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Ella Mae Porter 1913 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1913

Birth Location: Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1982

Death Location: Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Robert Porter

Mother: Inez Shaffer

Spouse(s): Frank Abercrombie

Children(s): Ronald Abercrombie, Betty Abercrombie, Mary Abercrombie, Raymond Abercrombie, Delores Abercrombie, Slyvia Abercrombie, Eula Abercrombie, Clarice Abercrombie, Ernest Abercrombie, Pamela Abercrombie

In 1913, Ella Mae Porter entered the world in Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA, born to Robert Greer Porter and Inez Matilda Shaffer. In 1910, Ella Mae Porter resided in Hothouse, Fannin, Georgia, USA. In 1918, Ella Mae Porter resided in Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA. Ella Mae Porter married Frank Oliver Abercrombie, and had children including Ronald Dwight Abercrombie, Betty Jane Abercrombie, Mary Leona Abercrombie, Raymond Ephriam Abercrombie, Delores Fay Abercrombie, Slyvia Abercrombie, Eula Belle Abercrombie, Clarice Vasta Abercrombie, Ernest Frank Abercrombie, Pamela Kaye Abercrombie. Ella Mae Porter passed away in 1982 in Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Ella Mae Porter entered the world in Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA, born to Robert Greer Porter and Inez Matilda Shaffer.
  • In 1910, Ella Mae Porter resided in Hothouse, Fannin, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1918, Ella Mae Porter resided in Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ella Mae Porter married Frank Oliver Abercrombie, and had children including Ronald Dwight Abercrombie, Betty Jane Abercrombie, Mary Leona Abercrombie, Raymond Ephriam Abercrombie, Delores Fay Abercrombie, Slyvia Abercrombie, Eula Belle Abercrombie, Clarice Vasta Abercrombie, Ernest Frank Abercrombie, Pamela Kaye Abercrombie.
  • Ella Mae Porter passed away in 1982 in Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Porter
1880 – 1950
Birth Location: Fannin, Georgia, United States
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Inez Shaffer
1883 – 1969
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frank Abercrombie
1907 – 1985
Birth Location: McKaysville, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Ronald Abercrombie
1930 – 1984
Birth Location: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
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Betty Abercrombie
1932 – 1993
Birth Location: Loves, Henry County, Georgia, United States
BA
Mary Abercrombie
1935 – 2003
Birth Location: Mineral Bluff, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
MA
Raymond Abercrombie
1938 – 1992
Birth Location: Ecorse Wayne, Michigan
RA
Delores Abercrombie
1941 – 2018
Birth Location: Michigan
DA
Slyvia Abercrombie
1943 – 2015
Birth Location: Ecorse, Michigan, USA
SA
Eula Abercrombie
1946 – 2006
Birth Location: Lincoln Park, Michigan
EA
Clarice Abercrombie
1948 – 2010
Birth Location: Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
CA
Ernest Abercrombie
1949 – 2016
Birth Location: Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America
EA
Pamela Abercrombie
1952 –
Birth Location: –
PA

Ella Porter's Ancestors

Self
Ella Porter
1913 – 1982
Birth Place: Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Parents
Robert Greer Porter
1880 – 1950
Fannin, Georgia, United States
Inez (Matilda) Shaffer
1883 – 1969
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Porter
1853 – 1920
Dahlonega, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA
Addalade Dehart
1859 – 1944
Cherokee, North Caroline, USA
Adam (Oliver "A.O") Shaffer
1856 – 1931
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Taylor
1866 – 1887
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
BASSEL PORTER
1829 – 1870
Sara O'Bryant
1827 –
William Marr
1816 –
Sarah Marr
1816 –
Jacob Shaffer
1815 – 1885
Barbara Shelley
1816 – 1879
James Taylor
1835 – 1916
Polly Spangler
1838 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS PORTER
1807 – 1894
TABITHA BANKS
1805 – 1864
WILLIAM Shaffer
1793 – 1864
Margaret Hickman
1797 – 1865
ADAM Shelley\Schillig
1788 – 1860
ELIZABETH Lindamood
1789 – 1829
John Taylor
1805 – 1870
Elizabeth Rodefer
1815 – 1847
John Spangler
1786 – 1881
Parmelia Isley
1798 – 1850

