Walter Everett Goddard (1910 - 1999)

Born 14 Oct 1910 in Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Oma Lee (Simpson) Goddard — married 31 Aug 1935 in Brown, Texas, United States

Died 7 Jul 1999 at age 88 in Citrus, Florida, United States

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Biography

Walter Goddard was a Kentuckian.

Walter Goddard was a Texan.

Walter Goddard was a Floridian.

Birth

Walter was born on October 14, 1910^[1][2][3][4] to John August Goddard and Blanch (Ellenbrook) Goddard.^[5][6]

Marriage

He married Oma Lee (Simpson) Wilson^[7] on August 31, 1935.^{[8][9][10][11]} They had no children.

Residence

• 1910: Born in Mayfield, Kentucky^[5][7][12]
• 1920-1972: Amarillo, Texas^{[1][5][6][7][12]}
• 1972-1999: Inverness, Florida^[12][13]

Military Service

Served as a Coast Guard during World War II.^[3][4][12]

Death

He passed away on July 7, 1999^[2][4][12] and was buried at the Hills of Rest Cemetery, in Citrus County, Florida.^[14]

Obituary

GODDARD, WALTER EVERETT, 88, of Inverness, died Wednesday (July 7,1999) in the Mariner Health Care Center. Born in Mayfield, Ky., he came here 27 years ago from Amarillo Texas. He was a retired civil service employee for Air Force building maintenance and also served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He was a member of Istachatta Church of Christ and Carpenters Local 665, Amarillo. Survivors include a nephew, Don Jones, Amarillo; and a niece, Kathleen Colville, El Paso, Texas, Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.^[12]

Research Notes

This is a possible birth record for him, but it has him born in Tennessee instead of Kentucky: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-8XQV

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 556
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #20116045 (accessed 27 January 2022)
   Name: Walter Everett Goddard; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 30; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 14 Oct 1910; Birth Place: Mayfield, Kentucky, USA; Residence Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA; Employer: Randall Construction Co; Height: 6 1; Weight: 150; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Oma Lee Goddard;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Walter Everett Goddard 30 Self (Head)
   Oma Lee Goddard Wife.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry Record 60901 #809655571 (accessed 27 January 2022)
   Name: Walter E Goddard; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 14 Oct 1910; Death Date: 7 Jul 1999; Claim Date: 17 Jul 1972; SSN: 452073159.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #22598746 (accessed 27 January 2022)
   Walter E Goddard death 7 Jul 1999.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Ancestry Record 2441 #3814923 (accessed 27 January 2022)
   Name: Walter E Goddard; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 14 Oct 1910; Death Date: 7 Jul 1999; SSN: 452073159; Enlistment Branch: CG; Enlistment Date: 27 Dec 1941; Discharge Date: 29 Dec 1945; Page number: 1.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMG-KW1 : accessed 27 January 2022), Walter E Goddard in household of J A Goddard, Potter, Texas, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNP9-VT2 : accessed 27 January 2022), Walter Goddard in household of John A Goddard, Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 16B, line 63, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2384; FHL microfilm 2,342,118.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SB-174 : 10 January 2021), Walter E Goddard, Justice Precinct 1, Potter, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 188-6, sheet 11A, line 8, family 232, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4123.
8. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZB-6KL7 : 12 March 2020), Walter E Goddard and Oma Lee Wilson, 31 Aug 1935; citing Marriage, citing Brown, Martin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,435,136.
9. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-YYY2 : 23 February 2021), Walter E Goddard and Ona Lee Wilson, 31 Aug 1935; citing Marriage, citing Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,533,477.
10. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6Y6-LLW : 22 January 2020), Walter E Goddard, 1935.
11. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-RNKN : 10 March 2021), Walter E Goddard and Ona Lee Wilson, 31 Aug 1935; citing Brown, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,533,477.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5} Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 09 Jul 1999, Fri. Page 128 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93584424/obituary-for-walter-everett-goddard/
13. ↑ "U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1"
    Ancestry Record 1788 #163386765 (accessed 27 January 2022)
    Walter E Goddard born on 14 Oct 1910.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174911628/walter-everett-goddard : accessed 27 January 2022), memorial page for Walter Everett Goddard (14 Oct 1910–7 Jul 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174911628, citing Hills of Rest Cemetery, Floral City, Citrus County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Tupper (contributor 49111685) .