Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Porter, Hester January 18, 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dan Lindley danoh19344@hotmail.com November 10, 2005, 11:29 am Daily Local News, January 26, 1891 Daily Local News January 26, 1891 Almost a Centenarian Hester Porter, widow of the late Samuel Porter, of West Fallowfield, died at the residence of her son, Richard R. Porter, in the same township, January 18th, 1891. Deceased was born in Lewistown, Delaware, on May 18th, 1791, and was therefore 99 years and 8 months old. Three sons and a daughter survive her. Helen Porter was a colored woman, highly respected during her long life and was a member of the A.M.E. Church since childhood. She was buried on the 22d inst at Chatham. Additional Comments: Tombstone images at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/africanunionlg.htm Note File manager: You may want to also post this in the State of Delaware. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb