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Re: Robert Porter burial

PORTER, MOORE, STEWART

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 8/12/2014 at 17:47:23

In Response To: Robert Porter burial (Marilyn Lyle)

Hi Marilyn,

Did you happen to talk with the manager at Oakdale, or their volunteer historian Dustin Oliver? They are great with lookups (at Oakdale), and I know several graves don't or may no longer have stones. You can reach the manager at: oakdaleomg@aol.com or (563) 324-5121.

There is a Richard Porter at Oakdale in Wilton. The death year is different. You can view that record on the IAGenWeb Muscatine county page here: http://iagenweb.org/muscatine/cemetery/oakdale_l-p.htm

That same Richard Porter is noted as having an obit at the Musser Public Library: http://iagenweb.org/muscatine/mplnewspapers/obits_ph-py.htm . The library will do lookups for a small fee. If you were able to get that obit, you may be able to narrow the field a bit.

Sheila Chaudoin
Photograph Archivist and Local Historian
schaudoin@muscatineiowa.gov

Musser Public Library
304 Iowa Avenue
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 263-1130 ext. 111

There is also a Find A Grave memorial page for this Richard Porter that lists a son named William.

The United States Federal Census of 1880 lists this same Richard Porter, as follows:

Name: Richard Porter
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Wilton, Muscatine, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Porter
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: Boarding House

Name Age
Richard Porter 59
Elizabth Porter 51
Emma H. Porter 17
Gorge H. Porter 15
Ida A. Porter 12
Willie Porter 10
Allen Porter 7

Good luck on your search, let us know what you find out.

Rebecca Foster
IAGenWeb Crawford and Scott County Coordinator

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