Obituary of Hugh Alexander Porter - Jackson County, Missouri

 Examiner Article:  OBITUARY copied from an article in the Bible of Bessie
May Porter Graham, grandaughter of H. A. Porter and d/o Silas W. Porter.
   Death of H. A. Porter
 "Uncle" Hugh A. Porter, one of the oldest citizens of this part of Jackson
County, died at the home of his son, Clay Porter, south of Blue Springs,
Saturday night, March 6, 1915.  Mr. Porter was born in Rutherford County,
Tenn., January 27, 1826.  He came to Missouri in 1833, and lived on a farm
two miles east of Blue Springs.  He married Miss Susan M. Gibson and to them
were born 10 children.  Mr. Porter had been sick about nine weeks before his
death.  He was the son of Samuel Porter, and was at the time of his death 89
years 2 months and 9 days old.
 The funeral was held in this city Monday, March 8th at the M. E. Church
conducted by Rev. T. D. Payne.  Burial was in the Blue Springs Cemetery.
copied GJS

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