Notes for: Paul Francis Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

From Michigan Divorce Records:
Paul F. Bodine AND Goldie E. Bodine, who were married 7 June 1924 in Paris, Illinois, were divorced 23 Dec 1924 in Wayne County.

From Wayne County, Michigan Marriage Records:
Paul F. Bodine, 23, of Detroit, mechanic, born in Illinois, son of William I. Bodine & Daisy Helt AND Minnie Hearn, 18, of Detroit, waitress, born in Kansas, daughter of John Hearn & Laura Skinner, were married 23 Dec 1924 in Detroit by L. Eugene Sharp, Justice. His 2nd marriage, her first.

From Michigan Divorce Records:
Paul F. Bodine AND Minnie N. Bodine, who were married 23 Dec 1924 in Detroit, were divorced 29 June 1927 in Wayne County. [Note: On 2 July 1927 in Lucas County, Ohio, Minnie Bodine married Edhem Kazl. Her marriage record noted she was born in Kansas and aged 21 on 14 Sept 1926. In 1938 she married Frank E. White and in 1948 she married Hobert Norris Albright. From California Death Records: Minnie N. Albright, born 14 Sept 1908, died 19 Jan 1965 in San Bernardino County. She was buried in Hermosa Memorial Gardens, Colton, San Bernardino County. Her age in 1910 was 1 year and 7 months, so 1908 seems to be the correct year of her birth.]

From Canadian Marriage Records:
Paul F. Bodine, 25, born in Illinois, son of William Bodine & Daisy Hell [sic] AND Nellie O'Shea, 21, born in Ireland, dau. of Radney O'Shea & Rosie O'Brien, were married 10 July 1927 in Essex.

In 1930, Paul and Nellie Bodine lived with Paul's mother and stepfather in Detroit, Michigan. Paul was employed as a garage mechanic.

From New Jersey Federal Census Records:
1940 (11 April) Newark, Essex Co.: Paul BODINE 38 IL service car salesman, Nellie 34 Canada wife, Robert 3 NY son.

Burials in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York.
From cemetery burial records: Paul F. Bodine, born in Paris, Illinois, died 19 Feb 1954 in Colonie, Albany County, NY, aged 52-6-14, of stomach cancer and was buried 22 Feb 1954; divorced, survived by sister Mrs. Leon K. Sapsuzian.

From Social Security Records:
Goldie Edith German was born 18 Dec 1903 in Illinois to Charles & Cora A. (Huston) German. She reported her name as Goldie Edith Bodine and Goldie Edith Cox. She died 15 Oct 1998. Her last residence was Oblong, Crawford County, Illinois.

Obituary, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press of Saturday, 17 Oct 1998.
ROBINSON, Ill. -- Goldie E. Cox, 94, died Thursday night at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong. Surviving are two daughters, Imogene Crouch of Robinson and Virginia Bush of Porterville; a sister, Edna Hardy of Oblong; four grandchildren, Cynthia Jump, Melody Woods, Kelly DeWitt and Tammy Moore; five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Her husband, Lester, died in 1972. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cox Cemetery in rural Annapolis. Friends may call from noon to service time at Pulliam Funeral Home Robinson Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Goldie Cox Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.