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Elisha L. Porter 1838–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1862

Death Location: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA in Civil Wae

Father: Joseph III

Mother: Rachael Porter

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Elisha L. Porter was born in 1838 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Porter Iii And Rachael Johnson Porter. In 1850, Elisha L. Porter resided in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Elisha L. Porter passed away in 1862 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA in Civil Wae.

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Biography

  • Elisha L. Porter was born in 1838 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Porter Iii And Rachael Johnson Porter.
  • In 1850, Elisha L. Porter resided in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elisha L. Porter passed away in 1862 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA in Civil Wae.

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Elisha Porter's Ancestors

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Elisha Porter
1838–1862
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Porter III
1813–1860
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Rachael (Johnson) Porter
1815–1915
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Porter
1784–1870
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Sarah) Johnson
1783–1862
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1737–1820
Jane Reynolds
1746–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1691–1693
JoAnna Porter
1707–1742
John Reynolds
1710–1789
Sarah Jenkins
1711–1779

Elisha Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Elisha L. Porter in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Elisha L. Porter resided here in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1862
27 Apr 1862
Age 24
Death of Elisha L. Porter in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA in Civil Wae
Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA in Civil Wae

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 282b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA in Civil Wae

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