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Helen James 1920 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1920

Birth Location: Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 March 1989

Death Location: Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Elmer James

Mother: Maude Ferner

Spouse(s): William Godfrey

Children(s): James Godfrey

Helen James was born in 1920 in Warren, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Elmer David James and Maude Ferner. Helen James later married William Edward Godfrey, and together they raised children including James Edward Godfrey. In 1989, Helen James passed away in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Elmer James
1885 – 1972
Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pa.
EJ
Maude Ferner
1884 – 1971
Birth Location: Johnstown Cambria, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

William Godfrey
1917 – 1984
Birth Location: Warren, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

James Godfrey
1950 –
Birth Location: –
JG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 April 1920
    Event Place: Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 March 1989
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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