Hello,
My dad, Walter D. Chance, son of Georgia Anna Godbee and James Walker Chance was born in Screven county in 1921. hHs dad was a sharecropper. They lived mostly in Hiltonia, which is close to Sylvania, Ga.
After WW II, my dad settled in MIAMI, FL. I HAVE NOT HEARD THE name "COTTON" GODBEE. I ALSO KNOW THAT THE IS A CONNECTION TI THE "ROYAL" AND "OGLESBY" families.
I am aware of some chances ALSO LOVING IN MILEN, GA.