Irma Eveline Porter

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Name Irma Eveline Porter Born 18 Nov 1917 Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas [1, 2]
Gender Female Died 14 Sep 2001 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada [1, 2]
Buried unknown [2]
Person ID I1544 McKeown Last Modified 7 Aug 2023
Father Karl Henry Porter, b. 3 Apr 1894, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas , d. 30 Nov 1940, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas
(Age 46 years)
Mother Greta Luella Seaver, b. 21 Jun 1896, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa , d. 30 Nov 1940, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas
(Age 44 years)
Family ID F590 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ralph Dunn Winters, b. 12 Feb 1915, Rosenburg, Fort Bend County, Texas , d. 11 Dec 1970, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
(Age 55 years)
Married Bef 1940 [3] Divorced Bef 1970 [4] Last Modified 1 Dec 2021 Family ID F643 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 18 Nov 1917 - Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas Died - 14 Sep 2001 - Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Greta Porter and her husband Karl Porter and their 16-year-old son Karl Jr. were in the family car going for a Saturday evening visit with friends when, at 7:17 PM, they were crossing the train tracks near the train station at Wakarusa, KS. A train that was running 15 minutes late, suddenly came around the bend and crashed into their car, pushing the car about fifty feet down the track and instantly killing all three of the Porters. The older Porters were thrown about fifty feet from the car. Karl Jr. was thrown also, but less far. They were in a 1939 Plymouth automobile.
The daughter, Irma Eveline Porter, lived at Junction City, KS at the time of her parents' death. Irma was married to Ralph D. Winters. Irma was born 18 Nov 1917 in Auburn, KS. She died 14 Sep 2001 in Las Vegas, NV.
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- Greta Porter and her husband Karl Porter and their 16-year-old son Karl Jr. were in the family car going for a Saturday evening visit with friends when, at 7:17 PM, they were crossing the train tracks near the train station at Wakarusa, KS. A train that was running 15 minutes late, suddenly came around the bend and crashed into their car, pushing the car about fifty feet down the track and instantly killing all three of the Porters. The older Porters were thrown about fifty feet from the car. Karl Jr. was thrown also, but less far. They were in a 1939 Plymouth automobile.
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