Porter Cemetery, from the front looking to the back.
Porter Cemetery, from the front looking to the back.
The following listing appears in several publications, including the Jamestown sesquicentennial book. Most entries have a link to a photo of the stone. Following the published listing are additional stones that I found in a survey of the cemetery in the fall of 2001. My comments within the original listing will be in italics.
"This is a small rural cemetery located on Road 1100 W about one-half mile south off U.S. 136 two miles west of Jamestown. The property is now owned by Jay and Dorothy Martin. As this listing is 20+ years old, this may not be true today. It has been abandoned for some years, but an effort had been made to clean it up and several new markers were placed. This is a listing of the stones that are legible, but there are many that are not legible and therefore not listed.
Harriet L. Porter - born April 23, 1852 - died June 10, 1902
Marion Porter - born April 30, 1848 - died August 2, 1938 (same stone)
Charlie T. - son of T. W. and S. A. Porter - died 1881 - aged 3y, 5rn, 17d
Mary - daughter of T. W. and S. A. Porter - died April 4, 1881 - aged 1y, 1m
Carrie L. Porter Harris - January 29, 1871 - April 13, 1898 Mother
Albert - son of N. and H. L. Porter - died May 12, 1883 - aged 1y, 4m, 16d
John W. - son of N. and H. L. Porter - died January 9, 1873 (1878 ?) - aged 23 days
James Evans - died September 15, 1889 - 83y, 3m, 2d
Margaret H. Evans - born January 21, 1815 - died January 2, 1895
Catharine Evans - died October 16, 1871 - aged 11y, 7m, 20d
Matilda A. - daughter of J. and M. Evans - died July 9, 1853 - aged 4y, 3m, 19d
Mary L. - daughter of J. W. and S. A. Porter - died 1856
Mary C. - daughter of J. C. and E. L. McLean - died September 28, 1850 - aged 1 year
Sarah E. daughter of J. and E. Stover - died February 18, 1851 - age 8m, 13d
Mark W. Porter - died September 27, 1845 - aged 32 years
John Porter - died June 17, 1853 aged 69y, 1m, 11d
John D. - son of J. M. and N. J. Burch - died October 28, 1865 - aged 27y, 5m, 27d
"Short pain, short grief, dear babe, were thine, now joys eternal divine."
George B. Crawford (?) - died June 23, 1872 - aged 33 years
William M. H. - son of R. T. and I. A. Howard - died March 9, 1854 - aged 11m, 5d
Nancy Elizabeth - wife of John R. Covey - died June 13, 1873 - aged 27y, 9m, 3d
Lillie A. - daughter of J. W. and S. Porter - died October 2, 1863 - age 7 months
James M. - son of J. W. and S. Porter - died October 14, 1866 - aged 10 months
Evans child - stone unreadable
Susie - daughter of J. D. and C. Porter - died September 10, 1886 - aged 2y, 1m, 3d
Lourana Bush - wife of Samuel Austin born December 18, 1823 died November 10, 1874 - aged 50y, 11m,
James C. McLean - 1814 1864. James C. McLean has an old stone behind the new one.
Elizabeth B. - his wife - 1829 1897
John P. Long - died March 12, 1872 aged 37y, 1m, 21d I.O.O.F. emblem
Little Willie - son of J. P. and M. A. Long - died January, 1872 - aged 2y, 5m, 12d
Mary A. Long - died February 16, 1879 - aged 39y, 1m, 6d
Mark W. - son of Jas. C. and E. B. McLean - died April 8, 1853
Hannah M. - daughter of J. C. and E. B. McLean
McLean - infant son of J. C. and E. B. McLean died March 1847.
Catharine - wife of John Porter - died April 5, 1872 - aged 84y, 3m, 20d
J. W. Porter - stone unreadable
James A. - son of A. and M. Long - Sept. 13, 1856 - Aged 18 years.
Elvira - daughter of Andrew and Mary Long - died June 24, 1858 - aged 15y, 10m, 25d
Mary Long - wife of Andrew Long - died July 18, 1887 - aged 78y, 4m, 22d Mother
Ellen Alma - daughter of W. J. and L. C. Bush - born September 22, 1860 - died October 16, 1874
William Bush - born December 13, 1800 - died August 10, 1835
Frances - wife of W. Bush - born June 8, 1804 - died March 16, 1852
Silvia A. - daughter of J. B. and N. Couch - died August 8, 1858 - aged 1y, 2m, 6d
Marion (actually Mariah) - wife of John B. Couch - died September 1, 1872 - age 47y 3m 6d -
"As a wife, devoted; As a mother, affectionate; as a friend, ever kind and true."
Stephen Gose - died December 27, 1832 aged 37 years - rest of stone unreadable
James Elkana - son of S. Austin - born February 20, 1847 - died February 24, 1876
Dicy - (wife of Stephen Gose) - died May 28?, 18??.
Nancy A. - wife of Clarkson Sal?? - died June 9, 1868? - aged 19y 2m.
Priscila Harrison - died December 5, 1887 - aged 56 years.
Samuel T.H. - son of A and M.J. Easterling - died July 10, 1870.
Nannie - daughter of J.W. and Susie Porter - died December 27, 1859 - aged 14d.
? - (child of) W.A. and E. Brown - died December 20, 1869 - aged 13y 10m 29?d.
Infant - daughter of W.M. and L.A. Idding - died October 22, 1860 - aged 1m.
SJS footstone by maple tree.
unreadable stone beside John and Catherine Porter stones. Is this the unreadable J.W. Porter stone?
Porter Cemetery, from the back looking towards the road.
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