Pat (Bodine) Drummond sent me the following picture of her grandfather. The back of the picture says it was taken in Purcell, OK:
Information on their children came from Pat (Bodine) Drummond (drummond at penn.com). Other info says James was born on March 1 (CA Death Records) in Texas. Marty Bodine (bodine at pe.net) said that this family later moved to Wanette, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma. He lived there a number of years before following some of his offspring to the San Joaquin Valley in California (Bakersfield, Arvin area). His birth certificate spells the middle name "Lewis," but the death certificate says "Louis."
From: Donald King [don123king at onemain.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004
Subject: Mary Edna Bodine
Dear Dave,
I ran across your website by accident and found you. Mary Edna Bodine was my mother and Richard Samuel King was my father. I remember grandpa James Louis Bodine but never remember seeing grandma Mary. James Louis lived with aunt Dorothy Bodine Bearden in the 40's.After he broke his hip, he began to go down hill.
Aunt Elsie and uncle Jim Hopkins lived in Pond, CA for years in the 40's and moved to Wasco, Ca until her death from Cancer.Her daughter Wanda Jo Riddle lives near me in Bakersfield I remember uncle LLoyd Bodine and went to his funeral. Uncle Frank lived in Hunnington Park with aunt Margie. Uncle John died of a heart attack in Arvin, CA.Uncle John came to visit ever so often with wife, Allyne. They had no children.
I've had some correspondence with cousin Pat Drummond and Pat Bodine.
I would like ro keep in touch. I do have a few old pictures. I will try to find the picture box and if you are interested can send you pix.
Your cousin,
Donald King
[don123king at usa.net]
From: DELBERT BEARDEN
Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019
Subject: James Louis Bodine Sr.
I just found your website and thank you very much for all of your work. My grandmother was Dorthy Ann Bodine, who married Andersons Ervin Bearden.
I see that you have James Louis Bodine Sr. buried in Bakersfield, but he is actually in the North Kern County Cemetery in Delano, CA. I was out there a few weeks ago and found his headstone in pieces and am having it replaced.
You also have both the Delano-McFarland Cemetery and North Kern in different family members. Just to let you know, it is the same cemetery.
I got this from the findagrave.com website:
The Old Delano-McFarland Cemetery District which was formed in 1938. The name was changed 7 March 1972 to North Kern Cemetery District.
The North Kern Cemetery is the only public cemetery for Delano, McFarland and the surrounding areas.
I am active with my family's research and will be using your website a lot. Hopefully it will be able to fill some gaps in my own research.
Please let me know if you have any questions
Delbert Bearden, PSP
Bear3 Consultants LLC
(661) 454-8186 C
delbert at bear3consultants.com
From Ronny Bodine:
The James Bodine family was living 1920 in Pottawatomie County and 1930 in Cleveland, Lexington County, Oklahoma. Mary (Vawter) Bodine was the daughter of Roswell K. and Martha J. (Lynch) Vawter. She was buried in Wanette Cemetery, Pottawatomie County.