Deacon Anson Green Bodwell (1801-1892)

"Mr. Bodwell, who was a furniture maker by vocation, came to Kansas in 1857, his family following him the following year, except his two sons, Lewis and Sherman (the latter a soldier of the Union during the Civil War), who came to this state in 1856. There was nothing especially noteworthy in the career of Mr. Bodwell beyond the fact that he was eminently honest, consistently industrious and greatly respected because of the possession of sterling qualities of mind and heart. In later years, Mr. Bodwell was a man of venerable appearance, and his memory is yet kept green in the minds of the few remaining old settlers who live at and about Topeka and who shared with him the privileges of assisting the city in its early and later years of development. Kansas and Kansans: Volume 4

Photos of Anson G. Bodwell and Elizabeth Ives Bodwell submitted by Henry Hassell, Amelia Va.

Born	Died	Married	Spouse
3 Jun 1801	4 Apr 1892	1 Oct 1826	Elizabeth Ives
Simsbury, Ct	Clifton Springs, Ny	New Haven, Ct	b. 4 Jul 1805

Children of Anson and Elizabeth (Ives) Bodwell

	Name	Birth Date	Birth Place	Death Date	Death Place
1.	Lewis	8 Sep 1827	New Haven, Ct	23 Nov 1894	Clifton Springs, Ny
2.	Mary Ann	15 Oct 1828	New Haven, Ct	22 Jul 1829	New Haven, Ct
3.	James	23 May 1830	Farmington, Ct	17 Jan 1900	St. Joseph, La
4.	Edwin	7 Dec 1832	Windsor, Oh	14 Aug 1903	Topeka, Ks
5.	Lt. Sherman	3 Aug 1835	Chardon, Oh	12 Sep 1871	Topeka, Ks
6.	Augustus	7 Jun 1838	New Haven, Ct	24 Jan 1893	New Haven, Ct
7.	Mary Elizabeth	31 Jul 1842	Farmington, Ct	20 Oct 1918	Topeka, Ks
8.	Eliza Chapin	5 Apr 1846	Farmington, Ct	6 Oct 1848	Farmington, Ct
9.	Charles Amos	28 May 1848	Farmington, Ct	6 Jul 1914	Topeka, Ks
10.	Emeline Grace	19 Apr 1851	Farmington, Ct	15 Jun 1931	Topeka, Ks

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