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

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).