Over The Great Divide. M. J. Cody Obeys The Call.
[Unreadable saying]…today, we write upon the page of Mono’s departed pioneers the name of one with a heart fully worthy, of the name of Michael Joseph Cody.
On the afternoon of the 13th inst. he was struck on the head by a rock thrown from a blast which resulted in a fractured skull. Two operations were performed but meningitis proved the victor and he, at the age of 55 years and 26 days, surrounded by those he loved and blessed with all the rites of that church of which he was a devout member, passed away at 7:30 P.M., July 24, 1905.
Born on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on the 28th day of June 1850, he early took the advice of Horace Greeley and journeyed westward to the bonanza camp, Virginia. Hearing of the wonders of the famous Bodie he soon arrived to make it his lifetime home.
A giant in stature, a man of strong personality, fearless for right in the years since 1876, when first he arrived in this county, his name has been linked with each and every forward movement.
In September 1881, he was married to Miss Kate Shaughnessy of Bodie. Six children were the fruits of this union and gathered at the bedside for the last farewell.
In 1877 he was one of the organizers of the Bodie Miners’ Union and retained his membership until about a year ago, when he became a member of the Bodie Labor Union of which organization he was President at the time of his death.
Mr. Cody was always one of the leaders of the Democratic party in this section and as a reward was appointed, during the ? Cleveland administration, as Receiver for the Land Office then located in Bodie. In 1888 he was elected sheriff of Mono, which office he held for two terms. He was a Past Master of Bodie Lodge, No. 143 A.O.U.W. and was buried under the auspices of that order.
Mr. Cody leaves a wife, three daughters – Mrs. D. V. Cain, Miss May Cody and little Katie – three sons – Edmund, Mervyn and Ralph and two brothers, one in Cripple Creek and the other in San Jose, and a nephew – Chas. H. Miller of Bodie, who was constantly with him during his last hours.
The body was taken to Bodie early Tuesday morning and buried on Bodie’s hill-side the following day.
Personally we had known the deceased for over twenty years and knew him always as a Man. No greater praise can be said of any one than that. True to the principles of manhood and his God, true as a husband and father, steadfast as a friend. No weeping willow will droop above his grave, the green grass and the purling stream tempers not the dusty breeze but the redolent sage will shade the mound and the flitting lizard and chattering chipmunk will call in vain for their old companion. (also a poem not transcribed here/ss)
(Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 7/28/1905)
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Reno Evening Gazette, 7/28/1905 (Friday): Death of M. J. Cody. Mike Cody, whose skull was fractured by a blast near Bridgeport several days ago, died Tuesday. He was well known in Bodie and vicinity, having served two years as sheriff of Mono county. He was a popular citizen of that section.
Oakland Tribune, 8/1/1905: Died. CODY – In Bridgeport, Mono county, Cal., July 24, Michael Joseph, dearly beloved husband of Catherine M. Cody, loving father of Edmund J., Mervyn J., May L., Katie and Ralph Cody, and Mrs. D. V. Cain, and brother James S. Cody of Cripple Creek, Colo., and Edward R. Cody, of Fresno, Cal., a native of Lake Geneva, Wis., aged 55 years and 26 days (Cripple Creek, Lake Geneva and Fresno papers please copy.)
Walker Lake Bulletin, 8/4/1905 (Friday): Mike Cody, former sheriff of Mono county, died in Bodie last Tuesday from injuries received by the the (sic) premature explosion of a blast.
1875 Nevada State Census, White Pine County: POSSIBLE – M. J. Cody, 25 yrs, Coal Dealer, b. Wisconsin
1879 & 1880 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael Joseph Cody, 28 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Regsitered-10/13/1877
1880 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: Margaret Shaughnessy, 50 yrs, Married, Restaurant Keeper, b. Ireland, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Katie Shaughnessy, daughter, 17 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Annie Shaughnessy, daughter, 11 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; James Shaughnessy, son, 15 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Louise McDonald, daughter, 20 yrs, Married, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Josephine McDonald, granddaughter, 2 yrs, Single, at home, b. Nevada, Father b. Scotland, Mother b. California
Homer Mining Index, 9/24/1881: MARRIED. In Bodie, September 18th, M. J. Cody to Katie Shaughnessy.
