John Bodwin

1850 - 1929  (79 years)

• Name	John Bodwin  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	20 Oct 1850	Brussels, Belgium   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Dec 1929	Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [2]
  Notes	The 1900 census showed John Bodwin as a farmer and that he came to this country from Belgium in 1857 at the age of 6. Peter Bodwin, father of John, resided with his son at the time of his death and was age 86. Jane Zimmerman writes that after John's barn, near Mishicot, burned down, he worked as a night watchman at the Shipyards. He lost several fingers during his employment, for which he was never compensated. Manitowoc Herald News 2 December 1929 John Bodwin, Pioneer of County, Dies A heart ailment which has kept ...to his bed since last Thursday, at 10:30 o'clock this morning proved fatal to John Bodwin, former Gibson and Mischicot resident, who lived in Manitowoc county for 73 of his 79 years. Death occurred at the family home at 310 N. Ninth street. Born near Brussels, Belgium, on October 20, 1850, Mr. Bodwin moved with his parents to the town of Gibson when six years of age. He married Miss Emma Benkelman of Manitowoc on May 22, 1877, the couple taking up their residence in Gibson. Twenty-seven years ago he purchased a farm at Kings Bridge, disposing of it 11 years ago when he moved to Manitowoc where he was employed at the shipyards. The deceased was a lifelong member of the Catholic church and was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Sacred Heart Church here. In addition to his widow, he is survived by six of ten children. Mrs. James Cahill of this city, Mrs. Henry Hobbins of Milwaukee, four sons, Walter and Richard of Manitowoc, Arthur of Grand Haven, and Peter of Milwaukee, two brothers Charles and Louis of Chippewa Falls and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services have not been completed but will be announced tomorrow. Burial will take place at Mischicot. (Courtesy of Jane Zimmerman, transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009) (Research):Census Listings: 1910 Census Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Mishicott Town Enumerated 1 June 1900 SD 3 ED 82 Sheet 11B Boudwin, John Head W M Oct 1851 48 M 24 Belgium Belgium Bel gium 1857 42 Farmer Boudwin, Emma Wife W F Feb 1860 40 M 24 10/9 Wisc Germany Ire Boudwin, Mary Dtr W F Oct 1879 20 S Wisc Belgium Wisc Housework Boudwin, Peter Son W M Apr 1881 19 S Wisc Belgium Wisc Day Laborer Boudwin, Emma Dtr W F Dec 1882 17 S Wisc Belgium Wisc Housework Boudwin, Arthur Son W M Sept 1885 14 S Wisc Belgium Wisc At School Boudwin, Walter Son W M Oct 1888 11 S Wisc Belgium Wisc At School Boudwin, Edward Son W M Jan 1891 9 S Wisc Belgium Wisc At School Boudwin, Richard Son W M Jan 1894 6 S Wisc Belgium Wisc Boudwin, Cora Dtr W F Oct 1897 2 S Wisc Belgium Wisc Boudwin, Peter Father W M Feb 1814 86 Wd Belgium Belgium Belgium 1920 Census Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc City Enumerated 13 Jan 1920 SD 5 ED 103 Sheet 9B 310-157-178 Bodwin, John Head M W 70 M 1856 Nat 1877 Belgium/French Belgium/French Belgium/French Bodwin, Emma Wife F W 60 M Wisc Germany/German Ireland/English Bodwin, Peter Son 38 Wd Wisc Belgium/French Wisc Laborer Bodwin, Walter Son 30 S Wisc Belgium/French Wisc Laborer Bodwin, Richard Son 26 S Wisc Belgium/French Wisc Painter Bodwin, Cora Dtr 22 S Wisc Belgium/French Wisc Bodwin, Clifford GrndSon 12 S Wisc Belgium/French Wisc
  Person ID	I12684	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Pierre Joseph "Peter" Beoudoin,   b. Feb 1814, Belgium ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Ella Benkelman,   b. 18 Feb 1860, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. 14 Jan 1937, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  (Age 76 years)
  Married	22 May 1877	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Children	1. John Leonard Bodwin,   b. 24 Feb 1878, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. Abt 1919  (Age 40 years)   2. Mary E. "Mayme" Bodwin,   b. 24 Oct 1879, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   3. Peter Joseph Bodwin,   b. 15 Apr 1881, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emma Bodwin,   b. 13 Dec 1882, Wisconsin ,   d. 15 Dec 1905, Kingsbridge, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  (Age 23 years)   5. Arthur Bodwin,   b. 17 Sep 1884, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. 9 Dec 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 51 years)   6. John F. Bodwin,   b. 23 Sep 1885, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Walter Rudolph Bodwin,   b. 17 Aug 1888, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. 30 Oct 1944, Wisconsin  (Age 56 years)   8. Edward Bodwin,   b. 26 Jan 1891, Wisconsin ,   d. Abt 1917  (Age 25 years)   9. Richard Alfred Bodwin,   b. 14 Jan 1894, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin ,   d. 15 Mar 1969, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  (Age 75 years)   10. Cora Bodwin,   b. 28 Feb 1897, Wisconsin ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos		Bowdin, John and Emma Ella (Benkelman) The following was written on the back of the photo "Emma Ella Benkelman, only blood heir of J. Leonhard Benkelman of Manitowoc."
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F3100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1850 - Brussels, Belgium Married - 22 May 1877 - Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Died - 2 Dec 1929 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Buried - - Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S690] Zimmerman, Jane-Family Researcher (zimnero@tm.net). [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 103 (Reliability: 3).