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Alexander Armstrong Porter 1823–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1823

Birth Location: Smith County Tennessee

Death Date: 7 October 1904

Death Location: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA

Father: Peter Porter

Mother: Mathilda Armstrong

Spouse(s): Adaline Phillips, Mary Edwards

Children(s): Lee Porter, Mary Porter, Nancy Porter, Andrew Porter, Margaret Porter, Millie Porter, James Porter, Lafayette Porter, Mattie Porter

In 1823, Alexander Armstrong Porter entered the world in Smith County Tennessee, born to Peter Porter And Mathilda Armstrong. In 1860, Alexander Armstrong Porter resided in Washington, Johnson, Missouri, USA. Alexander Armstrong Porter married Adaline Phillips, Mary Ellen Edwards, and had children including Andrew Jackson Porter, James Steven Porter, Lafayette Fred Porter, Lee Ann Porter, Margaret Isabell Maggie Porter, Mary M Porter, Mattie Dunkley Porter, Millie Porter, Nancy G Porter. Alexander Armstrong Porter passed away in 1904 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Alexander Armstrong Porter entered the world in Smith County Tennessee, born to Peter Porter And Mathilda Armstrong.
  • In 1860, Alexander Armstrong Porter resided in Washington, Johnson, Missouri, USA.
  • Alexander Armstrong Porter married Adaline Phillips, Mary Ellen Edwards, and had children including Andrew Jackson Porter, James Steven Porter, Lafayette Fred Porter, Lee Ann Porter, Margaret Isabell Maggie Porter, Mary M Porter, Mattie Dunkley Porter, Millie Porter, Nancy G Porter.
  • Alexander Armstrong Porter passed away in 1904 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA.

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Alexander Porter's Ancestors

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Alexander Porter
1823–1904
Birth Place: Smith County Tennessee
Parents
Peter Porter
1796–1876
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Mathilda Armstrong
1796–1826
Richmond Madison, Kentucky
Grandparents
John Armstrong
1748–1841
Hillsborough Wake County North Carolina
Martha (Patsy) McClain
1765–1814
Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Porter's Descendants

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Alexander (Armstrong) Porter (20 December 1823–7 October 1904) m. Adaline Phillips (25 Feb 1825–27 July 1866) m. Mary (Ellen) Edwards (Jun 1844–1904)
  1. 1. Lee (Ann) Porter 1849–1917
  2. 2. Mary (M) Porter 1847–1895
  3. 3. Nancy (G) Porter 1853–1905
  4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Porter 1855–1935
  5. 5. Margaret (Isabell (Maggie)) Porter 1857–1921
  6. 6. Millie Porter 1861–
  7. 7. James (Steven) Porter 1851–1929 m. Coral (Clarise) Wendell 1867–1943
    1. 1. Carl (Prescott) Porter 1895–1985 m. Zona Harvey 1898–
      1. 1. Maxine (Porter) Frank 1924–
      2. 2. Lois (Eileen Porter) Hayes 1921–2004
    2. 2. Myrtle (Margaret Porter) Harp 1904–1992
    3. 3. Bessie (Adeline Porter) Toland 1886–1981
    4. 4. Lillian (Isabel Porter) Smith 1891–1968
    5. 5. May (Belle Porter) Sanders 1898–1987
    6. 6. Charles (Armstrong) Porter 1889–1976
    7. 7. Edith (Nora Porter) Galloway 1901–1994
    8. 8. Nellie (Porter) Maudslay 1893–1955
    9. 9. Cora (Porter) Fulton 1908–1996
    10. 10. Emma (Clarice) Porter 1887–1950 m. William (Joseph) Collins 1877–1931
      1. 1. Anna (Cordelia) Collins 1907–1997
      2. 2. Bertha (Maxine) Collins 1909–2012 m. Delbert (Vere) Harris 1904–1947
        1. 1. Billie (Lee) Harris 1926–1969
        2. 2. Edward (Dewayne) Harris 1928–1972
      3. 3. Dallas (James) Collins 1911–1999
  8. 8. Lafayette (Fred) Porter 1872–1907
  9. 9. Mattie (Dunkley) Porter 1872–1943

Alexander Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1823
20 December 1823
Birth of Alexander Armstrong Porter in Smith County Tennessee
Smith County Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 37
Alexander Armstrong Porter resided here in Washington, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Washington, Johnson, Missouri, USA
1904
7 October 1904
Age 81
Death of Alexander Armstrong Porter in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1823
    Event Place: Smith County Tennessee
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Johnson, Missouri; Roll: M653_626; Page: 854; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Johnson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Johnson, Missouri; Roll: M653_626; Page: 854; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1904
    Event Place: Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA

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