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Beatrice Evelyn Porter 1917 – 2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 14 Oct 2009

Death Location: Oceana County, Michigan

Father: James Porter

Mother: Alvena Zernow

Spouse(s): Calvin Gowell

Children(s): Jay Gowell

Beatrice Evelyn Porter was born in 1917 in Michigan, the child of James Henry Porter and Alvena Minnie Zernow. In 1920, Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided in Benona, Oceana, Michigan. In 1930, Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided in Benona, Oceana, Michigan. Beatrice Evelyn Porter married Calvin Gowell, and had children including Jay Calvin Gowell. Beatrice Evelyn Porter passed away in 2009 in Oceana County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Beatrice Evelyn Porter was born in 1917 in Michigan, the child of James Henry Porter and Alvena Minnie Zernow.
  • In 1920, Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided in Benona, Oceana, Michigan.
  • In 1930, Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided in Benona, Oceana, Michigan.
  • Beatrice Evelyn Porter married Calvin Gowell, and had children including Jay Calvin Gowell.
  • Beatrice Evelyn Porter passed away in 2009 in Oceana County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Porter
1877 – 1957
Birth Location: Michigan
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Alvena Zernow
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: Michigan
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Spouses(s)

Calvin Gowell
1917 –
Birth Location: Hart, Oceana, Michigan
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Children(s)

Jay Gowell
1947 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Beatrice Porter's Ancestors

Self
Beatrice Porter
1917 – 2009
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
James Henry Porter
1877 – 1957
Michigan
Alvena (Minnie) Zernow
1881 – 1952
Michigan
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Porter
1853 – 1926
Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
Mary (Jennie) Porter
1856 – 1914
Ionia, Ionia, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
James Porter
1826 – 1906
May Porter
James Clark
1829 – 1905
MARY JOLLEY
1834 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Porter
Eliza Besket

Beatrice Porter's Descendants

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Beatrice (Evelyn) Porter (28 Jan 1917 – 14 Oct 2009) m. Calvin Gowell (abt 1917 – )
  1. 1. Jay (Calvin) Gowell (abt 1947 – )

Beatrice Porter's Timeline

7 Records

1917
28 Jan 1917
Birth of Beatrice Evelyn Porter in Michigan
Michigan
1920
1920
Age 3
Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided here in Benona, Oceana, Michigan
Benona, Oceana, Michigan
1930
1930
Age 13
Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided here in Benona, Oceana, Michigan
Benona, Oceana, Michigan
1935
1935
Age 18
Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided here in Benona, Oceana, Michigan
Benona, Oceana, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 23
Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided here in Benona, Oceana, Michigan
Benona, Oceana, Michigan
1950
1950
Age 33
Beatrice Evelyn Porter resided here in Shelby, Oceana, Michigan
Shelby, Oceana, Michigan
2009
14 Oct 2009
Age 92
Death of Beatrice Evelyn Porter in Oceana County, Michigan
Oceana County, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01805; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 64-1
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: T625_786; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 186
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340755
    [4] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 188; Film Title: 64 Oceana 1100-65 Ogemaw 1399; Film Description: Oceana (1937)-Ogemaw (1946)
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shelby, Oceana, Mich

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: T625_786; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 186

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340755

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01805; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 64-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Benona, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01805; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 64-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shelby, Oceana, Michigan
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shelby, Oceana, Mich

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelby, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 188; Film Title: 64 Oceana 1100-65 Ogemaw 1399; Film Description: Oceana (1937)-Ogemaw (1946)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 2009
    Event Place: Oceana County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelby, Oceana, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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