Mrs. Maggie (Rockwell) Clark, age 43, born Indiana, married Alvan A. Porter, age 57, 15 June 1902 at Grand Island NE. as recorded in Hall county NE marriage book 7, p. 318. Certificate 63. She was the daughter of Benjamin Rockwell & Jane Lyons.
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Grand Island Daily Independent Monday 22 Jan 1923 p. 5
Mrs. Maggie Porter, wife of Alvan Porter, drayman, was found dead at her home, 1503 West Fourth street, late Saturday afternoon by her husband when he returned home from his day's work. She was alone at the time of her death, which is believed to have occurred between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. When found, the body was in a sitting posture in a rocking chair with her head leaning against a window casing. Some sewing, at which she was evidently working when stricken, was on her lap. About 4 o'clock a neighbor called at the Porter home, found Mrs. Porter apparently in her usual good health, and after a brief visit, departed. On Mr. Porter's arrival home shortly after 6 o'clock, he was greatly shocked to find his wife dead. Death had evidently taken place only a short while previous, as the body was still warm when discovered. Medical attention was at once summoned and an examination by the attending physician revealed the cause of death to have been angina pectoris, described as a peculiarly painful disease so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest, being usually associated with organic change in the heart or great blood vessels. She was aged about 65 years and had resided in this city for a number of years. Besides her husband several children survive her. Funeral services will be held from the home, 1503 West Fourth street, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. J. N. Smith, of the Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be made in the Grand Island cemetery.
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Grand Island Daily Independent Monday 22 Jan 1923 p. 5
Mrs. Maggie Porter, wife of Alvan Porter, drayman, was found dead at her home, 1503 West Fourth street, late Saturday afternoon by her husband when he returned home from his day's work. She was alone at the time of her death, which is believed to have occurred between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. When found, the body was in a sitting posture in a rocking chair with her head leaning against a window casing. Some sewing, at which she was evidently working when stricken, was on her lap. About 4 o'clock a neighbor called at the Porter home, found Mrs. Porter apparently in her usual good health, and after a brief visit, departed. On Mr. Porter's arrival home shortly after 6 o'clock, he was greatly shocked to find his wife dead. Death had evidently taken place only a short while previous, as the body was still warm when discovered. Medical attention was at once summoned and an examination by the attending physician revealed the cause of death to have been angina pectoris, described as a peculiarly painful disease so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest, being usually associated with organic change in the heart or great blood vessels. She was aged about 65 years and had resided in this city for a number of years. Besides her husband several children survive her. Funeral services will be held from the home, 1503 West Fourth street, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. J. N. Smith, of the Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be made in the Grand Island cemetery.
Mrs. Maggie (Rockwell) Clark, age 43, born Indiana, married Alvan A. Porter, age 57, 15 June 1902 at Grand Island NE. as recorded in Hall county NE marriage book 7, p. 318. Certificate 63. She was the daughter of Benjamin Rockwell & Jane Lyons.
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Grand Island Daily Independent Monday 22 Jan 1923 p. 5
Mrs. Maggie Porter, wife of Alvan Porter, drayman, was found dead at her home, 1503 West Fourth street, late Saturday afternoon by her husband when he returned home from his day's work. She was alone at the time of her death, which is believed to have occurred between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. When found, the body was in a sitting posture in a rocking chair with her head leaning against a window casing. Some sewing, at which she was evidently working when stricken, was on her lap. About 4 o'clock a neighbor called at the Porter home, found Mrs. Porter apparently in her usual good health, and after a brief visit, departed. On Mr. Porter's arrival home shortly after 6 o'clock, he was greatly shocked to find his wife dead. Death had evidently taken place only a short while previous, as the body was still warm when discovered. Medical attention was at once summoned and an examination by the attending physician revealed the cause of death to have been angina pectoris, described as a peculiarly painful disease so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest, being usually associated with organic change in the heart or great blood vessels. She was aged about 65 years and had resided in this city for a number of years. Besides her husband several children survive her. Funeral services will be held from the home, 1503 West Fourth street, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. J. N. Smith, of the Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be made in the Grand Island cemetery.
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Grand Island Daily Independent Monday 22 Jan 1923 p. 5
Mrs. Maggie Porter, wife of Alvan Porter, drayman, was found dead at her home, 1503 West Fourth street, late Saturday afternoon by her husband when he returned home from his day's work. She was alone at the time of her death, which is believed to have occurred between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. When found, the body was in a sitting posture in a rocking chair with her head leaning against a window casing. Some sewing, at which she was evidently working when stricken, was on her lap. About 4 o'clock a neighbor called at the Porter home, found Mrs. Porter apparently in her usual good health, and after a brief visit, departed. On Mr. Porter's arrival home shortly after 6 o'clock, he was greatly shocked to find his wife dead. Death had evidently taken place only a short while previous, as the body was still warm when discovered. Medical attention was at once summoned and an examination by the attending physician revealed the cause of death to have been angina pectoris, described as a peculiarly painful disease so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest, being usually associated with organic change in the heart or great blood vessels. She was aged about 65 years and had resided in this city for a number of years. Besides her husband several children survive her. Funeral services will be held from the home, 1503 West Fourth street, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. J. N. Smith, of the Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will be made in the Grand Island cemetery.
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The only marker on or near the three Porter graves, Mayr, Maggie & Alvin is the stone pictured. The stone looks to be more generally over the grave of Mary Porter, but an area shot is included to show the lark of markers on Maggie and Alvin's graves
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