Notes for: George Edward Bodine
He is three years old in the 1850 Census (NJ).
From Ronny Bodine:
The death of George Bodine was reported in the "New Jersey Mirror" of 11 Sept 1851: "A melancholy and fatal accident occurred in this town on Saturday last. Aird's large Daguerrean Wagon was taken out of the manufacturers' yard, Messrs. Crawford & Simon, for the purposes of displaying its gigantic proportions to our citizens, and also of removing it to the lot assigned for it, near the Court House. The horses were hitched to it and preparations made for starting--previous to which, Mr. Crawford took the precaution to make the large number of boys, standing around it, move some distance off. The horses were then started, at which time a little boy, six or seven years of age, son of Thomas T. Bodine, who was in care of an older brother, and who held him by the hand, made a sudden jump, which broke his brother's hold of him. He staggered some distance and fell under the wagon, the hind wheel passing over his head, killing him instantly. The wagon weighs upward of fifty-one hundred pounds, and the hind part being much the heaviest, so great a weight mashed the unfortunate little fellow's head in a dreadful manner. Quite a large number of persons were present and witnessed the accident, all of whom could not but feel sick at heart in beholding the mangled and bleeding head of one who but a minute before exhibited such activity and buoyancy of spirits. No blame can be attached to anyone having charge of the wagon, as the greatest care had been taken to have the boys some distance from it when it started."
From Records of Saint Andrew Episcopal Church, Mount Holly, Burlington County:
George Eddy Bodine was buried in Saint Andrew's Churchyard, SW Section, Lot 23, Grave 2 (with Mary R. Bodine).