Notes for: Elisha Bodine
He is probably the Elisha Bodine on the 1830 Census of Symmes Township, Hamilton County, Ohio (page 197). In 1840, he was probably in Ohio, but we're not sure where. In 1850, he was in Cincinnati (7th Ward), Hamilton Co., Ohio living with his son, Virgil B. Bodine. In 1860, he was with Margaretta in Rush Co., IN. And in 1870, he was with Lydia in Rush Co., IN.
It looks like Elisha married six times. See the Millspaugh genealogy for some more info on this topic. In a handwritten note, his grandson, George Emerson Bodine, said that his father's father (Elisha) had married six times. I have info that says Elisha also had a child named Elly Bodine who was born on April 2, 1829. She would not fit in with any of the six wives I have now for Elisha. This Elly Bodine actually appears to be Benjamin Bodine's wife, not Elisha's daughter. She is marked in the Bible records below.
Note: There was a rumor going around that the 1850 Census of Hamilton Co., OH says Elisha had been married to his wife Mary for about a year. That would not fit well with his marriage data. However, that rumor is not correct; the census does not say any such thing.
Here are the marriage records I have so far for this Elisha Bodine. These were sent to me by Denise Oliver-Velez.
Campbell Co., KY
Feb 3 1818
Elisha BODINE to Sally MILSPAUGH
Wm MILSPAUGH bsdm
Note by Dave Bodine: We're not sure that he is this Elisha Bodine, but he probably is.
Stites, Mary
Married: June 28, 1821 in: Hamilton Co., OH
Spouse: BODINE, ELISHA
Gender: F More: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film #s 0344451-0344463
County: Rush
Name: Margaretta Conover
Spouse: Elisha Bodine
Marriage Date: 26 May 1860
Book: 8
Original Source Page: 443
County: Rush
Name: Elisha Bodine
Spouse: Lydia Ann Rowe
Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1870
Book: 10
Original Source Page: 122
Note by Dave Bodine: We are pretty sure that he is this Elisha Bodine.
I received this transcription of the Elisha Bodine family Bible from Denise Oliver-Velez (deoliver at pipeline.com) and Robin Toms (TOMSFAMILY at aol.com). They received this Bible record directly or indirectly from Helen Bodine (helenb at planetkc.com). This is what Helen said, "This is information that Aunt Anna hand copied from the family Bible. Maxine Taylor had her mother's copy, and I hand-copied it - not a copy machine. This is the same information that Denise Oliver has."
Note from Dave Bodine: I believe this means that the information below is a copy of another copy of the Bible. That would make the likelihood of mistakes quite high, but I don't know of anything myself.
Helen went on to say, "I hope this 'stuff' will be helpful. I have tried to key this in like the orginal copy--the spacing, spelling, and punctuation. Ellen Agusta Burns Born in Augusta Maine is not a typing error. My guess would be that they did not want her name spelled exactly like the name of the town. Sometimes 'Born' is capitalized and other times not--that is the way it is on the original copy. Same way with Augusta Maine with no comma between the city and state."
Note from Dave Bodine: I've adjusted a couple of things to make the list below a little easier to read. I have not made what I think are any significant changes.
Elisha Bodine born Nov 27 - 1790 died -
Mary Stiles " Oct 17 - 1802 died Oct 9 - 1828
Elisha Bodine & Mary Stiles married June 28 - 1821
Eliza Catharine Bodine, born Mar 28 - 1813
John Comfort Bodine " Sept - 9 - 1814 Died Feb 18, 1846
Francis Alsworth Bodine born Nov 26 - 1815 Died 1902
Benjamin Bodine born June 10, 1822 died Feb 29, 1904
V.B. Bodine born Nov. 14 - 1826
Calvin Bodine born Mar 18 - 1830 died Sept 4 - 1831
Lucetta Bodine born Oct. 12 - 1832
Jeremiah Bodine born Dec 4 - 1835
Francis Bodine Benj's father born July 5 - 1764 died May 21 - 1849
(Children above) V.B. Bodines family
Horace Elwood Bodine born Oct 29 - 1849 - died May 5 - 1850
V.C. Bodine born Mar 5 - 1851 died -
Geo Elsworth Bodine born July 15 - 1852 - died Sept 17 - 1854
Mary Alnora born Dec 17 - 1855
Florence Amelia born Mar 4 - 1861
Elizabeth Bodine died Oct 4 - 1904
(Births)
Benjamin Bodine was born June 10 - 1822
Elly " April 2 - 1829
Alvira Adaline " Oct 16 - 1848
William Wallise " Sept 12 - 1850
Isador " June 21 - 1852
(Births)
Maryann May 29 - 1832
Evy Wells Sept 19 - 1867
Geo Emerson July 28 - 1863
(Deaths)
Isador Died July 26 - 1852
Elly Died Mar 5 - 1853
Maryann " Feb 22 -1867
(Marriages)
Benjamin Bodine & Elly McMullen married Nov. 25 - 1847
" " Maryann McIntyre married Oct. 20 - 1853
(Births)
Geo Emerson Bodine born Dearborn Co. Indiana July 28 - 1863 Died July 23 - 1948
Edwardeen Hortense Bratt born in Sauck Co Wis. Aug 20 - 1863
..........Were married Dec 18 - 1884
Mable Florence Bodine Born July 7 - 1886 Hartford, Kans.
