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Edgar Louis Porter 1916–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1916

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 28 Dec 1987

Death Location: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Oliver Sr

Mother: Lulu Scheumann

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Edgar Louis Porter began in 1916 in Indiana. Edgar Louis Porter had children including Jo Ellen Porter. Edgar Louis Porter passed away in 1987 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edgar Louis Porter began in 1916 in Indiana.
  • Edgar Louis Porter had children including Jo Ellen Porter.
  • Edgar Louis Porter passed away in 1987 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edgar Porter's Ancestors

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Edgar Porter
1916–1987
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Oliver Harry Porter Sr
1874–1924
Lulu (Sophia) Scheumann
1875–1955
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Ferdinand (Conrad Diedrich) Scheumann
1847–1931
Mary Garnetz
1849–1930
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Ernst Scheumann
1808–1872
Anna Knake
1810–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann WS1004
1767–1831
Anna Huxholl
1772–1836
Margarethe Lange
–1833
Johann Knake
1764–

Edgar Porter's Timeline

4 Records

1916
6 Nov 1916
Birth of Edgar Louis Porter in Indiana
Indiana
1916
6 Nov 1916
Birth of Edgar Louis Porter
None
1987
28 Dec 1987
Age 71
Death of Edgar Louis Porter in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
1987
28 Dec 1987
Age 71
Death of Edgar Louis Porter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1987; Roll: 43
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Oliver Harry Porter, Memorial ID 29764768

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1916

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1987; Roll: 43
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Oliver Harry Porter, Memorial ID 29764768

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1987

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Oliver Harry Porter, Memorial ID 29764768

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