Notes for: Joseph Westbrook
From: Bbo33 at aol.com
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005
Subject: Correction for father of Joseph Westbrook in Bodine genealogy
Dear Dave,
With further research on the Westbrook branch of our Bodine Family Tree, I found:
that our Joseph P. Westbrook, born abt 1872 in Clairborne, Union Co., OH and died in Michigan. He was married to Bertha E. Bodine on May 28, 1894 in Union Co., Ohio, daughter of Amos Bodine and Lydia Kipp.
His brother, Sidney W. Westbrook was born between 1857 and 1859. He died Nov. 18, 1937 in Central Lake, MI.
Sidney Westbrook and brother Joseph Westbrook were the sons of David Westbrook who was born in 1835 in Ohio. He married Lura (Luly) Westbrook who was born in 1835 in Ohio.
David Westbrook can be found in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census in Claiborne, Union Co., Ohio on page 197A. David Westbrook enlisted as a Private on May 2, 1864 at age of 29. He enlisted in Co. I, 135th Infantry Regiment Ohio May 9, 1864. Mustered out on Sept. 1, 1864 in Camp Chase, Ohio.
Sorry for the wrong information.
Bernice (Dunahue) Bodine
wife of Carlos L. Bodine
From: Bbo33 at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005
Subject: Re: Correction for father of Joseph Westbrook in Bodine genealogy
Dear Dave,
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Joseph Westbrook was buried in Michigan not Ohio. He remarried and lived in Grand Rapids for some years but do not know exact cemetery he was buried in.
He was listed in the 1920 Census, Michigan, Atrim Co., Bellaire Village Westbrook, Joseph P. Head, owned own home, no mortgage, 48 yr old, could read and write, born in Ohio as were both his parents, Salesman, worked from his home.His second wife was Flora L., 42 yr old, could read and write, was born in Ohio as were her parents. Son Merle was 16 yr old attended school, could read & write, was born in MI, parents born in Ohio.
You still have his brother Sidney listed in the index but not on the sheet of David Westbrook. Sidney was his son and a brother to Joseph. I sure wish I could have found as much information on Joseph as I did on Sidney.
Obit: Sidney Westbrook died Nov. 18, 1937. He was born in Hardin Co., Ohio April 12, 1857. Sept. 17, 1879 he married Sarah E. Ellenwood of Richwood, Ohio. They came to Antrim Co., MI in 1902. .He moved to Grand Rapids, MI where he was superintendent of the county farm for 7 years. Sidney was buried in Southern cemetery, Central Lake, MI.
Sarah (Ellinwood) Westbrook, died Oct. 3, 1946 at age 91 at Central Lake, MI. Born in Delaware Co., Ohio Aug. 28, 1855. In 1879, married Sidney Westbrook who died in 1937. In 1904, moved to Bellaire Co., MI to manage the county infirmary and farm for 7 years. They ran a grocery store at Green River several years. Burial at Southern Cemetery beside her husband.
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Bernice Bodine