Porter Delormay Edds is the son of Walter White Edds and Charlotte Dietrick. He was born 25/26 July 1892 in Mount Cove, Fayette, West Virginia. He died 29 September 1982 at age 90 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio. He is buried at Mentor Cemetery, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.

• He married Hattie Belle Holt. She is the daughter of Henry J. Holt and Jennie A. Harvey. She was born 21 June 1893 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio. She died approximately 25 August 1924 at age 31 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio after mysteriously disappearing from a sanitarium. Her body wasn't discovered until more than a year later. She is buried at Mentor Cemetery, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.
• On 3 February 1934, at age 41, he married Edna E. Turner. She is the daughter of Charles Turner and Malvina Lindley. She was born 19 August 1892 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. She died 8 December 1942 at age 50 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio. She was buried 11 December 1942 at Mentor Cemetery, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.

Children of Porter Delormay Edds and Hattie Belle Holt:

1. Raymond Porter Edds (Sr.) was born 21 January 1915 in Ohio.
2. Kenneth White Edds was born 6 July 1917 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio. He died 12 April 1999 at age 81 in Mentor, Lake, Ohio. He is buried at Mentor Cemetery, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.
3. William Walter Edds was born 4 December 1918 in Mentor, Lake, Ohio.

Sources

Porter:

• Birth from West Virginia Births [Name: Debanna Patter Edds; Birth Date: 25 Jul 1892; Birth Place: Mt. Cove, Fayette, West Virginia; Sex: Male; Mother: L. Edds; Father: W. W. Edds].
• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Porter Delormay Edds; County: Geauga; State: Ohio; Birthplace: West Virginia; Birth Date: 26 Jul 1892; Race: Caucasian (White); FHL Roll Number: 1832236].
• Birth from his WWII draft card [Name: Porter Delormay Edds; Birth Date: 26 Jul 1892; Birth Place: Fayette County, West Virginia; Residence: Geauga Co, Ohio; Race: White].
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Porter Edds; SSN: 288-20-8451; Last Residence: 44077 Painesville, Lake, Ohio; Born: 25 Jul 1892; Died: Sep 1982; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Death from Ohio Death Index [Name: Porter D Edds; Birth Date: 1892; Birth State: West Virginia; Birth Country: United States; Gender: Male; Race: White; Residence County: Lake; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 29 Sep 1982; Hospital of Death: Public/Other; City of Death: Lake County; County of Death: Lake; Certificate: 092719; Age at Death: 90; Certifier: Coroner; Autopsy: Yes, used for certification; Social Security Number: 288-20-8451; Marital Status: Widowed; Census Tract: 0020].
• Marriage to Edna Turner from Cuyahoga County Ohio Marriage Records [Name: Porter Edds; Marriage Date: 3 Feb 1934; Form Type: Marriage; Age: 41; Gender: Male; Birth Year: abt 1893; Father's Name: Walter W Edds; Mother's Name: Charlotte Dietrich; Spouse's Name: Edna E Turner; Spouse's Age: 41; Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1893; Spouse Father's Name: Walter W Edds; Spouse Mother's Name: Malvina Lindley].

Hattie:

• Birth from Ohio Births [Name: Hattie Belle Holt; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio; Birth Date: 21 Jun 1893; Father's Name: Henry J. Holt; Mother's Name: Jennie A. Harvey; FHL Film Number: 974914].
• Death from Ohio Death Index [Name: Hattie B Edds; Death Date: 25 Aug 1924; County of Death: Lake].
• Death from an article in the local paper: "Mystery In Death, Find Body Of Woman In Woods -- Missing A Year", Lancaster Daily Eagle, Lancaster, OH, 20 Apr 1926.

Edna:

• Birth from Ohio Births [Name: Edna E. Turner; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Birth Date: 19 Aug 1892; Christening Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio; Father's Name: Chas. T. Turner; Father's Age: 40; Mother's Name: Melvina; Mother's Age: 39; FHL Film Number: 877905].
• Birth, Death and Burial from Ohio Death Index [name: Edna E Edds; event date: 08 Dec 1942; event place: Chardon Twp., Geauga, Ohio; gender: Female; death age: 50y 3m 19d; marital status: Married; race: white; birth date: 19 Aug 1892; birthplace: Gates Mills, Ohio; estimated birth year: 1892; father: Chas. Turner;father's birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio; mother: Melvina Lin...Ey; mother's birthplace: Allegan Co., Michigan; spouse: Porter Edds; reference number: fn 72967; film number: 2024040; digital folder number: 4029795; image number: 1831].

Kenneth:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Kenneth W. Edds; SSN: 268-12-1127; Last Residence: 44060 Mentor, Lake, Ohio; Born: 6 Jul 1917; Died: 12 Apr 1999; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Birth and Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Kenneth White Edds; Birth Date: 6 Jul 1917; Birth City: Painesville; Birth County: Lake; Birth State: Ohio; Birth Country: United States; Gender: Male; Race: White; Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino); Residence City: Mentor; Residence County: Lake; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Zip Code: 44060; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 12 Apr 1999; Death Time: 10:17 AM; Hospital of Death: Home; City of Death: Mentor; County of Death: Lake; Certificate: 032931; Age at Death: 81; Registrar's Certificate Number: 00547; Certifier: Physician; Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner; Method of Disposition: Burial; Filing Date: 14 Apr 1999; Hospital Status: Other/Residence; Injury in Ohio: Yes; Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Social Security Number: 268-12-1127; Father's Surname: Edds; Mother's Maiden Name: Holt; Marital Status: Widowed; Education: 12; Armed Forces Indicator: Yes; Branch of Service: Army; Industry of Decedent: Not specified manufacturing industries; Occupation of Decedent: Janitors and cleaners; Census Tract: 2032; Primary Registration District: 4306].
• Birth, Death and Burial from US Veterans Gravesites [Name: Kenneth W Edds; Service Info.: US ARMY WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 6 Jul 1917; Death Date: 12 Apr 1999; Cemetery: Mentor Cemetery; Cemetery Address: 6881 Hopkins Rd Mentor, OH 44060].