Notes for: August Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
August Bodine lived 1900-1910 in Dallas County engaged in farming. He reported in 1900 that in 3 years of marriage his wife had borne 2 children, both of whom were then living with them. In 1910, he reported that his wife had borne 6 children, but only 4 were then living. In 1920, he lived in Van Zandt County and in 1930 in Dallas County. August Bodine reported he was born in Mississippi for the four censuses from 1900-1930, yet his obituary states he was born near Irving. The Texas death certificate (no. 1939-54620) of August Bodine reflects his parents as A. Bodine of Sweden and Margaret Olson of Sweden and August's birthplace as Tennessee. The informant was his son Charlie Bodine of Grayford, Texas.
From Texas Federal Census Records:
1940 (11 May) Dallas Co.: Ollie BODINE 59 AL widowed, William 34 TX son married automobile mechanic.
Obituary, The Dallas Morning News of 7 Dec 1939.
IRVING, Texas, Dec. 6.---August Bodine died Wednesday at his home near Irving in the neighborhood where he had spent his 68 years. The son of Swedish immigrant parents, Mr. Bodine was born near Irving. He spent his life farming in the community. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ollie Bodine, two daughters, Mrs. May Bartlett and Mrs. Birdie Hearn; two sons, Charles Bodine and William Bodine, all of Dallas, and a sister, Mrs. Kate Morten, of Kansas City. Funeral services will be held in the Leach-Byrd Chapel at Irving at 3 p.m. Thursday and burial will be at Sowers.
Obituary, The Dallas Morning News of Friday, 12 Jan 1968.
BODINE--Mrs. Sarah Ollie, 2439 East Union Bower, passed away Wednesday. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Bertie Hearn, Dallas, Mrs. May Voertman, Kansas City, Mo.; sons, Charley Bodine, Hugo, Okla., William Bodine, Irving; sister, Mrs. Laurel Hughes, Dallas; seven grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Black's Funeral Chapel. Interment Sowars Cemetery. Family will receive visitors from 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at the funeral home. BLACK'S FUNERAL HOME, Irving.
Although the newspaper obituary stated Sarah Bodine died 10 Jan 1968, her State of Texas Certificate of Death No. 1968-01508 for Sarah Ollie Bodine notes she died 11 Jan 1968 at 0025 hours. She was the daughter of Joseph Roulain and Melissa Walker. Informant was William Bodine.
***End of info from Ronny.
From: F Janet Mayberry [jan.mayberry45 at gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014
Subject: Edna Mae Bodine
Dave,
I have been examining your website. Wow, what a find! Thanks for all your work.
I am a descendant of Charles Bodine who immigrated from Sweden. I am the great-great granddaughter of August Bodine. Under him, you have listed his daughter Edna Mae Bodine. Her death information is not correct and I would like to give the correction.
Because as an adult she began using her nickname exclusively, the trail through census records etc. becomes convoluted. Beginning with the 1930 census, she is listed as Birdie Bodine Hearn. She acquired the nickname Birdie from her father because she would stand on the storm cellar and flap her wings like a bird.
She died on 16 Aug 1982 in Dallas, Texas and his buried in the Bodine plot of Sowers Cemetery in Irving, Texas.
There is another Edna Mae Bodine in Ancestry which adds to the confusion.
August had an another daughter, Lillie Mae, who was married twice. I notice that you do not have her first husband's name; it is Samuel Lusk Bartlett, b. 13 Sep 1892 in Van Zandt County, Texas d. 10 Apr 1977 in Dallas, Texas; buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. Although Lillie Mae was my grandmother, I do not have the information concerning this first marriage.
Happy I am able to contribute to your site,
Frances Janet Mayberry
jan.mayberry45 at gmail.com