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David Portwood

Birth	:	13 Apr 1852 Macon County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	22 Jan 1928 Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nuckolls County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2056084, -98.0791702
Plot	:	Block 10, Lot 23
Inscription	:	Father
Description	:	David Portwood was born near Macon Illinois, April 13, 1852, and passed from this life Sunday evening, January 22, 1928, at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital at Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 75 years, 9 months and 9 days. His father, John Portwood, was a native of Kentucky; his mother, Martha Lamb, a pioneer girl of Illinois. Owing to accidents, his father spent the last twenty years of his life in total blindness. His mother passed away when he was a three-year-old child, leaving him and his only brother, a three-month-old infant, to be cared for by the grandmother.... Read More	David Portwood was born near Macon Illinois, April 13, 1852, and passed from this life Sunday evening, January 22, 1928, at the Brodstone Memorial Hospital at Superior, Nebraska, at the age of 75 years, 9 months and 9 days. His father, John Portwood, was a native of Kentucky; his mother, Martha Lamb, a pioneer girl of Illinois. Owing to accidents, his father spent the last twenty years of his life in total blindness. His mother passed away when he was a three-year-old child, leaving him and his only brother, a three-month-old infant, to be cared for by the grandmother. The brother, now 73 years of age is still active in business at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Portwood pioneered in two states, cutting and clearing the timber lands of central Illinois in his early manhood; then coming to Nebraska in the early eighties and built a home on the virgin sod of Nuckolls county (sic). He was united in wedlock with Nancy Jane Culvar (sic) on September 17, 1872, near Macon, Illinois, and through sunshine and shadow they traveled life's pathway together for forty-six years, till she was called home March 15, 1918. Nine children came to bless their union, six of whom remain to mourn their father's passing: Edward, Wilbur and Maude of Nelson, Nebraska, Harland of Superior, Nebraska, Guy of Davenport, Nebraska, and Vivian (Mrs. W.H. Woods) of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The oldest daughter, Florence (Mrs. C.H. Marshall), passed away at Nelson in 1917. Two infant sons, Norman and Norval, died at the home near Macon, Illinois, in 1879 and 1887 respectively. Seventeen grandchildren and one great grand child also survive him. After eleven years on the farm in Illinois, Mr. Portwood with his wife and three small children came to Nuckolls county (sic), Nebraska, establishing a farm home four miles south of Edgar in 1883. After two years here, he returned to Illinois to dispose of his farm there, and in 1887 came to Nebraska passing through the destructive tornado of 1892 which wrecked their farm house -- then the terrible drouth of 1893-94-95, still vivid in the memory of all who endured them, and on through years - adverse or bounteful (sic) - till about 1906, when they moved to the present home in Nelson. Mr. Portwood has been a member of the Methodist church for nearly forty years, and was always a faithful attendant as long as health permitted. He has been a member of the M.W.A. Lodge for nearly forty years also, having been a charter member of the Angus Lodge. For nearly twenty years he was the senior member of the Portwood Company at Nelson. He was always active in church, lodge, school and community affairs when health and strength permitted, never seeking place or position, never complaining, always seeing the bright side. Mr. Portwood was a man who was endowed with superior qualities of character. He abounded in the spirit of gentility, kindness and good nature. He had attained that spirit which few of us have yet reached of being always charitable of those about him. Unkindness had no place in his daily life. Added to this was the background of sterling integrity. His life was true, noble and upright in all its ways. A life which had its root in a well grounded Christian faith. These excellencies of character gained for him universal respect. To know him was to command one's highest regard. None in the community were esteemed more highly than he. He was greatly loved by ren(sic), a love which was inspired by the each of his children and grandchild- deep interest and affection which he always manifested towards them. (NOTE: This sentence is typed as it is written in the newspaper.) They were each dear to his heart. His loved ones will miss the presence of his life in their family group, but they have the sweet assurance that he has passed on to the better land where he has united with the company of his dear ones who had gone before. May his life be an inspiration to we who attempt to carry on. The funeral service was conducted at the Methodist church (sic) Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. and Msr. H.G. Wilcox of Red Cloud formerly of this charge, and the resident pastor, Rev. Allen Chamberlain, having a part. A double quartette furnished the music. The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, Janaury 26, 1928; pg. 4

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David Portwood's memorial is located at: Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nuckolls County, USA.
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David Portwood death on 22 Jan 1928 in Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.2056084
Longitude: -98.0791702

Family Members:

Spouse

Nancy Jane Culver Portwood

(1853 - 1918)

Children

Florence Almeda Portwood Marshall

(1874 - 1917)

John Edward “Ed” Portwood

(1880 - 1960)

Maude B. Portwood

(1881 - 1968)

Wilbur Loren Portwood

(1883 - 1958)

Harland Culver Portwood

(1889 - 1969)

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