Friend William Goddard
PARENTS: John Will Goddard and Amanda Belle Cozart
Census: 1910, in Wetzel Co., WV, Proctor Dist., #198-201
Frances Goddard, 22, m1, 2 years, WV WV WV, farm laborer
Lizzie, 19, m1, 1/0, WV WV WV
Friend Goddard, brother, 25, m1, 1 year, WV WV WV, farm laborer
Celia, sil, 25, m1, 1/1, WV WV WV
Clyde, nephew, 8/12, WV WV WV
QUESTION: The 1910 census shows Friend Goddard married to Celia. Others have listed his wife as Harriet Ann Hafer. Was he married twice?
OBITUARY:
Friend William Goddard, of Proctor, was born April 8, 1884 [in West Virginia] and departed this life, December 4, 1942, at the age of 58 years, 7 months, and 29 days. He had been in poor health for several years.
He became a member of the Christian Church, sixteen years ago.
He was united in marriage to Cecelia Hafer on June 13, 1909 and to their union four children were born: Clarence Melvin Goddard, of Mingo Junction, Ohio; Lawrence Bernard Goddard, of Proctor; one daughter, Golda Mae Cecil, of Proctor. One son preceded him in death. Also surviving are four brothers: Clarence Goddard, of Jacksonburg; Francis Goddard, of American Ridge; Russel Goddard of Proctor; Johnnie Goddard, of Martins Ferry, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. John Smith of Clarington, O.; Mrs. Homer Kocher, of Bridgeport, O.; nine grandchildren, one foster daughter, Bernice Kirk, and a host of more distant relatives and many friends.
He was laid to rest in the Goddard Cemetery.
[Hand dated, Dec 1942]
(Source: Wetzel County, WV Obituaries, Volume IV, 1994, p. 30, published by Wetzel County Genealogical Society - furnished by Darlene Bacon)
5 February 2016
