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James Rodgers Portwood (1894 - 1934)

Mr. James Rodgers "J.R." Portwood
Born in New Florence, Montgomery, Missouri, United Statesmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 17 Dec 1919 in Napa, Napa, California, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 40 in Fullerton, Orange, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

James was born in Missouri. He married Nellie "Ardella" Burke on Dec. 17, 1919 in Napa, CA. in Napa County. Together they had 3 children: James E. "Jimmy", Ardella Melissa, & Jackson Rodgers "J.R.". His wife Nellie "Ardella", my Grandmother, told me he enjoyed training wild horses for riding. Since James died very young at age 40, we don't know as much about him. My father, Jackson, was only 5 years old when his father, James Rodgers Portwood, died of a bad heart. Grandma said a few days before her husband died, a man from the Salvation Army led my Grandfather to the Lord. Grandma said as James died, he told her to not be afraid. That she would be able to raise their 3 children. He told her "You can do it." James Rodgers Portwood died in Fullerton, CA. (Orange County) and is buried in Fullerton. My Grandmother never remarried and never had any other children. By Kathleen Ellen (Portwood) Andrews (Granddaughter of James Rodgers Portwood)

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  • This information was given to me by my Grandmother, Nellie "Ardella" (Burke) Portwood. She is the wife of James Rodgers Portwood. Some of the information she orally told me; some of it she wrote down for me.

Kathleen Ellen (Portwood) Andrews (James' Granddaughter)





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