Karl Henry Porter
1924 - 1940 (16 years)-
Name Karl Henry Porter Birth 5 Sep 1924 Egbert, Laramie County, Wyoming 
[1] Gender Male Death 30 Nov 1940 Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas [1, 2] Burial Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas [1] Person ID I1545 McKeown Last Modified 7 Aug 2023
Father Karl Henry Porter, b. 3 Apr 1894, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas d. 30 Nov 1940, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 46 years) Mother Greta Luella Seaver, b. 21 Jun 1896, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa d. 30 Nov 1940, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 44 years) Family ID F590 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 5 Sep 1924 - Egbert, Laramie County, Wyoming 
Death - 30 Nov 1940 - Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas 
Burial - - Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave:
16-year-old Karl and his parents were all three killed in a train wreck in November 1940. See the bio in his mother's memorial for the details. He is buried with his parents.
[1] - Three Die in Wreck
Wakarusa, Nov. 30, (AP) Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Porter and their 16-year-old son, Karl Jr., were killed tonight when their automobile was struck by a Santa Fe passenger train. A daughter, Mrs. Ralph D. Winter of Junction City, survives.
The Morning Chronicle, Manhattan, Kansas. Sunday, 1 December 1940, page 1.
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