1882 & 1884 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 32 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-7/3/1882
1886 & 1888 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 36 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-b. 8/31/1886
1892 & 1894 Mono County Great Register of Voters: M. J. Cody, 42 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Sheriff, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bridgeport, Post Office Address-Bridgeport, Registered-8/1/1892
1896 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, Miner, 45 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bodie West, Registered-4/27/1896, Post Office Address-Bodie
1900 Census, Mill St., Bodie, Mono County, California: Michael J. Cody, b. Jun 1850, 49 yrs, Married 18 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland, Miner, Owns home free of mortgage; Catherine M. Cody, wife, b. Jun 1863, 36 yrs, 6 children born/6 children then living, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Ellen M. Cody, daughter, b. Jun 1882, 18 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mary L. Cody, daughter, b. Apr 1884, 16 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Edmund J. Cody, son, b. Dec 1886, 13 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mervyn J. Cody, son, b. Mar 1890, 10 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Catherine Cody, daughter, b. Feb 1895, 5 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Ralph A. Cody, son, b. Dec 1899, 5 mos, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school
1904 Mono County Registered Voters: Michael J. Cody, 54 yrs, Precinct-Bodie East, Residence-Bodie (Was also on the 1900 and 1902 voters list)
California Death Index: Michael J. Cody, 55 yrs, d. 7/24/1905, Mono County (County Code 26)
Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 6/3/1911: Mono County Delinquent Tax List. Notice of Sale. No. 69. Cody, Mrs. M. J. – Bodie School District. Lots in the town of Bodie, lot 9, block 15; value $20; improvements; house, value $100; Lot in Bodie, value $15; total value $135. Total tax, $3.38; first installment, $1.69’ 15 per cent penalty, 25 cents; second installment, $1.69; 5 per cent penalty, 17 cents; costs $1.00. Total amounts due and delinquent -- $4.80
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Note: Mr. Cody is memorialized as buried in the Miners' Union cemetery based on his history as a member and his later membership with another United Workers' association./ss
[Unreadable saying]…today, we write upon the page of Mono’s departed pioneers the name of one with a heart fully worthy, of the name of Michael Joseph Cody.
On the afternoon of the 13th inst. he was struck on the head by a rock thrown from a blast which resulted in a fractured skull. Two operations were performed but meningitis proved the victor and he, at the age of 55 years and 26 days, surrounded by those he loved and blessed with all the rites of that church of which he was a devout member, passed away at 7:30 P.M., July 24, 1905.
Born on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on the 28th day of June 1850, he early took the advice of Horace Greeley and journeyed westward to the bonanza camp, Virginia. Hearing of the wonders of the famous Bodie he soon arrived to make it his lifetime home.
A giant in stature, a man of strong personality, fearless for right in the years since 1876, when first he arrived in this county, his name has been linked with each and every forward movement.
In September 1881, he was married to Miss Kate Shaughnessy of Bodie. Six children were the fruits of this union and gathered at the bedside for the last farewell.
In 1877 he was one of the organizers of the Bodie Miners’ Union and retained his membership until about a year ago, when he became a member of the Bodie Labor Union of which organization he was President at the time of his death.
Mr. Cody was always one of the leaders of the Democratic party in this section and as a reward was appointed, during the ? Cleveland administration, as Receiver for the Land Office then located in Bodie. In 1888 he was elected sheriff of Mono, which office he held for two terms. He was a Past Master of Bodie Lodge, No. 143 A.O.U.W. and was buried under the auspices of that order.
Mr. Cody leaves a wife, three daughters – Mrs. D. V. Cain, Miss May Cody and little Katie – three sons – Edmund, Mervyn and Ralph and two brothers, one in Cripple Creek and the other in San Jose, and a nephew – Chas. H. Miller of Bodie, who was constantly with him during his last hours.
The body was taken to Bodie early Tuesday morning and buried on Bodie’s hill-side the following day.
