Notes for: Charles Wesley Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

In 1900, Charles W. Bodine was 22 and single, employed as a hardware salesman and lived with Elwood and Sarah Prall, likely his aunt and uncle, in Morristown, Morris County. In 1910-1920, Charles and Sadie Bodine lived in Morristown where Charles still worked as a hardware salesman. In 1910, he reported that in 3 years of marriage his wife had borne 1 child which had died. On 9 Sept 1918, in Morristown, Charles Wesley Bodine registered for the World War I draft. He gave his birth date as 10 Sept 1898, but his age as 42, making his correct birth date as 10 Sept 1877. He worked as a hardware clerk for A. G. Phillips of Morristown and reported that his wife, Mrs. Sadie Bodine of Morristown, was his nearest kin. In 1930, the Bodine family still lived in Morristown, but now Charles was employed as the postmaster.

From Records of the Morristown Methodist Episcopal Church, Morris County, New Jersey:
Charles Wesley Bodine, 30, born in Succasunna, NJ, son of Harmon A. & Charlotte (Call) Bodine AND Sadie Louise Wright, 26, born in Morristown, dau. of Walter & Augusta (Korner) Wright, both of Morristown, were married 27 April 1907 in Morristown by Ralph B. Urmy.

From: Morristown, New Jersey in the Spanish-American War.
Charles W. Bodine, Company M, Second New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted June 17, 1898; mustered out November 17, 1808. Bodine was detailed to accompany, as an escort, the remains of James E. Babcock to Morristown, New Jersey, for burial, and was one of the pall bearers at the funeral. Before the expiration of his leave of absence, which had been granted him because of impaired health, he was stricken with typhoid fever and confined several weeks in All Souls' Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey. Residence, Morristown, New Jersey.

1940 Morristown, Morris Co., NJ: Charles BODINE 63 NJ canner, Sadie 59 NJ wife, Eleanor 29 NJ dau.

From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Charles W. Bodine, born 10 Sept 1876 in New Jersey, submitted a life claim on 30 July 1945.

Charles W. and Sadie Bodine are listed as residents in the 1959 Morristown (NJ) City Directory.

Obituary, The Courier-News (Plainfield, NJ) of 17 Feb 1961.
Morristown---Charles W. Bodine of 178 Speedwell Ave. died yesterday afternoon (Feb. 16, 1961) in All Souls Hospital. He was 84. Mr. Bodine was a former alderman and postmaster of Morristown. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frederick W. Budde of Fanwood.

From Records of the Morristown Methodist Episcopal Church, Morris County, New Jersey:
Charles W. Bodine died 15 Feb 1961.
Sadie W. Bodine died 5 April 1972.

From New Jersey Death Records:
Sadie L. Bodine of Morristown, Morris County, died 5 April 1972 in Bernards Twp., Somerset County.

From Burial Records of Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey:
Charles W. Bodine died 15 Feb 1961, buried 18 Feb 1961.
Sadie Louise Bodine died 5 April 1972, buried 8 April 1972.