Notes for: John L. Bodine
This family comes from Karole Kurnow (Karolejo at attbi.com). John's tombstone says, "Gone but not forgotten." The name on the stone is "John L. Bodine." He is buried in West Oak Grove Cemetery in Minnesota.
I asked Karole if it was known what religion John and his family were. I asked this since there is a line of Bodines in Minnesota who are Catholic. That would help narrow down who his ancestors might have been. Karole said that John's family married into some Methodists, but it wasn't known what John was. They'll do some checking around.
Karole wrote, "There is also a Martin R. Bodine buried in West Oak Grove Cemetery. He was born February 21, 1853 and died March 7, 1933. (He was married to Julia B. ? born March 15, 1855 and died Aug. 1, 1936.) It is possible that he might be a son from a previous marriage of John Bodine or some other relative of John's. On the 1910 census, Sarah Bodine McCann is listed as an 82 year old widow along with Martin R. Bodine's family -- as his mother-in-law. This doesn't make sense to me because I suspected that she might have been his stepmother or maybe his mother. (Maybe they made the mistake because she had remarried and was named McCann instead of Bodine?) On this census, Sarah Bodine McCann is listed as the mother of 5 children with only two living (Martin and Mary?)."
There is a John Bodine in the 1850 Census of Franklin Twp., Lenawee Co., MI who I think might be this John Bodine. Here is the data:
John Bodine, 30, Laborer, NJ
Sally Ann, 25, NJ
Estella, 3, Mich
In that same census, but in Cambridge Township are the following:
Abraham U Bodine, 40, Penn.
Sarah, 22, England
Mary, 1, Mich.
John Bodine, 64, Laborer, NJ
Jane, 56, Penn.
Hirum, 18, Laborer, NJ
John and Jane as well as Abraham and Sarah could be this John's relatives. What's more John and Jane (Clark) Bodine's daughter, Rachel, supposedly married an Isaac N. Stout. I think we probably have a match here.
I later found this John in the 1880 Census of St. Francis, Anoka Co., MN. He is 60 and born in New Jersey. He's a hotel keeper. Both his parents were born in New Jersey, too. His wife and her parents were born in New York. In this same census is a Martin and Julia Bodine. Martin is 27 and born in MI. His parents were also born in MI. Julia is 25 and she and her parents were all born in New Brunswick, Canada. Two children are listed: Mable A. Bodine (3, MN) and Estella (1, MN).
From Ronny Bodine:
From Land Owners and Settlers of Livingston County, Michigan 1828-1870s, by Milton Charboneau, p. B-71:
On 19 June 1854, John and Sarah Ann Bodine, buy land in Section 22 of Handy Township. They sell this land in 1858.
From Michigan Federal Census Records:
1850 (28 Aug) Franklin, Lenawee County: John BODINE 30 NJ laborer, Sally Ann 25 NY, Estella 3 MI.
1860 (10 July) Franklin, Lenawee County: John BODINE 40 NJ farmer, Sarah 32 NY, Estella 13 MI, Martin 7 MI, Lucy 5 MI, Mary 2 MI.
From Minnesota State Census Records:
1875 (1 May) Oak Grove, Anoka County: John BODINE 55 NJ, Sarah A. 47 NY, Martin 22 MI, Lucy 20 MI, Mary 16 MI.
From Minnesota Federal Census Records:
1880 (19 June) Oak Grove, Anoka County: John BODINE 60 NJ hotel keeper, Sarah A. 52 NY wife, Mary 21 MI dau.
Sarah (Stout) Bodine was the daughter of John and Sarah (Buell) Stout. In April 1882, Sarah Bodine married James McCann in Oak Grove, Anoka County.
From Minnesota State Census Records:
1895 Oak Grove, Anoka County: Henry N. SMITH 47 New Brunswick farmer, Mary E. 35 MI, Evert H. 8 MN, Hazl E. 6 MN, Orlo J. 3 MN, Ivy M. 2 MN, Sarah A. MCCANN 67 NY.
1900 (14 June) Henry N. SMITH Sept 1853 married 17 years farmer, Mary E. Dec 1859 MI wife married 17 years 4 children born/4 living, Sarah A. MCCANN March 1828 NY mother-in-law, Evert H. Feb 1887 MN son, Hazel E. Jan 1889 MI dau, Orlo J. Dec 1891 MN son, Ivy M. March 1893 MN dau.
Burials in West Oak Grove Cemetery, Anoka County (For photographs of their grave markers see Find A Grave Memorials # 8865247 and 8865255.)
John L. Bodine Died Mar. 19, 1881 Aged 61 Years 4 Ms & 19 Dys.
Sarah A. Bodine McCann 1827-1912