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Catherine Bell Porter 1872–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1872

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 9 December 1952

Death Location: Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

Father: Nathaniel Porter

Mother: Margaret McFarland

Spouse(s): John George, Thomas Beckett

Children(s): Myrtle George, William Beckett, Franklin Beckett, Laura Beckett, Ronald Beckett, John George

Catherine Bell Porter was born in 1872 in Jefferson County, Ohio, USA, the child of Nathaniel Porter And Margaret Jane Mcfarland. Catherine Bell Porter married John Lawrence George, Thomas Franklin Beckett, and had children including Franklin Potter Beckett, John Lawrence George, Laura Estella Beckett, Myrtle Belle George, Ronald Beckett, William Benson Beckett. Catherine Bell Porter passed away in 1952 in Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Catherine Bell Porter was born in 1872 in Jefferson County, Ohio, USA, the child of Nathaniel Porter And Margaret Jane Mcfarland.
  • Catherine Bell Porter married John Lawrence George, Thomas Franklin Beckett, and had children including Franklin Potter Beckett, John Lawrence George, Laura Estella Beckett, Myrtle Belle George, Ronald Beckett, William Benson Beckett.
  • Catherine Bell Porter passed away in 1952 in Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Porter's Ancestors

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Catherine Porter
1872–1952
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Porter
1827–1906
Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Jane) McFarland
1839–1919
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John Porter
1791–1874
Pennsylvania
Margaret ('Peggy') Dinsmore
1795–1839
Pennsylvania, United States
Walter McFarland
1810–1890
Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Jane Packer
1812–1890
Flushing, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Porter
1765–1869
Sarah Burns
1768–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1742–1820
Nancy McKenzie
1741–1786

Catherine Porter's Descendants

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Catherine (Bell) Porter (15 SEP 1872–9 December 1952) m. John (Lawrence) George (abt 1872–Apr 1899) m. Thomas (Franklin) Beckett (18 Sep 1875–11 Apr 1946)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Belle) George 1893–1962 m. John (William) Robertson 1888–1987
    1. 1. Mary (Alma) Robertson 1914–2015 m. William (James (Rall)) Coleman 1913–2003
    2. 2. John (C) Robertson 1916–1994
  2. 2. William (Benson) Beckett 1910–1966
  3. 3. Franklin (Potter) Beckett 1913–1996
  4. 4. Laura (Estella) Beckett 1908–1978
  5. 5. Ronald Beckett 1917–1980
  6. 6. John (Lawrence) George 1895–1956 m. Kathleen (Rebecca) McPhail 1900–1990

Catherine Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1872
15 SEP 1872
Birth of Catherine Bell Porter in Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
1952
9 December 1952
Age 80
Death of Catherine Bell Porter in Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1872
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1952
    Event Place: Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA

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