Ella Porter's Descendants

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Ella (Mae) Porter (19 Nov 1913 – 9 Nov 1982) m. Frank (Oliver) Abercrombie (13 May 1907 – 25 Dec 1985)
  1. 1. Ronald (Dwight) Abercrombie (6 Oct 1930 – 15 Feb 1984)
  2. 2. Betty (Jane) Abercrombie (1 Dec 1932 – 23 Aug 1993) m. Donald (John) Otter (2 January 1927 – 22 December 1977)
    1. 1. Deborah (Mae) Otter (15 Jun 1952 – 26 May 1975)
  3. 3. Mary (Leona) Abercrombie (3 March 1935 – 13 November 2003) m. Frank (William) Sheer (25 January 1928 – 8 February 2021) m. Melvin (Lorenzo) Duewson (05 Aug 1941 – 27 Sep 1996)
    1. 1. Shelia (Jane) Sheer (10 Nov 1958 – 08 Jun 1963)
    2. 2. Sharon (Faye) Sheer (03 Mar 1961 – 03 Mar 2022)
  4. 4. Raymond (Ephriam) Abercrombie (8 December 1938 – 14 Jul 1992) m. Juette Tittle (1 Sep 1943 – 20 Jan 1990)
  5. 5. Delores (Fay) Abercrombie (11 Apr 1941 – 01 Oct 2018)
  6. 6. Slyvia Abercrombie (7 Apr 1943 – 30 Apr 2015)
  7. 7. Eula (Belle) Abercrombie (20 Aug 1946 – 13 Nov 2006) m. Richard (W) Dow (abt 1939 – 11 Jun 2021) m. Glen (Ferrell) Fraley (12 Jun 1942 – 7 Apr 1988)
    1. 1. Mark (Oliver) Dienes (11 May 1967 – )
    2. 2. Keith (Ferrell) Fraley (12 Mar 1971 – ) m. Kristy (A) Thornton (23 Jul 1976 – )
    3. 3. William (Paul) Fraley (1968 – ) m. Jucilei Goncalves (18 Nov 1971 – )
    4. 4. David (Glen) Fraley
    5. 5. Jeffrey Dienes (11 Jun 1966 – ) m. Marietta
  8. 8. Clarice (Vasta) Abercrombie (26 Feb 1948 – 8 Nov 2010) m. Joey (Patrick) Parks (08 Aug 1950 – 27 Apr 2002) m. Anthony (L.) Empel (16 Jan 1948 – 11 Jun 1974)
  9. 9. Ernest (Frank) Abercrombie (18 May 1949 – 5 Nov 2016) m. Marie Bebley (abt 1946 – ) m. Patricia Hardin (3 January 1953 – 8 October 2017)
  10. 10. Pamela (Kaye) Abercrombie (11 May 1952 – )

Ella Porter's Timeline

10 Records

1910
1910
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Hothouse, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Hothouse, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1913
19 Nov 1913
Birth of Ella Mae Porter in Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1918
10 May 1918
Age 5
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA
Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Hot House, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Hot House, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Ella Mae Porter resided here in McCaysville, McCaysville, Fannin, Georgia, USA
McCaysville, McCaysville, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan
Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 27
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Ecorse, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Ecorse, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Hot House, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Hot House, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Ella Mae Porter resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1982
9 Nov 1982
Age 69
Death of Ella Mae Porter in Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1913
    Event Place: Mineral Bluff, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 82-56
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McCaysville, Fannin, Georgia; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340090
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Web: Monroe County, Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index,1821-2012, Monroe County Historical Commission Archives; Monroe, MI, USA; Obituary Search
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hot House, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: 5429; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 55-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hothouse, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 May 1918
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, Carroll County Democrat; Publication Date: 10/ May/ 1918; Publication Place: Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hot House, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: McCaysville, McCaysville, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McCaysville, Fannin, Georgia; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340090

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 82-56

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ecorse, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01828; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 82-56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hot House, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hot House, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: 5429; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 55-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South-uaie
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 10 Nov 1982; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.058769144,0.77010584,0.16015516&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Southgate, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1982
    Event Place: Southgate, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Web: Monroe County, Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index,1821-2012, Monroe County Historical Commission Archives; Monroe, MI, USA; Obituary Search
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 10 Nov 1982; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA; ,0.058769144,0.77010584,0.16015516&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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