Family of Ora Elizabeth GODWIN

Birth: 3 JUN 1879* (Johnston Co., NC)
Death: 23 SEP 1956 (Dunn, Harnett Co., NC)
Burial: Pink Barefoot Family Cemetery (Meadow TWP, Johnston Co., NC)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
James GODWIN b. 8 APR 1812 (NC) d. 1878 Phereby LEE b. 30 MAR 1819 (NC) d. 1891	George W. GODWIN b. 5 OCT 1845 (NC) d. 16 JUN 1930	Ingram T. GODWIN b. 10 OCT 1867 (NC) d. 12 SEP 1913 James Henry GODWIN b. 19 APR 1871 (NC) d. 21 JUN 1920 George M. GODWIN b. OCT 1874 (NC) d. after 1900	Mary Frances GODWIN b. 8 NOV 1876 (NC) d. 29 NOV 1937 Laura E. GODWIN b. JUN 1881 (NC) d. after 1900 Nancy Isabelle GODWIN b. 13 JUN 1886 (NC) d. 8 JUN 1957
(Grandfather SMITH) b. unknown (NC) d. unknown (Grandmother SMITH) b. unknown (NC) d. unknown	Letha Ann SMITH b. 24 APR 1844 (NC) d. 5 JAN 1903

Spouse	Marriage	Children
Ransom B. BLACKMON b. 19 DEC 1875 (NC) d. 31 MAY 1937	15 SEP 1901 Johnston Co., NC	George Anna (“Annie”) BLACKMON b. 30 JUN 1902 (NC) d. 14 DEC 1976 Richard BLACKMON b. 4 MAY 1906 (NC) d. 5 MAY 1906 Ella Mae BLACKMON b. 20 OCT 1910 (NC) d. 23 JUL 1938	Fannie BLACKMON b. 25 NOV 1914 (NC) d. 5 JUN 2001 Vaden BLACKMON b. 5 SEP 1917 (NC) d. 2 OCT 1918

*Ora's tombstone and death certificate both give her birth date as 3 JUN 1877, which is supported by her reported age at death of 79 years in her obituary. However, it is refuted by her reported ages in the 1880 and 1900 census records of 1 and 19 years, respectively.

Obituary for Ora Elizabeth GODWIN
Tombstone of Ora Elizabeth GODWIN and Ransom B. BLACKMON
Tombstone of Richard BLACKMON
Tombstone of Vaden BLACKMON

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Last updated on December 6, 2013.