From Richard L. Godown : BEGIN John P Godown was born Hickory Corner, Hunterdon, NJ November 20, 1840. He married Mahala Hendershot in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey, 1867. Mahala was born in New Jersey 1844. Hendershot Mahala died before 1905. In the 1860 census Lebanon, Clinton Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ, John (age 19) is living with his sister and family, Oliver and Rhoda Smith and is noted as farm labor. It is also indicated that John attended school that year. In the 1870 census Clinton Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ. page 89, John (age 29) is listed with Mahalah (age 26) and Sarah (age 2). His occupation is listed as a Slater. In the 1880 census Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey page 273B, John (age 43) is living with his wife Mahala (age 36) and daughter Jennie (age 12). In the 1895 NJ state census page 9 for village of Annandale in the twp. of Clinton, Hunterdon Co, John is living with Mahalia. They are both noted as having an age between 20 and 60. In the 1900 census Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey page 59, John (age 55) is recorded as a widower. John is a Mason In the 1905 State census Clinton Twp, page 78B (very difficult to read) John (age 64) is indicated as a widower, is living with his assumed daughter in law, Mabel (age 27) also a widow, and her two children Willard (age 3) and Emma (age 5 months). John can read and write and owns the farm he farms. John P Godown and Mahala Hendershot had the following children: i. Jennie Sarah was born in Clinton, Hunterdon Co, NJ November 1867. She married Frederick S Ulmer in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey, September 22, 1888. Frederick was born in Hunterdon Co, New Jersey February 1867. Frederick was the son of Jeremiah K Ulmer and Eliza Seyler. Frederick died before 1910. The youngest child was born in 1904 so Fredrick died somewhere between 1903 and 1910. In the 1910 census Holland Twp, Hunderdon Co, NJ page 151, Jennie (age 42, widow) is recorded with her children Charles (age 18), Earl (age 16), Lizzie (age 14), Nellie (age 12), Alice (age 9) and Nelson (age 6). Also in the same residence number is Floyd (age 21) and his wife Susan (age 22). Jennie has had 8 children with 7 alive at the time of the census. ii. a son Godown was born about 1878. END