Personally we had known the deceased for over twenty years and knew him always as a Man. No greater praise can be said of any one than that. True to the principles of manhood and his God, true as a husband and father, steadfast as a friend. No weeping willow will droop above his grave, the green grass and the purling stream tempers not the dusty breeze but the redolent sage will shade the mound and the flitting lizard and chattering chipmunk will call in vain for their old companion. (also a poem not transcribed here/ss)
(Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 7/28/1905)
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Reno Evening Gazette, 7/28/1905 (Friday): Death of M. J. Cody. Mike Cody, whose skull was fractured by a blast near Bridgeport several days ago, died Tuesday. He was well known in Bodie and vicinity, having served two years as sheriff of Mono county. He was a popular citizen of that section.
Oakland Tribune, 8/1/1905: Died. CODY – In Bridgeport, Mono county, Cal., July 24, Michael Joseph, dearly beloved husband of Catherine M. Cody, loving father of Edmund J., Mervyn J., May L., Katie and Ralph Cody, and Mrs. D. V. Cain, and brother James S. Cody of Cripple Creek, Colo., and Edward R. Cody, of Fresno, Cal., a native of Lake Geneva, Wis., aged 55 years and 26 days (Cripple Creek, Lake Geneva and Fresno papers please copy.)
Walker Lake Bulletin, 8/4/1905 (Friday): Mike Cody, former sheriff of Mono county, died in Bodie last Tuesday from injuries received by the the (sic) premature explosion of a blast.
1875 Nevada State Census, White Pine County: POSSIBLE – M. J. Cody, 25 yrs, Coal Dealer, b. Wisconsin
1879 & 1880 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael Joseph Cody, 28 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Regsitered-10/13/1877
1880 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: Margaret Shaughnessy, 50 yrs, Married, Restaurant Keeper, b. Ireland, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Katie Shaughnessy, daughter, 17 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Annie Shaughnessy, daughter, 11 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; James Shaughnessy, son, 15 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Louise McDonald, daughter, 20 yrs, Married, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Josephine McDonald, granddaughter, 2 yrs, Single, at home, b. Nevada, Father b. Scotland, Mother b. California
Homer Mining Index, 9/24/1881: MARRIED. In Bodie, September 18th, M. J. Cody to Katie Shaughnessy.
1882 & 1884 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 32 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-7/3/1882
1886 & 1888 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 36 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-b. 8/31/1886
1892 & 1894 Mono County Great Register of Voters: M. J. Cody, 42 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Sheriff, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bridgeport, Post Office Address-Bridgeport, Registered-8/1/1892
1896 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, Miner, 45 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bodie West, Registered-4/27/1896, Post Office Address-Bodie
1900 Census, Mill St., Bodie, Mono County, California: Michael J. Cody, b. Jun 1850, 49 yrs, Married 18 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland, Miner, Owns home free of mortgage; Catherine M. Cody, wife, b. Jun 1863, 36 yrs, 6 children born/6 children then living, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Ellen M. Cody, daughter, b. Jun 1882, 18 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mary L. Cody, daughter, b. Apr 1884, 16 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Edmund J. Cody, son, b. Dec 1886, 13 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mervyn J. Cody, son, b. Mar 1890, 10 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Catherine Cody, daughter, b. Feb 1895, 5 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Ralph A. Cody, son, b. Dec 1899, 5 mos, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school
1904 Mono County Registered Voters: Michael J. Cody, 54 yrs, Precinct-Bodie East, Residence-Bodie (Was also on the 1900 and 1902 voters list)
California Death Index: Michael J. Cody, 55 yrs, d. 7/24/1905, Mono County (County Code 26)
Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 6/3/1911: Mono County Delinquent Tax List. Notice of Sale. No. 69. Cody, Mrs. M. J. – Bodie School District. Lots in the town of Bodie, lot 9, block 15; value $20; improvements; house, value $100; Lot in Bodie, value $15; total value $135. Total tax, $3.38; first installment, $1.69’ 15 per cent penalty, 25 cents; second installment, $1.69; 5 per cent penalty, 17 cents; costs $1.00. Total amounts due and delinquent -- $4.80
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Note: Mr. Cody is memorialized as buried in the Miners' Union cemetery based on his history as a member and his later membership with another United Workers' association./ss
Over The Great Divide. M. J. Cody Obeys The Call.
[Unreadable saying]…today, we write upon the page of Mono’s departed pioneers the name of one with a heart fully worthy, of the name of Michael Joseph Cody.
