Park Region Echo, Apr 20, 1916, Page 1, Column 4
Mrs. Lucinda Porter.
Mrs. Lucinda Porter of this city on Tuesday passed to her final rest after a lingering illness from cancer of the stomach. She has been ailing since about last Thanksgiving.
Lucinda Johnson was born in Paintsville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, November 1842. This was at that time one of the frontier settlements of the country and she grew up amidst the pioneer environments.
She was married to Samuel Porter in 1864 and in 1872 moved west and settled on a homestead in Todd County, where they lived until 1880 when they moved to Norcross, Grant county. There they remained until 1899 when they returned to Todd county and located at Eagle Bend. In 1905 they retired to Alexandria where they lived together until Mr. Porter's death six years ago. She has lived in their home on Third Avenue since.
She was a faithful and devout member of the Advent Church and it was her dying request that Rev. E. M. Chapman, now of Canada, preach her funeral sermon. Although living several hundred miles away, Rev. Chapman came and preached the sermon. The funeral was held from the Advent Church Saturday afternoon.
When the Civil War came on, Mr. Porter went to the front and Mrs. Porter endured the hardships at home, taking care of the family. She had to work like a man caring for the stock and the fields during the war. Living close to the Virginia line in Kentucky, the raids were frequent and severe. The household goods would be destroyed and at times their lives were in danger. One time she fled form the house with the children and heard the bullets whistling through the cornfield where they were hiding. They appeared to be singled out for attack or persecution because Mr. Porter sympathized with the north and enlisted with the Federal Army. While he was living in West Virginia and before the war had started, parties called on him and asked him to pledge his support to the South, which he refused to do.
After settling in Todd County they were again on the frontier and their nearest railroad station was St. Cloud, from where they secured their supplies.
Ten children and three step-children remain to mourn the death. They are Rosencranz of Sebeka; Samuel, Andrew and Mrs. Maggie Ellis of Alexandria; Merwin of Colorado Springs; Mary Ann Shauer of Morris; Lucinda Martin and Lucretia Jaynes of Portland, Oregon; Clista Palmer of Cushing, Minn.; Alexander of Herman, Minn. The step-children are Susan McQuire of Alaska; James of Riverside, Calif.; and Valentine Porter of Norcross, Minn. Owing to the distance they had to travel, many of the children could not be here to attend the funeral. Those out of town who could come were Valentine, Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Mary Shauer. (Also published in the Alexandria Citizen News, April 20, 1916, p. 1, col. 5.)
Note on place of birth: Paintsville is in Johnson County Kentucky, Lawrence County is about 25 miles north of Paintsville.
Mrs. Lucinda Porter.
Mrs. Lucinda Porter of this city on Tuesday passed to her final rest after a lingering illness from cancer of the stomach. She has been ailing since about last Thanksgiving.
Lucinda Johnson was born in Paintsville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, November 1842. This was at that time one of the frontier settlements of the country and she grew up amidst the pioneer environments.
She was married to Samuel Porter in 1864 and in 1872 moved west and settled on a homestead in Todd County, where they lived until 1880 when they moved to Norcross, Grant county. There they remained until 1899 when they returned to Todd county and located at Eagle Bend. In 1905 they retired to Alexandria where they lived together until Mr. Porter's death six years ago. She has lived in their home on Third Avenue since.
She was a faithful and devout member of the Advent Church and it was her dying request that Rev. E. M. Chapman, now of Canada, preach her funeral sermon. Although living several hundred miles away, Rev. Chapman came and preached the sermon. The funeral was held from the Advent Church Saturday afternoon.
When the Civil War came on, Mr. Porter went to the front and Mrs. Porter endured the hardships at home, taking care of the family. She had to work like a man caring for the stock and the fields during the war. Living close to the Virginia line in Kentucky, the raids were frequent and severe. The household goods would be destroyed and at times their lives were in danger. One time she fled form the house with the children and heard the bullets whistling through the cornfield where they were hiding. They appeared to be singled out for attack or persecution because Mr. Porter sympathized with the north and enlisted with the Federal Army. While he was living in West Virginia and before the war had started, parties called on him and asked him to pledge his support to the South, which he refused to do.
After settling in Todd County they were again on the frontier and their nearest railroad station was St. Cloud, from where they secured their supplies.
Ten children and three step-children remain to mourn the death. They are Rosencranz of Sebeka; Samuel, Andrew and Mrs. Maggie Ellis of Alexandria; Merwin of Colorado Springs; Mary Ann Shauer of Morris; Lucinda Martin and Lucretia Jaynes of Portland, Oregon; Clista Palmer of Cushing, Minn.; Alexander of Herman, Minn. The step-children are Susan McQuire of Alaska; James of Riverside, Calif.; and Valentine Porter of Norcross, Minn. Owing to the distance they had to travel, many of the children could not be here to attend the funeral. Those out of town who could come were Valentine, Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Mary Shauer. (Also published in the Alexandria Citizen News, April 20, 1916, p. 1, col. 5.)
Note on place of birth: Paintsville is in Johnson County Kentucky, Lawrence County is about 25 miles north of Paintsville.
