Notes for: Joseph Stull Bodine
The names of his three children came from Dianna Alaniz. Joseph is listed as "of Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania" at FamilySearch.
The following comes from BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF NOTABLE PEOPLE FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK - B (1927):
BODINE, Honorable George Floyd., Member of an old and honorable family who settled in Seneca County in the final years of the eighteenth century, and from which have come able representatives of the professions, law, or the ministry, or medicine, or other notable callings. George Floyd Bodine was born in Ovid, Seneca County, New York, August 30, 1875, a son of Joseph S. and Maria (Jones) Bodine. His father, now deceased, was a well-known farmer of Upper Seneca County. The ancestors of the Bodine family settled in Seneca County in 1799. Cornelius Bodine, great-grandfather of Judge Bodine, was a soldier of the Revolution. His son, George Bodine, was a worthy representative of the family, and through him the line was carried down with commendable service to his day and generation. Judge Bodine received his early education in the schools of his native district, and from the Ovid High School. In 1896 he entered Cornell University, from whose law school he was graduated in the class of 1898 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar in 1900, opened a law office in Waterloo, New York. District Attorney during the years 1905-1907. President of the village of Waterloo, 1913-1914. In 1914 elevated to judge of the Seneca County Court. Twelve years occupied his place on the bench. Judge Bodine is a director of the First National Bank of Waterloo; trustee of the Waterloo Historical Society; and member of the American Bar Association. Affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Loyal Order of Moose, and the Patrons of Husbandry. He is an active member of the Waterloo Presbyterian Church. Judge Bodine married, May 24, 1902, Sarah Hoffman, of Waterloo, New York, daughter of Warren and Helen L. (Buck) Hoffman. Children: (1) James Seward, graduate of Columbia University, 1925 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Now a student of Columbia University, 1927. (2) Gertrude Helen, student in the secretarial course at the Miss Gibbs' School New York City. (3) Joseph Warren, Waterloo High School student, 1926.
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I have a feeling that the following applies to this Joseph Bodine. I found it at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymonnws/1880/OCT.html:
Rochester, Monroe, N. Y.
Democrat & Chronicle
Oct. 4, 1880
BEREAVED
Clarence BODINE, the little two-year-old son of Joseph BODINE, shoemaker, died last evening at the residence of the family, 90 Front street. The little fellow had been ailing for some time, and his parents were not only grief- stricken but astonished at his sudden death about 9 o'clock p.m. They will have the sympathy of many friends in this their sad bereavement.
This family is discussed in Edson Payson Bodine's article "The History of the Branch of the Bodine Family Founded by Cornelius Bodine, A Soldier of the Revolution, and a Pioneer of the Lake Country of Central New York" (1897). It is not a well-documented article, but the later genealogies are probably pretty accurate. His earlier genealogies may have more mistakes. Four children are listed for this Joseph Bodine: Jennie E., George F., Seward, and Hugh P.
From Ronny Bodine:
From The Ovid Bee (Ovid, N.Y.) of 8 April 1872:
Married. BODINE--JONES. In Lodi, N.Y., at the residence of the bride's parents, on Wednesday, March 20, 1872, by Rev. H. P. McAdam, Joseph S. Bodine of Ovid and Maria V. L. Jones of the former place.
From New York Federal Census Records:
1900 Ovid, Seneca County: Joseph S. Bodine Nov 1843 NY married 28 years farmer, Mary J. Oct 1847 NY wife 4 children born/4 living, Jennie E. Feb 1874 NY dau, George F. Aug 1875 NY son, J. Seward July 1879 NY son, Hugh V. W. Feb 1886 NY son.
1910 Ovid, Seneca County: Maria J. Bodine 62 NY widow 4 children born/3 living, Jane E. 36 NY dau, Hugh V. 24 son.
1920 Ovid, Seneca County: Maria J. Bodine 72 NY widow.
1930 Ovid, Seneca County: Maria J. Bodine 82 NY widow.
Obituary, Geneva Daily Times (Geneva, N.Y.) of 7 June 1932.
