Notes for: Robert McClellan Bodine

Robert and Lottie are buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Covington, Indiana. The picture below was provided by Lesa Epperson.

Gravestone

From Ronny Bodine:

From Indiana Marriage Records: Robert Bodine and Lottie La Tourette were married 22 Dec 1886 in Fountain County.

The census of June 1900 recorded Robert Bodine as Thomas Bodine, living with his wife and 2 sons in Troy, Fountain County. He reported that in 13 years of marriage his wife had borne 2 children. In Jan 1910, he was Robert M. C. Bodine, 48, with wife Lotta 46, and children Henry C. 21, George C. 9, Mary E. 9 and Grace L. 6. He reported that he and his wife had been married 23 years and of the 7 children she had borne, 5 were living still. In Jan 1920, he was again Robert Bodine, age 57 with wife Lotta 56, and children Henry C. 31, George 19, Mary E. 19 and Maria 16. In April 1930, the family comprised Robert Bodine 68, Lottie 66, Henry 42 and George 29. Charlotte (LaTourette) Bodine was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Cooper) LaTourette.

Burials in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.
(Find A Grave Memorial # 19587563)
BODINE Lottie 1863-1950 Robert 1862-1944

From Ronny Bodine:

From Indiana Marriage Records: Robert Bodine and Lottie La Tourette were married 22 Dec 1886 in Fountain County.

The census of June 1900 recorded Robert Bodine as Thomas Bodine, living with his wife and 2 sons in Troy, Fountain County. He reported that in 13 years of marriage his wife had borne 2 children. In Jan 1910, he was Robert M. C. Bodine, 48, with wife Lotta 46, and children Henry C. 21, George C. 9, Mary E. 9 and Grace L. 6. He reported that he and his wife had been married 23 years and of the 7 children she had borne, 5 were living still. In Jan 1920, he was again Robert Bodine, age 57 with wife Lotta 56, and children Henry C. 31, George 19, Mary E. 19 and Maria 16. In April 1930, the family comprised Robert Bodine 68, Lottie 66, Henry 42 and George 29. Charlotte (LaTourette) Bodine was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Cooper) LaTourette.

1940 Troy, Fountain Co., IN: Robert BODINE 78 IN farmer, Lottie 76 IN wife, Henry 51 IN son farmer.

Obituary, Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier of Tuesday, 3 Oct 1944.
VEEDERSBURG, Oct. 3.---Services were held today in Covington for Robert Bodine, 82, farmer near here, who died Sunday in Lakeview hospital, Danville. Surviving are the widow, the former Lottie LaTourette; three sons, James, of Attica; George, of Covington, and Henry, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Coffing, Attica, and Mrs. Mary Parkenheimer [sic], Broadlands, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Harry Glascock, Veedersburg.

Obituary, Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier of Tuesday, 2 Jan 1951.
COVINGTON, Jan. 2---Mrs. Lottie Bodine, 87, died in her home southeast of here Sunday after an illness of four months. Born in Fountain county, she married Robert M. Bodine, who died in 1944. She belonged to the Presbyterian church. Survivors are three sons and two daughters, Henry and George, near Covington, James and Mrs. Grace Coffing, of near Attica, and Mrs. Mary Partenheimer, Sidell, Ill., and a brother, John LaTourette, Covington.

Burials in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 19587563)
BODINE LOTTIE 1863-1950 ROBERT 1862-1944