Notes for: James ("Jim") Patrick Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
JAMES PATRICK BODINE of Vallejo, California, registered for the World War II Draft on 16 Feb 1942. He reported he was born 24 April1 1901 in Richmond, Becker Co., Minnesota, worked at Benecia Arsenal, and named Mr. Frank Bodine [his father] of Visalia, CA, as his next of kin.
1st marriage--1928--MARY JUANITA FLYNN.
From Visalia (CA) Times-Delta of 2 Oct 1928.
Marriage Licenses. BODINE--FLYNN---In Visalia, October 1, to James P. Bodine, 24, native of Minnesota, and Mary Flynn, 19, native of Oklahoma, both residents of Visalia.
From The Fresno (CA) Morning Republican of Sunday, 14 Oct 1928:
Miss Mary Flynn and James P. Bodine were married 13 October at St. Anne's Catholic Church. Guests included Frank Bodine, the groom's father, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bodine, George and Earl Bodine.
In 1930, James and Mary Bodine lived in Visalia, Tulare County, California where James worked as a laborer on buildings. Married for 2 years and with no children yet, he claimed his parents were both born in the Irish Free State when that applied only to his mother. His age was also recorded as 26 when he was actually 29 (and 36 vice 39 in 1940). James Bodine was buried in Visalia Cemetery, Tulare County. James and Mary Bodine divorced and Mary remarried as her death was recorded under the name Mary Juanita Reeves. James and Geneva Bodine were divorced Jan 1971 in San Luis Obispo County, California and on 17 Dec 1971 in San Luis Obispo County Geneva E. (Furman) Bodine married 2ndly Stanley Albert Smith (1909-1987), 3rdly Clarence James Laushway (1909-1993) and 4thly Charles E. Corson (1913-2005).
From Oakland (Calif.) Tribune of 3 Feb 1944:
Divorces Granted: James P. Bodine from Mary Juanita.
From California Federal Census Records:
1940 (12 April) Visalia Twp., Tulare Co.: James P. BODINE 36 MN married cement worker, Dennis 6 CA son.
1940 (24 April) LaVerne, Los Angeles Co.: Mary J. BODINE 30 OK single fruit grader. On 1 April 1935 she lived in Visalia, Tulare County.
2nd marriage--GENEVA EDDIE FURMAN.
From Social Security Death Records:
Geneva Eddie Corson, born 12 Feb 1916, died 24 Sept 2005, last residence was Palm Desert, Riverside County, California. SSN issued before 1951 in Missouri.
From California Death Records:
James P. Bodine, born 24 April 1901 in Minnesota; died 25 March 1975 in Sonoma County.
This is from Ronny:
From Visalia (CA) Times-Delta of 17 Aug 1935:
Mr. and Mrs. James Bodine are the parents of a son born Wednesday, August 14, at the Kaweah hospital. [Note: Kaweah is an unincorporated community in Tulare County.]
Obituary, the Fresno Bee of 22 May 1937.
VISALIA (Tulare Co.), May 22. Louis Bodine, 22-month-old son of James P. Bodine, Visalia district rancher, drowned last night in the St. Johns River, which is now running bank full. The drowning occurred at the ditch in the yard of the Bodine ranch, a short distance east of Cutler Park, where the river is at high stage. The baby had been playing with his 4-year-old brother, Dennis, in the yard and investigators say the children presumably climbed the fence, from which the younger brother fell into the river. Mrs. Beatrice Rhodes, housekeeper at the Bodine ranch, who was busy preparing supper, noticed the children were missing and started out looking for them. She met Dennis, who told her that his baby brother had fallen Into the water. Mrs. Rhodes summoned Claude Bodine, brother of her employer, and together they searched the banks several times until they found the body entangled in some wire. The body was brought to the Visalia Fire Station, where an inhalator was used in a vain effort to revive the baby. Later the body was removed to the Brooks & Poor Mortuary. The brothers' father was not at home at the time of the tragedy, but was working at Porterville. Coroner Roy Brooks is making an investigation.