George Washington Bodwell (1827-1874)

Son of: Enoch 1794

In 1860, George owned a dry goods business in Fairfield Township, Madison County, Ohio. By 1870, George moved the family to the Village of Good Hope, Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio where he was a dry goods merchant. After George's death in 1874, Sarah moved the family to Kirkwood, Illinois. (by Francis Washington Bodwell, in The History of Fayette County, Ohio, pp. 67-8.)

According to Russell Ewing, George’s great-grandson, George was born at Marietta, Ohio. Russell also submitted information explaining that George was a school teacher and died in a forest fire in 1874. Family tradition holds that George’s wife, Sarah Peel, was a daughter of Sir Robert Peel, founder of the London “Bobbies” police force.

Born	Died	Married	Spouse
9 Apr 1827	13 Dec 1874	4 May 1857	Sarah Elizabeth Peel
Lodi Twp, Oh	Good Hope, Oh	Campbell Co, Ky	b. 10 Feb 1841

Children of George and Sarah (Peel) Bodwell

	Name	Birth Date	Birth Place	Death Date	Death Place
1.	Alfaretta A.(Rettie)	27 Mar 1858	Good Hope, Oh	1943	Kirkwood, Il
2.	Harley R.	29 May 1860	Good Hope, Oh	AFT 1889	Denver, Co?
3.	Elmer E.	4 Jan 1863	Good Hope, Oh	24 Mar 1863	Good Hope, Oh
4.	George Francis	1 Jun 1866	Good Hope, Oh	6 Jun 1911	Wyoming, Il
5.	Oliver P.	Aug 1867	Good Hope, Oh	1903	Kirkwood, Il
6.	Arthur Enoch	8 Jul 1871	Good Hope, Oh	10 Feb 1932	Wyoming, Il
7.	Elizabeth B.	10 Apr 1874	Good Hope, Oh	AFT Feb 1932	Peoria, Il

February 2, 1997 January 28, 2006
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