Brenda and All, I have more than one "Armour L(awson) Godfrey" 1. Armour^4 L Godfrey (Thomas^3, Absalom^2, Thomas^1) was born about 1851 in VA. found in Wyoming Co. 1860 census. I have no other infomation on him. 2. Armour L^4 Godfrey (John D^3, Absalom^2, Thomas^1) was born about 1865 in WV. He was married 18 July 1889 in Wyoming County, WV to Margaret Lester. found in Mercer County Census 1870 & 1880 & Wyoming County Marriage records 2. Armour Lawson^3 Godfrey ( Absalom^2, Thomas^1) was born 1827 in VA. He was married to Rebecca Lester, d/o Joseph & Dicy (Bailey) Lester. found in Wyoiming County 1860 Census Hope this helps. Doris At 04:40 PM 13/11/1999 -0800, you wrote: >Lee, Thanks for the reply. > >Going backwardhere is what I have: >Sylvanus Bailey Godfrey b. 6-17-1880 McDowell Co. WV > d. 12-5-1949 Nicholas Co. WV >Nickname "Dock" was an engineer on the logging train that ran through the >mountains. married Clara Pfalzgraff 7-13-1907Parkersburg, WV (german war bride) >son of Armour Lawson Godfrey Jr. > >Armour Lawson Godfrey Jr. b. 1850 Virginia Territory d. 1940 Mosseyrock, Wa.Lewis >Co. married Louisa "Eliza" Jane COLLINS d/o Wm CollinsJr. and Nancy Lambert. > >I always thought that Amour Jr. was s/o of Armour L. Godfrey Sr. and Rebecca >Lester but I contacted one of their children and this son said that Armour's >mother 's first name was Margaret. Since this info differs from what I have I >have had this line on hold. >I joined this list to see if anybody can straighten these Armours out. I noticed >in the census there are several. > >Brenda > >LeeHash@aol.com wrote: > >> Rev.Green Pendleton Goode, Wyoming County Historian, writes about the early >> settlers of that County, among which are found the following: This is not >> complete as only about ¼ of his notes have been transcribed. >> Hope this will help some. >> Lee Hash >> >> The next settlers on Little Huffs Creek were Eli Lusk and Absalom Godfrey. >> They were half brothers. Lusk settled on Little Huff about a mile above >> Joseph Lester. Godfrey settled on the head of Little Huff, near the mouth of >> Buffalo Creek. The maiden name of the mother of Lusk and Godfrey was Susan >> Stephenson. She had first married old Samuel Lusk, the old Indian scout and >> fighter on the Tazwell frontier, and to them were born five sons. Samuel >> Lusk Sr. and the three older sons were captured and killed by the Indians >> leaving Susan with two younger sons, Eli and Samuel Jr. Samuel Lusk Jr. was >> no doubt the young Samuel Lusk who was wounded and captured by the Indians >> when Joseph Gilbert was killed on Gilbert Creek in 1792. Susan, the widow of >> Samuel Lusk, afterwards married Thomas Godfrey who probably was a son of old >> Absalom Godfrey, the Indian scout and fighter. To this union, two children >> were born; Absalom Godfrey and Bird Godfrey. Absaolom Jr. was the third >> settler on Little Huff Creek. He had several children all of whom became >> prominent citizens in that section: (1) James; (2) John; and (3) >> Thomas..All left Little Huff when young men and went to Mercer County. James >> and Thomas settled near Matoka where they raised large families. Thomas >> afterward came back to the upper end of Wyoming Cpounty and married Clarissa >> Lusk, daughter of Eli Lusk. They settled on McCajahs Ridge. Thomas Godfrey >> was a captain of West Virginia Union Home Guards during the Civil War. (4) >> Armor Lawson Godfrey married Rebecca Lester. A.L. Godfrey taught school and >> served two terms as Assessor of Wyoming County. (5 Lewis Jerome Godfrey >> married Susan Cornett and settled at the mouth of Pads Fork. (6) Osker >> Parris Godfrey married Elizabeth Lester and lived on the old Joe Lester home >> place. (7) Julina Godfrey married Hugh Reinhart and moved to Toledo, Ohio. >> (8) Juliana Godfrey married Rufus Bailey and settled on Tug River. (9) >> Margaret married Jesse Davis and settled on Little Huff Creek. (10) Cashie >> Godfrey married Gordon C. Lusk and lived on McCajahs Ridge >> Armor Lawson Godfrey, a pioneer, had a fine cold spring at the foot of a hill >> near Northspring branch from which gave the name to the first post office >> established in that section >