Notes for: John Henry Berdine
From Ronny Bodine:
On 12 Sept 1918, John Henry Berdine registered for the World War 1 draft in Bloomington, Franklin County, Nebraska. He reported he was born 1 May 1883, worked as a self-employed blacksmith, and that Mrs. Grace M. Berdine, his wife, was his next of kin.
From Nebraska Federal Census Records:
1910 (8 Apr) Marion Twp., Franklin Co.: John H. BERDINE 28 IA married 3 years Blacksmith, Grace H. 32 KS wife married1-3 years 2 children born/1 living, John M. 2 NB son.
1920 (7 Jan) Marion Twp., Franklin Co.: John H. BERDINE 36 IA Blacksmith, Grace M. 41 KS wife, Merwyn 12 NB son, Cassie L. 8 NB dau, Ollie J. 4 4/12 NB dau.
1930 (9 Apr) Franklin Twp., Franklin Co.: John H. BERDINE 46 IA married@23 Blacksmith-Own Shop, Grace H. 52 KS wife married@28, John M. 22 NB son, Cassie L. 18 NB dau Teaching-Rural School, O. Genevieve 14 NB dau.
Grace (Hussong) Berdine is the daughter of John Jackson and Clarissa Alice (Bullman) Hussong.