On the afternoon of the 13th inst. he was struck on the head by a rock thrown from a blast which resulted in a fractured skull. Two operations were performed but meningitis proved the victor and he, at the age of 55 years and 26 days, surrounded by those he loved and blessed with all the rites of that church of which he was a devout member, passed away at 7:30 P.M., July 24, 1905.
Born on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on the 28th day of June 1850, he early took the advice of Horace Greeley and journeyed westward to the bonanza camp, Virginia. Hearing of the wonders of the famous Bodie he soon arrived to make it his lifetime home.
A giant in stature, a man of strong personality, fearless for right in the years since 1876, when first he arrived in this county, his name has been linked with each and every forward movement.
In September 1881, he was married to Miss Kate Shaughnessy of Bodie. Six children were the fruits of this union and gathered at the bedside for the last farewell.
In 1877 he was one of the organizers of the Bodie Miners’ Union and retained his membership until about a year ago, when he became a member of the Bodie Labor Union of which organization he was President at the time of his death.
Mr. Cody was always one of the leaders of the Democratic party in this section and as a reward was appointed, during the ? Cleveland administration, as Receiver for the Land Office then located in Bodie. In 1888 he was elected sheriff of Mono, which office he held for two terms. He was a Past Master of Bodie Lodge, No. 143 A.O.U.W. and was buried under the auspices of that order.
Mr. Cody leaves a wife, three daughters – Mrs. D. V. Cain, Miss May Cody and little Katie – three sons – Edmund, Mervyn and Ralph and two brothers, one in Cripple Creek and the other in San Jose, and a nephew – Chas. H. Miller of Bodie, who was constantly with him during his last hours.
The body was taken to Bodie early Tuesday morning and buried on Bodie’s hill-side the following day.
Personally we had known the deceased for over twenty years and knew him always as a Man. No greater praise can be said of any one than that. True to the principles of manhood and his God, true as a husband and father, steadfast as a friend. No weeping willow will droop above his grave, the green grass and the purling stream tempers not the dusty breeze but the redolent sage will shade the mound and the flitting lizard and chattering chipmunk will call in vain for their old companion. (also a poem not transcribed here/ss)
(Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 7/28/1905)
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Reno Evening Gazette, 7/28/1905 (Friday): Death of M. J. Cody. Mike Cody, whose skull was fractured by a blast near Bridgeport several days ago, died Tuesday. He was well known in Bodie and vicinity, having served two years as sheriff of Mono county. He was a popular citizen of that section.
Oakland Tribune, 8/1/1905: Died. CODY – In Bridgeport, Mono county, Cal., July 24, Michael Joseph, dearly beloved husband of Catherine M. Cody, loving father of Edmund J., Mervyn J., May L., Katie and Ralph Cody, and Mrs. D. V. Cain, and brother James S. Cody of Cripple Creek, Colo., and Edward R. Cody, of Fresno, Cal., a native of Lake Geneva, Wis., aged 55 years and 26 days (Cripple Creek, Lake Geneva and Fresno papers please copy.)
Walker Lake Bulletin, 8/4/1905 (Friday): Mike Cody, former sheriff of Mono county, died in Bodie last Tuesday from injuries received by the the (sic) premature explosion of a blast.
1875 Nevada State Census, White Pine County: POSSIBLE – M. J. Cody, 25 yrs, Coal Dealer, b. Wisconsin
1879 & 1880 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael Joseph Cody, 28 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Regsitered-10/13/1877
1880 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: Margaret Shaughnessy, 50 yrs, Married, Restaurant Keeper, b. Ireland, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Katie Shaughnessy, daughter, 17 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Annie Shaughnessy, daughter, 11 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; James Shaughnessy, son, 15 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Louise McDonald, daughter, 20 yrs, Married, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Josephine McDonald, granddaughter, 2 yrs, Single, at home, b. Nevada, Father b. Scotland, Mother b. California
Homer Mining Index, 9/24/1881: MARRIED. In Bodie, September 18th, M. J. Cody to Katie Shaughnessy.
