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Portee-Birds Cemetery, Lawrence County IL

William Portee

  William Portee     Born: Sep 14, 1848    Died: Jul 30, 1918    Plot:

Age  69
Where born:   IL
Where died:   Terre Haute - Vigo Co IN:
Son of:   James Portee (ca 1820 KY) & Lucinda Anderson (ca 1816 IL)
Married:   12 Oct 1871 Sarah Payne*
Lived at:   1880 Bond twp - Lawrence Co IL 1900 Allison twp - Lawrence Co IL 1910 Russell twp - Lawrence Co IL
Children:
- James Isom (8 Mar 1873 -1960 buried Portee-Pinkstaff Cem)
- Leander (25 Jul 1875 -1941 buried DeKalb Co IL)
- Mary L (1878 -1961 Knox Co IL; m: Miller)
- Clara (25 Aug 1879 - 22 Apr 1937 m: Lewis)
- Dora (1881 IL m1: 1889 Knox Co IL Charles Brauman; m2: Joe Perkins)
- Samuel W (23 May 1883 Pinkstaff - 7 Jun 1943 buried Terre Haute - Vigo Co IN)
- John Robert (8 Sep 1886 - 1953 buried Portee-Pinkstaff Cem)
- Lillian Vanarsdale* (1888)

      * indicates buried with William Portee in Portee-Birds Cemetery.

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About Portee-Birds Cemetery:
Portte-Birds Cemetery is the smaller of two African-American cemeteries named "Portee Cemetery". The original name appears to be Cole Cemetery.
Burials: 52
Location: Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois