James Godbold (1891)

Born 1891 in Washington, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

James Godbold is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

James Godbold was born in 1891 in Washington County, Mississippi. He is the son of Henry Godbold and Mary A Rucker.

On June 1, 1900, James (age 9) was the son of H A Godbold in Beat 4, Washington, Mississippi.^[1]

Research Notes

• Place of birth based on the statement in Henry A. Godbold's biography that the family came to Mound Bayou in 1900"^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 6A, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,832.
   FamilySearch Record: M9FZ-KV3 (accessed 3 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LJS-7JX
   Allie Godbold (10), single daughter, in household of H A Godbold (37) in Beat 4, Washington, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   H A Godbold	M	37	Married	Head		Mississippi
   Mary A Godbold	F	26	Married	Wife		Mississippi
   Allie Godbold	F	10	Single	Daughter		Mississippi
   James Godbold	M	9	Single	Son		Mississippi
   John Godbold	M	7	Single	Son		Mississippi

2. ↑ Hood, Aurelius P. The Negro at Mound Bayou: Being an Authentic Story of the Founding, Growth and Development of the “Most Celebrated Town in the South,” Covering a Period of Twenty-Two Years. (Nashville: A.M.E. Sunday School Union, 1910). Henry A. Godbold, page 98. Available at https://hdl.handle.net/2027/emu.010002630190.

• James Godbold FamilySearch Person: G3S4-GM8