John Port Sr.

PORT

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 7/22/2014 at 16:47:05

OBITUARY.

PORT.

John Port, one of the oldest residents of this county, died Sunday afternoon. He was born in 1808 at Huntington, Pa., and settled on a farm in Lincoln township in 1856. He had resided in the city for about 12 years.

The funeral will be held from the residence of his son, Isaac N. Port, 1327 Fulton avenue, at which he died,to the Second Presbyterian church, where the services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Source: Davenport Daily Republican, Davenport, IA, 27 June 1893.