Karl Henry Porter
1924 - 1940 (16 years)
Generation: 1
1. Karl Henry Porter was born on 5 Sep 1924 in Egbert, Laramie County, Wyoming; died on 30 Nov 1940 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas. 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.
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.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34100288/karl-henry-porter