Notes for: Harriet Lovinia Bodine

LDS says she is "of Lancaster, PA."

Here is some info that may apply to this Harriet Bodine. Joan Best sent me the following. She found it at "www.heritagepursuit.com".

FINDLAY TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE.

JAMES T. ADAMS, manufacturer, Findlay, was born in Perry County, Penn., April 22, 1825; son of William and Elizabeth (Ball) Adams, who came here in 1860. William Adams was a worthy minister in the Church of God and died here in 1882, leaving four sons and three daughters: Mary Ann, deceased wife of Levi Tarr, of Wood County, Ohio; James T. ; Sarah J. ; Elizabeth, wife of John Ferguson, of Liberty Township, this county; William B., hardware merchant, of Corunna, Ind. ; John and Newton, prominent business men in Findlay. The subject of our sketch served an apprenticeship to the tinsmithing business in his native county, and, upon coming to Findlay, Ohio, in 1854, embarked in hardware, tin and stone business. In 1862 he engaged in linseed oil manufacturing, with which he remained successfully connected for twenty years, retiring from it to give his more especial attention to his already extensive foundry business, in which he had become interested some years previous. He married, in Richland County, Ohio, in 1849, Harriet L., daughter of Peter Bodine, by whom he has one son and one daughter: Frederick C., and Lizzie B., wife of John A. Weeks, Jr. The family attend the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Adams has been an Odd Fellow for over forty years. He has always avoided holding public office, but has served in the council for sixteen years and is now a worthy member of the school board of Findlay. In politics he is a Republican.

From Ronny Bodine:

From Richland County, Ohio Marriage Records:
James T. Adams AND Harriet Bodine obtained a license to marry 5 Oct 1848. No return.

History of Hancock County, Ohio, by Robert C. Brown, Warner, Beers & Co.: Chicago, p. 721.
FINDLAY TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE.
JAMES T. ADAMS, manufacturer, Findlay, was born in Perry County, Penn., April 22, 1825; son of William and Elizabeth (Ball) Adams, who came here in 1860. William Adams was a worthy minister in the Church of God and died here in 1882, leaving four sons and three daughters: Mary Ann, deceased wife of Levi Tarr, of Wood County, Ohio; James T. ; Sarah J. ; Elizabeth, wife of John Ferguson, of Liberty Township, this county; William B., hardware merchant, of Corunna, Ind. ; John and Newton, prominent business men in Findlay. The subject of our sketch served an apprenticeship to the tin smithing business in his native county, and, upon coming to Findlay, Ohio, in 1854, embarked in hardware, tin and stone business. In 1862 he engaged in linseed oil manufacturing, with which he remained successfully connected for twenty years, retiring from it to give his more especial attention to his already extensive foundry business, in which he had become interested some years previous. He married, in Richland County, Ohio, in 1849, Harriet L., daughter of Peter Bodine, by whom he has one son and one daughter: Frederick C., and Lizzie B., wife of John A. Weeks, Jr. The family attend the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Adams has been an Odd Fellow for over forty years. He has always avoided holding public office, but has served in the council for sixteen years and is now a worthy member of the school board of Findlay. In politics he is a Republican.

1880 Findlay, Hancock Co., OH: James T. ADAMS 55 OH manuf lindseed oil, Harriet L. 49 NY wife.

Obituary, Findlay (OH) Republican of Friday, 18 Aug 1899.
The death of Mrs. Harriet L. Adams, wife of Mr. James T. Adams, occurred at the family residence on South Main street Tuesday at noon. Mrs. Adams left wo children to mourn her loss, Mrs. John A. Meeks, who made her home with her parents, and Mr. Fred Adams, who lives in a residence next to his father. Another daughter, Ella M. Adams, died in 1853. Three sisters will be stricken with the sad news. Mrs. D. R. Locke, of Toledo; Mrs. B. F. Lauck, of Bucyrus, and Mrs. D. Parks of Bucyrus. Mrs. Adams was born sixty-nine years ago. She was married to Mr. James T. Adams, at Plymouth, Ohio, in 1848. Five years later, they came to Findlay. [Note: The foregoing lengthy obituary was abbreviated to include only vital details.]

Obituary, The Republican-Jeffersonian (Findlay, OH) of Thurs., 12 March 1908.
J. T. Adams, sr., aged 82 years, died at 6 o'clock, Tuesday evening, at his home at 203 East Hardin street. His death was due to paralysis, with which he was stricken on Washington's birthday, although he had been in failing health since October. In the death of J. T. Adams the city of Findlay loses one of its foremost citizens and his family a good father and friend. He was a self-made man, by his own efforts rising to wealth and influence, and by his example forming an object lesson that the young men of today might do well to emulate. James T. Adams was born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1822, and was ten years old when his parents removed to Richland county, Ohio. He was a Presbyterian by religious conviction, and in politics an earnest Republican. In 1849 he was united in marriage to Harriet L., daughter of Peter Bodine of Richland county, and of the three children resulting from this union, the two survivors are Charles F. and Lizzie B., wife of John A. Meeks, of Findlay. The wife of Mr. Adams died Aug. 15, 1899, and April 10, 1902, he married Mrs. Katherine Elms, widow of the late Charles Elms, a once prominent dry goods merchant of this city, who survives him. [Note: The foregoing obituary was abbreviated as it was extremely lengthy in recounting his ancestry and business dealings.]

Burials in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 50726008 & 50726001)
J. T. ADAMS 1825---1908 HARRIET L. ADAMS 1830---1899