Betty Jane Porter

1920 - 1946  (26 years)

• Name	Betty Jane Porter
  Birth	16 May 1920	Ellerslie, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Aug 1946	Hancock, Washington County, Maryland.
  Notes	She died on 29 Aug 1946 at the age of 26 in Hancock, Washington Co., Maryland. A 21-year-old county woman was killed and three other persons were injured, one critically, when the car in which they were riding crashed against the rear of a heavy tractor-trailer on Route 40, eight miles east of Hancock, early this morning. The victim, Miss Betty Jane Porter, postmistress at Ellerslie, and daughter of Harry and Lydia (Lowery) Porter, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown. State Trooper Raymond V. McGwire, who investigated, said the accident occurred about 2:39 when the car driven by William E. Clauson, of Corriganville, headed toward Hagerstown, passed another vehicle and hit the trailer at a place known as Park Head Levels. Clauson's condition is considered serious at Washington County Hospital where he was admitted for observation and treatment of extensive cuts and possible head injuries. [Other details of accident] Besides her parents, Miss Porter is survived by two brothers, Robert Porter, this city, and Edward Porter, Maryland State Line; and two sisters, Mrs. Irma Burkett and Mrs. Hazel Griffey, both of Ellerslie. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The Cumberland Evening Times, August 29, 1946
  Person ID	I46355	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Harry Robert Porter,   b. 15 Oct 1878, Cooks Mills, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Oct 1951, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lydia Grace Lowery,   b. 15 Apr 1884, Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania d. 24 Oct 1971, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F16789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart