Notes for: Amy Chamberlain Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
Amy Bodine was living 1920 with her parents in Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey.
1st marriage--1921--J. MARSHALL.
From New Jersey Marriage Records:
J. Marshall AND Amy Bodine were married 8 Jan 1921. [Exact location not specified.]
In April 1930, Amy Marchell, now widowed, was living with her widowed mother in Belleville and working as a clerk for an insurance business. There were no children evident from her marriage.
1940 Belleville, Essex Co., NJ: Amy MARSHALL 43 NJ widow office supv-insurance co., Mary H. BODINE 69 NJ widow.
2nd marriage--1947--THOMAS FRANCIS ROONEY.
From Loudoun County, Virginia Marriage Records:
Thomas Francis Rooney, 49, divorced, of Belleville, NJ, securities trader, born in New York City, son of Frank Rooney & Theresa Hill AND Amy Chamberlain (Bodine) Marshall, 51,widowed, of Belleville, NJ, insurance company clerk, born in New Jersey, dau. of Victor Bodine & Mary Rittenhouse, were married 2 Sept 1947 at Waterford, by Henry L. Willis, Minister of the Presbyterian Church.
Belleville (N.J.) City Directories from 1952 to 1956 list Thomas and Amy C. Rooney as residents.
From Ocean County, New Jersey Deed Book 4768, p. 478.
Deed of 20 June 1989 reciting the history of land in the Borough of Lavallette: By deed of 18 May 1938 land was devised to Amy B. Marshall and Mary H. Bodine, as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Mary Bodine died 23 June 1958 leaving Amy B. Rooney (formerly known as Amy B. Marshall) as the surviving joint tenant. The said Amy B. Rooney died on 24 Aug 1963 and by her last will and testament duly probated in the Ocean County Surrogate's Officem she devised the premises to her husband, Thomas F. Rooney. Thomas F. Rooney died 16 March 1979 and by his last will and testament duly probated in the Ocean County Surrogate's Office.....etc.
From Florida Death Records:
Thomas Francis Rooney, born 15 Feb 1898, died 16 March 1979 in Broward County, aged 81.
From New Jersey Death Records:
Amy C. Rooney of Lavalette, Ocean County, died August 1963 in Maryland.
Obituary, Asbury Park (NJ) Sunday Press of 25 Aug 1963.
ROONEY---At Baltimore, Md., on Aug. 24, 1963, Amy C. Bodine of 108 Kerr Ave., Lavalette, N.J. Beloved wife of Thomas F. Rooney. Private service at the William V. Irvine & Son Memorial Home, 276 Washingon Ave., Belleville on Tuesday, August 27, 1963. In lieu of flowers friends may give contributions to the Essex County Tuberculosis League.