Frank Edwin Bodily

Brief Life History of Frank Edwin

When Frank Edwin Bodily was born on 12 February 1881, in Fairview, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, William Bodily, was 38 and his mother, Delilah McFerson, was 29. He married Ellen Lowe Allen on 27 November 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Whitney, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1950 and Boise, Idaho, United States in 1956. He died on 30 April 1956, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Edwin Bodily
1881–1956
Ellen Lowe Allen
1887–1959
Marriage: 27 November 1907
Frank Reynold Bodily
1908–1976
Ross Allen Bodily
1910–1974
Carson Allen Bodily
1912–1995
Morris Allen Bodily
1914–1995
Nellie Allen Bodily
1917–2004

Sources (49)

  • Frank E Bodily, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Frank E Bodily, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Frank Edwin Bodily, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1887 · New Zealands's First National Park

Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English (Northamptonshire): perhaps a variant of Baddeley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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