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Samuel Bodine

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Samuel Bodine

Birth
Death
30 Apr 1872 (aged 84)
Burial
East Union, Wayne County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8076222, Longitude: -81.8258278
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84 y 9 m 22 d

Samuel Bodine purchased at least 140 acres of land in Wayne County, OH in 1830 he bought 120 acres in the SE/4 of Sec 3 of East Union Township for a cost of $240.00. On 21 Dec 1838 he bought another 20 acres of the SE/4 Sec 3 at a cost of $280.00. From 1830 to 1838 the price per acre went from $2 to $14 per acre.
Samuel and Mary gave birth to six children in Greene County, PA, and they were Joseph, Sarah,Nancy, Ann, Lovina and John. The five children born in Wayne County, OH are Elizabeth, Eliza Jane, James, Mary Ann and Samuel H. Bodine. Ten of the children married, all in Wayne County, Ohio

In his will, Samuel Bodine left his farm in East Union Township of Wayne County, Ohio to seven of his children, to wit: sons John, James and Samuel, Jr. and daughters Sarah
Barnes, Nancy Freeman, Eliza Stirk and Elizabeth Anchberger. To his unmarried daughter Lovina he bequeathed all of the household furniture. One hundred dollars was given to his grandson Elmer Tarr when he came of age, and the same to the heirs of his son Joseph (deceased). To his son Samuel, Jr. he left whatever personal property that was left on his farm when his father Samuel "moved to town" which is assumed to be Wooster, Ohio. His son James was made executor of his will.--The Fox Family, p.98, Charles S. Fox
84 y 9 m 22 d

Samuel Bodine purchased at least 140 acres of land in Wayne County, OH in 1830 he bought 120 acres in the SE/4 of Sec 3 of East Union Township for a cost of $240.00. On 21 Dec 1838 he bought another 20 acres of the SE/4 Sec 3 at a cost of $280.00. From 1830 to 1838 the price per acre went from $2 to $14 per acre.
Samuel and Mary gave birth to six children in Greene County, PA, and they were Joseph, Sarah,Nancy, Ann, Lovina and John. The five children born in Wayne County, OH are Elizabeth, Eliza Jane, James, Mary Ann and Samuel H. Bodine. Ten of the children married, all in Wayne County, Ohio

In his will, Samuel Bodine left his farm in East Union Township of Wayne County, Ohio to seven of his children, to wit: sons John, James and Samuel, Jr. and daughters Sarah
Barnes, Nancy Freeman, Eliza Stirk and Elizabeth Anchberger. To his unmarried daughter Lovina he bequeathed all of the household furniture. One hundred dollars was given to his grandson Elmer Tarr when he came of age, and the same to the heirs of his son Joseph (deceased). To his son Samuel, Jr. he left whatever personal property that was left on his farm when his father Samuel "moved to town" which is assumed to be Wooster, Ohio. His son James was made executor of his will.--The Fox Family, p.98, Charles S. Fox


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