West Virginia Pioneers

Oscar Lafayette Bodkin

Male 1858 - Yes, date unknown


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Oscar Lafayette Bodkin 
    Born 10 Oct 1858  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I82833  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Chapman Johnson Bodkin,   b. May 1824, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sarah Bender,   b. CA 1832, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1850  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 


    • 1850 Charleston, Kanawha, VA # 47-48
      Chapman L Botkin 25 Kanawha Co
      Sarah 18 Germany

      1860 Charleston (town), Kanawha, VA # 944
      Chapman J Bodkins 35 merchant VA
      Sarah 26 Saxony
      William C 9 VA
      Laurence A 7
      Edward L 4
      Oscar 2
      Sarah Ellis 45 VA

      1870 Charleston, Kanawha, WV #308-321
      Botkin, Chapman J 46 grocer Va now WV
      Sarah 32 " "
      William C 19 Va now WV
      Lawrence A 17
      Edward A 15
      Oscar L 13
      Mary J 8
      George 6
      Herman 4 WV
      Burdett, Jane 22 servant Va now WV

      1880 Charleston, Kanawha, WV #301-355
      Botkin, Chapman 56 mayor of city WVWVWV
      Sarah 48 Prussia Prussia Prussia
      Lawrence 27 son clerk in store
      Edward A 25 son dentist
      Awsker 28 son clerk in store
      Iffie 17 da
      Herman 15 son
      Lillie D 12 d
      Edith M 8 da
      Holly H 5 son

      1900 Charleston, Kanawha, WV # 95-99
      Scaggs, John E 11/1872 m 2y WV VA VA
      Edith M 8/1872 m 2y 1-1 child WVWV Ger
      May L da 3/1900 WVWVWV
      Botkin, Chapman T fil 5/1824 wd WVWVWV
      Lula L niece 1/1882 s WVWVWV

      KCBR
      not named male 10 Nov 1857
    Family ID F21509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Annie Hammock,   b. 26 Feb 1859, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1882  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1881 license
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia
      Oscar L Botkin, 23, Kanawha, Kanawha
      Milly A. Hammack, 23, Kanawha, Kanawha

      Hardesty's History of Kanawha County
      Oscar Lafayette Botkin - son of CJ and Sarah (Bender) Botkin, spoken of in the sketch preceding this one, was born in Kanawha County, Oct 10, 1858. At Charleston, in 1882, he was united in marriage with Mildred Annie Hammock, who was born in Roane County, now WV, Feb 26, 1859. Jackson and Mildred Hammock, her parents, are no longer living. Mr & Mrs O L Botkin have one daughter, Lula L, born Feb 8, 1883. Mr Botkin is a traveling salesman for the "Five-Cent Store" of F J Daniels & Co,, who are wholesale and retail dealers in Queensware, Glassware, Tinware, Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Notions, Toys, Storeroom first door below St Albert HOtel, Charleston
    Children 
     1. Lulu L Bodkin,   b. 8 Feb 1883, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F21519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S753] Hardesty's History of Kanawha County, WV.

    2. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.