Notes for: James Daniel Bodine

Some family member descending from this man needs to assemble all of the available information. There is a J. D. Bodine farm or homestead in Leon County, Texas near the community of Flo(?). In an interview with the widow of William Pinckney Bodine, it was said that her husband had been born in the town of Centerville. This is the County Seat of Leon County. It would be very valuable to do research at this location.

This family is in the 1880 Census of E.D. 17, Cherokee Co, TX. Here is that important info:
James Bodine, married, 28, TX, farmer, MS, MS.
Elizabeth Bodine, wife, married, 27, AL, SC, AL.
John Bodine, son, 8, single, TX, TX, TX.
Susan Bodine, daughter, single, TX, TX, AL.
William Bodine, brother, single, TX, MS, farming, MS.
William Bodine, father, widowed, MS, farming, -, -.
Margaret Largen, SisterL, single, 13, LA, SC, AR.
Arena Sanders, niece, single, TX, TX, TX.

From: TERRY JENKINS [tooltimej at msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004
Subject: Bodine family

Hello Dave. My name is Terry Jenkins and I am a fellow genealogist. I have an interest in your Bodine family. My current interest has to do with the families buried in the Midway Cemetery in Coleman County, Texas, of which your Bodine family is represented. I am hoping that you won't mind if I use some of your information found on your website on my site dealing with the Midway Cemetery families. What I would use would be names, dates, relationships. My Gray family is buried at Midway and I've visited the cemetery many times over the past 10 yrs or so and know that at least a fourth of the people buried there are related to me or at the least closely associated with my Gray family. I felt this a great way to honor those of my family, by preserving their family connection for future generations.

I am looking for any pictures of those individuals buried at Midway that you might have, including James Daniel Bodine (1851-1917), Edna Bodine McCaffety(1888-1969), Susie Jane (Bodine) Rose (1877-1964), Roy G. Bodine (1909-2001) and Birdie McCaffety Sanders (1907-1992).

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Terry Jenkins

PS. You can view a preview of the Midway Cemetery website at http://www.megaone.com/midway/.

From Ronny Bodine:

In 1880, James Bodine lived in Cherokee County, Texas. His household included his father and brother William. In 1900, he lived in Leon County. He reported that in 17 years of marriage, his wife Varchest had borne 6 children all then living. In 1910, he lived in Upshur County. James Bodine died of cancer of the face and stomach and was buried in Midway Cemetery, Coleman County. See his Texas death certificate no 1917-36741. Varchest (Murray) Bodine is the daughter of Barney and Varchest Athelia Murray.