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Leo Peter Bodway

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Leo Peter Bodway

Birth
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
14 Jun 1974 (aged 78)
Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Leo Peter Bodway was the son of Raymond and Elizabeth (Eliza) Bodway both born in Wisconsin, the younger brother of Mathias, Raymond, and Matilda, and the older brother of Agnes Bodway. He was the grandson of Julia Schindler born in Hungary.

Leo Peter Bodway was tall with a medium build, blue eyes, and brown hair when he registered for the WWI draft in June 1917. He was single and worked as a laborer in Neenah, Wisconsin. He married Florence March born in Cloquet, Minnesota on 24 April 1919 in Menominee, Menominee Co., Michigan. According to the 1920 census, he was working as a salesman, was married, and was living with Florence as lodgers in Neenah. They were both 23 years old.

His second wife, Grace Martha Schultz Bodway, died on October 13, 1932. She was approximately 9 years older then Leo P. They had one son, Leo F. Bodway. Leo P. married his third wife, Gretchen Bandy on 2 October 1935 by Justice of the Peace in Sheboygan Falls. Their blended home included Gretchen's children William, Dora, and Charles Bandy and Leo's son, Leo F. Bodway. In 1942 according to the WII draft registration card, Leo P. was living with Gretchen Bodway at 804 Broadway, Sheboygan Falls, WI. He had a number of jobs including salesman, work in an enamel plant, sand treater, and others. He married Ruth Amundson Mavis in Milwaukee on 29 June 1946.
Leo Peter Bodway was the son of Raymond and Elizabeth (Eliza) Bodway both born in Wisconsin, the younger brother of Mathias, Raymond, and Matilda, and the older brother of Agnes Bodway. He was the grandson of Julia Schindler born in Hungary.

Leo Peter Bodway was tall with a medium build, blue eyes, and brown hair when he registered for the WWI draft in June 1917. He was single and worked as a laborer in Neenah, Wisconsin. He married Florence March born in Cloquet, Minnesota on 24 April 1919 in Menominee, Menominee Co., Michigan. According to the 1920 census, he was working as a salesman, was married, and was living with Florence as lodgers in Neenah. They were both 23 years old.

His second wife, Grace Martha Schultz Bodway, died on October 13, 1932. She was approximately 9 years older then Leo P. They had one son, Leo F. Bodway. Leo P. married his third wife, Gretchen Bandy on 2 October 1935 by Justice of the Peace in Sheboygan Falls. Their blended home included Gretchen's children William, Dora, and Charles Bandy and Leo's son, Leo F. Bodway. In 1942 according to the WII draft registration card, Leo P. was living with Gretchen Bodway at 804 Broadway, Sheboygan Falls, WI. He had a number of jobs including salesman, work in an enamel plant, sand treater, and others. He married Ruth Amundson Mavis in Milwaukee on 29 June 1946.

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  • Created by: Cori
  • Added: May 23, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146891801/leo_peter-bodway: accessed ), memorial page for Leo Peter Bodway (29 Nov 1895–14 Jun 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146891801, citing Sheboygan Falls Cemetery, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Cori (contributor 46481123).