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Preston M Bodey

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Preston M Bodey

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Feb 1936 (aged 76)
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Middle Section - Row 10
Memorial ID
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Husband of Grace E. Beckley. Son of Charles N. and Nydia M. (Leymaster) Bodey.

Preston was tried for murdering his father. It was alleged that Preston had quarreled with his father and struck him with a coal bucket causing a gash on his head that became infected and led to his death two weeks later. A jury found Preston not guilty.
Husband of Grace E. Beckley. Son of Charles N. and Nydia M. (Leymaster) Bodey.

Preston was tried for murdering his father. It was alleged that Preston had quarreled with his father and struck him with a coal bucket causing a gash on his head that became infected and led to his death two weeks later. A jury found Preston not guilty.

Gravesite Details

Although his tombstone lists 1934 as the year of his death his death certificate clearly indicates 1936.



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  • Maintained by: Tim Gruber
  • Originally Created by: EatatJoes
  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155159199/preston_m-bodey: accessed ), memorial page for Preston M Bodey (24 Oct 1859–19 Feb 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 155159199, citing Saint Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tim Gruber (contributor 47185765).