Notes for: Nora Effie (Olivia?) Bodine
The following comes from the Internet, but I'm not sure where:
William T. 0. Bodine was President of Kelsey Branch from Spring Conference 1905 to Spring Conference of 1908. The Bodine family came from Oklahoma. They were living in St. Augustine, Texas. According to granddaughter Nora Pickering, when William Thomas Bodine joined the Mormon church and his father disowned him. One brother, James, did write him. William married Matilda Elizabeth Click and had children before coming to the Mormon Colony in Upshur County, Texas. One son, Oscar, was born in Babyland, Texas.
Elder M. T. Blackburn's journal entry for December 5, 1902 states "In the afternoon we went to Gilmer starting on our journey among the Saints and elders. In the waiting room at the railroad station, we met Sisters Bodine and Cox with part of their families, all going to Kelsey. Brothers Bodine and Cox were coming with their teams and wagons'. Heber Jones said the Bodine's lived past Charles Shirley's home.
W. T. O. Bodine was second counselor to Kelsey's first Branch President Harless according to Sister Aaron's life story. To give a picture of general life at that time, I insert an entry from the journal of Elder James Brinkerhoff: "McKinney, Texas, March 9, 1904, Tuesday. We went to the train and got off for Kelsey on the M & E T Railroad at 8:20 p.m. Went to Greenville and bought tickets to Pittsburg. Had to lay over there from one o'clock till 12:15 at night for a train going to Gilmer where we were to get off. Got to Gilmer at one o'clock in the night. Were then six miles from Kelsey. Walked on out and got there at 2:20. Elders Hancock and Leak stayed with W E Reed and Pres. Davis and I went to Bro. W. T. 0. Bodines'. There we found Elder R. B. Boyack, missionary school teacher that year, and both got into bed with him.'
I do not know the order of birth of William and Matilda Bodine's children, but their names as given me by Nora B. Pickering were Minnie May, Silas Marion, William Elijah (died as an infant), John Jay, Arthur and Oscar (twins), and Archie Dee.
Oscar married a Kelsey girl, Lou Armilda Harris, May 15, 1908. They remained in the branch and had two children before moving to Coleman, Texas. They lived there about three-and-a half years and came back to Kelsey. May 29, 1912, they left Kelsey to make Salt Lake City, Utah, their home. Nora Bodine Pickering of California is their daughter. John Jay had a son on a mission in Texas 1929-1931. He visited in Kelsey where he was born, and met many of his parents' friends. All the Bodine family went to Utah about 1912.
Arranged by Fayrene Bonebrake
From Ronny Bodine:
From Salt Lake County, Utah Marriage Records:
Jos. Quincy Harris, born 8 Oct 1902 in Louisiana, son of J. N. Harris & Mary C. Stepps AND Nora Offie Bodine, born 21 May 1905 in Texas, daughter of Oscar Bodine & Armilda Harris, were married 26 Jan 1924 in Salt Lake City.
From Butte County, California Divorce records: Joseph Q. Harris, born 1905 AND Nora O. Bodine, born 1909, married in 1924, were granted a preliminary dissolution in Feb 1972.
Burials in Huntington City Cemetery, Huntington, Emery County, Utah.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 28957187)
HARRIS Michael Joseph Harris Born Hamburg LA. Oct. 8, 1905 Died Yuma, AZ. Aug. 14, 1982
Henry and Nora Pickering were buried in Larkin Sun Lawn, Salt Lake City.
Obituary, The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah) of 24 April 1991.
Henry Linn Pickering, age 87, passed away on April 21, 1991 in Westminster, California, where he has resided for 23 years. Born on Sept. 3, 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Henry and Emily Sellers Pickering. Married Nora Bodine on June 7, 1926 in Evanston, Wyo. Marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1940. Worked for many years in Produce Business; later involved in Kentucky Fried Chicken Take-Out management prior to his retirement. Survived by Nora, his wife of 64 years; two sons, Linn Pickering, Jr. and Gene Pickering, Salt Lake City; three daughters, Mrs. Delila Hague; Mrs. Lenora Mumma; and Sherri Hill, all of California; five brothers; 29 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, brother, and sister. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 26, 1991 at 11 a.m. at the Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, 2350 East 1300 South. Friends may call at the Larkin Sunset Lawn Mortuary, Thursday 7-9 p.m. and Friday one hour prior to the services.
Obituary, The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) of 12 July 1995.
Nora Bodine Pickering, age 86, died on July 9, 1995 of cancer at the home of daughter, Sherri Hill in Roseville, Calif. Nora was born on May 21, 1909 in Kelcey, Texas to Lue Armilda and Oscar Bodine. She married Linn Pickering in Evanston, Wyoming, June 7, 1926. Marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1940. Lived in Salt Lake for many years and was a long time employee of Harmon's Kentucky Fried Chicken. She was an avid Seamstress which she thoroughly enjoyed and made many lovely clothes for family and friends. Linn and Nora moved to Sacramento, California in 1964, where they managed a KFC Store. After retirement they moved to Westminster, California where they resided for 26 years. After husband's death, Nora moved to Roseville, California with her daughter and son-in-law, and resided there until her death. Survived by children: Eugene (Carol); Linn (Wilda); Sherri (Keith) Hill; Lenora (Ray) Mumma; Delila (Robert) Hague; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers, Parley and Karl Bodine. Preceded in death by husband, parents, brother, and two sisters. Funeral services Thursday, July 13, 1995 at 11 a.m., Larkin Sunset Lawn Mortuary, 2350 East 1300 So., where friends may call one hour prior to the services. Interment Larkin Sunset Lawn.
Children: Eugene, Linn, Sherri, Lenora, Delila.