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Leopold Wilhelm Porr Jr.

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Birth	:	31 Aug 1835 Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death	:	16 Oct 1925 Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Jacksonville Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.2773340, -84.3675810
Description	:	LEOPOLD PORR JR There is a large element of foreign-born citizens in Richardson county,most of whom came here in pioneer days, with little or no capital. Here they have found comfortable homes and have developed one of the fine agricultural sections of the West. Of this number the name of Leopold Porr, farmer and stockman, of Speiser precinct, should be mentioned. He was born in the Rhine country of Bavaria, Germany, August 31, 1835. He is a son of Leopold and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Porr, and is the eldest of a family of four children, the names of the other three being, Katherine,... Read More	LEOPOLD PORR JR There is a large element of foreign-born citizens in Richardson county,most of whom came here in pioneer days, with little or no capital. Here they have found comfortable homes and have developed one of the fine agricultural sections of the West. Of this number the name of Leopold Porr, farmer and stockman, of Speiser precinct, should be mentioned. He was born in the Rhine country of Bavaria, Germany, August 31, 1835. He is a son of Leopold and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Porr, and is the eldest of a family of four children, the names of the other three being, Katherine, who died in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1858; Charles, who died on December 16, 1916, and Elizabeth, wife of Henry Lueck, of Jackson county, Kansas, and her death occurred on November 25, 1907. Leopold Porr, Jr. grew to manhood in duchroth, Germany and was educated there; he was twenty-one years old when he came to Richardson county. He was married on February 8, 1872, to Minnie Guyer, who was born on May 31, 1853, near Davenport, Iowa. She is a daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Zimmer) Guyer, natives of Germany, from which country they came to Richardson county, this state, in 1856. To Mr. and Mrs. Porr six children were born, namely: Otto L., who lives near Sabetha, Kansas; Sophia, keeping house for her father; Henry, deceased; Ernest F., who lives in Speiser precinct, Richardson county; Frank R.,operating the home place, and Alvin A., who lives on a farm in Speiser precinct. Mr. Porr, of this sketch, has devoted his life to general farming and stock raising and be is owner of a well-improved and productive farm of four hundred and forty acres, in sections 15 and 16, Speiser precinct. He has always kept high-grade live stock, making a specialty of Hereford cattle. He has managed well and worked hard and has met with success all along the line. Politically, Mr. Porr is a Republican. He has been a member of the German Reformed church since 1849.In 1862 Mr. Porr took a load of wheat to Leavenworth, Kansas, for the soldiers at the army post, making the trip with Ulrich Beutler, taking forty bushels for which they received ninety cents per bushel. The snow was so deep that they had to remain at Lancaster, Kansas, a few days before they could resume their journey, waiting for the snow to melt. They returned by the Kickapoo Indian reservation, and there they camped on account of the cold. Upon their return trip home they had hard work keeping from freezing to death. During the period of the Indian troubles in the West, Mr. Porr assisted in organizing a company for the protection of Richardson county. One morning he started out with Peter Stephen on a scouting expedition and encountered a party of over five hundred hostile red men, who gave chase. They finally surrounded him but did not harm him. Mr. Porr has a clock in his possession which the family brought from the old country, in the sailing vessel that took fifty-six days to cross the Atlantic. The clock was made for Grandfather Porr; it is ten feet high and eighteen inches across. Although it is two hundred years old, it still keeps good time, and has been in constant use ever since it was made, and has had no attention by clock repairers.

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Leopold Wilhelm Porr Jr.'s memorial is located at: Jacksonville Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, USA.
When did Leopold Wilhelm Porr Jr. death?
Leopold Wilhelm Porr Jr. death on 16 Oct 1925 in Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Leopold Wilhelm Porr Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 38.2773340
Longitude: -84.3675810

Family Members:

Parent

Leopold Wilhelm Porr Sr.

(1811 - 1879)

Elisabeth Hoffman Porr

(1804 - 1897)

Spouse

Siblings

Karl M “Charles” Porr

(1839 - 1916)

Elizabeth Porr Lueck

(1843 - 1907)

Children

Sophia A. Porr Kinter

(1874 - 1951)

Ernest F Porr

(1879 - 1962)

Frank R. Porr

(1883 - 1958)

Alvin A Porr

(1888 - 1967)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Jacksonville Cemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2773340, -84.3675810

2. Silas Baptist Church Cemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2786500, -84.3838200

3. Smith Family Burying Ground #1
Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2705994, -84.3522034

4. Leesburg A.M.E. Church Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2908000, -84.4250000

5. Shawhan Cemetery
Shawhan, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2991000, -84.3056500

6. Garrard Family Cemetery
Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2745900, -84.2982000

7. Samuel Ewalt Family Cemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2733600, -84.2975800

8. Pugh Cemetery
Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3046210, -84.3033740

9. Joseph Helm Clay Family Burying Grounds
Centerville, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2199100, -84.3509300

10. Walnut Lea Cemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2213700, -84.3301000

11. Smith Cemetery
Lees Lick, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3369942, -84.4172058

12. Bailey Family Cemetery
Cynthiana, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3585110, -84.3738850

13. Cook Road Cemetery
Cynthiana, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3146168, -84.2700799

14. Old Union Christian Church Cemetery
Loradale, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1933850, -84.3984600

15. Lair Family Vault
Cynthiana, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3342400, -84.2771100

16. David Graveyard
Shawhan, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3193700, -84.2644070

17. Old Historic Cemetery
Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3003006, -84.2416992

18. Stonermouth Presbyterian Cemetery
Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3002200, -84.2414200

19. Elkhorn Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1758950, -84.4073400

20. County Infirmary Cemetery
Cynthiana, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3625060, -84.2866280

21. Eli Kennedy Graveyard
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1812690, -84.3087680

22. Cedar Heights Cemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.2031000, -84.2689000

23. Ruddles Mills Cemetery
Ruddles Mills, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.3041440, -84.2336800

24. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Paris, Bourbon County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1996994, -84.2694016