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John Bodwin

Male 1850 - 1929  (79 years)


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  • Name John Bodwin  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 20 Oct 1850  Brussels, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Dec 1929  Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F5218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Ella Benkelman,   b. 18 Feb 1860, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1937, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1877  Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. John Leonard Bodwin,   b. 24 Feb 1878, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1919 (Age 40 years)
     2. Mary E. "Mayme" Bodwin,   b. 24 Oct 1879, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Peter Joseph Bodwin,   b. 15 Apr 1881, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Emma Bodwin,   b. 13 Dec 1882, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1905, Kingsbridge, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     5. Arthur Bodwin,   b. 17 Sep 1884, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     6. John F. Bodwin,   b. 23 Sep 1885, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Walter Rudolph Bodwin,   b. 17 Aug 1888, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1944, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     8. Edward Bodwin,   b. 26 Jan 1891, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1917 (Age 25 years)
     9. Richard Alfred Bodwin,   b. 14 Jan 1894, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1969, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     10. Cora Bodwin,   b. 28 Feb 1897, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Photos
    Bowdin, John and Emma Ella (Benkelman)
    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."
    Family ID F3100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Oct 1850 - Brussels, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 May 1877 - Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Dec 1929 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S690] Zimmerman, Jane-Family Researcher (zimnero@tm.net).

    3. [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).