Re: William Godfrey - Rachel Emerick
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In reply to:
Re: William Godfrey - Rachel Emerick
12/08/98
I'm wondering if the following information I gathered in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado ties in with your John in any way.I found a birth certificate application for William Sherman Godfrey, Jr., born February 16, 1905 in Cripple Creek.His father was William Sherman Godfrey who was born in Des Moines Iowa, in 1868 and his mother's name was Nell. At the time of the application for the birth certificate (September, 1952), William Jr. was living in Kansas City MO.The witness to the birth was William Jr.'s sister, Helen Godfrey Briggs, who at the time of the application (9/26/52) resided in Denver Colorado. I do not know if this information ties into my family in any way.My great grandmother was Anna Godfrey (b. 1859), whose father was Michael Godfrey from Decatur, Ill.(b. Ireland, 1830).I am not sure of Michael's occupation, but I do know his brother John and John's son Michael worked for the Illinois Central Railroad.Anna and her sisters Catherine and Johanna worked as waitresses at the Decatur depot for the Illinois Central.So there is a strong railroad connection in this family.