Karl Henry Porter: McKeown Genealogy

1894 - 1940 (46 years)

Generation: 1

Karl Henry Porter was born on 3 Apr 1894 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 30 Nov 1940 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.

Notes:

Greta and husband Karl were married 24 Feb 1917 in Topeka, KS. They farmed near Auburn, KS. They were Presbyterians.

Greta and her husband and their 16-year-old son 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.

They had a daughter also, Irma Eveline Porter, who 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.

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/34100114/karl-henry-porter

Family/Spouse: Greta Luella Seaver. Greta was born on 21 Jun 1896 in Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; died on 30 Nov 1940 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Irma Eveline Porter was born on 18 Nov 1917 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 14 Sep 2001 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada; was buried in unknown.
3. 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.

Generation: 2

Irma Eveline Porter

(1.Karl¹) was born on 18 Nov 1917 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 14 Sep 2001 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada; was buried in unknown.

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.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158640253/irma-eveline-winters

Irma married Ralph Dunn Winters before 1940, and was divorced before 1970. Ralph was born on 12 Feb 1915 in Rosenburg, Fort Bend County, Texas; died on 11 Dec 1970 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Bartley Cemetery, Bartley, Red Willow County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Karl Henry Porter

(1.Karl¹) 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

McKeown and Shields Families

Karl Henry Porter