Husband: Ruben Sylvanis Bode
Also known as: Sylvanis Bode 1,2,3,4
Born: Dec- 7-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6,1 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-25-1954 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6
Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7,5
Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5,3,4
Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1930 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1929 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: William H. Bode (1848 - 1912)
Mother: Rachel Spurgeon (1847 - 1924)
Wife: Ida Bell Tharp 9,10 Married: Apr-11-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
Born: Aug-13-1873 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 11,6,12 Died: Sep-16-1959 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Ebenezer Hayes Tharp (1837 - 1899) Mother: Amanda Wass (1836 - 1924)
M Child 1: Alvin Paris Bode 4 Born: 1903 6 Died: 1929 6 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Mildred D. Bode Born: Jan- 1-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,14 Died: May- -1977 13 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Census: 1940 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1926 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Husband: Everett R. Stoneking b. Nov- 8-1905 d. Feb-16-1940 Married: Apr-17-1926 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 3: Harley June Bode Also known as: June Bode 17,18 Born: Jun- 6-1907 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Died: Apr-28-2001 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 19 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 19,20 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Military: Tec 4, U.S. Army , World War II 19 Wife: Elsie B. Rollyson b. May-17-1922 d. Feb-19-2009 Married: Jan- 1-1946 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 4: Stacy Leon Bode 4 Born: Mar-14-1911 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 22,23 Died: Jan- 4-1961 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV 5,23 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 24,5 Resided: in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: newspaper route 5 Occupation: 1940 mail carrier 16 Military: May-13-1941 - Jan- 6-1946 S/Sgt, US Army, 1474 Engr Maint Co, World War II 25,26 Wife: Audrey Elaine Burbridge b. Dec-23-1904 d. Jul-22-1989 Census name: Audra E. Burbridge
F Child 5: Sadie Irene Bode Born: Oct- 5-1913 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 22,14 Died: bef Apr 2001 4 Resided: 1932 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Herman C. Warner b. Nov- -1907 d. Jun-18-1975 Married: Oct-27-1932 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 27 Separated: 1943 25
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (2) Death record of son. (3) Obituary of father. (4) Obituary of brother. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) Death record of wife. (10) Obituary of son. (11) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 144. (12) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (17) Death record of father. (18) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (19) Obituary. (20) Newspaper engagement announcement of grandson. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Headstone. (24) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (25) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (26) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Herman C. Warner, 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Auburn; and Sadie Irene Bode, 19, b. Ritchie Co, res. Auburn. Married Oct 27 1932 in Harrisville. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 145, incorrectly identifies husband as Homer Warner.), MR p. 352 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11543947&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1876. Note (2) listed as a servant in the household of Sarah J. (Lowther) Stout and three of her children. Note (3) Enumerated twice in this census, once in his parents' household and once in the household of his widowed sister Mildred.