Levi Simmons Godwin, was born April 15, 1825, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, the son of Allen Godwin and his second wife Martha 'Patsy' Reynolds. The family came to Tippah County, Mississippi, before the beginning of the Civil War. He and five of his brothers of served in the Confederacy. He married Julia Frances Dickey on December 9, 1847, in Pike County Alabama. They had nine children, most of whom were born in Tippah County, Mississippi. He and five of his brothers served in the Confederacy. Levi served from August 9, 1862. He was listed as a Confederate Private in Company D, 7th Mississippi Cavalry. He was taken prisoner and released on May 29, 1865 at La Grange, Tennessee. He farmed near Salem and died February 26, 1886.
According to Ruth Godwin Gadbury's GODWIN-HILL AND RELATED FAMILIES (out of print): Levi Godwin enlisted in the Confederate cause August 9, 1862 at Orizaba, Mississippi, as a private in Company D, 7th Mississippi Calvary. He is listed as a courier and appears on a report of Prisoners of War surrendered May 29,1865 at LaGrange, Tennessee, to Brigadier General J. P C. Shanks and was paroled the same date. (This was over six weeks after Lee had surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865.)
[Peggy Wolfe]
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Children include:
Martha 'Amanda' Godwin Yopp (1848-1923) #61874880
Samuel Allen Godwin (1850-1929) #8166446
William Franklin 'Bill' Godwin (1852-1923) #18810498
Sarah Elizabeth 'Sally' Godwin Godwin (1854-1944) #8166467
Jacob Willis 'Jake' Godwin Sr.(1856-1927) #8166399
Mary Jane Godwin Deen (1857-1936) #43804516
Lucinda Parolee Godwin Deen (1864-1943) # 8162786 & # 25528644
Levi 'Lee' Godwin (1868-1929) #8166420
Carrie Godwin Winborn (1873-1942) #74676195
According to Ruth Godwin Gadbury's GODWIN-HILL AND RELATED FAMILIES (out of print): Levi Godwin enlisted in the Confederate cause August 9, 1862 at Orizaba, Mississippi, as a private in Company D, 7th Mississippi Calvary. He is listed as a courier and appears on a report of Prisoners of War surrendered May 29,1865 at LaGrange, Tennessee, to Brigadier General J. P C. Shanks and was paroled the same date. (This was over six weeks after Lee had surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865.)
[Peggy Wolfe]
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Children include:
Martha 'Amanda' Godwin Yopp (1848-1923) #61874880
Samuel Allen Godwin (1850-1929) #8166446
William Franklin 'Bill' Godwin (1852-1923) #18810498
Sarah Elizabeth 'Sally' Godwin Godwin (1854-1944) #8166467
Jacob Willis 'Jake' Godwin Sr.(1856-1927) #8166399
Mary Jane Godwin Deen (1857-1936) #43804516
Lucinda Parolee Godwin Deen (1864-1943) # 8162786 & # 25528644
Levi 'Lee' Godwin (1868-1929) #8166420
Carrie Godwin Winborn (1873-1942) #74676195
Levi Simmons Godwin, was born April 15, 1825, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, the son of Allen Godwin and his second wife Martha 'Patsy' Reynolds. The family came to Tippah County, Mississippi, before the beginning of the Civil War. He and five of his brothers of served in the Confederacy. He married Julia Frances Dickey on December 9, 1847, in Pike County Alabama. They had nine children, most of whom were born in Tippah County, Mississippi. He and five of his brothers served in the Confederacy. Levi served from August 9, 1862. He was listed as a Confederate Private in Company D, 7th Mississippi Cavalry. He was taken prisoner and released on May 29, 1865 at La Grange, Tennessee. He farmed near Salem and died February 26, 1886.
According to Ruth Godwin Gadbury's GODWIN-HILL AND RELATED FAMILIES (out of print): Levi Godwin enlisted in the Confederate cause August 9, 1862 at Orizaba, Mississippi, as a private in Company D, 7th Mississippi Calvary. He is listed as a courier and appears on a report of Prisoners of War surrendered May 29,1865 at LaGrange, Tennessee, to Brigadier General J. P C. Shanks and was paroled the same date. (This was over six weeks after Lee had surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865.)
[Peggy Wolfe]
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Children include:
Martha 'Amanda' Godwin Yopp (1848-1923) #61874880
Samuel Allen Godwin (1850-1929) #8166446
William Franklin 'Bill' Godwin (1852-1923) #18810498
Sarah Elizabeth 'Sally' Godwin Godwin (1854-1944) #8166467
Jacob Willis 'Jake' Godwin Sr.(1856-1927) #8166399
Mary Jane Godwin Deen (1857-1936) #43804516
Lucinda Parolee Godwin Deen (1864-1943) # 8162786 & # 25528644
Levi 'Lee' Godwin (1868-1929) #8166420
Carrie Godwin Winborn (1873-1942) #74676195
According to Ruth Godwin Gadbury's GODWIN-HILL AND RELATED FAMILIES (out of print): Levi Godwin enlisted in the Confederate cause August 9, 1862 at Orizaba, Mississippi, as a private in Company D, 7th Mississippi Calvary. He is listed as a courier and appears on a report of Prisoners of War surrendered May 29,1865 at LaGrange, Tennessee, to Brigadier General J. P C. Shanks and was paroled the same date. (This was over six weeks after Lee had surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865.)
[Peggy Wolfe]
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Children include:
Martha 'Amanda' Godwin Yopp (1848-1923) #61874880
Samuel Allen Godwin (1850-1929) #8166446
William Franklin 'Bill' Godwin (1852-1923) #18810498
Sarah Elizabeth 'Sally' Godwin Godwin (1854-1944) #8166467
Jacob Willis 'Jake' Godwin Sr.(1856-1927) #8166399
Mary Jane Godwin Deen (1857-1936) #43804516
Lucinda Parolee Godwin Deen (1864-1943) # 8162786 & # 25528644
Levi 'Lee' Godwin (1868-1929) #8166420
Carrie Godwin Winborn (1873-1942) #74676195
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