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Male 1864 - 1942  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Porter was born in 1864 in Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England; died on 26 Dec 1942 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas
    • Census: 1920, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas
    • Census: 1930, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13114986/william-porter

    Family/Spouse: Agnes Elmira Jane "Jennie" Parker. Agnes (daughter of Rev William Parker and Agnes D. Warner) was born on 16 Jul 1868 in Panola, Woodford County, Illinois; died on 25 Jul 1938 in Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Agnes Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1888 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 16 Mar 1895 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 3. Edna Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1890 in Kansas; died on 21 May 1929; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. 4. Emory William Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1892 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 26 Oct 1966 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. 5. Karl Henry Porter  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    5. 6. Richard Sylvester Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1896 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 8 Sep 1979 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    6. 7. Lawrence Walter Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1898 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 10 Mar 1972 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    7. 8. Gladys Eleta Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1900 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 15 Mar 1998 in Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.
    8. 9. Beulah Esther Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1903 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 18 Sep 1986 in Osceola County, Florida; was buried in burial details unknown.
    9. 10. Millard Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1906 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 26 Jun 1909 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    10. 11. Letha Agnes Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1911 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 13 Nov 1987 in Osceola County, Florida; was buried in Osceola Memory Gardens, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Agnes Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 15 Sep 1888 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 16 Mar 1895 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60960955/agness-porter

    Plot 4-2


  2. 3.  Edna Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 25 Nov 1890 in Kansas; died on 21 May 1929; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6863509/edna-veltman

    Family/Spouse: Herbert Burton Veltman. Herbert was born on 14 Jul 1879 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 5 Jul 1960; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Floyd Veltman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1924 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 11 Nov 2000 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 13. Dean Veltman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1926 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 6 May 2015 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  3. 4.  Emory William Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 25 Feb 1892 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 26 Oct 1966 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Mission, Shawnee County, Kansas
    • Census: 1930, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13694724/emory-william-porter

    Family/Spouse: Alma Jane Fox. Alma was born on 8 Apr 1896 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 29 Aug 1981 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Ruth Agnes Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1918 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 18 Feb 1999 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 15. Emory "Dale" Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 2 Apr 1974 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. 16. Curtis William Porter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1922 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 15 Jun 2014 in Livermore, Alameda County, California; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  4. 5.  Karl Henry Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) 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:
    1. 17. Irma Eveline Porter  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    2. 18. Karl Henry Porter  Descendancy chart to this point 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.

  5. 6.  Richard Sylvester Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 7 Jan 1896 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 8 Sep 1979 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13114444/richard-sylvester-porter

    Family/Spouse: Reta Mae Unknown. Reta was born on 24 Apr 1907 in Kansas; died on 18 Apr 1989; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Lawrence Walter Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 26 Mar 1898 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 10 Mar 1972 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13231365/lawrence-w-porter

    Lawrence married Hazel Cox on 11 Mar 1972 in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. Hazel was born on 22 Nov 1909 in Harveyville, Wabaunsee County, Kansas; died on 1 Jul 1987 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Gladys Eleta Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 10 Sep 1900 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 15 Mar 1998 in Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.

    Notes:

    GLADYS ELETA HILL, 97, St. Cloud, died Sunday, March 15. . Born September 10, 1900 to William and Agnes "Jennie" Porter in Auburn, Kan.

    She married William T. Hill, he passed away in 1944.
    She moved to Central Florida in 1937.

    Mrs. Hill was a bookkeeper in the banking industry. She was Methodist. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 46 and Order of the White Shrine.

    Survivors: daughter, Willeta; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134778649/gladys-eleta-hill

    Gladys married William Theodore Hill on 6 Jul 1936 in Pennington County, South Dakota. William was born on 28 Jan 1902 in Romance, White County, Arkansas; died on 28 Jun 1945 in Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida; was buried in Mount Peace Cemetery, Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Beulah Esther Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 12 Jun 1903 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 18 Sep 1986 in Osceola County, Florida; was buried in burial details unknown.

    Notes:

    Beulah Esther Goldsmith, 83, 820 Jersey Ave., St. Cloud, died Thursday. Born in Covington, N.Y., she moved to St. Cloud from Topeka, Kansas, in 1951. She was a clerical worker for Kansas and a Protestant. Survivors: sisters, Letha Padgett and Gladys Hill, both St. Cloud. Fisk Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
    The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida. Friday, 19 September 1986.


    LKH note:
    There is no indication that Beulah was born in Covington, N.Y.
    All records point to her birth in Kansas.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178435066/beulah-e-goldsmith

    Beulah married Vernon Woodrow Goldsmith on 13 Jul 1921 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Vernon was born on 13 Jul 1899 in Vernon, Woodson County, Kansas; died on 4 Oct 1981 in Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Millard Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 28 Oct 1906 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 26 Jun 1909 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133830916/millard-porter


  10. 11.  Letha Agnes Porter Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 1 Mar 1911 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 13 Nov 1987 in Osceola County, Florida; was buried in Osceola Memory Gardens, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida.