Waterloo, June 7---Mrs. Maria J. Bodine, widow of the late Joseph Bodine of Ovid, died at her home in that village at 12:15 today following a short illness. She was a life-long resident of the south end of Seneca county and leaves two sons, former county Judge George F. Bodine, now living in Rochester, and Hugh V. N. Bodine of Jamestown; also two brothers, John E. Jones of Interlaken and James Jones of Valois. The funeral will be held from her home Thursday at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Stanley Page, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Ovid officiating. Burial will be in the Ovid cemetery.
Obituary, Ovid (N.Y.) Gazette and Independent of Wednesday, 25 June 1902.
The death of Joseph S. Bodine at Canandaigua on June 16, as announced in the GAZETTE AND INDEPENDENT of last week, removes one of the most active and best-known men of Southern Seneca county. Joseph S. Bodine was born in the town of Ovid on the farm now owned by the Ditmars brothers, Nov. 26, 1843. He was the seventh of eight children born to George Bodine and Ann VanNest, four of whom survive, Peter V. K., John A. L. and Edward P., of Lodi, and Mrs. Maggie Donaldson, of Detroit, Mich. The other children were Thaddeus, Rev. George DeWitt and Mrs. Peter Lott. Joseph Bodine was educated at the Ovid Academy, and with the exception of a year spent in the west, has passed his life in this town. In 1866, in partnership with his brother Peter, he bought the farm known as the Sebring Farm adjoining the old Bodine homestead. After two years Joseph sold his interest to his brother, but in 1872 bought back the whole farm, which, under his management has become known as one of the best producing farms in this region. On March 20, 1872, Mr. Bodine married Maria Jones, only daughter of James Jones, of Lodi, who survives him with three of their four children, George F., of Waterloo; Jennie E., and Hugh V. N., of Ovid. The other son was James Seward, whose early death at the age of 21 years, in June of 1901, cut short a career of great promise. In March last, Mr. Bodine purchased the Thomas homestead in this village, to which he was just removing when taken with a mental depression which rapidly developed into acute melancholia which ended his life. Mr. Bodine leaves the record of an active life. He took an interest in public affairs, and represented the town of Ovid in the board of supervisors in 1881 and again the year following. He was an active member of the Lodi grange and as he was a life-long student of the science of farming he was able to add much of value to its meetings. Mr. Bodine was a bright and ready speaker. His impulsive manner, his habits of wide reading and close observation, his good sense and humorous outlook on life made his remarks on all occasions striking and interesting. An added element of sadness to the ending at 59 of so energetic and useful a life, is the fact that Mr. Bodine was just ready to enter a period of partial retirement from work and to enjoy the harvest of his full and well spent years. This was denied him. He was not, however, one of those men who defer enjoyment until old age, and look upon a few years of inactivity as the goal of a life of hard work. A man of unusual capacity for work, Mr. Bodine thoroughly enjoyed his work, and gathered every year with his crops the higher wages which nature pays the true workman in the sense of power and pleasure in achievement. He enjoyed to the full the sense "Of work done squarely, and unwasted days." Possessed of a cheerful and courageous disposition, life was never dull with him, and in his successful business career, in a home life of rare happiness, and in the position of standing and influence which he occupied in the community he found and enjoyed more than most men who live to four score. In character Mr. Bodine represented a fine type of the Christian gentleman, marked by uprightness of business conduct, severity towards his own faults/charity toward others. He was a member of the Reformed chnrch of Lodi and took an active part in all forms of religious work. For many years he taught in the Sunday school and filled several terms as superintendent. He also frequently attended and held office in town and county Sunday school organizations. Mr. Bodine was elected to the consistory of his church in 1873 and has since served in that body nine terms, aggregating 18 years. He was an acting elder at the time of his death and officiated at the communion service held on the first Sunday in June. His faithfulness to the services of his church, bis consistent character, his generosity to religious and philanthropic causes and his magnetic enthusiasm fitted him in a high degree for the place which he so faithfully and honorably filled in the church, Mr. Bodine will be greatly missed from our community for his sterling honesty, his practical religion, his wise counsel, nis cheerful words, his contagious smile and the genial grasp of his hand. The funeral services were held at three o'clock on June 18, from his residence at Ovid, conducted by Rev. C. F. Porter, of Lodi, assisted by Rev. H. A. Porter of Ovid. The burial was in Union cemetery, Ovid. C. F. P.