Notes for: John Lawrence Bodine
From: David Collins [lobear at infostations.com]
Sent: Thu, January 23, 2003
Subject: Re: revisions to William Ira Bodine
Hi Dave, I really don't have much - my uncle John L. Bodine wrote down a few things for me a long time ago. He listed his father William Ira, as having 2 siblings, Mary (married James Matlock brother of William Ira's wife- Mary Maybell Matlock), and Charles (he died in Springfield, MO sometime before 1950 I think. I'll ask my sister and cousin). I have never heard of Frederick and Uncle John didn't mention him. Maybe he died young ? John said that Clarissa (aka Sarah) Williams was French Canadian. He said George's brothers were Henry, Ambrose, and William. Thier father was Abram and an "English girl", Trumbull. John said that George W. and his brothers each homesteaded 600 acres in Mich. George subsequently sold his land to his brothers to become a captain on the lake ships. John said Abram's people came from Holland to Wm. Penn's colony about 1710. That's all I have earlier than great grandfather George.
Regards,
Lois
From Ronny Bodine:
On 12 Sept 1918, John Lawrence Bodine registered for the World War 1 draft in Detroit, Michigan. He reported he was born 25 Sept 1897, worked as a tool designer for the Isko Company and Mrs. William I. Bodine of Springfield, Missouri was his next of kin. In April 1930, John Bodine lived in Springfield, Greene County with his wife and daughter. He was employed as President of the Bodine Ice Machine Company.
1940 Kirkwood, Greene Co., MO: John BODINE 44 MO refrigeration engineer, Lillian 42 IL wife, Helen 17 MO dau.
Obituary, The Springfield (MO) Leader & Press of Friday, 4 Dec 1970.
KIRKWOOD---Memorial services for Mrs. Lillian (Dickie) Bodine, 70, of Kirkwood, a former Springfield resident, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Grace Episcopal Church here with burial in Kirkwood. Mrs. Bodine died Thursday night at her home after suffering an apparent heart attack. She moved to Kirkwood around 1934. Surviving are her husband, John; and a daughter, Mrs. Helen Ballard, Kirkwood.
Obituary, The Springfield (MO) Leader & Press of Tuesday, 27 Sept 1983.
KIRKWOOD---Private graveside services and burial for John L. Bodine, 86, Kirkwood, will be Friday in Kirkwood Cemetery under direction of Bott Funeral Home of Kirkwood. Mr. Bodine died Monday in St. Joseph Hospital, Kirkwood, after a short illness. A former resident of Springfield, he was a consulting mechanical engineer. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Helen Ballard, Kirkwood. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society.
Burials in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 100581929)
BODINE John L Sept. 25, 1897 Sept. 26, 1983 Lillian Lewis "Dickie" Mar. 9, 1898 Dec. 3, 1970