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| The family is the James H. Godsey family of
Itta Bena. Photos were made around 1920 or possibly shortly before.
My grandfather was G. C. Manson. Mrs. James Godsey (Minnie) was his
sister. It seems my grandparents lived with or near the Godseys in
Itta Bena during their early marriage before moving to AL where my mother
was born. I never heard this story, I am entirely guessing from the
photos and other fragments of information I have.
I don't have it handy at the moment, but I have a piece of stationery from the town of Itta Bena that indicates G C was an alderman or councilman or something like that. I don't believe it indicates when. The house in the photos is the Godsey home. To explain the other folks in the photos - Frank (seen in one photo delivering the newspaper, which was one of his jobs) was a brother to G C and Minnie; Helen was G C's wife, my grandmother; and Minnie and Mary Francis were the Godseys' daughters. I would LOVE to hear from anyone who knew this family and knows what became of them - I do not. About the only thing I know is that Mrs. Godsey died in 1959. Contributed by Karl Plenge
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