    Notes:

    Letha A. Padgett, 76, 400 Tennessee Ave., St. Cloud died Friday. Born in Auburn, Kan., she moved to St. Cloud from Topeka, Kan., in 1932. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She was a member of the St. cloud Chapter 46 Order of the Eastern Star and a charter member of the Ladies of the Moose, St. Cloud. Survivors: sons, Karlin L., Gary, both of St. Cloud; sister, Mrs. Gladys Hill, St. Cloud; five granddaughters. Fisk Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
    The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida. Sunday, 15 November 1987.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131380162/letha-padgett

    Family/Spouse: Henry Louis "Bill" Padgett. Henry was born on 15 Oct 1913 in Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida; died on 17 Jul 1974 in Osceola County, Florida; was buried in Osceola Memory Gardens, Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Floyd Veltman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edna2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Sep 1924 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 11 Nov 2000 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6863510/floyd-veltman


  2. 13.  Dean Veltman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edna2, 1.William1) was born on 15 Aug 1926 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 6 May 2015 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Dean Veltman Dean Veltman, 88, of Topeka, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Dean will lie in state after 3 p.m., Sunday, May 10th at the Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel, 3700 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, where the family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m., Monday, May 11th at the Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, KS (From Topeka, South on Old Highway 75, East on 101st Street for 2 miles). To view a full obituary and leave a special message for the family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com. Dean Veltman

    Published by Topeka Capital-Journal on May 8, 2015.
    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/cjonline/name/dean-veltman-obituary?n=dean-veltman&pid=174811801&fhid=25019


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6863513/dean-veltman


  3. 14.  Ruth Agnes Porter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emory2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Jan 1918 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 18 Feb 1999 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13694763/ruth-agnes-say

    Ruth married Evertt Edward Say on 10 Dec 1948. Evertt was born on 29 Sep 1915 in Riley County, Kansas; died on 2 Aug 2000 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; was buried on 7 Aug 2000 in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Emory "Dale" Porter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emory2, 1.William1) was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 2 Apr 1974 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13837370/emory-porter


  5. 16.  Curtis William Porter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Emory2, 1.William1) was born on 21 Oct 1922 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 15 Jun 2014 in Livermore, Alameda County, California; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • _MILT: World War II. Air Force.

    Notes:

    Curtis William Porter passed away Sunday, June 15 at Valley Care Medical Center.

    He was born October 21, 1922, on a farm southwest of Topeka, KS, to Emory William and Alma Jane (Fox) Porter. Curt attended Auburn, KS, Elementary school and was graduated from Auburn High School in 1939. He served in the Air Force from April, 1944 to May, 1946, putting radar in our bombers going to the South Pacific. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, he went to work for the Kansas Department of Transportation, first on the roads as a striper, then in the sign shop for a total of 34 years. He was president of the local council and the state council for Kansas Public Employees Union for several years. He also owned and operated a janitorial service for 7 years before retiring in 1987.

    Curt and Glennyce were married September 19, 1970. They were full-time RV'ers for 16 years. They spent their winters in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas and their summers traveling our country from Alaska to Florida and California to Maine. For several summers they worked at Clinton State Park near Lawrence, KS. In 1989, they volunteered in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia during the summer. In 1999, they began four summers of volunteering in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, ending in 2003, when they were awarded Volunteers of the year for the Eastern Division which included 14 national forests in 9 different states. They have volunteered at the Valley Care Thrift Shop in Livermore for the past 10 years. They are members of Trinity Baptist Church in Livermore California.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Dale, a sister, Ruth, son-in-law, Terry Keeling, and his first wife, Gloria Luttjohann Porter. Curt is survived by his wife, Glennyce, four children, Mike (Sandi); Teresa; Kim (Gerry) and Jack (Sue); nine grandchildren; Monique (Jake), Michael (Theresa), Shane, Christa, Seth, Vicki (Eric), Sarah (David), Becky (Hazey) and Katie and 10 great-grandchildren; Isabella, Lance, Michael III, Elisha, Eden, Andrew, Alex, Ethan, Audrey and Toby, a niece and several nephews.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131603227/curtis-william-porter

    Lot 6, Block 12

    Curtis married Gloria Lenore Luttjohann in Jan 1953. Gloria was born on 24 Mar 1928 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 10 Jan 1964 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 17.  Irma Eveline Porter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Karl2, 1.William1) 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]


  7. 18.  Karl Henry Porter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Karl2, 1.William1) 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



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