1882 & 1884 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 32 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-7/3/1882
1886 & 1888 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 36 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-b. 8/31/1886
1892 & 1894 Mono County Great Register of Voters: M. J. Cody, 42 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Sheriff, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bridgeport, Post Office Address-Bridgeport, Registered-8/1/1892
1896 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, Miner, 45 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bodie West, Registered-4/27/1896, Post Office Address-Bodie
1900 Census, Mill St., Bodie, Mono County, California: Michael J. Cody, b. Jun 1850, 49 yrs, Married 18 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland, Miner, Owns home free of mortgage; Catherine M. Cody, wife, b. Jun 1863, 36 yrs, 6 children born/6 children then living, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Ellen M. Cody, daughter, b. Jun 1882, 18 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mary L. Cody, daughter, b. Apr 1884, 16 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Edmund J. Cody, son, b. Dec 1886, 13 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mervyn J. Cody, son, b. Mar 1890, 10 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Catherine Cody, daughter, b. Feb 1895, 5 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Ralph A. Cody, son, b. Dec 1899, 5 mos, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school
1904 Mono County Registered Voters: Michael J. Cody, 54 yrs, Precinct-Bodie East, Residence-Bodie (Was also on the 1900 and 1902 voters list)
California Death Index: Michael J. Cody, 55 yrs, d. 7/24/1905, Mono County (County Code 26)
Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 6/3/1911: Mono County Delinquent Tax List. Notice of Sale. No. 69. Cody, Mrs. M. J. – Bodie School District. Lots in the town of Bodie, lot 9, block 15; value $20; improvements; house, value $100; Lot in Bodie, value $15; total value $135. Total tax, $3.38; first installment, $1.69’ 15 per cent penalty, 25 cents; second installment, $1.69; 5 per cent penalty, 17 cents; costs $1.00. Total amounts due and delinquent -- $4.80
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Note: Mr. Cody is memorialized as buried in the Miners' Union cemetery based on his history as a member and his later membership with another United Workers' association./ss
[Unreadable saying]…today, we write upon the page of Mono’s departed pioneers the name of one with a heart fully worthy, of the name of Michael Joseph Cody.
On the afternoon of the 13th inst. he was struck on the head by a rock thrown from a blast which resulted in a fractured skull. Two operations were performed but meningitis proved the victor and he, at the age of 55 years and 26 days, surrounded by those he loved and blessed with all the rites of that church of which he was a devout member, passed away at 7:30 P.M., July 24, 1905.
Born on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on the 28th day of June 1850, he early took the advice of Horace Greeley and journeyed westward to the bonanza camp, Virginia. Hearing of the wonders of the famous Bodie he soon arrived to make it his lifetime home.
A giant in stature, a man of strong personality, fearless for right in the years since 1876, when first he arrived in this county, his name has been linked with each and every forward movement.
In September 1881, he was married to Miss Kate Shaughnessy of Bodie. Six children were the fruits of this union and gathered at the bedside for the last farewell.
In 1877 he was one of the organizers of the Bodie Miners’ Union and retained his membership until about a year ago, when he became a member of the Bodie Labor Union of which organization he was President at the time of his death.
Mr. Cody was always one of the leaders of the Democratic party in this section and as a reward was appointed, during the ? Cleveland administration, as Receiver for the Land Office then located in Bodie. In 1888 he was elected sheriff of Mono, which office he held for two terms. He was a Past Master of Bodie Lodge, No. 143 A.O.U.W. and was buried under the auspices of that order.
Mr. Cody leaves a wife, three daughters – Mrs. D. V. Cain, Miss May Cody and little Katie – three sons – Edmund, Mervyn and Ralph and two brothers, one in Cripple Creek and the other in San Jose, and a nephew – Chas. H. Miller of Bodie, who was constantly with him during his last hours.
The body was taken to Bodie early Tuesday morning and buried on Bodie’s hill-side the following day.
Personally we had known the deceased for over twenty years and knew him always as a Man. No greater praise can be said of any one than that. True to the principles of manhood and his God, true as a husband and father, steadfast as a friend. No weeping willow will droop above his grave, the green grass and the purling stream tempers not the dusty breeze but the redolent sage will shade the mound and the flitting lizard and chattering chipmunk will call in vain for their old companion. (also a poem not transcribed here/ss)
(Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 7/28/1905)
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Reno Evening Gazette, 7/28/1905 (Friday): Death of M. J. Cody. Mike Cody, whose skull was fractured by a blast near Bridgeport several days ago, died Tuesday. He was well known in Bodie and vicinity, having served two years as sheriff of Mono county. He was a popular citizen of that section.
