Lenora Alice Gavin

Born 25 Jun 1886 in Madison Co., Indiana
Died 09 Feb 1939 in Elwood, Madison Co., Indiana

Married 18 Feb 1908 in Madison Co., Indiana to David L Durham
Son of John Wesley Durham and Mary Elizabeth Berry
Born 25 Nov 1885 in [Cicero Twp.], Tipton Co., Indiana
Died 15 Dec 1957 in Elwood, Madison Co., Indiana

To them were born:

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Spouse/Partner
Dorothy May Durham	F	07 Dec 1908	23 Jun 1996	.
Elizabeth C Durham	F	05 Jul 1910	22 Jan 1996	Charles L Quade
Harold Francis Durham	M	14 Aug 1913	15 Jul 1990	Lois Ferguson
David Eugene Durham	M	31 May 1918	13 Jul 1987	Audrey C Quade Martha Theresa Grossguth
Helen M Durham	F	26 Nov 1923	12 Oct 1996	Don R Zimmerman

Notes

Lenora's age in the census records: in 1910, age 23; in 1920, age 33; in 1930, age 43.
In 1910 Lenora was reported to be the mother of 1 child, of which 1 was alive.
Obituary, Tipton Daily Tribune, 10 Feb 1939, courtesy of Laura Durham:
Death Claimed Splendid Woman / Mrs. Lenora (Gavin) Durham Died at Mercy Hospital in Elwood. / Born near Leisure
  Mrs. Lenora Gavin Durham, 52, wife of David Durham of the New Lancaster community, died at the Mercy hospital in Elwood Thursday midnight, death being due to pneumonia. Mrs. Durham had been ill for some time and was taken to the Mercy hospital Wednesday, where efforts of physicians were futile to stem the advancement of disease.
  The death was a shock to family and friends of this splendid woman, who leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn her passing. Mrs. Mary Durham, mother-in-law of the deceased, who resides in Windfall, was notified of the death shortly after it occurred.
  Mrs. Lenora Durham was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gavin and was born and reared in the Leisure community east of windfall. She was united in marriage to David Durham 33 years ago and for a number of years they had resided on a farm near New Lancaster.
  Mrs. Durham was a splendid Christian woman and was a devout member of St. Joseph's Catholic church in Elwood and was active in social and welfare work in her community.
  Surviving with the husband are two sons, Harold at Anderson and Eugene at home, and three daughters Dorothy and Helen Durham at home, and a married daughter, Betty in Gary.
  She is also survived by a brother, Mike Gavin of Elwood, and four sisters, Mrs. Frank Ley of Aliquippa, Pa.; Mrs. James Shea of Gary; Mrs. James Moore of the Leisure community, and Mrs. Wayne Sutton of Elwood.

Sources

1910 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Wildcat Twp., E.D. 195, Sheet No. 12A [=194A], 302-307, 28 Apr 1910
1920 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Madison Co., Duck Creek Twp., E.D. 114, Sheet No. 9B [=36B], 203-217, 28 Jan 1920
1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Madison Twp., E.D. 80-11, Sheet No. 6B [=116B], 141-141, 15 Apr 1930