Notes for: James M. Bodine

They moved to Watertown, Wisconsin in 1846 and Minnesota in 1857. Frank Bodine, born in 1882, told his daughter Delores that Mary Louise Brown was from Ireland and had English customs. They came to Austin, settled in Mower County and had 21 children. Many of these died young. James signed up in Mower (Moore) County to fight Indians. Lots of the Information on this family and down came from the Cousin-to Cousin Courier, v. 25, no. 1 from December, 1980 put out by Patrick and Shirley Baughman O'Leary in Belle Fourche, SD.

His birth date might be either 1813 or 1814. I'm not sure if it is on the tombstone. James and Mary also have a daughter, Elizabeth, buried with them in St. Mary's Cemetery in Freeborn, MN. Her dates were not given at the Rootsweb database.

Here is some information from Vernon Vinzant:

Also, I don't know if I sent you the following gleaned on a trip last year: In the Terre Haute, IN, library there is an extract of records from St. Mary in the Woods Church that lists the following:

Note from Dave: Vernon said it was not clear from the information at the library whether these were actually birth or baptism records. They could be either, but they look more like baptism dates to me. They should not be used as proof of a birth date until the source of these becomes clearer.

BIRTHS
NAME; DATE; AGE; PARENTS; SPONSORS; PRIEST
Bodine, John; Feb 3, 1827; -; -; -; Buteux
Bodine, John David; Jan 5, 1865; 6 mo.; Thomas & Margaretta; G. Reynolds, Cath. Reynolds; -
Bodine, Mary Elizabeth; Feb 21, 1838; -; James; -; (ditto for) Buteux
Bodine, Mary Estele; Feb. 5, 1870; -; Alexander & Ellen; John Bodine & wife; Meinrad
Bodine, Thos.; Aug 16, 1874; -; John & Ellen Wrickmyer; Michael Lively, Ellen Butler; McBarron
Bodine, William; Feb 3, 1837; -; -; -; Buteux
Bodine, William; April 4, 1841; -; John & Lucinda; -; Buteux
Bodine, Anna Marie; May 20, 1841; -; -; James & wife; -; Buteux
Bodine, Chas. L.; June 21, 1869; -; John & Ellen; Henry Leseure; Meinrad
Bodine, George E.; Nov 10, 1872; -; Alex & Ellen Edenington; Thomas Butler & May F. Shea; McBarron

MARRIAGES
HUSBAND; WIFE; DATE; WITNESS; PRIEST
Bodine, Alexander C.; Everngton, Ella M.; April 23, 1868; Francis Lightfoot & Hester McAdams; Meinrad
Bodine, Thomas; Reynolds, Margaret; Feb 19, 1841; -; Buteux Brown, John; Rightmier, Ella; Apr 21, 1868; Elsie Mickelberry & Annie Rightmier; Meinrad

From: Vee3 at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:17 AM
Subject: James M. Bodine

Reference Orrionehe [Ariantje] Bodine' son John Bodine. He had a son, James M. Bodine and I forward the following for your information:

