Oliver W. GODFREY

1838 - 1906  (67 years)

• Name	Oliver W. GODFREY  [2]
  	Marshall Daily Chronicle Marshall, Michigan August 3, 1906 Page 3 ---Oliver H. Godfrey of Ceresco, died Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.C. Phelps, in Battle Creek, of dropsy. Mr. Godfrey was sixty-eight years of age, having been born in Batavia, N.Y., and coming to Michigan in the early forties, settling in Marshall. He leaves a brother, James Godfrey of Pontiac, and sisters, Mrs. E.A. Allen and Mrs. E.T. Vary of Battle Creek, as well as a son, William in Ceresco, and his daughter, Mrs. Phelps. The funeral will be held at the Ceresco Baptist church Sunday morning. _____________________________________________ Marshall Daily News Marshall, Michigan August 10, 1906 Page 2 ---Oliver W. Godfrey, was born at Elba, Genesee County, York state Sept. 3, 1838. He was the oldest son of David and Isabelle Godfrey. They moved to Michigan Dec. 1, 1853 and settled on a farm one mile east of Ceresco where he grew up to manhood. He married E. Miranda Neubre March 2, 1861 and bought a farm in Emmett three miles west of the village. To them were born two children who survive him, Mrs. Willard Phelps of Battle Creek and William Godfrey of Ceresco. He also leaves one brother James Godfrey of Lansing; Mrs. E.P. Vary and Mrs. Edwin Allen both of both of Battle Creek. His wife died Nov. 13, 1897 since which he has lived most of the time in the village. ---He died on Thursday Aug. 2nd at his daughter's in Battle Creek. The remains were brought here and the funeral was held in the Baptist church Sunday at 10:00, Rev. Mr. Carey conducting the service at the church. ---He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge here and also of the Encampment of Battle Creek. His brother Odd Fellows from here and Battle Creek took charge and accompanied the remains to Oakridge cemetery where they were laid to rest in the family lot, after the beautiful service rendered at the grave by the Odd Fellows. ---Mr. Godfrey was a faithful attendant at church and Sunday school for forty years. He was a kind father, a good neighbor and strictly honest in all his dealings. He will be long remembered by a host of friends and neighbors with whom he came in touch for over fifty years. [1]
  Birth	3 Sep 1838	Genesee County, New York   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Living with parents in Elba, Genesee Co., New York   [3]
  Census	1860	Living with parents in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan   [4]
  Census	1870	Living in Emmett, Calhoun Co., Michigan   [5]
  Census	1880	Living in Emmett, Calhoun Co., Michigan   [6]
  Census	1900	Living with son, William, in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan   [7]
  Death	2 Aug 1906	Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan   [8, 9]
  Burial	Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I78654	Main Tree
  Last Modified	26 May 2020

  
  

  Father	David Harris GODFREY,   b. 29 Oct 1813, Orange County, New York d. 7 Jan 1895, Calhoun County, Michigan (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Isabel MCCRORY,   b. 25 Dec 1816, New York d. 20 Jan 1892, Ceresco, Calhoun County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	24 Nov 1836  [2]
  Family ID	F31635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Miranda NEWBRE,   b. 2 Oct 1842, Sandstone, Michigan d. 13 Nov 1897, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1861	Calhoun County, Michigan   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Dora Amelia GODFREY,   b. 11 Nov 1868, S. Emmett Township, Michigan d. 20 Mar 1923, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan (Age 54 years)  [Birth] + 2. William David GODFREY,   b. 18 Oct 1875, S. Emmett Township, Michigan d. 30 Jan 1923, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan (Age 47 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F31665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1850 - Living with parents in Elba, Genesee Co., New York Census - 1860 - Living with parents in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Census - 1870 - Living in Emmett, Calhoun Co., Michigan Census - 1880 - Living in Emmett, Calhoun Co., Michigan Census - 1900 - Living with son, William, in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan Burial - - Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Oliver Godfrey Headstone Oliver, son of David H. Godfrey and Isabelle McCrory, is the husband of Emily Miranda Newbre. He is buried in the Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Michigan. Created by: Amy (Decker) Veenendall Photo Added by: William Kinney

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S7506] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 3 July. [S7512] 1850 Census Elba, Genesee County, New York . [S7524] 1860 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan . [S7628] 1870 Census Emmett, Calhoun County, Michigan. [S7629] 1880 Census Emmett, Calhoun County, Michigan. [S7630] 1900 Census Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan. [S7507] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1945 Vol. 76 No. 4 October. [S5414] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.