Brief Life History of John
When John Godowns was born in 1875, in Jefferson, Georgia, United States, his father, John M Godowns, was 48 and his mother, Elizabeth E Harvey, was 40. He lived in District 81, Jefferson, Georgia, United States in 1880 and Cottonton, Russell, Alabama, United States in 1946.
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- John Godowns in household of John M Godowns, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Godowns, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1900
Historical Boundaries: 1900: Russell, Alabama, United States
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Godau, a habitational name from Godau in Schleswig-Holstein or Godow in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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