Oliver P. Bodwell was the son of Enoch Bodwell and Elizabeth Bell. He was born 16 Aug 1830 in Lodi Twp, Athens Co, Ohio and married Clarissa Frost on 8 April 1856 in [Athens], Athens County, Ohio. Her picture is elsewhere on this site, entitled "Clarissa (Frost) Bodwell With Three Of Her Grandchildren." Oliver and Clarissa had six children: Anna Eliza, Orlinda Elizabeth, George Washington, Marion Elisha, Sarah Idella, and Joseph Oliver Bodwell. Oliver died of cancer on 21 Aug 1884.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...