I was sent information (STOKERSWEETNESS6 at aol.com) that gave John's name as John Richard Bodine. No source was given.
John was listed as a farmer in the 1880 Census of Wabash, IN. Both his parents were born in Virginia.
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From FindAGrave - obituary notice for Carolyn Brewer - spouse of John R. Bodine - note the number of children born to her!
Obituary read: "Mrs. Caroline Brewer Bodine, wife of John Bodine, died at their home in this city Tuesday night aged 79 years. Some five or six years ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis and since that time has not spoken even a word and was partly paralyzed. She had been entirely helpless for some time and in recurring stroke evidently resulted in her death.
She was born and raised in Wabash Township, and was a cousin of Robert Brewer. In early life she was united in marriage to John Bodine a well known citizen of that township, who still survives her and to this union were born ten children, five boys and five girls, seven of whom, most of them living in this locality, still survive her.
She was an exempliary woman an excellent wife and loving mother and leaves a large circle of friends who mourn her death.
Funeral services were held from the family residence in this city at 2 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rev. A. R. Heath, interment following in Mt. Hope Cemetery."
From Ronny Bodine:
From Indiana Marriage Records: John Bodine and Caroline Brewer were married 12 Dec 1847 in Fountain County.
From Indiana Federal Census Records:
1850 (24 Sept) Wabash Twp., Fountain Co.: John BORDINE 29 OH Farmer, Caroline 21 IN, Margaret 1 IN.
1860 (12 Sept) Wabash Twp., Fountain Co.: John BOWDINE 39 OH Farmer, Caroline 30 IN, Margaret 13 IN, Mary 11 IN, Wallace 8 IN, Warden 6 IN, Renny 4 IN.
1870 (11 July) Wabash Twp., Fountain Co.: John BODINE 52 OH Farmer, Caroline 38 IN, Margaret 20 IN, Wallace 17 IN, Warton 15 IN, Renny 13 IN, Joseph 10 IN, Wm. 6 IN, Manford 4 IN.
1880 (27 June) Wabash Twp., Fountain Co.: John BODINE 64 OH Farmer, Caroline 52 IN wife, Warden 25 IN son Farmer, Renna 21 IN dau, Joseph 13 IN son, Jesse 17 IN son, Manford 14 IN son, Catharine 10 IN dau.
1900 (8 June) Troy Twp., Fountain Co.: John BODINE June 1816 VA married 50 years, Caroline March 1828 IN wife married 50 years 10 children born/7 living.
Burials in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.
(Find A Grave Memorial # 19558154)
John Bodine June 12, 1812 Mar. 23, 1907
Caroline Bodine Mar. 14, 1829 Jan. 7, 1907
Obituary.
Mrs. Caroline Brewer Bodine, wife of John Bodine, died at their home in this city Tuesday night aged 79 years. Some five or six years ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis and since that time has not spoken even a word and was partly paralyzed. She had been entirely helpless for some time and in recurring stroke evidently resulted in her death. She was born and raised in Wabash Township, and was a cousin of Robert Brewer. In early life she was united in marriage to John Bodine a well known citizen of that township, who still survives her and to this union were born ten children, five boys and five girls, seven of whom, most of them living in this locality, still survive her. She was an exempliary woman an excellent wife and loving mother and leaves a large circle of friends who mourn her death. Funeral services were held from the family residence in this city at 2 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rev. A. R. Heath, interment following in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Newspaper Obituary, The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Ind.) of Monday, 25 March 1907.
Covington, Ind., March 25.--John Richard Bodine, a well-known retired farmer, died of old age at his home in this city yesterday afternoon. He was born near Miamisburg, O., in June, 1819, and when twelve years of age he accompanied his parents to this (Fountain) county. During the war with Mexico he served in Company D, First Indiana Infantry, after which he returned here and re-engaged in farming. His wife died a few weeks ago. Mrs. Oliver Blakely and Mrs. Rin Hathaway, with Lewis W., Warden, Joseph, William and Manford Bodine, are the surviving children.