Portmess, Jacob E.
(1834-1917)



Birth: December 6, 1834, Spring Gap Mountain, Hampshire County, VA
Death: May 27, 1917, Hobart, Lake County, IN
Parents: John & Ruth (Easter) Portmess
Spouse: Frances Anna Griffith, married February 12, 1874
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Individual Number: 5442


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1877-1886 Centennial Photograph Gallery Studio owner Plymouth, Marshall County, IN
1880s Imperial Studio Studio owner Valparaiso, Porter County, IN opp. Central Hotel


















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OriginalBirthCity: Spring Gap Mountain
OriginalBirthState: VA
OriginalBirthCounty: Hampshire
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DeathMonth: 5
DeathDay: 27
DeathYear: 1917
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OriginalDeathCity: Hobart
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Lake
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Parents: John & Ruth (Easter) Portmess
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City: Plymouth
State: IN
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StudioName: Centennial Photograph Gallery
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Name: Centennial Photograph Gallery
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County: Marshall
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KnownDates: 1877, 1880, 1886
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Living in Plymouth by February 1877 as proprietor of the Centennial Photograph Gallery. In 1888, the newspaper announced his intention to move to Hobart
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CATNUM: 5442
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NameLast: Portmess
LocationID: 1408
Address1: opp. Central Hotel
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City: Valparaiso
State: IN
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Name: Imperial Studio
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County: Porter
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KnownDates: 1880s
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OriginalSource: Shook, "Early Photographers of Porter County"
Likely moved to Hobart in 1888 and established the Imperial Studio at Valparaiso.
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