Notes for: Hezekiah ("Guy") Watkins Bodine, Sr.
Here is his info from the 1860 Census of Bridgewater, Susquehanna Co., PA:
BODINE, HEZEKIAH (1860 U.S. Census)
Pennsylvania , SUSQUEHANNA, BRIDGEWATER, Age 49, Male, Race: White, Born: NY
Series: M653 Roll: 1185 Page: 75
It's just a wild guess, but these Bodines could have some connection to Lowman, New York. I base this on the following email:
Subj: Chemung Village Cemetery, Chemung County, New York
Date: 08/22/2004
From: eilpiz at msn.com (EILEEN PIZZA)
To: JoyceTice at aol.com (Joyce Tice)
Good evening, Joyce.
I want to pass some information regarding Harriet L. Wynkoop Gehrke, wife of Henry Gehrke.Henry Gehrke was my Grandmother's half-brother and my half-Great Uncle.
I have Harriet's death certificate. She was born March 18, 1896 to Joseph and Mattie Bodine Wynkoop in Lowman, NY. Joseph was born in Chemung, NY and Mattie was born in Burlington, PA.
Harriet died on December 7, 1928 at 3:30 am at the age of 32 years, 8 months, and 20 days of Pernicious Anemia and Tachycardia. According to the death certificate, she was ill 1 year with the Anemia and 1 day with the Tachycardia when she died.
I don't know if you can add the death date to this page on the website or not, or if you are taking it from the Cemetery in Chemung, but I wanted to pass along this information.
I don't know if any Wynkoops are interested in her or not. She and Uncle Henry never had children.At the time of her death, she lived at 1057 Pennsylvania Ave, Elmira, NY with Uncle Henry.He remarried many years later and never had children with the second wife, Viorene Peck Gehrke, either.
Thanks, Eileen Pizza. eilpiz at msn.com
Published On Tri-Counties Site On 11/21/99
By Joyce M. Tice
From Ronny Bodine (Feb. 2, 2021):
The parentage of Hezekiah Bodine is established by the newspaper obituary of William Bodine in The Middletown (NY) Daily Press of 30 Dec 1881, wherein his survivors included a brother, Hezekiah Bodine, of Montrose, Pennsylvania. Montrose is in Susquehanna County. In addition, as noted below, in 1896, his three surviving children were named as defendants in a legal action that involved all surviving members of the family.
From Records of the Brick Reformed Church of Montgomery, Orange County, New York:
Baptisms. Easter Ann, born 20 July 1816 to William Trompour & Hannah Miller.
Marriages. On 2 Sept 1841, Hezekiah W. Bodine of Montgomery and Esther Jane Trompour of Crawford.
1850 Wallkill, Orange Co., NY: Guy BODINE 42 NY laborer, Easter A. 31 NY, Charles 3 NY, Elsa A. 1 NY.
By 17 Aug 1854, Hezekiah Bodine had relocated to Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, PA as evidenced by a notice in The Montrose (PA) Democrat of that day concerning cattle that had wandered onto his property there. Therein he is named H. Bodine.
1860 Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna Co., NY: Hezekiah BODINE 49 NY farmer, Esther J. 40 NY, Charles S. 12 NY, Elsie A. 10 NY, Milton H. 4 NY, Hezekiah 1 NY.
1870 Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA: Hezekiah BODINE 62 NY farmer, Esther 32 NY, Anna 20 NY, William H. 15 PA, Hezekiah W. 11 PA.
1880 Liberty Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA: Hezekiah W. BODINE 69 NY farmer, Esther J. 65 NY wife, Milton H. 25 PA son.
Burials in Fancher Cemetery, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 34137699)
ESTHER J. wife of H. BODINE Died Nov. -- 1881. [The day is illegible]
From The Montrose (Penn.) Democrat of Friday, 8 Nov 1889.
On Thursday, Oct. 30, the funeral of Hezekiah Bodine, Sr., was attended at ---uth Montrose. He was a highly respected citizen. His death occurred at the home of his son, Milton Bodine. [Newspaper is torn.]
The following legal summons by the Orange County Supreme Court provides a comprehensive and unique picture of the entire family as of 2 November 1896.
From: Middletown Daily Argus (Middletown, N.Y.) of Thursday, 24 December 1896.
SUPREME COURT, Orange county---William H. Clark, as executor of the last will and testament of John G. Wilkin, deceased, plaintiff, against James Bodine and Jane Bodine, his wife, Charles Bodine and Julia Bodine, his wife; Phoebe Bolton, Mary Henry, Isabel Wade, Sarah Bodine, Agnes Maud Jones, Elizabeth Bodine, William Bodine, Almeda Bodine, Mary Bodine, Bertha Bodine, Ethel Bodine, John Bodine, Addie Bodine, S. M. Richards, Frank P. Richards and Eva Richards, his wife; Louisa Capps, William Maybee and Lillie Maybee, his wife, James Maybee and Emma D. Maybee, his wife; Kittie Winans, Mary Hall, Alice Monerose, Hettie McCornal, Maggie Simpson, Gabriel Maher, Mary H. Maher, Thomas F. Maher and Theresa Maher, his wife; Milton Bodine and Ida Bodine, his wife; Mrs A. V. Hemstrought, Margaret Newkirk Henry, Theron D. Holly, individually and executor named in the last will and testament of Margaret Newkirk Holly, deceased, Annie White, Hezekiah Bodine, David James Newkirk and Catherine Newkirk, his wife, defendants.
To the above named defendants--You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiffs' attorneys within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service and in the case of your failure to appear or answer judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint Trial to be held in the County of Orange.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1896.