GODCHARLES, Johnson B.

1851 - 1920  (68 years)

• Name	GODCHARLES, Johnson B.
  Birth	1 Oct 1851	Crescent, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Biography	JOHNSON B. GODCHARLES, of the firm of C. A. Godcharles & Company, manufacturers of nails, was born in Crescent, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1851, son of Henry and Esther (Price) Godcharles. He was reared in his native town, and received his education at the township schools and Bloomfield Academy, after which he learned the nailer trade, and has since followed that occupation. In 1870 he went to Towanda, Bradford county, Pennsylvania, and was a member of a cooperative manufacturing company two years, and from there went to Lycoming county, and was engaged in business until 1875; he then removed to Milton and worked at his trade until 1888, and then became a member of the present firm. Mr. Godcharles is a director in the Milton Trust and Safe Deposit Company. In 1877 he married Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of George Baker, of Milton. They have one daughter, Sarah Baker. Politically he is a Republican, and is connected with the F. & A. M.; both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
  Census (desc)	1860	Hepburn Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
  Census (desc)	1870	Hepburn Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
  Census (desc)	1880	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  	working as a nailor
  Census (desc)	1900	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	living at 49 Broadway and working as a nailor
  Census (desc)	1910	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	widowed, living at 43 Mahoning St. and working as a nailor at the nail works
  _UID	CAB72F29F247C145A4C47DEEECB1535C3731
  Death	20 May 1920	West Donegal Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
  Burial	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Harmony Cemetery
  Person ID	I1758	Milton Families
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	GODCHARLES, Henry,   b. 15 Sep 1817, Canada d. 12 Mar 1894 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	PRICE, Esther,   b. 1820, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BAKER, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. 10 Sep 1856, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1909 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1877
  Children	1. GODCHARLES, Sarah Baker,   b. Feb 1878, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1907 (Age ~ 28 years)
  Family ID	F482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Oct 1851 - Crescent, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - 1860 - Hepburn Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - 1870 - Hepburn Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - working as a nailor - 1880 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - living at 49 Broadway and working as a nailor - 1900 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Census (desc) - widowed, living at 43 Mahoning St. and working as a nailor at the nail works - 1910 - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 20 May 1920 - West Donegal Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Burial - Address: Harmony Cemetery - - Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891, Page 986. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 3 North Ward. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 15 Ward 2. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 4 Ward 4.