Biographical Sketch of Hugh Godfrey, Pulaski County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Hugh Godfrey, liveryman of Richland, MO., was born in the "Old North
State", about 1830, and is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Moss)
Godfrey, who were also North Carolinians, and moved to Indiana about
1840.  Here they resided eight years, and after a short residence in
their native State took up their permanent abode in Washington 
County, Ind., where the mother died.  The father afterward married
again, and moved to some other State, and was never afterward heard
from.  He was a farmer by occupation.  Hugh Godfrey is the second of
six children, and in early life received but a meager education.  He
was married in North Carolina on January 5, 1857, to Susan Sawyer,
daughter of Caleb Sawyer, by whom he became the father of nine sons,
one of whom is deceased.  Richard and Alexis are farmers in Miller
County, as is James; Joseph, Thomas, Frank, Caleb, George and Isaac 
live in Pulaski County; Caleb is a railroad man.  In 1859 Mr. Godfrey
removed to Washington County, Ind., and from there removed to Carroll
County, MO., and from 1869 to 1882 was a resident of Miller County.
Since that time he has resided in Richland, and for three years 
carried the mail to Brumley, but since that time has been engaged in
the livery business, and is in good circumstances, being the owner of
several lots in Richland, and a good livery barn, seven horses, four
buggies and two hacks.  He is a Democrat politically, and he and wife
are members of the Christian Church.

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