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Charles Franklin Porter 1859 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1859

Birth Location: Pella, Marion County, Iowa

Death Date: 20 Aug 1921

Death Location: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA

Father: Joseph Porter

Mother: Mary Chezem

Spouse(s): Emeline Kimmel

Children(s): Edith Porter

According to available records, Charles Franklin Porter was born in 1859 in Pella, Marion County, Iowa, the child of Joseph L Porter and Mary Ann Chezem. Following those early years, Charles Franklin Porter married Emeline Amelia Kimmel, and their family grew to include Edith Lillian Porter. In the later years of life, Charles Franklin Porter died in 1921 in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA.

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Parents

Joseph Porter
1818 – 1882
Birth Location: Mispillion, Kent Co, DE
JP
Mary Chezem
1821 – 1901
Birth Location: Vigo County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emeline Kimmel
1861 – 1950
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Edith Porter
1885 – 1974
Birth Location: Pella, Marion Co, IA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 May 1859
    Event Place: Pella, Marion County, Iowa
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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