Belvia Irene Durham

Daughter of Madison Ellsworth Durham and Grace Davis
Born 03 Oct 1905 in [Wildcat Twp.], Tipton Co., Indiana
Died 29 Jul 1996 in Tipton, Tipton Co., Indiana

Married 1922 in [Tipton Co.], Indiana to Dewey James Porter
Born Jul 1898 in [Atlanta, Jackson Twp., Hamilton Co.], Indiana

To them were born:

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Spouse/Partner
James D Porter Jr	M	ca. 1923	.	.
Richard E Porter	M	22 May 1925	04 Aug 2001	.
Phyllis J Porter	F	10 Nov 1926	.	.
Ted W Porter	M	08 Apr 1928	25 Dec 1997	.
Reita M Porter	F	Mar 1932	.	.
Joella Porter	F	Feb 1939	.	.

Married 1953 in [Tipton Co.,] Indiana to Charles Otis Tidler
Born 06 Mar 1900 in Jackson Twp., Halmilton Co., Indiana
Died Aug 1972 in [Tipton, Tipton Co.], Indiana

No children

Notes

Belvia's age in the census records: in 1910, age 4; in 1920, age 14; in 1930, age 24.
Belvia appears under the name Irene in the 1920 census.
Belvia was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton, Indiana.
Obituary, Tipton Daily Tribune, 31 Jul 1996, courtesy of Antoinette M Baker:
Belvia Irene Tidler
  Belvia Irene Tidler, 90, 443 N. Independence St., Tipton, died Monday at Tipton Nursing Home.
  Born Oct. 3, 1905, in Tipton County, she was the daughter of Elsworth and Grace Davis Durham. She was married in 1922 to Dewey James "Dude" Porter. He preceded her in death. In 1953 she was married to Charles Tidler. He preceded her in death in 1972.
  She was a member of the Nazarene Church in Tipton.
  Surviving are two sons, Richard E. Porter of Frankfort and Ted Porter of Tipton; three daughters, Phyllis J. Shaw of Faiborn, Ohio, Reita Bartley and Joella Dell of Tipton; a sister, Nellie Gillem of Kokomo; a brother, Paul Durham of Nashville, Tenn.; stepchildren; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
  Three sons, Dale, Johnny and Jim, and three sisters and a brother also preceded her in death.
  Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Porter Funeral Home with the Rev. John Utterback officiating. Burial will be in Tipton Fairview Cemetery.
  Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Sources

1910 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Wildcat Twp., E.D. 197, Sheet No. 2B [=206B], 30-31, 18 Apr 1910
1920 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Howard Co., Liberty Twp., Greentown Town, Ward 4, E.D. 152, Sheet No. 9B [=233B], 241-242, 21 Jan 1920
1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Cicero Twp., Tipton City, Ward 3, E.D. 80-3, Sheet No. 3A [=35A], 49-50, 510 N. Independence, 04 Apr 1930
SSDI 313-18-8112