Notes for: William Thomas ("Bill") Bodine

Here is a picture of William T. Bodine's tombstone. This was sent to me by Nelva (Bodine) Chapline. William was her great-uncle. He is buried in Sunny Lane Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Grave of William T. Bodine

Nelva said that he lived most of his life in Dallas, Texas, but they shipped his body back to Oklahoma for burial at Sunny Lane.

And here is a picture of his wife's grave. This was also sent to me by Nelva Chapline.

Grave of Louise (Buttons) Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

In June 1890, William Bodine lived with his wife and 6-month old daughter, Orrin, in Cleveland County, Oklahoma Territory. In 1900, William Bodine lived in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory working as a day laborer. He reported that in 12 years of marriage his wife had borne 5 children of whom 4 were then living. In 1910, Louisa Bodine, age 43, lived with her children in Oklahoma City. She reported she had borne 5 children of whom 3 survived and were then living with her. She also reported she was widowed, yet her husband lived until 1933. It is likely she, as Mrs. Louise Bodine, 50, of Oklahoma City who married Ambrose Burnside Georgia, of Ripley, Payne County, Okla. on 31 Aug 1919 in Guthrie, Logan County, Okla. But the marriage was of short duration as A. B. Georgia married Mary Martha Craig in Guthrie on 24 May 1924. William and Louisa Bodine were buried in Sunny Lane Cemetery, Oklahoma City. Louisa (Button) Bodine was the daughter of Martin Robert and Archange (Dragon) Button.

From Cooke County, Texas Marriage Records:
W. T. Bodine, 21 AND Louisa Button, 18 were married Oct 1888.

1910 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK: Drue L. GOODNER 33 AR druggist, Ella D. 21 KS wife, Florence SCHREINER 36 TN sister-in-law (divorced), William T. BODINE 43 MO boarder (divorced) retaurant proprietor. 1st marriage for Drue, 2nd for Ella.

Soon after the 1910 census was taken, William Bodine married Florence Schreiner as evidenced by the Fort Scott (Kansas) Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Monitor of 23 June 1910: "Mrs. D. L. Goodner and Mrs. Florence Bodine, who have been here during the several weeks' illness of their father, Thomas Bunn, left this morning for their home in Oklahoma City."

1920 Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., KS: W. T. BODINE 52 MO automobile salesman, Florence 46 TN wife.

From Canadian County, Oklahoma Marriage Records:
William T. Bodine, 54 AND Mrs. Louisa Bodine, 52, both of Oklahoma City, were married 21 Sept 1921 at El Reno by G. A. Swanson, Minister of the Gospel, Presbyterian.

1930 Miami, Dade Co., FL: William T. BODINE 63 MO, Louise 61 CAN wife, Laura K. CANFIELD 58 CAN sister-in-law.

Between Jan 1920 and Sept 1921, William and Florence Bodine were divorced as in Sept. 1921 he remarried. The Fort Scott (Kansas) Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Monitor of 11 Jan 1922 reported that Mr. Otto A. Bendure and Mrs. Florence Bodine. who conducted a rooming house at 123 North Judson Street had married in Nevada, Missouri on 10 Jan. In 1930-1940, Otto and Florence Bendure lived in Fort Scott. Florence's mother, Matilda Bunn, lived with them during this time. The 1952 city directory of Fort Scott shows Florence Bendure, widow of Otto [who had died in Feb 1952], as a resident.

Obituary, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.) of 7 Nov 1933.
W. T. Bodine, 67 years old, former city oil man and member of a pioneer city family, died Monday night at his home in Dallas, Texas, according to word received here by his sister, Mrs. T. F. Anderson, 615 Southwest Twenty-seventh Street. He had been in aparant good health until early Monday night when he suffered an attack of acute indigestion. Bodine, an 89er, whose family located on a farm southeast of the city which subsequently became part of the city oil field, moved to Dallas two years ago. He continued his operations here after entering the Texas oil business. Last Thursday he paid a business trip to Oklahoma City. Mrs. Anderson said the body probably will be returned here for burial, although no funeral arrangements had been made. Besides Mrs. Anderson, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sonora Bodine, another sister, Mrs. E. M. Crim, and two brothers, John D. Bodine and C. F. Bodine, all of Oklahoma City, his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Drexel Holt and Mrs. Ralph Parrott, and a son, Charles Bodine, all of Dallas.

Obituary, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.) of 30 April 1959.
Mrs. Louise Bodine, pioneer Oklahoma City resident and wife of the late W. T. Bodine, former city oilman, died Wednesday at Dallas where she had lived the past 30 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Capitol Hill funeral home with burial in Sunny Lane cemetery.

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas) of 30 April 1959.
BODINE--Mrs. Louise, 314 Beckleywood. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Ora E. Parrott, Mrs. D. M. Holt, both of Dallas; son, C. A. Bodine, Miami,. Fla.; 4 brothers, 1 sister, 6 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 1 grea-great-grandchild. Remains will lie in state at Lamar & Smith Chapel until 9 a.m. Thursday then will be forwarded to Oklahoma City for services and interment.