Notes for: Guy Stone Bodine
Regarding Guy's obituary information, Ronny had sent me this:
Also verbatium is an announcement pasted with the above clipping as follows.
"Rev. E. B. VanArsdale came home from Paterson, N. J., to conduct the funeral service of the late Guy S. Bodine, last Friday. He returned the same evening."
From: Don Wyckoff [dondon78 at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009
Cc: Norma Wilson; Margi Rohde; Lynda Dinneen; Ayarra Karen; Barbi Huhn
Subject: Guy Bodine
Dear Dave,
My name is Don Wyckoff, son of Harold Wyckoff and Jennie Marsh, nee Wyckoff. My paternal grandfather was Norman Wyckoff, and his wife's name was Estella Bodine, nee Wyckoff. daughter of Guy Bodine. I have a very old bible that was L. Bodine's from which this information was taken. It was probably Louise Bodine's as it is embossed Mrs. L. Bodine. In that Bible is a clipping from some newspaper, probably from Ovid N.Y. , but I can't be certain. However I m sending a verbatim copy of the death announcement as it clearly establishes the date of death of my great-grandfather. The reference to county in the announcement is to Seneca County, New York.
Guy S. Bodine
"At an early hour Wednesday morning June 28, 1911 occured the death of Gus S. Bodine at his home just west of Sheldrake Springs. He had been ill for several months. Deceased was the son of the late Cornelius Bodine, a former sheriff of this county, and had spent most of his life in this county, being particularly well known in this end of the county and universally esteemed.- He passed his 64th birthday May 20. Besides the wife and two daughters he leaves one sister, Mrs. Hicks of Penn Yan(sic). Funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock this Friday afternoon, with burial at Ovid."
Also verbatium is an announcement pasted with the above clipping as follows.
"Rev. E. B. VanArsdale came home from Paterson, N. J., to conduct the funeral service of the late Guy S. Bodine, last Friday. He returned the same evening."
Another entry hand written in ink this Bible is the following:
Stella A. Bodine was born June 17th 1878.
Florence Marguerite (sp?) Bodine born June 14, 1895
I came across your Bodine Genealogy web page in trying to find some reference to any possible relationship to David Balasco, the great impressario of the late 19 and early 20th century. My grandmother, Estella Bodine Wyckoff, used to tell us about him, but I do not know if he was a relative or not. Perhaps you may know something about that. Also, the announcement is a little ambiguous as to whether Guy was the Sheriff or if that was his father, Cornelius. Perhaps you know?
Thank you for all the work you have done. I hope this little bit of info may be useful, and if I find more about the Bodine's I will be happy to send it along.
Regards from a distant cousin(?)
Donald Harold Wyckoff
From Ronny Bodine:
From New York Federal Census Records:
1900 (27 June) Ovid, Seneca Co.: Guy S. BODINE May 1846 NY Farming, Leuraine April 1855 NY wife 2 children born/2 living, Florence M. June 1895 NY dau. [Note: The number of years married, 15, was crossed out for both.]
1910 (18 April) Ovid, Seneca Co.: Guy S. BODINE 63 NY married1-35 years Farmer, Lurain 55 NY wife married1-35 years 2 children born/2 living, Florence A. 14 NY dau.
1920 (8 Jan) Ovid, Seneca Co.: Lou BODINE 64 NY widowed.
From local newspaper of 2 July 1873:
Married. Guy S. Bodine of Ovid AND Lorain Stilwell of Lodi.
From Ovid Gazette and Independent of Wednesday, 18 June 1902: A number of ladies from here were entertained Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bodine near Sheldrake, it being the occasion of their 29th wedding anniversary.
Obituary, Ithaka Daily News (Ithaka, N.Y.) of 29 June 1911.
INTERLAKEN, June 29.---Guy S. Bodine, a prominent farmer near Sheldrake, died yesterday after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Bodine was a member of the Reformed Church of Interlaken, and was interested in the Sunday school and other good works. He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Norman Wyekoff and Miss Florence Bodine, who lived at the home.
Obituary, Ithaca (N.Y.) Daily News, of Thursday, 29 June 1911.
Interlaken, June 29.--Guy S. Bodine, a prominent farmer near Sheldrake, died yesterday after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Bodine was a member of the Reformed Church of Interlaken, and was interested in the Sunday school and other good works. He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Norman Wkekoff and Miss Florence Bodine, who lived at the home.
Obituary, Interlaken (N.Y.) Review, of Friday, 30 June 1911.
"At an early hour Wednesday morning June 28, 1911, occurred the death of Gus S. Bodine at his home just west of Sheldrake Springs. He had been ill for several months. Deceased was the son of the late Cornelius Bodine, a former sheriff of this county, and had spent most of his life in this county, being particularly well known in this end of the county and universally esteemed.- He passed his 64th birthday May 20. Besides the wife and two daughters he leaves one sister, Mrs. Hicks of Penn Yan. Funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock this Friday afternoon, with burial at Ovid."
Funeral notice, Ovid Gazette & Independent of 25 Jan 1929.
Mrs. Florence Miles, Wyllys Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Seeley and Mr. and Mrs. Burt L. Myers attended the funeral of Mrs. Lou Bodine at Interlaken, Monday afternoon. Mrs. Bodine died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hall, at Warwick, N. Y. Another daughter, Mrs. Norman Wyckoff, resides near Sheldrake.
The Interlaken (N.Y.) Review of 1 Dec 1922 reported that Mrs. Guy Bodine attended a wedding there on 25 Nov 1922. Her death, which seems not to have been reported in local newspapers, occurred prior to the April 1930 census when she is no longer evident.
From the family Bible:
Stella A. Bodine was born June 17th 1878.
Florence Marguerite (sp?) Bodine born June 14, 1895
Guy and Loraine Bodine were buried in Ovid Union Cemetery, Ovid, Seneca County, New York.