Pearl Pernnilla " " Nov. 14 - 1887 Olpe, Kans.
Anna Annetta " " Aug 21 - 1890 " "
Harold Logan " " Oct. 19 - 1891 " "
Charles Benjamin " " Mar 28 - 1889 " "
Roy Bodine " Mar 9 - 1893 " died Mar 9, 1893
Edwardeen Bodine Died Mar 12 - 1893
2nd marriage
Geo Emerson Bodine & Mary Estella Burns married April 19, 1894
Mary Estella Burns born Aug. 22 - 1872 Died - Dec 8 - 1936
Georgia Bodine - Born - Dec 24 - 1894 Died Jan 27 - 1895
Ernest Preston Bodine Born Mar 2 - 1897 Lyon Co
Effie Marie " Tues - Sept 6 - 1898 Osage Co
Alta Viola " Sept 29 - 1900 " "
Ralph Emerson " Fri - Mar 27 - 1903 " "
Clara Lucille " Sept 26 - 1906 " "
Burns Family
Thomas Franklin Burns & Emma Winters married April 27-1853
Thomas F. Burns born Nov. 4- 1830. Thurs. in Warren Co., Pa.
Thomas F. Burns & Nancy Putman married in " Mar 7 - 1882
Emma Jane Winter born June 10 - 1831 Fri
" " " Burns died Mar 25 - 1875 - 11:30 P.M. Thurs.
Nancy Putman Burns died Dec 11 - 1909
Thomas Franklin Burns died Mar 22 - 1913
(Children)
Thomas Burns Born Dec. 27 - 1855 Mon. Dayton, Waupacca Co. Wis.
Thomas Burns died Dec. 28 - 1855
Fannie Emma Burns born June 7 - 1858 died Feb 9 - 1898 Jacksonville Iowa
Elmira Burns Born Sept 17 - 1859 Breckenridge Co. Kansas
" " Died Sept 18 - 1859
Clara Adalaide Burns Oct 28 - 1861 Lyon Co. Kans. Died June 17 - 1937
" " " married Wm. F. Johnstone Dec 23 - 1890
Geo Albert Burns - Born Sept 23 - 1863 - Mon Died July 1 - 1864
Ellen Agusta Burns Born in Augusta Maine, Tues July 4 - 1864
" " " Died Oct 26 - 1881. Emporia, Kansas
Edith Celia Burns born in Waterloo Twp. Lyon Co. Ks. Sun May 5 - 1867
Married Wm H. Haller Oct 6 - 1887
Chas Henry Burns born in Waterloo Twp Lyon Co, Kans. Thurs. Aug 5 - 1869
Married Rose Elta Harvey Feb 19 - 1895 Died Jan 8 1937 Glendale, Calif
Mary Estella Burns Born in Waterloo Twp Lyon Co Thurs. Aug 22 -1872
Married Geo Bodine April 19 - 1894 - died Dec 8 - 1936 Dragoon Twp Osage Co Kans
Marcia Almed Burns Born Tues Nov 17 - 1874 - Waterloo Twp Lyon Co Kans Died Aug 25 - 1875
Thomas Franklin Burns & Nancy Putman married in Warren Co Pa Mar 7 - 1882
Children
Mabel Nancy Burns born Mon at 5:30 Nov. 24, 1884
Amy Almira Burns born Fri Aug 6 - 1886
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There is an Elisha Boudine in the record below. I don't know who this refers to, but it is not this Elisha.
#662: Thomas BROWNE and Elisha BOUDINE of Newark... [bound to]... William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 21 Aug 1778.
... Contract of Marriage between Thomas BROWN... and Sarah CARTER...