From www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/edgar/census/1840/0079a.gif:
1840 Census, Illinois, Edgar Co., pg. 79a:
There is a James Bodine on this census page.
Males,
1 under 5; [George, age about 4, born about 1836]
1 age 20-30. [James M. Bodine, age 26, b. 1814]
Females,
1 under 5; [Elizabeth, age about 3, born about 1837]
1 age 20-30. [Mary Louisa (Brown) Bodine-age about 23 & b. about 1817, but this census gives b. 1810-1820]
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3rd name up from bottom of page is Nancy Bodine
males, 2 age 30-40. [Charles Ignatius Bodine, age 30, b. 1810, & George Bodine, age 31?]
Females, 1 age 50-60. [Nancy Anne Finch, age 60, b. 1780]
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From www.iltrails.org/edgar/edgar_1845_taxlist.htm:
EDGAR COUNTY, ILLINOIS Delinquent Tax List for the years 1844, 1845 and 1846 *Includes Town Lots unpaid for 1845.
"The Illinois Globe" Charleston, Illinois Saturday, September 5, 1846
Name: James Bodine; Description: pt e hf nw; S. 11; T. 14; R. 11; Acreage 40; Value 160; Tax 75
Name; James Bodine; Description; lot no 13; S. 16; T. 14; R. 11; Acreage 40; Value 200; Tax 93.
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1850 United States Census, Clinton Township, Vermillion Co., Indiana, 25th day of October; Film number: 442955; Image number: 00040; Reference number: 40; Dwelling: 239; Household id: 244
James Bodine, 37 [b: 1814], M, Farmer, 2000, Kentucky
Mary L. " , 33 [b: abt 1817], F, -, -, Illinois
George Bodine, 14 [b: Abt. 1836], Illinois, Att School
Elizabeth Bodine, 13 [b: Abt. 1837], F, -, -, Illinois, Att School
Anastatia Bodine, 11 [b: Abt. 1839], F, -, -, Illinois, Att School
Matilda Bodine, 7 [b: Abt. 1843], F, -, -, Illinois, Att School
Jane Bodine,7 [b: Abt. 1843], F, -, -, Illinois, Att School
Elisha Bodine,5 [b: Abt. 1845], M, -, -, Illinois
Samuel Bodine, 2 [b: Abt. 1848], M, -, -, Indiana
Margarett Bodine, 1/12 [b: Sep 1850], F, -, -, Indiana
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1860 United States Census, Village of Austin, Mower, Minnesota; Page: 4; Family number: 31; Film number: 803572; Digital GS number: 4232725; Image number: 00021; NARA publication number: M653
[There is a James M. Bodine, and based on the composition of the family, this is the same family as above.]
James M. Bodine; 47 years; 1813; Kentucky; Male
Mary S. Bodine; 36 years; 1824; Illinois; Female
Geo H. Bodine; 24 years; 1836; Illinois; Male
Mary E. Bodine; 22 years; 1838; Illinois; Female [Probably Mary Elizabeth]
Aloysus Bodine; 18 years; 1842; Illinois; Male Aloysus Bodine; 18 years; 1842; Illinois; Male [probably Elisha or maybe Anastatia and female in 1850??]
Jane Bodine; 18 years; 1842; Illinois; Female
Samuel Bodine; 15 years; 1845; Illinois; Male
Margaret Bodine; 12 years; 1848; Indiana; Female
Liddy Bodine; 10 years; 1850; Indiana; Female
Victoria Bodine; 9 years; 1851; Indiana; Female
Mark Bodine; 7 years; 1853; Indiana; Male
Andrew B. Bodine; 6 years; 1854; Indiana; Male
Lucy Bodine; 4 years; 1856; Indiana; Female
M. E. Bodine; 0 years; 1860; Minnesota; Female

[Note from Dave Bodine: The Lucy Bodine mentioned above as 4 years of age looks like a Suzy/Sucy/Swey on that Census to me. The first letter is definitely an S, not an L since you can see both capital S's and capital L's on the same page and they don't look anything alike.]

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Thus James moved to Minnesota between 1856-1860; since in 1860 census, did not die in 1857!
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Jim Cannon on RootsWeb has extensive descendants of James and can be found at:


Liddy and her sister, Lucy Bodine--as supported by data of Jim Cannon on RootsWeb:
Source Information: 1880 Census, Place: Fayette, Fayette, Iowa, Family History Library Film: 1254339, NA Film Number: T9-0339, Page Number: 98D
Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
Patrick H. CARR, Self, M, Male, W, 30, IRE, Grain Buyer, IRE, IRE
Lydia A. CARR, Wife, M, Female, W, 27, IN, Keeps House, NOT KNOWN, ---
Lucy BODINE, Sister, S, Female, W, 20, MN, Domestic Servant, ---, ---
Benjamin J. CARR, Son, S, Male, W, 3, IA, , IRE, IRE

