1882 History of Walworth County Wisconsin
Chicago:
Western Historical Company

History of Walworth County - page 801

ROBERT GODFREY, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Walworth; son of Thomas Godfrey, who was 
born in England in 1809. He was married in England. He emigrated from Kent Co., 
England, to New York, and lost his wife about the time of his arrival in this 
country. She died while the vessel in which he crossed the ocean lay in 
quarantine in the harbor of New York. He resided in the State of New York for a 
few years, and came to Walworth Co., in June, 1837, and settled on Sec. 19, in 
the town of Walworth. He was married again in the State of New York to Mrs. 
Elizabeth (West) Highland; he resided on Sec. 19 till his death, which occurred 
in August, 1878; his wife died January, 1881. Mr. Thomas Godfrey had eight 
children, four of whom are living----Henry, Robert and Elizabeth (twins), and 
Charles. The homestead farm is divided between Robert and Charles. The former 
was born on the homestead in 1845; he owns the west 80 acres of the homestead; 
he was married to Miss Anna L. Woods, a daughter of John Woods; she was born in 
England, in 1847; they have two children----Robert W. and Caroline E. Charles 
Godfrey was born in 1849; he married Ann Eliza Merenes, daughter of Ira 
Merenes; they have three children----Clayton, Elsie, and Nellie. Elisabeth 
married Mr. John Lawson; they have four children----Frank, Mary, Caroline and 
Ruby.

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