Right Handy Godwin served in Co. A, 14th MS Regt., CSA during the Civil War. He mustered in 8 Jun. 1861 and served until Aug. 1864. He applied for a Civil War pension at age 63 and was approved on 24 Nov. 1899. In his application he describes his health as "not good, feeble, also wound in left shoulder, rendering left arm useless, also lung." The wound of his left shoulder was caused "at the battle of Atlanta, GA" and "lung trouble was the result of measles contracted during his services in the confederate army." An affidavit of a physician reports that "upper two thirds of humerous in his left arm was lost in war and old age."
What's curious to me is the interrogation of Polk Godwin as a witness to the service of R. H. Godwin. One of the questions is "How long have you known the said R. H. Godwin?" Polk's response was "I knew him first in Georgia in about the year 1850." Polk is R. H.'s brother and Polk was born in 1845! Why didn't he say he knew R. H. because he was his brother, or that he had known him since 1845 when he was born?
After R. H. Godwin's death his widow applied for and received a widow's pension which was approved on 15 Oct. 1911.
The names of R. H.'s parents and siblings comes from a copy of the family Bible records.

I have not been able to find R. H. in the 1850 census, he would have been about 14 years of age.

1860 Barbour Co., AL census; Texasville; Beat 12; page 625; HH 1146/1126:
Burrell Price, age 50, farmer, b. NC
Rebecca, age 49, b. NC
David E., age 21, farmer, b. AL
John P., age 16, farmer, b. AL
Lear A., age 15, b. AL
Laura P., age 11, b. AL
Effie A., age 9, b. AL
Right H. Godwin, age 24, farm laborer, b. GA

1870 Tallahatchie Co., MS census; Harrison Station; page 530; HH 96/96:
R. H. Godwin, age 33, farmer, b. GA
Emma, age 17, keeping house, b. MS
Roxy, age 1/12, b. MS in Apr.

1880 Brazos Co., TX census; Bryan; E.D. 22; page 363; HH 609/618:
R. H. Godwin, age 41, carpenter, b. GA, parents b. NC
Emma, age 24, wife, keeping house, b. MS, father b. PA, mother b. MS
Eula L., age 10, dau., b. MS
Mollie, age 8, dau., b. MS
Dora, age 5, dau., b. TX
George, age 2, son, b. TX
James, age 1/12, son, b. TX in May

1900 Brazos Co., TX census; Bryan; Pct. 4; E.D. 8; page 253A; HH 31/31:
R. H. Godwin, b. Feb. 1835 age 65, m. 31 yrs., b. GA, parents b. NC, mechanic
Emma, wife, b. May 1837 age 63, 6 of 8 children living, b. MS, father b. PA, mother b. MS
James, son, b. Jun. 1879 age 20, b. TX, carpenter
Lottie, dau., b. Jun. 1886 age 13, b. TX
Chas., son, b. Nov. 1889 age 10, b. TX

1910 Brazos Co., TX census; Bryan; J.P. 4; E.D. 10; page 240B; Preston St.; HH 330/334:
R. H. Godwin, age 74, m. 34 yrs., b. GA, parents b. NC, served confederate army
Emma, wife, age 58, b. MS, father b. NJ, mother b. MS
Lottie, dau., age 23, b. TX
Charlie, son, age 20, b. TX

1920 Brazos Co., TX census; Bryan; HH 475/514:
Emma L. Godwin, age 68, b. MS, father b. NJ, mother b. VA
Lottie M., dau., age 31, b. TX
Charles, son, age 30, b. TX

1930 Brazos Co., TX census; Bryan; J.P. 4; E.D. 6; page 74A; 3721 25th St.; HH 507/524:
Emma L. Godwin, age 77, b. MS, father b. PA, mother b. MS

Funeral Notice:
DIED -- In Bryan, Texas, February 7th, 1911, at 11:40 o'clock a.m.
Mr. R. H. Godwin
Age 74 years, 11 months and 23 days
Funeral from the family residence this afternon at 4 o'clock, interment in city cemetery.
Friends of the family invited to attend.
Bryan, Texas, Feb. 8th, 1911.