Perhaps James' son Mark?--logical for younger children to end up back in Edgar Co is James and Mary died about 1862:
Source Information: 1880 Census, Place: Hunter, Edgar, Illinois, Family History Library Film: 1254204, NA Film Number: T9-0204, Page Number: 107D
Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace
Joel DYER, Self, W, Male, W, 69, KY, Retired Farmer, VA, VA
Winford DYER, Son, S, Male, W, 13, IN, Farm Laborer, KY, KY
Newton DYER, Son, M, Male, W, 32, IL, Farmer, KY, KY
Mattie DYER, Wife, M, Female, W, 29, IL, Keeping House, KY, KY
Mark BODINE, SonL, M, Male, W, 29, IL, Farmer, KY, KY
Viola BODINE, Wife, M, Female, W, 25, IN, Keeping House, KY, KY
Leo BODINE, Son, S, Male, W, 1, IL, , IL, IN

[Note from Dave Bodine: This Mark above is Mark Bodine, the son of John Bodine and Lucinda Cissell.]

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Vernon V. Vinzant, 913 Stafford, Casper, WY 82609

From: Perkins, James [perkinsj at lakeviewschools.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Subject: Connection between John M Bodine & James M Bodine

Mr. Bodine,

First of all, my compliments on a fantastic site! Secondly, I am researching my wife's family and am attempting to connect Father John M Bodine (b. 1763) with son James M. Bodine (d. 1837?) Is there some kind of documentation available to prove this? Thank you!

Sincerely,
--
Mr. Jim Perkins
Eighth Grade Social Science
Lakeview High School

From Ronny Bodine (Nov. 21, 2016):

From Edgar County, Illinois Marriage Records:
James M. Bodine AND Mary L. Brown were married 16 May 1835.

James and Mary Bodine were buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Newry, Freeborn County, Minnesota.
(For a grave marker photo of Mary's see Find A Grave Memorial No. 6225334).
Mary wife of James Bodine Died Apr. 3, 1872 Aged 55 Ys. 5 Ms.

1840 Edgar Co., IL: James BODINE. males 1(0-4), 1(20-29); females 1(0-4), 1(20-24).

1850 Vermillion County, IN: James BODINE 37 KY farmer; Mary Y. 33 IL; George 14 IL; Elizabeth 13 IL; Anestatia 11 IL; Matilda 7 IL; Jane 7 IL; Elisha 5 IL; Samuel 2 IN; Margarett 1/12 IN.

1860 Austin, Mower County, MN: James M. BODINE 47 KY merchant; Mary L. 36 IL; Geo. A. 24 IL clerk dry goods store; Mary E. 22 IL; Jane 18 IL; Aloysus 18 IL farm laborer; Samuel 15 IL; Margaret 12 IN; Liddy 10 IN; Victoria 9 IN; Mark 7 IN; Andrew B. 6 IN; Lucy 4 IN; M. E. (f) 2/12 MN.

1865 Freeborn Co., MN: James BODINE, Mary L., George, Matilda, Alosius, Simon, Margaret, Lydia, Maria, Mark, James, Luu, Luke, Elizabeth.

1870 Moscow, Freeborn Co., MN: James BODINE 50 KY farmer; Louise 45 KY; Tilda 25 KY; Alaseus 23 IN; Samuel 21 IN; Margarett 19 IN; Lydia 17 IN; Maria 15 IN; Marck 14 IN; William 12 MN; Lussie 10 MN, Frank 7 MN.

1880 Rush Twp., Rooks Co., KS: James BODINE 68 KY farmer. (Living next door to Simon Bodine)

On 27 Oct 1862 in Austin, Mower Co., Minn., James Bodine, age 44, enlisted for a 1 year term as a Private in Capt. James Starkey's Company, 1st Regiment, Minnesota Mounted Ranger Volunteers. He was mustered out on 7 Dec 1863. On 9 May 1881, James Bodine filed for an invalid pension (no. 426489) in Kansas for his service as a Private with Company M, 1st Minnesota Cavalry, wherein he had served from 27 Oct 1862 to 7 Dec 1863.

[Note from Dave Bodine: In the 1870 Census, James Bodine is named James Boduer in the FamilySearch records.]