Willard Eldon Godman

Brief Life History of Willard Eldon

When Willard Eldon Godman was born on 29 August 1901, in Gallatin, Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Ezra Godman, was 46 and his mother, Armilda Jane Rice, was 41. He had at least 1 daughter with Mary Butcher. He lived in Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and Sweet Owen, Owen, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 9 August 1975, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Ghent, Carroll, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Eldon Godman
1901–1975
Mary Butcher
1905–1970
Margaret E. Godman
1938–2017

Sources (15)

  • Eldon Godman, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Willard Eldon Godman, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • Willard Godman, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1904 · The Black Patch War

From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (Hertfordshire and Middlesex): variant of Goodman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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