Jaccob Arthur (Jake) Godwin
Jaccob Arthur, known as Jake, was born in 1875 in
Ripley,Tippah Co.,MS.
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Elijah A. *Godwin and his mother was
Minerva J. Unknown. His paternal grandparents are
Allen Goodwin and
Martha Unknown. He had two brothers and five sisters, named
James Akiel,
John L.,
Elizabeth H.,
Mattie,
Mary Ella,
Leota and
Letitia. He was the youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 55 in 1930 in
Whitesboro,TX.
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