Notes for: Samuel Tucker Bodine

There seems to be some confusion as to where Samuel was actually born. Some census information says Pennsylvania. However, his own family Bible says he was born in Burlington Co., NJ. This is also repeated in some other info below. Since all his siblings seem to have been born in Wading River as well, I think we can go with the evidence of that. It is, however, somewhat uncertain.

I believe the paper "Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Bodine Family" says he became a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He is 40 years old in the 1850 Census of Philadephia (p. 467). He moved to Philadelphia as a young man and lived in what was known as the city of Kensington. He was the mayor there prior to its consolidation with Philadelphia. He is mentioned in "Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania," p. 1327.

There is a family Bible associated with this family. This Bible was offered for sale at Ebay in June of 2002. I believe it was part of an estate sale or something. I bought it, made copies of the genealogical pages, and then resold it to Barbara Bivens who is related to this line of Bodines. I don't know who the original owners were, but it contains the family of Samuel Tucker Bodine and his two wives: Isabel Sheppard Nixon and Louisa Wylie Millikin. Samuel was born July 19, 1810 in the Wading River Tavern in Burlington Co., NJ. His parents were Capt. John Bodine (b.1745) and Ann Taylor (b. 1765).

Here are a couple of pictures of the Bible. Click on this link to see the cover page and on this link to see the outside binding. The Bible measures eleven inches tall, by eight inches wide, by three inches thick. Click on the highlighted links below to see the actual pages of the Bible.

Marriages

John Bodine and Ann

Taylor, 16th Sept. 1790, in

Burlington Co. New Jersey

Jeremiah S Nixon & Mary S
Thompson April 30th 1816 in
Cumberland Co. New Jersey

Samuel T Bodine & Isabel
S. Nixon dec. 19th 1833 in Kent
County Delaware

Samuel T Bodine and
Louisa W. Millikin, Nov. 25th
1851 Philada. Pa.

Francis L Bodine & Mary
Belle Millikin Oct. 14th 1858
Philada. Pa.

William Millikin and
Martha Orr in Philada.

Thomas Wallace & Emily
J Bodine Oct 16th 1862
at Germantown Phila

Note: The entry above is in another pen and by a different hand than the other marriage entries. The "16th" is penciled in. This also appears to be a different hand (and pen) than the person who wrote the "North of Ireland" entries (see further below).

Births (page 1)

John Bodine, in New

Jersey 1745

Note: The "5" has been changed to a "3".

Ann Bodine in North
Carolina 1765
Note: The "5" has been changed to a "3".

Jeremiah Smith Nixon,
Cumbd Co. N.J. Sept 20th 1794.

Mary Shaw Thompson,
Cumbd Co. N.J. decr 22nd 1794.

Samuel Tucker Bodine,
Burlington Co. N.J. July 29th 1810

Isabel Sheppard Nixon,
Cumbd Co. N.J. April 27th 1817

Louisa Wylie Millikin,
Philada. Pa. Nov. 16th 1820

William Milliken,
North of Ireland

Martha Orr,
North of Ireland

Note: "North of Ireland" above is written in with a different pen; although, it appears to be the same hand as most of the other Bible entries. However, the person writing may have been older as the writing is a little less stylish.

Francis Lee Bodine, Son
of Samuel T. & Isabel S Bodine
Decr. 14th 1834, in Kent Co., Del.

Emily Jane, daughter of Saml.
T & Isabel S Bodine Oct 5th
1836, Philada. Pa.

Jeremiah Nixon, Son
of Samuel T & Isabel S Bodine
decr. 7th 1838, Philada. Pa.

Samuel Thompson, Son of
Samuel T & Isabel S. Bodine
March 5th 1841, Philada. Pa.

Births (page 2)

Louisa, daughter of Samuel T
& Louisa W Bodine decr 25th 1852
in Philada. Pa.

Samuel Taylor, Son of Samuel
T & Louisa W Bodine Augt 23rd
1854, Philada. Pa.

Martha Milliken, daught
of Samuel T & Louisa W Bodine
Augt. 13th 1856, in Philada. Pa.

Alice, daughter of Samuel
T & Louisa W Bodine Nov 16th
1858, Germantown Pa.

Deaths
John Bodine March 26th 1826

in Burlington Co NJ.

Ann Bodine, March 26th 1831
Salem Co NJ.

Isabel S. Bodine March 26th 1841
in Philada. Pa.

Samuel Thompson Bodine
July 4th 1841, in Bridgeton, NJ.

Louisa Bodine, Augt 7th, 1854
at Cape May NJ.
_____________________________

Mary Shaw Nixon
Dec 14th 1861

Martha Orr Millikin
Nov. 22nd 1864.

Note: These last two entries appear to be in the same hand and pen as the person who wrote "North of Ireland".

From Find A Grave:

69y
Married
1520 Pine Street

1879-11-28; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer
"Samuel T. Bodine, a citizen who was for many years prominent in business circles in Philadelphia, died on Wednesday. Deceased was at one time largely interested in glass works and other manufactures in Southern New Jersey, and was formerly one of the directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, His funeral will take place tomorrow noon, with services at the First Presbyterian Church, Seventh street and Washington Square."
married 1st Isabel Sheppard Nixon Dec. 19, 1833 in Kent Co. DE. after her death married 2nd Louisa Wylie Millikin Nov. 25, 1851 in Philadelphia.

From Ronny Bodine:

Samuel Bodine served as mayor of Kensington prior to its consolidation with the city of Philadelphia. He was a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for 15 years, a manager of the Presbyterian Board of Education, and a director of various financial and other corporations and institutions. See his biography in "Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania," Vol. I-III originally published in 1911. Isabel (Nixon) Bodine was the daughter of Jeremiah Smith and Mary (Thompson) Nixon. His 2nd wife, Louisa (Milliken) Bodine was the daughter of William and Martha (Orr) Milliken. In 1880, now a widow, Louisa was living with her daughter Alice as boarders in the home of Francis and Martha Nichols in Philadelphia. Samuel Bodine died of chronic bronchitis and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Obituary, North American (Philadelphia, Pa.) of 27 March 1841.
On Friday afternoon, 26th instant, Mrs. Isabella S., wife of Samuel T. Bodine, Esq., in the 24th year of her age. The friends of the family are respectfully requested to attend her funeral from her late residence No. 93 Germantown Road, on Sunday afternoon, 28th inst., at 3 o'clock.