Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Outwater, Harrison 1915
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The Portland Observer, Thursday, May 13, 1915

Following a brief illness from blood poisoning, Harrison Outwater, for many 
years a prominent and influential citizen of Portland, expired Saturday 
morning at his farm home a short distance out of Ann Arbor, at the age of 75.  
Burial took place Monday in the township where he lived.

Mr. Outwater was a native of Wilson, N.Y., where he resided until enlisting 
with the Union troops in the early 60’s.  After the close of the war he came 
to Portland, where he made his home until locating in Washtenaw county.  While 
a citizen of this place he was active both in politics and church work.  He 
served as village president and was at one time a member of the local school 
board.  For years he was one of the deacons of the Baptist church and as such 
made many sacrifices to the society.

In the conduct of his farm near Ann Arbor Mr. Outwater was assisted by his 
son, Olney.  It was while the two were moving a quantity of household goods, 
preparatory to exchanging houses, that the elder Outwater sustained a slight 
injury to his finger, from which blood poisoning developed.

Besides the son living in Washtenaw county, deceased leaves two other sons, 
Harry and Stanley, who reside at Denver, Colo.  A daughter, Olive, is employed 
as a teacher at River Rouge, a Detroit suburb.  Mrs. A. O. Browning and Mrs. 
A. B. Hixson, of Portland, are the only surviving sisters of deceased.  An 
only brother, John Outwater, resides at Wilson, N.Y., the old home of the 
family.



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