Arthur Claire Porter (1881 - 1939)

Born 13 Jun 1881 in Ewart, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia Prestin — married 1 Jan 1902 in Poweshiek Co, IA

Died 17 Aug 1939 at age 58 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States

Biography

Arthur was born 13 June 1881 in Ewart, Poweshiek County, Iowa.^[1] He was the son of Johnson Alexander Porter and Elizabeth Farmer.

enumerated with: PORTER JOHNSON A 55 M W OH IA POWESHIEK PLEASANT TWP 1900^[2]

enumerated with Forest Hirshman Census Sheridan, Poweshiek Source: National Archives Film T626_680 ED 23 Page 6A^[3]

He died 17 Aug 1939 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa^[4] and is buried in Clarinda Mental Health Institute Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.^[5]

Research Notes

Parents:

Johnson Alexander Porter married Elizabeth Farmer on 16 October 1874 at an unknown location. The couple had 2 children: Ernest Owen Porter and Arthur Claire Porter.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHZ-RZK : 1 April 2020), Porter, 13 Jun 1881; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,028,406.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L6-K28 : accessed 5 May 2021), Arthur C Porter in household of Johnson A Porter, Pleasant & Scott Townships, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 5A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,457.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVR-2G7 : accessed 5 May 2021), Arthur C Porter in household of Forest Heishman, Sheridan, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 6A, line 14, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 680; FHL microfilm 2,340,415.
4. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-KX73 : 18 March 2018), Arthur C Porter, 17 Aug 1939, Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #73199, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821079.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/188657863/arthur-claire-porter : accessed 05 May 2021), memorial page for Arthur Claire Porter (3 Jun 1881–17 Aug 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #188657863, citing Clarinda Mental Health Institute Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by GraveByrd (contributor 47507638) .

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCV-KDL : 10 February 2018), A C. Porter and Sophia Prestin, 01 Jan 1902, POWESHIEK CO., IOWA; citing reference 114, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,028,404.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6NJ-1DZ : 23 February 2021), Arthur Clair Porter, 1917-1918.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-33YP : 5 November 2017), Arthur C Porter and Grace M Bolan Heishman, 18 Oct 1923, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,720.