Sarephana was born in 1815. She was the daughter of Peter Elam and Nancy Peery. She passed away in 1893. This is how it's spelled in a census and in an family paper but they could be wrong
alt name per marriage record Saraphany Ann E.W. Elam
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married John T Godsey May 14, 1835 Powhatan, Virginia
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Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRWF-PBJ : 5 December 2014), John T. Godsey and Saraphany Ann E.W. Elam, 14 May 1835; citing Powhatan, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 33,067.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M658-81T : 12 April 2016), L Ann Godsey in household of John T Godsey, Laurel county, part of, Laurel, Kentucky, United States; citing family 665, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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