Oakland Tribune, 8/1/1905: Died. CODY – In Bridgeport, Mono county, Cal., July 24, Michael Joseph, dearly beloved husband of Catherine M. Cody, loving father of Edmund J., Mervyn J., May L., Katie and Ralph Cody, and Mrs. D. V. Cain, and brother James S. Cody of Cripple Creek, Colo., and Edward R. Cody, of Fresno, Cal., a native of Lake Geneva, Wis., aged 55 years and 26 days (Cripple Creek, Lake Geneva and Fresno papers please copy.)
Walker Lake Bulletin, 8/4/1905 (Friday): Mike Cody, former sheriff of Mono county, died in Bodie last Tuesday from injuries received by the the (sic) premature explosion of a blast.
1875 Nevada State Census, White Pine County: POSSIBLE – M. J. Cody, 25 yrs, Coal Dealer, b. Wisconsin
1879 & 1880 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael Joseph Cody, 28 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Regsitered-10/13/1877
1880 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: Margaret Shaughnessy, 50 yrs, Married, Restaurant Keeper, b. Ireland, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Katie Shaughnessy, daughter, 17 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Annie Shaughnessy, daughter, 11 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; James Shaughnessy, son, 15 yrs, Single, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Louise McDonald, daughter, 20 yrs, Married, at home, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Josephine McDonald, granddaughter, 2 yrs, Single, at home, b. Nevada, Father b. Scotland, Mother b. California
Homer Mining Index, 9/24/1881: MARRIED. In Bodie, September 18th, M. J. Cody to Katie Shaughnessy.
1882 & 1884 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 32 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-7/3/1882
1886 & 1888 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, 36 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Miner, Residence-Bodie, Registered-b. 8/31/1886
1892 & 1894 Mono County Great Register of Voters: M. J. Cody, 42 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Sheriff, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bridgeport, Post Office Address-Bridgeport, Registered-8/1/1892
1896 Mono County Great Register of Voters: Michael J. Cody, Miner, 45 yrs, 6’ 1” tall, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, b. Wisconsin, Residence-Bodie West, Registered-4/27/1896, Post Office Address-Bodie
1900 Census, Mill St., Bodie, Mono County, California: Michael J. Cody, b. Jun 1850, 49 yrs, Married 18 yrs, b. Wisconsin, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland, Miner, Owns home free of mortgage; Catherine M. Cody, wife, b. Jun 1863, 36 yrs, 6 children born/6 children then living, b. California, Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Ireland; Ellen M. Cody, daughter, b. Jun 1882, 18 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mary L. Cody, daughter, b. Apr 1884, 16 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Edmund J. Cody, son, b. Dec 1886, 13 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Mervyn J. Cody, son, b. Mar 1890, 10 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Catherine Cody, daughter, b. Feb 1895, 5 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school; Ralph A. Cody, son, b. Dec 1899, 5 mos, Single, b. California, Father b. Wisconsin, Mother b. California, at school
1904 Mono County Registered Voters: Michael J. Cody, 54 yrs, Precinct-Bodie East, Residence-Bodie (Was also on the 1900 and 1902 voters list)
California Death Index: Michael J. Cody, 55 yrs, d. 7/24/1905, Mono County (County Code 26)
Bridgeport Chronicle-Union, 6/3/1911: Mono County Delinquent Tax List. Notice of Sale. No. 69. Cody, Mrs. M. J. – Bodie School District. Lots in the town of Bodie, lot 9, block 15; value $20; improvements; house, value $100; Lot in Bodie, value $15; total value $135. Total tax, $3.38; first installment, $1.69’ 15 per cent penalty, 25 cents; second installment, $1.69; 5 per cent penalty, 17 cents; costs $1.00. Total amounts due and delinquent -- $4.80
Rootsweb.com World Connect Project ([email protected]): http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1180181&id=I55342760
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Note: Mr. Cody is memorialized as buried in the Miners' Union cemetery based on his history as a member and his later membership with another United Workers' association./ss
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