Notes for: Cornelius Bodine
I had some records for a Cornelius and Phylinda Bodine who appear to be this Cornelius Bodine. That's what I am guessing anyway. It is not definite, but it seems highly likely. More evidence is needed to be sure, though. They are found in the 1880 Census of Ovid, Seneca Co., NY. Cornelius is 58 and born in NY. He is an ex-sheriff. His father was born in PA and his mother in NY. Phylinda is 56 and born in NY. She is disabled. The only child noted is son Guy Bodine, his wife, and daughter.
A couple of LDS records said he was "of Ovid, Seneca Co., NY." One listed his mother as Harriet Swarthout.
Some more info on this family also comes from the LDS web site. Cornelius is probably a son of Lewis Bodine (BK#15563) or a grandson of Issac (BK#15150).
From Ronny Bodine:
From New York Federal Census Records:
1850 (3 Oct) Romulus, Seneca Co.: Cornelius BODINE 29 NY Farmer, Philinda 27 NY, Ada 6 NY, Guy 4 NY, Frances 6/12 NY.
1860 (2 Aug) Ovid, Seneca Co.: Cors. BODINE 39 NY Butcher, Philinda D. 37 NY, Ada C. 16 NY, Guy 14 NY, Francis (f) 10 NY. All persons noted as born in Seneca Co.
1870 (10 June) Ovid, Seneca Co.: Cornelius BODINE 49 NY Dealer in Scrap Iron, Phylinda D. 48 NY, Guy S. 23 NY Dealer in Scrap Iron, Ada C. OSGOOD 26 NY.
1880 (29 June) Ovid, Seneca Co.: Cornelius BODINE 58 NY Ex Sheriff, Phylinda 56 NY wife Disabled-Spinal Disease, Guy S. 33 NY son, Susan 25 NY daughter-in-law, Estella 1 NY granddau.
Cornelius Bodine served as Sheriff of Seneca County 1876 to 1878.
From "Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck, The Progenitor of the Families in America that Have Borne His Name," by Lemuel Shattuck, Boston: Dutton & Wentworth, 1855, p. 232.
Phylinda Deborah [dau. of William Stone and Phylinda Shattuck], b. Sept. 21, 1822; m. July 4, 1842, Cornelius Bodine, b. Dec. 30, 1820, s. of Gilbert Bodine and Harriet Swarthout, from Pennsylvania. He resides in Ovid, Seneca Co. Children--1. Helen, d. ae. 1 m.; 2. Ada, b. March 13, 1844; 3. Guy, b. May 20, 1846; 4. Francis, b. March 3, 1850.
Death Notice, Ovid Independent of Tuesday, 15 March 1887.
Ex-sheriff Cornelius Bodine, for many years a prominent and respected citizen of Seneca county, died at his home, one mile west of Sheldrake, on the 10th inst., in his sixty-seventh year. He occupied the court house at Ovid for nine years--three terms--being deputy under sheriffs John Stout and A. B. Slauson, and afterwards being elected Sheriff. He was born in Romulus, and has many friends throughout the county. Three children survive him, his son Guy S. Bodine, Mrs. John Osgood of Ovid, and Mrs. Charles Hicks, of Penn Yan. Mr. Bodine was a man whose genial qualities and uprightness of characted won the regard and love not only of his immediate family, but also of a large circle of friends.
DIED. BODINE. At his home near Sheldrake, on the 10th inst., Cornelius Bodine, aged 66 years, 2 months and 10 days.
Card of Thanks. We desire to express our thanks to those of our neighbors who kindly assisted us in our recent affliction by the sickness and death of our beloved father; and also to Mr. J. Marshall for his voluntary act of kindness in contributing beautiful floral wreaths and flowers for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bodine. Sheldrake, March 14, 1887.
Obituary, The Ovid Independent of Tuesday, 15 March 1887.
Death has again entered our community, and taken from our midst one of our most worthy and esteemed citizens and filled the hearts of the people of this community with the keenest sorrow. Mr. Cornelius Bodine died last Thursday at 4 o'clock p. at., after painful illness of many months, and it is unreasonable to suppose that he had made preparations for that event. He was one of that class of people who believed in "peace if possible, but justice at any rate;" and doing unto others as he would have them do unto him. That principle gave him the most tender love and sincere attachment to his beloved wife during eight years of her life that she was an invalid, as the people of Ovid, where they then lived, will remember; and the sweetest patience which then characterized all he said or did to lighten the burden and sweeten her life during her long years of suffering, which closed Jan. 27, 1882. He was a man universally known and highly respected in this county, and had been called to various positions of trust. He filled the office of sheriff one term and under sheriff two terms of three years each from 1870, showing in every respect a useful member of society, an upright citizen, and a generous and steadfast friend. Mr. Bodine was born in Romulus Dec 30, 1820. He was the oldest son of the late Gilbert Bodine, one of the pioneers of this county. He was married to Philinda Stone, daughter of the late John Stone, of Romulus, in 1841, and leaves one son, Guy S., who occupies the homestead, and has cared for him during his sickness, and two daughters, Mrs. John Osgood, of Ovid, and Mrs. Charles Hicks, of Penn Yan. Rev. Lewis Halsey, of Farmer Village, who conducted the funeral services, gave a most impressive sermon. At the grave in Highland Evergreen cemetery at Ovid, the last sad rites were paid to one who had lived an honest, upright life; and the sympathy of the community is tendered to the grieved family in the hour of their sorrow.