Karl Henry Porter
1924 - 1940 (16 years)-
Name Karl Henry Porter Born 5 Sep 1924 Egbert, Laramie County, Wyoming 
[1] Gender Male Died 30 Nov 1940 Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas [1, 2] Buried Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas [1] Person ID I1545 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
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Born - 5 Sep 1924 - Egbert, Laramie County, Wyoming 
Died - 30 Nov 1940 - Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas 
Buried - - Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave:
16-year-old Karl and his parents were all three killed in a train wreck in November 1940. See the bio in his mother's memorial for the details. He is buried with his parents.
[1] - Three Die in Wreck
Wakarusa, Nov. 30, (AP) Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Porter and their 16-year-old son, Karl Jr., were killed tonight when their automobile was struck by a Santa Fe passenger train. A daughter, Mrs. Ralph D. Winter of Junction City, survives.
The Morning Chronicle, Manhattan, Kansas. Sunday, 1 December 1940, page 1.
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