West Virginia Pioneers
Benniah Bodkin
1818 - 1901 (~ 83 years)-
Name Benniah Bodkin Born CA 1818 West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 8 May 1901 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Death Record
Name: /Bodkins
Sex: Male
Death Date: 08 May 1901
Death Place: Graham, Elk District, Kanawha, West Virginia
Age at Death: 78y
Birth Date: 1823
Occupation: farmer
Mother: /Bodkins
Father: /Bodkins
Informant: son
Cause: stomach trouble
BOTKIN, BENIAH
The obit, from The Mail Tribune, Friday May 10, 1901…."Death of Beniah Botkin.
Beniah Bodkin, aged 83 years, died Wednesday night at his home on Cooper's creek after an illness of three weeks with stomach trouble. He leaves eight children and three brothers, one of whom, C.J. Botkin, is a well known resident of this city. Funeral services will be conducted today at the residence at 10 o'clock a.m., and the remains will be interred in the family burial ground on Cooper's creek."
[Submitted by: Linda Sodaro at LMS59@aol.com]
Person ID I82821 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father John James Bodkin, b. Between 1790 and 1800, d. Bef 1850 (Age ~ 59 years) Mother Jane [Bodkin], b. CA 1800, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Notes
1830 Wood, VA
Bodkins, James
1m 20-30
1830 Kanawha, VA
Bodkin, John
1m 0-5 [Andrew 1829 ?]
3m 5-10 [Delano 1822, Chap 1825, Josiah 1826?]
1m 10-15 [Benniah 1818]
1m 30-40
1f 0-5
1f 30-40
1840 Kanawha, VA
Jas Bodkins
3m 5-10 [John 1830, Columbus 1832, James 1833]
1m 10-15 [Andrew 1829/30]
2m 15-20 [Chap 1825, [Josiah 1826]
2m 20-30 [Benniah 1818, Delano 1822 1820- ?]
1f 20-30
1f 30-40 [Jane]
1850 Kanawha, VA # 1758-1803 all born VA
Jane Botkin 49
Bemah 30 m
Delana 28 m
John 19
Columbus 18
James 17
1860 Kanawha, VA # 1292 all born VA
Jane E Bodkin 65
John 28
Columbus 24
1870 Elk, Kanawha, WV # 346
Bodkin, Jane 73 Va now WV
Andrew is missing in 1850 but if he was born in 1829, he could very well be off somewhere else and was missed. If he was born in 1829, he fits in, and Josiah must have been born in 1825 and CJ in 1824. Andrew may be John but then why is he listed with Jane in 1860?
Family ID F21508 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Evaline Malcolm, b. CA 1830, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 69 years) Notes
1860 Kanawha, VA # 1290 all born VA
Beniah Bodkin 43
Emeline 30
Cinthia A 7
Joseph E 6
John E 4
Mary J 1
Elizabeth C 2/12
1870 Elk, Kanawha, WV #32
Botkins, Benniah 52 Va now WV
Evaline 40
Cynthia A 18
Joseh E 16
John E 14
Mary J 12
Caroline E 10
Benjamin F 7
James W T S 5 WV
Chapman J 3
Charles 4/12 Feb
1880 Elk, Kanawha, WV # 347 all WVWVWV
Botkins, Beniah 62
Eveline 50
John E 24 son
Mary J 21 da
Elizabeth C 19 da
Benjamin F 18 son
James W T S 15 son
Chapman J 12 son
Charles A 10 son
Thomas W 6 son
1900 Elk, Kanawha, WV # 86
Botkin, Sherman 36 m 3y WVWVWV
Emma 10/1874 25 m 3y 3-1 child WV VAVA
Pauley, Eary D ss 5/1895 WVWVWV
Botkin, Benniah father 5/1818 wd WVWVWV
Ramsey, Frank boarder 16 WVWVWV
KCBR
Charles A May 1871
but he's on the 1870 census
Children 1. Cynthia A Bodkin, b. CA 1853, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown2. Joseph E Bodkin, b. CA 1854, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown3. John E Bodkin, b. 7 May 1856, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown4. Mary J Bodkin, b. 15 Jun 1858, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown5. Elizabeth Caroline Bodkin, b. 1860, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown6. Benjamin F Bodkin, b. CA 1863, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown7. James W T Sherman Bodkin, b. CA 1865, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown8. Chapman Johnson Bodkin, b. 18 Jul 1867, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Nov 1949, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)9. Charles A Bodkin, b. Feb 1870, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown10. Thomas W Bodkin, b. CA 1874, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F21513 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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