Funeral Home Record
Owen County, Indiana
Submitted by Laura Bonde lbonde@bluemarble.net
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West, Parrish, and Pedigo Funeral Home
Spence and Gosport, Owen County, Indiana
Book I 28 Feb 1921-4 Feb 1925

Total No...265  ,  Yearly No...24, Page…157  Date………4/29/1923
What Race… American,   Where born…N Carolina	
Name of Deceased………………..Clarisa Porter		
Wife/Widow/Son/Daug………….
Charge to……….. …………………..Elsworth Franklin
Address………………………………………..Spencer, INnd R#2
Date of Funeral…………………..4/130/23
Residence……………………………………. Clay Township
Place of Death…………………….. Clay Township
Funeral Services at……….. Heddings Chapel 11AM
Cause of Death…………………….. Cerebral Hemorrhage
Date of Death……………………….. 4/29/23
Occupation………………………………..Housewife
Religion…………………………………….. 
Marital Status…………………….Widowed
Date of Birth………………………..Oct 4, 1829
 Age: 93 Years  6 months,  20 days
Name of father.………………….Wm. Brown 
His birthplace……………………….North Carolina
Name of mother.………………….. Sarah Crum
Her birthplace……………………….North Carolina
Internment at………………………….Heddings Chapel Cemetery






1880 		Census Place:	Clay, Owen, Indiana
	Source:	FHL Film 1254303  National Archives Film T9-0303     
Page 391A     
	Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace
Wm. D. PORTER	Self	M	M	W	53	IN
	Occ:	Farmer	Fa: SC	Mo: VA
Clarasa PORTER	Wife	F	M	W	50	NC
	Occ:	Keeping House	Fa: NC	Mo: NC
James W. PORTER	Son	M	S	W	20	IN
	Occ:	Farm Laborer	Fa: IN	Mo: NC
Eliza E. PORTER	Dau	F	S	W	17	IN
	Occ:	Without Occup	Fa: IN	Mo: NC
John M. PORTER	Son	M	S	W	14	IN
	Occ:	Farm Laborer	Fa: IN	Mo: NC
Wm. B. PORTER	Son	M	S	W	13	IN
	Occ:	Farm Laborer	Fa: IN	Mo: NC
Emma E. PORTER	Dau	F	S	W	11	IN
	Occ:	Without Occup.	Fa: IN	Mo: NC
Dollie F. PORTER	Dau	F	S	W	5	IN
			Fa: IN	Mo: NC