Jacob Bodmer, junior, son of German immigrants Anna Maria (née Lantz) and Jacob Bodmer, senior, was born 18 May 1856 in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia. When enumerated in 1860, the Bodmer family were farming in Fairfax County, but the census indicates also that the family had also moved through Virginia's Culpeper and Prince William Counties. In the 1860s, the Bodmers relocated to Montgomery County, Maryland, and by 1880 had moved back across the Potomac River to Loudoun County, Virginia.

Jacob Bodmer, junior, and Carrie M. Wiles were married on 20 January 1887 at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. The groom was then a resident of Middleburg, Loudoun County; the bride of Hagerstown.

The couple's first three children were born in Middleburg. By 1892, Jacob, junior, and Carrie had moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, where their next five children were born.

Jacob Bodmer, junior, worked as shoemaker. He was also, in 1899, appointed a deputy sheriff for Montgomery County. In the 1910 census, he was a farmer; in the 1920 a mail carrier.

Children:

• William Henry LeRoy Bodmer (1887-1948)
• Jacob Burgess Bodmer (1889-1890)
• Mary Elizabeth "Lyda" Bodmer (1890-1928)
• Charles Roszier Bodmer (1892-1966)
• Carrie Geneva Bodmer Chiswell (1893-1978)
• Minnie Louise Bodmer Myerly (1895-1996)
• Jessie May Bodmer Campbell (1897-1989)
• George Reginald Bodmer (1899-1959)

Notes

1860 U.S. Census, "S O & A R. Road" (South Orange and Alexandria Railroad), Fairfax Co., Virginia; dwelling 273, family 285, lines 5-11, p. 38 (written) 20 Nov 1860.
5. Jacob Bodmer, 37, farmer, Germany.
6. Mary Bodmer, 25, Germany.
7. John Bodmer, 10, Fairfax.
8. Barbara Bodmer, 8, Pr William.
9. Geo. W. Bodmer, 6, Pr William.
10. Jacob Bodmer, 4, Culpeper.
11. Andrew Bodmer, 2, Fairfax.
• The census enumerator thoughtfully provided more detailed places of birth, allowing the family's movements to be tracked.

1870 U.S. Census, District 3, Montgomery Co., Maryland; dwelling 417, family 433, lines 5-11, p. 341B (printed), p. 74 (written), 23 Aug 1870 (P.O.: Poolesville).
5. "Bodemer," Jacob, 48, wheelwright, Wurttemberg.
6. ----- Mary, 45, keeping house, Wurttemberg.
7. ----- George, 16, Virginia.
8. ----- Jacob, 14, Maryland.
9. ----- Mary, 11, Maryland.
10. ----- William, 9, Maryland.
11. ----- Minnie, 2, Maryland.

1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 53, Mercer, Loudoun Co., Virginia; dwelling 272, family 273, lines 35-40, p. 442 (printed), p. 49 (written), 24 Jun 1880.
35. Bodmer, Jacob, 58, [head], wagon maker; born in Germany, parents in Germany.
36. ----- Mary, 55, wife, keeping house; born in Germany, parents in Germany.
37. ----- George, 25, son, wagon maker, Va.
38. ----- Jacob, jr., 23, son, Va.
39. ----- William, 16, son, at home, Va.
40. ----- Minnie, 11, daughter, at home, Md.
• Jacob, jr., was lined out.

1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 111, 3rd Election District, Montgomery Co., Maryland; dwelling 111, family 117, lines 19-20, p. 283B (printed), p. 14 (printed), -- Jun 1880.
19. Bodmer, Jacob, 24, shoemaker; born in Maryland, parents in "Virginia."
20. Eastham, Case F., 26, boarder, school teacher, Maryland

Marriage license: Jacob Bodmer, Jr. & Carrie M. Wiles, 20 Jan 1887, Washington Co., Maryland (license #225). Groom, age 22, resident of Middlebury, Loudoun Co., Virginia; bride, age 25, resident of Hagerstown. Image of original. Washington County Free Library, "Washington County MD Marriages 1887 (201-610).")

"Mr. Arthur Williams, the newly elected sheriff, has appointed [...] the following deputies [...] third [district] Jacob Bodmer [...]" ("Montgomery County," The Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec 1899, p. 8.)

1900 U.S. Census, E. D. 52, Ward 1, Poolesville, Poolesville District, Montgomery Co., Maryland; dwelling 14, family 15, lines 64-76, p. 55B (printed), p. 1B (written), 4 Jun 1900.
64. Bodmer, Jacob, head, May 1856, 44, married 13 years; born in Virginia, parents in Germany; shoemaker.
65. ----- Carrie M., wife, May 1861, 39, married 13 years, 8 children (7 living); born in Maryland, parents in Virginia.
66. ----- Wm. H. L., son, Nov 1887, 12, Virginia, at school.
67. ----- Mary E., daughter, Jun 1890, 9, Virginia.
68. ----- Chas. R., son, Nov 1892, 7, Maryland, at school.
69. ----- "Clara J.," daughter, Dec 1893, 6, Maryland, at school.
70. ----- Minnie L., daughter, Jun 1895, 4, Maryland, at school.
71. ----- Jessie M., daughter, Nov 1897, 2, Maryland.
72. ----- George R., son, Apr 1899, 1, Maryland.
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1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 122, Election Dist. 3, Poolesville, Montgomery Co., Maryland; dwelling 102, family 102, lines 71-76, p. 5B (written), -- Jan 1920.
71. Bodmer, Jacob, head, 63; born in Virginia, parents in Wurttemberg; mail carrier, R. F. D.
72. ----- Carrie M., wife, 59, self and parents born in Maryland.
73. ----- Lydia, daughter, 28, single, Virginia.
74. ----- Minnie, daughter, 24, single, Maryland.
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Reviewed 10 January 2022.