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Arthur Smith Porter 1868–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1868

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 12 November 1944

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James *

Mother: Marcele Howard

Spouse(s): Ola Major, Lillie Porter

Children(s): Florence Porter, Ethel Porter, Grace Porter, Eva Porter, Pearl Porter, Berry Porter, Arthur Porter, James Porter, Emily Porter

In 1868, Arthur Smith Porter entered the world in South Carolina, United States of America, born to James Harrison Porter And Marcele Larue Lou Howard. In 1870, Arthur Smith Porter resided in Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, Arthur Smith Porter resided in Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Arthur Smith Porter married Lillie M Porter, Ola Major, and had children including Arthur Quentin Porter, Berry Bertran Porter, Emily Porter, Ethel M Porter, Eva M Porter, Florence Edna Porter, Grace L Porter, James Major Porter, Pearl Porter. Arthur Smith Porter passed away in 1944 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Arthur Smith Porter entered the world in South Carolina, United States of America, born to James Harrison Porter And Marcele Larue Lou Howard.
  • In 1870, Arthur Smith Porter resided in Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Arthur Smith Porter resided in Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Arthur Smith Porter married Lillie M Porter, Ola Major, and had children including Arthur Quentin Porter, Berry Bertran Porter, Emily Porter, Ethel M Porter, Eva M Porter, Florence Edna Porter, Grace L Porter, James Major Porter, Pearl Porter.
  • Arthur Smith Porter passed away in 1944 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James *
1841–1929
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
J*
Marcele Howard
1837–1921
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
MH

Spouses(s)

Ola Major
1886–1971
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
OM
Lillie Porter
1878–1903
Birth Location: –
LP

Children(s)

Florence Porter
1909–1928
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
FP
Ethel Porter
1905–1980
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
EP
Grace Porter
1897–1983
Birth Location: South Carolina
GP
Eva Porter
1895–1898
Birth Location: –
EP
Pearl Porter
1900–1986
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
PP
Berry Porter
1893–1971
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
BP
Arthur Porter
1907–1988
Birth Location: Piedmont, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
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James Porter
1917–1980
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
JP
Emily Porter
1923–
Birth Location: South Carolina
EP

Arthur Porter's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Porter
1868–1944
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Harrison Porter *
1841–1929
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Marcele (LaRue "Lou") Howard
1837–1921
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Baziel (Smith Porter) *
1801–1894
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Vashti Cooper
1813–1893
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Philip Porter
1763–1841
Mary Smith
1769–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sr.
1716–1795
Violet SC)
1717–1791
Joseph Smith
1752–1814
Elizabeth Hallum
1750–1814

Arthur Porter's Descendants

1.
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Arthur (Smith) Porter (21 September 1868–12 November 1944) m. Ola Major (14 March 1886–25 May 1971) m. Lillie (M.) Porter (23 August 1878–20 June 1903)
  1. 1. Florence (Edna) Porter 1909–1928
  2. 2. Ethel (M.) Porter 1905–1980
  3. 3. Grace (L.) Porter 1897–1983
  4. 4. Eva (M.) Porter 1895–1898
  5. 5. Pearl Porter 1900–1986
  6. 6. Berry (Bertran) Porter 1893–1971
  7. 7. Arthur (Quentin) Porter 1907–1988
  8. 8. James (Major) Porter 1917–1980
  9. 9. Emily Porter 1923–

Arthur Porter's Timeline

11 Records

1868
21 September 1868
Birth of Arthur Smith Porter in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 2
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1917
abt 1917
Age 49
Arthur Smith Porter resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 52
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina
Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 72
Arthur Smith Porter resided here in Hagood District 38, Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Hagood District 38, Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1944
12 November 1944
Age 76
Death of Arthur Smith Porter in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1868
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39-51
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1706; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 166
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341943
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 128
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 443A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1517; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0066
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375483
    [8] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Pickens
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1917
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 13 Nov 1944; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.2813908,0.14826816,0.4117249&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1506; Page: 443A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pickens Ch, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1517; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0066

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1375483

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1917

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1706; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 166

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2341943

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39-51

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hagood District 38, Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hagood, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03831; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39-51

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 13 Nov 1944; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.2813908,0.14826816,0.4117249&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1944
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1971, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Pickens
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 13 Nov 1944; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.2813908,0.14826816,0.4117249&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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