Notes for: Russell Conwell Bodine, Sr.
At first, I thought this might be the Russell Bodine who was born on 10-29-1890 and died in January of 1973. The SSDI says he resided in Oxford, Warren County, New Jersey. However, that doesn't look so possible now. FamilySearch.org says this Russell was married to Ruby Anna Tone.
From: Michael Mainwold [mainwold at yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Subject: Wesley Bellis Bodine & Jennie Hunt
Dave,
A cousin on mine learned that an ancestor of Jennie Hunt was a Warman (my line).
Here is what I now know between my research and your data:
Descendants of Simon Myers
1 Simon Myers 1789 - 1884 b: 20 Feb 1789 in Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ d: 18 Jul 1884 in Sandy Ridge, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ Burial: Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ.
+Jane Warman 1795 - 1878 b: 08 Feb 1795 in NJ d: 12 Nov 1878 in Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ Burial: Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ.
........... 2 Elizabeth Myers 1826 - 1896 b: Abt. 1826 in NJ d: 03 Aug 1896 in Hunterdon Co., NJ Burial: Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ.
............... +Andrew J. Hunt 1828 - 1894 b: 14 Jan 1828 in Hunterdon Co., NJ d: 14 May 1894 in Hunterdon Co., NJ Burial: Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. Occupation: Shoemaker from 1850-1870; Farmer later.
......................... 3 Jennie Hunt 1862 - 1891 b: 27 Dec 1862 in Hunterdon Co., NJ d: 27 Feb 1891 in Prob. Delaware, Hunterdon Co., NJ Burial: Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. Naturalization: Dress Maker in 1880.
............................. +Wesley Bellis Bodine 1859 - 1910 b: 17 Nov 1859 in Stockton, Hunterdon Co., NJ m: 15 Jan 1889 in Hunterdon Co., NJ d: 15 Aug 1910 in Stockton, Hunterdon Co., NJ Burial: Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon Co., NJ. Occupation: Farmer. Census: 1900: Was livin gwithhis 2d wife, son frm Jennie & 2 add'l children from his 2d wife + mother & sister Delaware, Hunterdon Co., NJ.
...................................... 4 Russell Conwell Bodine 1891 - 1930 b: 26 Jan 1891 in Delaware, Hunterdon Co., NJ d: Aft. 1930 Occupation: RR Brakeman in the late 1910's; Farmer by 1930. Census: 1920: Was living with his wife, no children, in Phillipsburg Ward 3, Warren Co., NJ; 1930: Was living with his wife & 2 children in Washington, Warren Co., NJ.
.......................................... +Ada >Margaret< UNKNOWN 1900 - 1930 b: Bet. 1900 - 1903 in NJ m: Abt. 1920 in NJ d: Aft. 1930
.................................................... 5 Ellen M. Bodine 1923 - b: Abt. 1923 in Warren Co., NJ
.................................................... 5 Carl Bodine 1925 - b: Abt. 1925 in Warren Co., NJ
...................................... 4 Jean Bodine
[Note: Ellen and Carl Bodine mentioned above were actually Ellen and Carl Parr, the children of Margaret (Vannatta) Bodine and her first husband Betrzell Parr. Margaret was the wife of Russell Martenis Bodine, not Russell Conwell Bodine.]
Michael asked where I got Jean Bodine's name, but I don't have that reference now.
From Ronny Bodine:
On 5 June 1917 in Warren County, New Jersey, Russell Conwell Bodine registered for the World War 1 draft. He reported he was unmarried and employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
From New Jersey Marriage Records:
Russell C. Bodine AND Ada M. Snyder were married 1919. [Exact date and location not specified.]
In 1920, Russell and Ada Bodine lived in Phillipsburg, Warren County where Russell worked as a brakeman for the railroad. In 1930, he lived only with his 8-year old son, claiming he was still married though, and now working as a railroad fireman. Meanwhile, Ada S. Bodine, age 29, lived in Easton, Penn. with their daughter, Jeane E., age 4. It seems the couple reconciled, if that was indeed the cause of their separation, and the 1937-8 Phillipsburg Directory reflects Russell C. and Ada S. Bodine and their son Russell C. Jr., the latter, a student.
1940 South Amboy, Middlesex Co., NJ: Russell BODINE 50 NJ conductor-PA Railroad, Ada 39 NJ wife, Russell C. 19 NJ son brakeman-PA Railroad, Jeane E. 14 NJ dau. Residence 1 April 1935: Phillipsburg, Warren Co., NJ.
In 1942, Russell Bodine registered for the World War II draft as a resident of South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Still married to Ada, he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Ada (Snyder) Bodine was the daughter of Harry and Flora Snyder and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County.
Obituary, Easton (PA) Times of 11 Nov 1948.
Mrs. Ada Snyder Bodine, 47, of 31 Auburn street, Paterson, formerly of Phillipsburg, died yesterday afternoon in Barnert Memorial Hospital, Paterson. Mrs. Bodine and her husband, Russell C. Bodine, resided in Phillipsburg before moving to Paterson a year ago. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Snyder of Phillipsburg. Mrs. Bodine was born in Phillipsburg and spent most of her life there. Surviving, in addition to her husband and parents, are a son, Russell C. Bodine Jr., of Fort Wayne, Ind. and a daughter, Mrs. Jean Bodine Casey, of South Amboy.
Obituary, The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, NJ) of Wednesday, 23 Oct 1963.
SAYREVILLE---Russell C. Bodine Sr., 163 Norton St., Bayview Manor Section, died yesterday morning at his home at the age of 72. He was born in Stockton, son of the late William and Jennie Hunt Bodine. His wife, the former Ada Snyder, died in 1948. Mr. Bodine was a retired railroad freight conductor, having left his duties seven years ago after 46 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Lodge 2, Phillipsburg, and the Retired Men's Club of the Pennsylvania Railroad, affiliated with the South Amboy and New York City branches. He had lived here since 1951, but had lived in the South Amboy area since 1936, when he moved from Phillipsburg. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jeane B. Casey of Morgan; a son, Russell C. Jr. of Fort Wayne, Ind.. a grandson and a granddaughter, a brother, Frank W. Bodine of Stockton; and a sister, Mrs. Gladys M. Hart of Maplewood. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Mason-Wilson Funeral Home, 241 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy, with the Rev. Wilbur E. Newton of First Presbyterian Church, South Amboy, officiating. Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Phillipsburg.
Burials in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 93532710)
Russell C. Bodine 1891-1963 Jane S. Bodine 1921-1924 Jane C. Janowski 1952-1982 Jeane E. Bodine 1925-2006
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 31873785)
ADA S. BODINE 1900---1948