"Portage Newspaper 05-27-
1882" reports death of five Henion children of
Diptheria, ages 4-16yr
"Diphtheria-- Mr. A. Henion's Family who reside on Conant
street, in the second ward, is suffering severely from
diphtheria. All of their children, five, have been taken down
with it. One has died and it is said two or more of the
others cannot recover. Just as we go to press, we learn that
two of the above named children died Thursday, and that in
case of the remaining two, there is no hope of their recovery.
The first and youngest died on Sunday last aged four years;
the oldest is 16. A whole family of five children swept off
in a single week! It is awful. The house has been
quarantined."
 Stone reads: "Henion, Wm. L. His wife Harriet and Five children At Rest"
The five children according to vital records were as follows:
- Hattie b. 11-15-1866 d. 05-25-1882
- Kittie b. 10-02-1876 d. 05-21-1882
- Minnie b. 02-28-1869 d. 05-25-1882
- Fannie b. 11-22-1870 d. 05-28-1882
- Janette b. 08-01-1871 d. 05-28-1882
 These burials were noted at this site in 2006:
Pitman, Phyllis b. 1923 d. 1963
Pitman, George O. b. 1920
Preston, Arnold Edward b. 07-20-1942 d. 02-06-1999. Vietnam, A1C US Air Force
Preston, Judy K. b. 09-22-1946
Pitman, George A. Jr. b. 06-03-1942
Pitman, Dorothy b. 1927
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