of Licking County, Ohio · documented from the public record
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Matthew Porter d. 1899
Matthew Porter⚭ Almyra Arnold
childrenJane Porter · Andrew Porter · John Porter · Louis Porter · Olive Porter · Frank Porter · Clara Porter
Their story
What the record says
History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present.
Native of Licking County, Ohio.
Married Almyra Arnold there, came to Jones County about 1850, settled in Jackson township.
Owned 200 acres.
Retired to Anamosa.
Died 1899 aged 72.
Children: Jane (m.
C.P. Atwood of Anamosa), Andrew (Center Junction), John (d.
Cherokee co., Iowa 1884 age 33), Louis (Cherokee co.), Olive (m.
David Kramer, sheriff of McHenry co., ND), Frank, Clara (m.
Delbert Meeks of SD).
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