Notes for: Raymond ("Ray") Sharpless Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
From Pennsylvania Federal Census Records:
1920 (20 Jan) Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co.: Ray S. BODINE 37 PA single Machinist-Locomotive Works.
1930 Lower Moreland Twp., Montgomery Co., PA: Ray S. BOWDINE 48 PA machinist-factory, Ceclia 44 PA wife, Nedra 15 PA dau. His 1st marriage was at age 43 [=Dec 1924/Dec 1925]
1940 (17 April) Prospect Park, Delaware Co.: Ray S. BODINE 58 PA Machinist, Cecila 54 PA wife, Robert ROSS 23 PA son. [Note: Celia had married John E. Ross 15 April 1906 in Northumberland Co., Penn.]
In 1942, Ray Sharpless Bodine of Prospect Park, Pa. registered for the World War II draft. He stated he was born 12 Dec 1881 in Catawissa, Columbia County, that he worked for the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and that Anna M. Bodine of Catawissa was his next of kin.
From Pennsylvania Death Certificate for Ray S. Bodine, husband of Celia Bodine, born 12 Dec 1881 in Mainville, Penn., son of J. D. & Eliza (Sharpless) Bodine, died 16 July 1947 in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, burie din Greenwood Cemetery, Catawissa. Informant was Anna Bodine of Catawissa.
From Pennsylvania Certificate of Death for Celia M. Bodine, widow of Ray S. Bodine, born 7 Aug 1885 in Penn., dau. of Ruggles & Annie (Yetter) McHenry, died 14 July 1961 in Chalfont, Bucks County, buried in Whitemarsh Cemetery, Montgomery County. Informant was Hedra Winner of Hatboro.
Burials in Greenwood Cemetery, Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 100896074)
BODINE Ray S. 1881---1947 Celia M. 1885---[no date]