Park Region Echo, Apr 20, 1916, Page 1, Column 4
Mrs. Lucinda Porter.
Mrs. Lucinda Porter of this city on Tuesday passed to her final rest after a lingering illness from cancer of the stomach. She has been ailing since about last Thanksgiving.
Lucinda Johnson was born in Paintsville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, November 1842. This was at that time one of the frontier settlements of the country and she grew up amidst the pioneer environments.
She was married to Samuel Porter in 1864 and in 1872 moved west and settled on a homestead in Todd County, where they lived until 1880 when they moved to Norcross, Grant county. There they remained until 1899 when they returned to Todd county and located at Eagle Bend. In 1905 they retired to Alexandria where they lived together until Mr. Porter's death six years ago. She has lived in their home on Third Avenue since.
She was a faithful and devout member of the Advent Church and it was her dying request that Rev. E. M. Chapman, now of Canada, preach her funeral sermon. Although living several hundred miles away, Rev. Chapman came and preached the sermon. The funeral was held from the Advent Church Saturday afternoon.
When the Civil War came on, Mr. Porter went to the front and Mrs. Porter endured the hardships at home, taking care of the family. She had to work like a man caring for the stock and the fields during the war. Living close to the Virginia line in Kentucky, the raids were frequent and severe. The household goods would be destroyed and at times their lives were in danger. One time she fled form the house with the children and heard the bullets whistling through the cornfield where they were hiding. They appeared to be singled out for attack or persecution because Mr. Porter sympathized with the north and enlisted with the Federal Army. While he was living in West Virginia and before the war had started, parties called on him and asked him to pledge his support to the South, which he refused to do.
After settling in Todd County they were again on the frontier and their nearest railroad station was St. Cloud, from where they secured their supplies.
Ten children and three step-children remain to mourn the death. They are Rosencranz of Sebeka; Samuel, Andrew and Mrs. Maggie Ellis of Alexandria; Merwin of Colorado Springs; Mary Ann Shauer of Morris; Lucinda Martin and Lucretia Jaynes of Portland, Oregon; Clista Palmer of Cushing, Minn.; Alexander of Herman, Minn. The step-children are Susan McQuire of Alaska; James of Riverside, Calif.; and Valentine Porter of Norcross, Minn. Owing to the distance they had to travel, many of the children could not be here to attend the funeral. Those out of town who could come were Valentine, Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Mary Shauer. (Also published in the Alexandria Citizen News, April 20, 1916, p. 1, col. 5.)
Note on place of birth: Paintsville is in Johnson County Kentucky, Lawrence County is about 25 miles north of Paintsville.
Mrs. Lucinda Porter.
Mrs. Lucinda Porter of this city on Tuesday passed to her final rest after a lingering illness from cancer of the stomach. She has been ailing since about last Thanksgiving.
Lucinda Johnson was born in Paintsville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, November 1842. This was at that time one of the frontier settlements of the country and she grew up amidst the pioneer environments.
She was married to Samuel Porter in 1864 and in 1872 moved west and settled on a homestead in Todd County, where they lived until 1880 when they moved to Norcross, Grant county. There they remained until 1899 when they returned to Todd county and located at Eagle Bend. In 1905 they retired to Alexandria where they lived together until Mr. Porter's death six years ago. She has lived in their home on Third Avenue since.
She was a faithful and devout member of the Advent Church and it was her dying request that Rev. E. M. Chapman, now of Canada, preach her funeral sermon. Although living several hundred miles away, Rev. Chapman came and preached the sermon. The funeral was held from the Advent Church Saturday afternoon.
When the Civil War came on, Mr. Porter went to the front and Mrs. Porter endured the hardships at home, taking care of the family. She had to work like a man caring for the stock and the fields during the war. Living close to the Virginia line in Kentucky, the raids were frequent and severe. The household goods would be destroyed and at times their lives were in danger. One time she fled form the house with the children and heard the bullets whistling through the cornfield where they were hiding. They appeared to be singled out for attack or persecution because Mr. Porter sympathized with the north and enlisted with the Federal Army. While he was living in West Virginia and before the war had started, parties called on him and asked him to pledge his support to the South, which he refused to do.
After settling in Todd County they were again on the frontier and their nearest railroad station was St. Cloud, from where they secured their supplies.
Ten children and three step-children remain to mourn the death. They are Rosencranz of Sebeka; Samuel, Andrew and Mrs. Maggie Ellis of Alexandria; Merwin of Colorado Springs; Mary Ann Shauer of Morris; Lucinda Martin and Lucretia Jaynes of Portland, Oregon; Clista Palmer of Cushing, Minn.; Alexander of Herman, Minn. The step-children are Susan McQuire of Alaska; James of Riverside, Calif.; and Valentine Porter of Norcross, Minn. Owing to the distance they had to travel, many of the children could not be here to attend the funeral. Those out of town who could come were Valentine, Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Mary Shauer. (Also published in the Alexandria Citizen News, April 20, 1916, p. 1, col. 5.)
Note on place of birth: Paintsville is in Johnson County Kentucky, Lawrence County is about 25 miles north of Paintsville.
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