Notes for: William Pearce Bodine
The following comes from the Mary Zednick at her Reynolds and Salter database at WorldConnet on Rootsweb:
1910 Federal Census:
Living in the 1st Ward, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, 30 Goguac Street, with his parents Benjamin (age 62) and Anna (age 60), sister Grace (age 28), and brother George (age 24). William is a dyer in a dye shop, age 26.
Per the R. L. Polk & Co. city directories for Battle Creek, William P. (wife) is living in the following places for the years noted and occupations:
1901/02 - boards at 30 Goguac e., clerk E W Wilson (page 97)
1903/04 - boards at 30 Goguac e., helper (page 125)
1904/05 - boards at 30 Goguac E., helper (page 123)
1905/06 - boards at 30 Goguac E., helper (page 109)
1907 - boards at 30 Goguac E., helper (page 115)
1908 - boards at 30 Goguac E., clerk at Battle Creek Steam Dye Works (page 115)
1909 - boards at 30 Goguac E., dyer Battle Creek Steam Dye Works (page 111)
1910 - boards at 30 Goguac E., dyer (page 122)
1911 - residence 616 Main W., machinist (page 111)
1912 - (Helen) residence 48 Goguac E., machinist (page 117)
1913 - (Helen) residence 41 Goguac E., manager W H Spink (page 124)
1914 - (Helen) residence 41 Goguac E., foreman W H Spink (page 128)
1915 - (Helen M.) residence 229 Main W, Bodine & Brown (page 131)
1916 - (Helen) residence 30 Goguac E, French Dry Cleaning and Dyeing, 93 Main W, Tels Mich 400, Citz 1282 (page 235)
1918 - (Helen), residence 30 Goguac E, cleaning and dyeing 93 Main W (page 236)
1921 -
1931 - (Helen M) house 44 Anderson ct., presser Economy Cleaners (page 98)
1933 - not listed
1935 - not listed
The business he owned was also listed as follows:
1915 - Bodine & Brown (Wm P Bodine, G H Brown), dyers and cleaners, 229 Main W (page 131)
From Ronny Bodine:
From Calhoun County Marriages: William P. Bodine, age 26, native of Michigan, son of Benj. F. Bodine and Anna Eastman to Helen Sullivan, age 23, native of Michigan, daughter of Timothy Sullivan and Carrie Bowers on 27 July 1910 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
On 12 Sept 1918, William Pearce Bodine registered for the World War 1 draft in Battle Creek, Michigan. He reported he was born 19 Dec 1882 was self-employed in the syeing and cleaning business and named his wife, Helen H. Bodine, as his next of kin.
1930 (9 April) Grand Rapids, Kent County: William P. BODINE 32 Ontario-Canada married@17 cleaner & dyer, Helen 42 MI wife married@23, Merrill 9 MI son, Jack 8 MI son, Mary E. 11 MI dau.
In 1942, William Pearce Bodine registered for the World War II draft as a resident of Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan. He reported he was born 19 Dec 1883 in Battle Creek, Michigan and named Harold Houck as his next of kin.