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Elisha Palmer Porter 1788–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1788

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jedithan Porter

Mother: Rhoda Palmer

Spouse(s): Hollie Cooper

Children(s): William Porter

In 1788, Elisha Palmer Porter entered the world in South Carolina, born to Jedithan Porter And Rhoda Palmer. Elisha Palmer Porter married Hollie Cooper, and had children including William Edward Porter. Elisha Palmer Porter passed away in 1873 in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Elisha Palmer Porter entered the world in South Carolina, born to Jedithan Porter And Rhoda Palmer.
  • Elisha Palmer Porter married Hollie Cooper, and had children including William Edward Porter.
  • Elisha Palmer Porter passed away in 1873 in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jedithan Porter
1755–1804
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
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Rhoda Palmer
1758–1841
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, SC, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hollie Cooper
1782–1857
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Porter
1819–1850
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
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Elisha Porter's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Porter
1788–1873
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Jedithan Porter
1755–1804
Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
Rhoda Palmer
1758–1841
Chesterfield County, SC, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Porter's Descendants

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Elisha (Palmer) Porter (abt 1788–1873) m. Hollie Cooper (15 Jun 1782–27 Jul 1857)
  1. 1. William (Edward) Porter 1819–1850 m. Lucy Bevill 1819–1870
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Porter 1845–1925 m. Theodore (Freling Huysen) Teddlie 1845–1911
      1. 1. Panola (Lee) Teddlie 1874–1971 m. Adolphus (Monroe) Shelton 1866–1930
        1. 1. Annie (J) Shelton 1895–1984 m. Rubin (Rube) Mooney 1872–1951 m. Herbert (B) Sims 1896–1976 m. Cecil (f) Taylor 1897–1980
        2. 2. Oscar Shelton 1891–1912
        3. 3. Clarence (Lorenzo) Shelton 1893–1986
        4. 4. Bessie Shelton 1898–
        5. 5. Paul Shelton 1900–1973
        6. 6. Edgar (Virgil) Shelton 1906–1985
        7. 7. Louella (Lou) Shelton 1903–
        8. 8. Lau Shelton 1902–
        9. 9. Lowell Shelton 1903–
        10. 10. Cora (L) Shelton 1913–1933
        11. 11. Chalmers (Mason) Shelton 1900–1916
        12. 12. Lois Shelton 1902–1981
        13. 13. E (Virgil) Shelton 1906–
        14. 14. Chalmers (Mason) Shelton 1908–1909
        15. 15. Bessie Shelton 1898–
      2. 2. James (Robert Jim) Teddlie 1877–1896
      3. 3. Joseph (Albert 'Jabe') Teddlie 1878–1963
      4. 4. Emma (Lavonia) Teddlie 1868–1936
      5. 5. Mariah (Mary) Teddlie 1870–1876
      6. 6. Jessie (May) Teddlie 1876–1962
      7. 7. Jessie (May) Teddlie 1876–1940
      8. 8. Jessie (May) Teddlie 1876–1940
      9. 9. Theodore (Jefferson "Jeff") Teddlie 1883–1931
      10. 10. Virgil (Oscar) Teddlie 1887–1971
      11. 11. Ella (Effie) Teddlie 1880–1971
      12. 12. Tillit (Sidney) Teddlie 1885–1987
    2. 2. Elizabeth Porter 1840–
    3. 3. John (Baxter) Porter 1848–1931
    4. 4. Parilee Porter 1849–1947
    5. 5. Jamima Porter 1856–1917
    6. 6. L (Jeroma) Porter 1860–
    7. 7. Lucy (Leona) Porter 1888–1935
    8. 8. James (Tillet) Porter 1842–1933
    9. 9. JEROME PORTER 1858–1900

Elisha Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1788
abt 1788
Birth of Elisha Palmer Porter in South Carolina
South Carolina
1873
1873
Age 85
Death of Elisha Palmer Porter in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States,
Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1788
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
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