Notes for: Margaret Elizabeth Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

She was Nellie Bodine, born Sept 1893 in the June 1900 census and again Nellie Bodine, age 15 in April 1910 living with her father in Hardeman County, Texas. In Jan 1920, Margarite Ricks, widow, lived in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas with her son and daughter and worked as a private housekeeper. In April 1930, George and Margaret Bentley lived in Brown County, Texas where George was engaged as a grocery store merchant. George Bentley was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Texas. Margaret Bodine Bentley died as a result of a fall at the nursing home where she was living. She was buried in Shamrock Cemetery, Shamrock, Wheeler County, Texas. (Texas Death Certificate 1975-70106.)

Newspaper Obituary, Sunday News-Globe (Amarillo, Texas) of 10 Aug 1975
SHAMROCK--Margaret Elizabeth Bentley, 82, died Saturday. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Southern Methodist Church with the Rev. Oscar Martin, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Richardson Funeral Home. Mrs. Bentley was born in Ohio and came to Shamrock 11 years ago from Quanah. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Howard Carmichael and Mrs. Gene Brown, both of Brownwood, and Mrs. O. E. King of Weatherford; a son, G.T. of Brownwood; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Litchfield of Shamrock, Mrs. Mabel Petrey of Dumas and Mrs. Grace Williams of Pampa; a brother, Ralph Bodine of Fort Worth and several grandchildren.

Children of Margaret Bodine and W. D. Ricks: William Martin (1916), Rhoda Margaret (1919).

*****End of notes from Ronny.



-----Original Message-----
From: George Bentley [bentleycars at eatel.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Subject: My Great uncle George Taylor Bentley b1873 TN

Hi,
G. T. Bentley was my grandfather Richard Ellis Bentley Sr.'s brother.
There were 5 boys.
Andrew, Charles, Ferdinand, Taylor, and Richard. I would like to be in contact with any descendent of his.
His ancestry is available.
George Ferdinand Bentley Jr. b1946
Lafayette, LA
Phone: 1 337 277 4200