Notes for: Osborne Addison Bodine
Some info on this family came from a query by Jeffrey Lee Bodine and then later the 1880 Census of Berkeley Co., WV and then from information from Ronny Bodine.
Jeffrey seemed to say that Osborne came from Hedgesville, West Virginia. He later moved to Youngstown, Ohio to work in the steel mills. There are still several Bodines in Youngstown today (2001). And there are many Bodines buried in the cemetery in Hedgesville, West Virginia. These are Jeffrey's relatives.
From Ronny Bodine (June 28, 2021):
From Kenton County, Ohio Marriage Records:
Osborne Bodine of Youngstown, Ohio AND Laurina Gardner of Newport, Kentucky were married 18 Nov 1911 at Covington by G. N. Jolly, Minister, M.E. Church, Covington.
Osborne Bodine registered for the World War I draft on 12 Sept 1918 in Youngstown and at that time gave his birth date as 18 April 1885, being aged 33 years, and employed as a craneman. In 1930, the family was living in Youngstown where Osborne, noted as aged 44, still worked as a crane operator. Laurena (Gardner) Bodine was the daughter of John and Louisa Gardner.
1940 Youngstown, Mahoning Co., OH: Osborne BODINE 54 VA maintenance-steel mill, Laurena 43 KY wife, Edgar Lee 19 OH son laborer-steel mill, June 17 OH dau, Alvin 12 OH son, Thomas 7 OH son.
In 1942, Osborne Adason [sic] Bodine of Mahoning, Ohio registered for the World War II Draft. He reported he was born 19 April 1879 in Hedgesville, West Virginia, worked for Commercial Shearing & Stamping Co., and named Lorena Bodine as his next of kin.
From Ohio Death Records:
Osborne A. Bodine, of Youngstown, died 21 Jan 1963 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, aged 74.
Laurena E. Bodine, of Mahoning, widow, died 30 July 1988 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, age 91.
Obituary, The Vindicator (Youngstown, OH) of Sat., 30 July 1988.
POLAND---Mrs. Laurena E. Bodine, 81, of 8209 Van Drive, died Saturday in St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center after a three-week illness. Mrs. Bodine was born Jan. 1, 1897, in Newport, Ky., a daughter of John and Louise Lidington Gardner, and moved to Poland 25 years ago. She was a member of Poland Presbyterian Church and was an avid sports fan. Her husband, Osborne A., who she married in 1912, died in 1963. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Commings of Youngstown and Mrs. June Astranis of Boardman; three sons, Edgar L. of Poland, Alvin A. of Orlando, Fla., and Thomas O. of Poland, with whom she made her home; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A son, Roland, is deceased. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers, where friends may call from2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The family requests material tributes take the form of contributions to the church.