Portia Almira (Bartholomew) Follett (1843 - abt. 1906)

Born 11 Oct 1843 in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 28 Sep 1906 at about age 62 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Portia was born in 1843, the daughter of Eli Bartholomew and Portia Sherman.

She married Foster Valentine Follett in 1866. The Sandusky History page provides this info:

"Mr. and Mrs. Foster Valentine Follett had three children, two of whom died quite young from diphtheria. . . After the untimely death of her first husband (at age 40), Portia married J. Henry Gardner, a musician who led bands in Michigan and Ohio. In the 1890 Sandusky City Directory, J. Henry Gardner is listed as the Manager of a Piano and Organ Warehouse, as well as a piano tuner and repairer. Mrs. P.A. Follett Gardner was listed as a Music Teacher and also a Dealer in Pianos, Organs, and Musical Merchandise. Mrs. Portia Follett Gardner died in 1906 in Flint, Michigan, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky. She was a strong woman, having outlived two children and her first husband, and was a full partner with her second husband in the music business." (A photo portrait of Portia is contained on this page.) Her son Foster Morse Follett was a successful artist and cartoonist.

She passed away in 1906 at the age of 62.

Sources

• "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDF2-5XN : 10 February 2018), Foster V. Follett and Portia Bartholemew, 06 Jun 1866; citing Cuyahoga,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0877916 V. 13-15.

• A Record of the Bartholomew Family, Vol. 1, by George Wells Bartholomew, Jr. (orig pub; 1885, repub. 2011 by Kellscraft Studio, Maine, 2011), pp 257-258, available at Google Books

• Sandusky History, Mrs. Portia Follett Gardner, posted March 28, 2013, at : http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/03/mrs-portia-follett-gardner.html . (This page also contains a portrait of Portia.)

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZR2-D1S : 10 December 2017), J. Henry Gardner and Portia A. Follett, 09 May 1889; citing Erie, Ohio, United States, reference 934; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 954,130.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132464663/portia-almira-gardner : accessed 14 October 2018), memorial page for Portia Almira Bartholomew Gardner (11 Oct 1843–28 Sep 1906), Find A Grave Memorial no. 132464663, citing Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Tom Rhineberger (contributor 47429892) .