Nellie Poartfleet1,2

F, #280, b. 1886, d. 9 Jun 1965
     Nellie Poartfleet was born in 1886 in Netherlands.1 She married Cornelius Poartfleet in 1892.1,2 Nellie Poartfleet died on 9 June 1965 in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, (Paterson General Hospital).1 She was buried on 11 June 1965 in Totowa (Laurel Grove Memorial Park).1
     Nellie Poartfleet immigrated in 1893.1

Her obituary appeared on 9 June 1965 in the Paterson Evening News
Mrs. Nellie Dreisen Poartfleet, 89, of 328 Hobart Ave., died today at Paterson General Hospital after a short illness. Born in the Netherlands, she came to Paterson in 1898, and moved to Haledon in 1906. She was the widow of Cornelius Poartfleet, who died May 3, 1956. Funeral services will be held Friday in the Vermeulen Memorial Funeral Home, 131 Haledon Ave, Paterson. The Rev. Robert Prins, pastor of the First Christian Reformed Church of Haledon, will officiate. Interment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa. Surviving are 3 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.1

1910 Fed. census: Household of Cornelius Poartfleet, 349 Belmont Ave, Haledon Borough, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of Cornelius, his wife Nellie and 3 children: Cornelius (17, b. NJ), John (12, b. Holland), Frank (11, b. Holland). He was a mason (contractor).2
1920 Fed. census: Household of Cornelius Poartfleet, 112 Lee Ave, Haledon Borough, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of Cornelius, his wife Nellie and their son Frank (21, b. Holland) and his wife Mary (18, b. NJ). He was a mason (contractor). Cornelius and Frank were both masons.3

Citations

  1. [S14] Pat. Eve. News, Jun 9, 1965, pg 63.
  2. [S5] 1910 Federal Census, Cornelius Poartfleet, 28 Apr 1910. T624 Roll: 904 Page: 135, ED 62.
  3. [S7] 1920 Federal Census, Cornelius Poartfleet, 16 Jan 1920. T625 Roll: 1062 Page: 45-46, ED 13.