Notes for: Clark Vincent Berdine
I had his birth date as Nov. 25, 1876, but that seems to be in some doubt now. It does look like he was born in 1876, though.
From: Wdwalte at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Subject: Berdine family of Porter County, Indiana
I found the Berdine family of Porter County Indiana on your website. The name Clark V. Berdine is listed and his wife is given as Maggie "Walter." This is an error I have seen before. Her name was "Maggie Walters" with an "s." She was born 25 November 1876 and died 4 December 1839 in Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana. Her father was John Wesley Walters (27 May 1831 -29 July 1903) and her mother was Maria C. Mock (2 Feb. 1834 - 1 March 1888). Both Clark and Maggie are buried in Hebron Cemetery, Porter County; John Wesley Walters and his wife Maria are buried a few miles away at Cornell Cemetery, Porter County.
I acn take the Walters line back one more generation.
Bill Walters
From: Wdwalte at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009
Subject: Re: Berdine family of Porter county, correction etc.
Bonnie,
You are right Thanks for checking. I double checked Clark's obituary, but no birth date is given. He died 15 Feb. 1941. I also copied his age from the death notice which says Hebron Man dies at age 55; this is also wrong. Every census lists his age as the same as Maggie. It is hard to believe that someone who had lived in the same place for most of his life could fib about his age. Perhaps listing his age as 55 was one of those jokes people country people enjoyed. Or maybe it was just a typo. He was, in fact 65 (or close because I do not know his birthday).
This error has an odd consequence. Porter county has a very good online genealogy site. One of the things featured is a list of cemeteries. It is free to all, but you have to type in Hebron Cem. Here Clark's dates are given as 1886-1940. If you click on Clark's name it gives the full text of the Death Notice mentioned above. It noted they did not actually find a stone for Clark, but relied on the death notice. Now, the death notice they have posted says 1941, but someone has mistakenly typed in "1940." on the dates for Clark. They have also accepted the false figure of 55 years and have come up with dates of 1886 - 1940. In fact, his dates should be 1876-1941.
Other Berdine facts: Since my last e-Mail I have learned that Vernon Berdine was selected by the County Superintendent of Schools as one of two students to get scholarships to Indiana University. I have also found a notice from 1 November 1939 saying that Mr. and Mrs Blake Berdine have moved into his parents home so they could care for his ailing mother.
Bill
From: Wdwalte at aol.com
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011
Subject: Maggie Walters, Mrs. Clark Berdine.
Great website, congratulations.
My breif biography of Magge Walters, Mrs. Clark V. Berdine, is available in online Porter County Biographies. Because it is an addition, it comes up quickest in a Google search, Porter County, biographies, Maggie Walters.
Bill Walters,
Normal, Illinois
From Ronny Bodine:
Maggie (Walters) Berdine was the daughter of John Wesley and Maria C. (Mock) Walters.
From Indiana Marriage Records: Clark V. Berdine and Maggie E. Walters were married 27 Jan 1904 in Porter County.
From Indiana Federal Census Records:
1910 (30 April) Boone Twp., Porter Co.: Clark V. BERDINE 33 IN married1-6 years Farmer, Maggie E. 33 IN wife married1-6 years 2 children born/2 living, Lois L. 4 IN dau, Vernon C. 10/12 IN son.
1920 (15 Jan) Boone Twp., Porter Co.: Clark BERDINE 43 IN Farmer, Maggie 43 IN wife, Lois 14 IN dau, Vernon 10 IN son, Blake 2 IN son.
1930 (17 April) Boone Twp., Porter Co.: Clark V. BERDINE 53 IN married@27 Farmer, Maggie 53 IN wife married@27, Lois L. 24 IN dau Teacher-Public School, Vernon C. 20 IN son, Blake W. 12 IN son.
Obituary, The Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.) of 19 Feb 1941.
Memorial services for Clark V. Berdine of Hebron, conducted by Rev. C. C. Jordan, were held at the Methodist church at 2 p. m. Monday. Pallbearers were John Sparling, Lee Morrow, Mel Morrow, S. E. McGinnis, Leslie Hewitt and Thomas Nethery, all members of Hebron Lodge 502, F. and A. M. to which the deceased belonged. Clark Berdine was born Nov. 25. 1876 at the farm home in which he died and where all his life, with the exception of about three years in his youth, was spent. He was the seventh in a family of eight children, six of whom preceded him in death. He was united in marriage January 27, 1904 to Maggie Walters, who preceded him in death on December 4, 1939. He is survived by one daughter, Lois, a teacher in the Lowell grad schools; two sons, Vernon of Hammond,
and Blake of Valparaiso, and one brother, Ralph of Hebron as well as many neices and nephews,
Burials in Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Porter County.
BERDINE Clark V. 1876-1941 Maggie E. 1876-1939