Bodle, F. S.

BODLE, STRONG

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 1/9/2013 at 08:15:28

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

BODLE, F.S.—Grinnell Twp—pg 886. Physician and surgeon, Grinnell. Was born in Orange county, New York, February 2, 1838, and when one year of age removed with his parents to Pennsylvania and remained until nine years of age when he went to Wisconsin. There attended school and after completing his freshman year went to Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, and finished the junior years. He enlisted, April 19, 1861, in company C, Seventh Ohio infantry regiment as private, and served one and one-half years. Was taken prisoner at Cross Lanes, West Virginia, August 26, 1861, and held at Libby, Newlines and Salisbury. Was paroled in June, 1862, and discharged in October of the same year. He returned to Ohio and completed his medical course, graduating at the Cleveland Charity Medical Hospital College, February 4, 1864. Then enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio infantry as assistant surgeon and served until October 26, 1865. Was then discharged and went to Minnesota, where he practiced until 1870, when he was appointed contract surgeon in the Indian service for the United States, serving in that capacity until 1878. Then came to this county, and although he has resided here but two years, already has won a good practice. Dr. Bodle was married in Minnesota, February 10, 1867, to Miss Minerva L. Strong. They had one child, Fannie M. (born October 2, 1869; died January 4, 1874). He has taken two children to raise: May and Laura.