Notes for: Flora Bodine
They had two children.
From Ronny Bodine:
From Indiana Marriage Records: Mont Boord and Flora Bodine were married 26 Sept 1883 in Fountain County.
From Indiana Federal Census Records:
1900 Troy, Fountain Co.: Mont BOORD Nov 1857 IN married 16 years Undertaker, Flora F. July 1860 IN wife married 16 years 2 children born/2 living, Alma B. Sept 1884 IN dau, Paul C. Sept 1888 IN son.
From: History of Fountain County, Indiana by H.W. Beckwith, 1881.
Among the most prosperous firms of Covingtton is the furniture establishment of M. Boord & Co. The success of the firm is almost wholly due to the efforts of the party named in this sketch. Fremont, known as Mont Boord, is the oldest of the 9 children of Oliver and Catharine W. Ludlow Boord. His father is native of Van Buren Township, Fountain County, Indiana and mother of Ohio. Oliver Boord served faithfully his country in the dark hour of civil war as an officer, and since that hour of gloom gave place to his country's happiness he engaged in the hardware business. Mont, the special subject of these notes, was born in Van Buren Twp, Fountain County Nov 14, 1857 and came with his parents to Covingtin in the fall of 1866. He attended school what he could and early stood behind his father's counter, thus acquiring practical business knowledge. In 1876 he was engaged as clerk in the store of Whitney Prescott and continued in the same store as it came into the possession of J.J. Clayton, then T.H. McGeorge till June 1, 1879. He soon became associated with his uncle, Samuel Boord, on the condition he should take charge of the business while his uncle should furnish the capital. July 3 following he made his first trip to Chicago for goods and he was soon one of the merchants of Covington. He began business with a stock of about $1,200. In September 1880, the firm purchased the stock of T.W. McClure, and also occupied his room as well as their former building. Their business has increased so that they now carry a stock, including undertakers' supplies of about $5,000. They also have a branch store at Coal Creek. Mr. Boord is connected with the lodges of Knights of Pythias and IOOF and is an industrious business man, deserving of patronage.
From Indiana Death Certificate of Mrs. Flora Boord: born 24 July 1860 in Fountain County, Indiana, dau. of James B. & Mary (Campbell) Bodine, wife of Montgomery Boord, died 31 March 1906 in Indianapolis, Marion County. Informant was Mont Boord, of Covington.
Burials in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.
(Find A Grave Memorial # 20960315 & 20960303)
Mont Boord 1857 1936 Flora B. Boord 1860 1906