Lodema Curtis Godfrey was born 7 October 1822 in Litchfield, Hartford County, Connecticut to Homer Curtis (1787-1886) and Charity Everitt (1789-1876) and died 1 September 1915 Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois of unspecified causes. She married James Ryder Godfrey (1818-1881) 1840 in Illinois.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Homer Curtis Godfrey (1842-1920) | |||
| Calvin Godfrey (1845-1873) | |||
| Theodore Godfrey (1846-1921) | |||
| James Ryder Godfrey (1849-1926) | |||
| Catherine Lois Godfrey (1852-1942) | |||
| Augusta Lodema Godfrey (1854-1921) | July 1854 Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois | 1921 | Homer Curtis Strong (1849-1916) |
Siblings