 May 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27812426, citing Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Patty Greene (contributor 46798365) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leona by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leona:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leona by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leona:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lorene (Livingstone) Winston 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
George Lawson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member georgelawson59
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