John Portee Born: 29 Nov 1837 Died: May 11, 1925 Plot:
Age 87 Where born: Lawrence Co IL Where died: Carrier Mills IL Son of: James Portee (ca 1820 KY) & Lucinda Anderson* (1807-1874 m2: Elihu Cole) m: 28 Feb 1844 Lawrence Co IL Married: 1860 Harriet Anderson* Lived at: 1860-80 Bond twp - Lawrence Co IL 1910-1925 Carrier Mills IL Children: - Benjamin (1867) -
Lewis B* (1868) -
Elizabeth (25 Oct 1869-24 Feb 1954 buried Marion KY; m: Charles King Lewis) -
Viola (1872 IL m: by 1910 John Harrison Meeks) -
Mary A* (1871 m: Abraham Lincoln Payne*) -
Dianthia (1877-1954 m: John B Gee) -
Lewis B* (1878) -
William Mack (1880) -
Harold John* (1882) -
James Ferguson (1885-1981 buried Saline Co IL m: Annie)
* indicates buried with John Portee in Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery.
About Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery:
Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery is the larger of two African-American cemeteries named "Portee Cemetery". This one is located southeast of Pinkstaff Burials: 273 Location: Pinkstaff, Lawrence County, Illinois
