Notes for: Barnes 'Oliver' Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

In 1920, Oliver Bodine, 22 and single, was living with his brother Joseph in Coleman County. Katie (Berry) Bodine is the daughter of James R. and Rosa Berry. Barnes and Katie Bodine were buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Prairie View, Waller County, Texas.

1940 Waller Co., TX: B. O. BODINE 41 TX owner-operator garage, Katie 37 TX wife, Billy Wayne 8 TX son, Olivia M. ROBERTS 17 TX dau, Lester Lee ROBERTS 19 TX son-in-law meter man.

From Texas Death Certificate of Barnes Oliver Bodine, son of James Daniel & Varchast (Murry) Bodine, born 31 Jan 1899 in Leon County, Texas; died by suicide at his home 7 March 1942 in Waller County, Texas.

From Austin (TX) American-Statesman of Sunday, 8 March 1942.
WALLER, March 7.---Oliver Bodine, 43, garage operator, shot himself to death in his home Saturday. Justice of the Peace Giles Haney returned a suicide verdict.

Burials in Shiloh Cemetery, Prairie View, Waller County, Texas.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave No. 29852865)
BODINE Mother Katie B. 1902---1987 Father Barnes O. 1900---1942

Note: The 1900 census also recorded Barnes's birth date as Jan 1899.