Milton Godard - 1879

GODARD, REED, CLARK, BRIGGS, FENN, BRADLEY, CREVLING, CRANE

Posted By: LuAnn Goeke (email)
Date: 8/19/2009 at 10:36:19

MILTON GODARD, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec 33; P.O. Maquoketa; is a native of Hartford Co., Conn., and was born Jan. 25, 1814; he grew to manhood there and married Miss Eunice Reed, a native of Connecticut; in the spring of 1836, he removed to Ohio; while living there, his wife died, leaving one son - Aphonzo[sic]; Nov. 18, 1843, he married Miss Amoret Clark, in Ohio; Mr. Godard came to Iowa with his own team in the fall of 1841, and made the claim where he now lives and remained until the next September, then returned to Ohio; in the spring of 1845, they came to Jackson Co. and settled on their claim, where they now live; at that time, their nearest neighbor on the west and south of them was fifteen miles distant; he began making a farm; they used to entertain much of the travel; Gov. Briggs, Mr. Fenn and Bradley used to always stop with them on their way to the capitol at Iowa City; during the gold excitement in 1849, 1850 and 1851, they were thronged with travelers and could not get rid of them. When they came to this county, they only had two wagons and one team; now he owns a splendid farm of 320 acres, finely improved, with excellent, substantial buildings, and eighty acres of timber. They have one son - Loyal, and one daughter - Lucia; Loyal married Miss Emma Crevling, a native of Pennsylvania, in December, 1869; they have four children - Elmer, Martin, Milton and Lura; Lucia, now Mrs. Cephas Crane, married in March, 1873; they have one daughter - Aura A. Mr. Godard's son Alphonzo was in the army; enlisted in Co. F, 31st I.V.I.; he was discharged and died in July, 1862, of disease contracted while in the service. Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the Methodist Church. - 1879 History of Jackson County Iowa, pg 644.