After the war ended my mother and I went back to Sioux City. I think my dad must have had another two or three years to serve in his enlistment. So we went to live with my grandfather and grandmother who had bought a house in Morningside. My granddad used to take me in the horse and buggy and I can remember I used to help him pick up black walnuts from a tree he had in his yard.
My grandfather was English, born in Old Town, Maine, February 5, 1945. He and my grandmother had 5 sons and 4 daughters.
I remember that my grandfather really enjoyed having me with him during that period of time and my grandmother was always good to me. I used to go out and pick her berries and grapes before she had a chance to get to them to make jelly but she never scolded me. She always had sweetpeas growing in her back yard and I always think of her whenever I smell them. One time my mother was going to pick cherries somewhere with one of her sisters. I raised a big stink because I couldn't go along. My grandmother diverted my attention by having me go to a neighbor's yard to pick dandelions.
By the way, my grandfather's name was Nelson Porter (strictly English) and my Grandmother was Mary Potter (strictly Scotch-Irish)
After the war ended my mother and I went back to Sioux City. I think my dad must have had another two or three years to serve in his enlistment. So we went to live with my grandfather and grandmother who had bought a house in Morningside. My granddad used to take me in the horse and buggy and I can remember I used to help him pick up black walnuts from a tree he had in his yard.
My grandfather was English, born in Old Town, Maine, February 5, 1945. He and my grandmother had 5 sons and 4 daughters.
I remember that my grandfather really enjoyed having me with him during that period of time and my grandmother was always good to me. I used to go out and pick her berries and grapes before she had a chance to get to them to make jelly but she never scolded me. She always had sweetpeas growing in her back yard and I always think of her whenever I smell them. One time my mother was going to pick cherries somewhere with one of her sisters. I raised a big stink because I couldn't go along. My grandmother diverted my attention by having me go to a neighbor's yard to pick dandelions.
By the way, my grandfather's name was Nelson Porter (strictly English) and my Grandmother was Mary Potter (strictly Scotch-Irish)
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Sadie J. Porter
1868–1871
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Leila Vertina Porter Sturgeon
1877–1954
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Alice Mabel Porter Amick
1879–1964
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Wilbur Albert Porter
1881–1949
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Raymond Scott Porter
1883–1965
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Archibald "Archie" Porter
1884–1952
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Amos Porter
1886–1958
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John Wesley Porter
1888–1956
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Lillian Nora Porter Miller
1890–1970
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Ethel Eleanor Jane Porter Allen
1892–1928
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Jessie M Porter
1898–1900
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