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

James B. GODWIN Spouse: Sarah S. TOTTY Marriage: 23 Nov 1865, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Source: Marriage Records, 1805-1950. Cape Girardeau County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds

James B. GODWIN Spouse: Martha J. HILL Marriage: 24 Nov 1870, 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):  James B. GODWIN (æ 5, b. MO) is living in Cape Girardeau Co., MO, with his parents (q.v.).  Sarah S. TOTTY (æ 4, b. TN) is living in Hickman Co., TN (p. 2B), with her parents, Daniel C. TOTTY (æ 31, TN) & Ruthy (æ 28, b. TN).  Martha J. HILL (æ 7, b. MO) is living in Missouri Twp., Clark Co., AR, with her parents (q.v.).

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  James B. GODWIN (æ 15, b. MO) is living in Hubble Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO, with his parents (q.v.).  Sarah TOTTY (æ 14, b. TN) is living in Humphreys Co., TN (p. 151B), with her father, D. C. TOTTY (æ 44, b. TN) and step-mother, Margaret (æ 31, b. TN).

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  James B. GODWIN (æ 26, b. MO) is living in Apple Creek Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO, with his parents (q.v.) and no wife or children.  Widow Margaret TOTTY (æ 42, b. TN) is living in Welch Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO (p. 209B).

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 17):  Apple Creek Twp., Cape Girardeau Co., MO, Roll T9_678, p. 142C, PN 15/19, SD 2, ED 19, enumerated 15 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

8

9

10

13

21

24

25

26

131

138

Godwin James B

W

M

35

/

Farmer

MO

IL

MO

______ Martha J

W

F

36

Wife

/

House Keeper

MO

MO

MO

______ Mary A

W

F

8

Dau

/

At School

/

MO

MO

MO

______ Bernicy

W

F

6

Dau

/

At School

/

MO

MO

MO

______ Martha J

W

F

3

Dau

/

MO

MO

MO

______ John A

W

M

1

Son

/

MO

MO

MO

Hill Mary H

W

F

32

Boarder

/

MO

MO

MO

Mary H. HILL is Martha's sister.  Listed next to James's aunt, Martha Caroline (HILL) PENN; and, in the other direction, listed two households from James's first cousin, James Ellison HALL.

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