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Edwin Kemp PORTER 1814–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JAN 1814

Birth Location: Bedford Co. VA

Death Date: 8 NOV 1893

Death Location: Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: William Porter

Mother: Martha Gee

Spouse(s): Nancy Bennett

Children(s): Nancy Porter

The story of Edwin Kemp PORTER began in 1814 in Bedford Co. VA. Edwin Kemp PORTER married Nancy Agnes Bennett, and had children including Nancy Eugenia Porter. Edwin Kemp PORTER passed away in 1893 in Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Kemp PORTER began in 1814 in Bedford Co. VA.
  • Edwin Kemp PORTER married Nancy Agnes Bennett, and had children including Nancy Eugenia Porter.
  • Edwin Kemp PORTER passed away in 1893 in Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Porter
1764–1835
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Gee
1779–1837
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Nancy Bennett
1829–1915
Birth Location: St. Francois Co. MO
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Children(s)

Nancy Porter
1862–1925
Birth Location: Pettis Co. MO
NP

Edwin PORTER's Ancestors

Self
Edwin PORTER
1814–1893
Birth Place: Bedford Co. VA
Parents
William Porter
1764–1835
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Patsy) Gee
1779–1837
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph PORTER
1738–1815
Virginia
Elizabeth ("Betty") Wright
1737–1820
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
William (Tucker) Gee
1727–1796
Lunenburg, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Tabitha (Ingram) Gee
1741–1817
Brunswick,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Porter
1679–1761
Ann Campbell
1683–1742
William WRIGHT
1706–1789
Rosamond Bronaugh
1704–1753
Captain Gee
1696–1768
Bridgett Gee
1692–1748
John Ingram
1702–1763
Hannah Pines
1705–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (Porter)
1660–1746
Nicholas Porter
1659–1756
John Sr
1674–1741
Grissel Hay
1674–1741
Sir Wright
1664–1700
Elizabeth Glendening
1695–1744
Charles Sr
1660–1709
Mary Drury
1660–1728
John Neville
1662–1730
Elizabeth Bohannon
1664–1696
Charles Ingram
1675–1760
Mary Dameron
1682–1721
Peter Presley
1675–1750
Winifred Griffin
1675–1711

Edwin PORTER's Descendants

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Edwin (Kemp) PORTER (24 JAN 1814–8 NOV 1893) m. Nancy (Agnes) Bennett (29 March 1829–7 January 1915)
  1. 1. Nancy (Eugenia) Porter 1862–1925 m. Henry (Lewis) Lower 1849–1911
    1. 1. Margaret (Agnes) Lower 1896–1998 m. Floyd (Elton) Lawson 1896–1990
      1. 1. Robert (Bennett) Lawson 1935–2021
      2. 2. Lewis (Elton) Lawson 1925–2002
      3. 3. Donald (Eugene) Lawson 1926–
      4. 4. Anise (M) Lawson 1934–2019
      5. 5. Gerald Lawson 1931–1950
      6. 6. Ronald Lawson 1939–1974

Edwin PORTER's Timeline

2 Records

1814
24 JAN 1814
Birth of Edwin Kemp PORTER in Bedford Co. VA
Bedford Co. VA
1893
8 NOV 1893
Age 79
Death of Edwin Kemp PORTER in Pettis Co. MO
Pettis Co. MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1814
    Event Place: Bedford Co. VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1893
    Event Place: Pettis Co. MO
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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