[w] Elisabeth MEEKER
From Ronny Bodine (Oct. 10, 2020):
From Records of the Brick Reformed Church, Montgomery, Orangte County, New York.
ELISHA, son of Francis Bodyn and Hannah Millard was born 27 Dec 1790.
1st marriage--1812--SUSANNAH COMFORT.
Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, p. 348, citing records of Goodwill Presbyterian Church, Orange Co., NY for her marriage on 12 March 1812.
See Genealogy Page of John Blythe Dobson at https://johnblythedobson.org/genealogy/ff/Comfort-Robert.cfm for details on the Comfort family which names her parents as John Comfort Jr. and Catharine Harris, that she was born about 1785 in Canada and died 16 July 1816 at Montgomery.
From Brick Reformed Church of Montgomery, Orange County, Baptisms, 1734-1840:
Eliza Catharine, born 28 March 1813 to Elisha Bodine & Susan Confort.
John Comfort, born 9 Sept 1814 to Elisha Bodine & Susan Comfort.
Francis Elsworth, born 26 Nov 1815 to Elisha Bodine & Sarah Decker [transcription error?]
Between Nov 1815 and Sept 1817, Elisha Bodine moved to Hamilton County, Ohio where he is first recorded in a deed:
Deed 16 Sept 1817 from Matthew Terwilliger of Hamilton County to Elisha Bodine of the same place, for $700, 60 acres in the northeast quarter of Section 35, Township 5, Range 1, in the Miami Purchase. Recorded 6 Dec 1819 in Hamilton County Deed Book T, p. 422.
2nd marriage--1818--SALLY MILLSPAUGH.
From Campbell County, Kentucky Marriage Records:
Elisha Bodine and Sally Millspaugh were married 25 Feb 1818 by William Milspaugh.
The distance between Hamilton County, Ohio and Campbell County, Kentucky is only 37 miles.
Elisha Bodine appears continuously on the Hamilton County, Ohio tax lists from 1820 to 1838.
3rd marriage--1821--MARY STILES.
From Hamilton County, Ohio Marriage Records:
Elisha Bodine AND Mary Stites were married 28 June 1821 by D. Hayden, M.G.
Her name is spelled Stites in the marriage record but is recorded as Stiles in the family bible which also records her death on 9 Oct 1828 and the births of two children:
Benjamin Bodine on 10 June 1822
V.B. Bodine on 14 Nov 1826
About 1825 Symmes Township was created out of Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
1830 Symmes Twp., Hamilton Co., OH:
Elisha BODINE males 2(0-4), 2(5-9), 2(10-14), 1(30-39); females 2(10-14), 1(15-19), 1(30-39)
4th marriage--1830--MARY MITCHELL.
An original record of this marriage cannot be located. There is no record of this marriage in Rush County, Indiana. Of her three children, only Jeremiah left a death certificate, but the names of his parents were noted only as Unknown.
The family bible records three children born of this marriage:
Calvin Bodine on 18 March 1830
Lucetta Bodine on 12 Oct 1832
Jeremiah Bodine on 4 Dec 1835
Deed of 10 Sept 1831 from John D. Felter of Sycamore Township to Elisha Bodine of the same, for $1150, 55 acres in Sycamore Township. Recorded 21 Sept 1831 in Hamilton County Deed Book 38, p. 595.
The 1914 obituary of son Virgil Bodine in The Daily Republican of Rushville, Indiana states he moved to Dearborn County, Indiana in 1837 with his parents and in 1843 returned to Cincinnati, Ohio. As noted above, tax lists place Elisha Bodine in Symmes Township, Hamilton County through 1838, which is as far as these tax lists are available. His move to Dearborn County, Indiana is confirmed by The Dearborn County (IN) Democrat of 30 Oct 1839 which published a list of persons empaneled on a Grand Jury for the Dearborn Circuit Court and named Elisha Bodine among the jurors. Although he cannot be found on the 1840 census, he was still present in 1842 as appears in The Indiana Journal (Indianapolis, IN) of 9 Nov 1842, which notes Elisha Bodine on a list of petitioners, resident citizens of the district of Indiana, who filed their petitions to benefit from the bankrupt act, before the District Court in Indianapolis on 21 Nov 1842.
The return of Virgil Bodine to Cincinnati in 1843 must have been in the company of his parents as Elisha Bodine is again evident there in 1845:
Deed of 1 May 1845 of lease from Isaac Betts to Elisha Bodine for 9.999 years, lot 24 in square 13 in Betts division of squares, in Cincinnati, rent of $36 half-yearly due 1 Nov & 1 May. Recorded 15 Aug 1845 in Hamilton Co., OH Deed Book 104, p. 359.
