From: Lundsten, Lorman L. [LLLUNDSTEN at stthomas.edu]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003
Subject: My grandfather, Marshall Elmore Clarence Bodine
I have a notebook that my mother made with note on the Bodines. My grandfather was Marshall Elmore Clarence Bodine. He called himself Clarence Elmore Bodine. He was married to Grace Gardner and had five sons and two daughters. Many of his grandchildren (my cousins) live around Detroit, Michigan.
I will try and sort out my mother's notes and put them in some kind of order. I am familiar with many of the names you show as my forebears from hearing my mother talk about them. I also have some pictures that I can scan and send.
Is there some standard format for sending this kind of information? Would a text file be best?
Lorman Lundsten
Here are some pictures that Lorman sent me:
This is a picture of Clarence Elmore Bodine and Grace Gardner Bodine.
This shows Clarence Gardner Bodine, Evelyn, Ralph and Nelson as children. It was taken in 1919.
This shows Ralph, Fred, Clarence E.(Sr.), Nelson, Clifford and Clarence G.
(Jr.) aboard the USS Dubuque, about to sail from Detroit, MI at the start of the Second World War. They split up soon after to go on different ships.
This is a picture of Evelyn Alice Bodine when she finished nurses training at Grace Hospital in Detroit.
From Ronny Bodine:
From Michigan Federal Census Records:
1910 (20 April) Detroit, Wayne Co.: Edward KENNEY 30 MA married1-10 yrs laundry man, Alma 27 Canada wife married1-10 yrs 1 child born/1 living, Ethel 10 MI dau, Clarence BODINE 24 Canada brother-in-law driver-launder wagon immigrated 1904, Jennie 58 Canada widow 3 children born/3 living immigrated 1893.
1920 (7 Jan) Clarence E. BODINE 34 Canada immigrated 1903, Grace 29 MI wife, Fred M. 8 MI son, Eveline A. 7 MI dau, Ralph C. 5 MI son, Nelson J. 2 MI son, Clarence S. Jr. 1 MI son.
1930 (7 April) Detroit, Wayne Co.: Clarence BODINE 44 Canada married@20 proprietor-laundry, Fred 19 MI son laborer-automobile factory, Evelyn 18 dau messenger-hospital, Ralph 16 MI son laborer- automobile factory, Nelson 14 MI son, Clarence Jr. 12 MI son, Clifford 10 MI son, Mary 8 MI dau, Earl BODINE 53 Canada brother married@38 laborer-automobile factory, Isabel 44 Scotland sister-in-law married@29, Paul 13 MI son, Jennie 78 Canada mother.
In June 1917, Clarence E. Bodine registered for the World War 1 draft in Detroit, Michigan. He reported he was born 17 Sept 1886, was married and had four children. In 1942, he registeed as Clarence Elmore Bodine for the World War II draft in Detroit, reported his birth as 17 Sept 1886 in Fingal, Ontario, Canada and that Ralph Bodine was his next of kin.
Grace (Gardner) Bodine is the daughter of Frederick E. and Mary C. (Schwartz) Gardner.