Willis GODWIN & Dorcas HILL

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Willis GODWIN
Dorcas HILL

Husband: Willis GODWIN
Birth: 17 Jul 1817, IL
Occupation: farmer
Father: Wilkerson GODWIN (1792- )

Marriage: 25 Feb 1841, Cape Girardeau Co., MO

Wife: Dorcus / Darcas / Darcus / Dorcas HILL
Birth: 20 Dec 1818, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri Territory [now MO]
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Ezekiel HILL
Mother: Rachael BLOUNT

The correct spelling is "Dorcas"; it's a Greek name meaning "gazelle."

Children — born in Cape Girardeau Co., MO:

1. Ezekiel GODWIN, b. 1841/2
2. James B. GODWIN, b. 1844/5
3. John F. GODWIN, b. 1848/9
4. Hezekiah GODWIN, b. 1852/3
5. Mary A. GODWIN, b. 1858/9

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Missouri

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Willis GODWIN
Spouse: Dorcus HILL
Marriage: 25 Feb 1841, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Source: Marriage Records, 1805-1950. Cape Girardeau County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #139 of 292): District No. 14, Cape Girardeau Co., MO, Roll M432_394, p. 410A, 984/994, enumerated 15 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Willis Godwin 23 M Farmer 400 Ill

Darcas " 31 F Mo

Ezekiel " 8 M "

James B " 5 M "

John T " 1 M "

Willis is 32, not 23.

3. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #24 of 37): Hubble Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO, Roll M653_611, p. 166, PN 44, 331/331, enumerated 19 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Godwin Willis 42 M Farmer 500 500 Illinois

______ Darcus 42 F

______ Ezekiel 18 M laborer

______ James B 15 M same

______ John F 17 M

______ Hezekiah 7 M

______ Mary A 01 F

Thompson Nancy 22 F Illinois

________ Samuel M 8 M

________ Manda J 4 F

________ Lucinde A 3 F

I don't know how, or if, our subjects are related to these THOMPSONs. Listed six households from Dorcas's remarried sister-in-law, Sarah (SEXTON) HILL McCULLOUGH. Blanks in the birthplace column indicate birthplace Missouri.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #64 of 66): Appleton P.O., Apple Creek Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO, Roll 765, p. 33A, PN 65, 377/361, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Godwin Willis 53 M W Farmer 550 Ill

______ Dorcas 51 F W keeps house Mo

______ James 26 M W farm hand "

______ John 21 M W " "

______ Hesekiah 19 M W " "

Clayton Elisa 9 F W at home "

Listed next to Dorcas's brother, Joel R. HILL; and, in the other direction, listed two households from Dorcas's sister, Mary Ann (HILL) HALL.

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 15): Whitewater Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO, Roll T9_678, p. 148B, PN 10, Sd 2, ED 20, enumerated 9/10 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 24 25 26

76 82 Godwin Willis W M 62 / Farmer IL VA VA

______ Dorcus W F 60 Wife / Keeping house MO TN GA

83 ______ John F W M 31 / Baptist Minister MO IL MO

______ Mary E W F 23 Wife / Keeping house TN TN TN

______ Benj Lee W M 2 Son / MO MO TN

______ Effa J W F 5/12 Dec / " " "

Clayton Luiza J W F 21 Orphan / Domestic Assist " - MO

Listed two households from Sarah M. (SEXTON) HILL McCULLOUGH, remarried widow of Dorcas's brother, James B. HILL.

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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