On 31 March 1846, William Swan & wife Alivia of Boone Co., KY appoint Elisha Bodine of Cincinnati as their attorney to sell land in Hamilton County. Recorded in Hamilton Co., OH Deed Book 112, p. 78.
1850 (4 Sep) Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.
V.B. BODINE 23 OH shoemaker, Dorcas A. 23 NJ, Elisha 59 NY shoemaker, Mary 56 KY, Jeremiah 14 OH.
Burials in East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave memorial No. 36716667)
MARY W (M?) Wife of E. BODINE Died Aug. 22, 1859 Aged 66 years 8 mo.
Mary Mitchell Bodine was alive in September 1850, but died before May 1860 when Elisha remarried. The fo
5th marriage--1860--MARGARETTA CONOVER.
From Rush County, Indiana Marriage Records:
Elisha Bodine and Margaretta Conover were married 26 May 1860 by H. H. Camburn.
1860 (6 June)Rushville, Rush Co., IN: Elisha BODINE 69 NY shoemaker, Margaretta 56 NJ.
6th marriage--1870--LYDIA ANN.
From Rush County, Indiana Marriage Records:
Elisha Bodine and Lydia Ann Rowe were married 11 July 1870 by E.W. Thompson
From Lafayette (IN) Daily Courier Wednesday, 20 July 1870.
On Monday night, Elisha Bodine, aged eighty years, and Mrs. Lydia Ann Rowe, aged fifty-five years, were married in Rushville. Mr. Bodine is the lady's second husband, while the lady is Mr. Bodine's sixth bride.
1870 (22 July )Rushville, Rush Co., IN: Elijah BODINE 79 shoemaker, Lydia A. ARON 56 PA
Burials in East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 36716692)
Elisha Bodine Born Nov. 27, 1790 Died Aug. 30, 1871 Aged 80 Yrs 9 Mo 3 Dy
1872-22 July: Virgil B. Bodine is appointed estate administrator for Elisha Bodine who died intestate. (Rush Co., IN Probate Order Book 12, p. 384)
1872-28 Aug: Inventory of the estate of Elisha Bodine is filed by Virgil B. Bodine. (Rush Co., IN Probate Order Book 12, p. 464)
1872-14 Dec: Sale Bill of the estate of Elisha Bodine is filed by Virgil B. Bodine. (Rush Co., IN Probate Order Book 12, p. 464)
1873-10 Feb: Virgil B. Bodine files a notice to sell the real estate of Elisha Bodine so as to pay remaining debts. Notice was published in The Rushville Republican to see a lot of land in the town of Rushville, taking into account the intent to set aside 1/3 share as a widow's dower for Lydia Bodine. That the real estate was appraised at $666.67. Jesse J. Barn? Is appointed guardian ad litem for two unnamed heirs who are "infants" under the age of 21. The other heirs are Virgil B. Bodine, Benjamin Bodine, Jeremiah M. Bodine, Francis A. Bodine, Catharine Carland and Lucretia Wright. (Rush Co., IN Probate Order Book 12, p. 494-496)
1873-18 Dec: Virgil B. Bodine submits his final report to the court, which is approved, and is discharged from his duties as administrator. (Rush Co., IN Probate Order Book 13, p. 200.)
From: Ronny Bodine
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020
Subject: Addition to Elisha Bodine
Hey Dave,
Dearborn County, Indiana records are blocked at Family Search, but I found a site that furnished indexes to the deeds, but not the deeds themselves, Nevertheless, it fills in more details on Elisha. Insert the new text after: Deed of 10 Sept 1831 from John D. Felter of Sycamore Township to Elisha Bodine of the same, for $1150, 55 acres in Sycamore Township. Recorded 21 Sept 1831 in Hamilton County Deed Book 38, p. 595.
From Deed Indices of Dearborn County, Indiana:
Book L: Deeds Registered Aug 1835---April 1836
p. 446: Merritt Hubbell to Elisha Bodine
Book M: Deeds Registered April 1836---March 1837
p. 110: David Shane to Elisha Bodine
Book N: Deeds Registered March 1837---Nov 1837
p. 219: Elisha Bodine to Allen & Kelso
Book Q: Deeds Registered Feb 1839---Nov 1839
p. 564: Elisha Bodine to Nelson Sacker
p. 582: Elisha Bodine to Solomon Cole
Ronny