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Helen Elizabeth Porter 1916–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1916

Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jan 1974

Death Location: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Oliver Porter

Mother: Bertha Carson

Spouse(s): Wallace Rife

Children(s):

The story of Helen Elizabeth Porter began in 1916 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1935, Helen Elizabeth Porter resided in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia. In 1940, Helen Elizabeth Porter resided in Gideon Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, W. Helen Elizabeth Porter married Wallace T Rife, and had children including James Howard Rife, Janet Carson Rife. Helen Elizabeth Porter passed away in 1974 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Elizabeth Porter began in 1916 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Helen Elizabeth Porter resided in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Helen Elizabeth Porter resided in Gideon Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, W.
  • Helen Elizabeth Porter married Wallace T Rife, and had children including James Howard Rife, Janet Carson Rife.
  • Helen Elizabeth Porter passed away in 1974 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Porter's Ancestors

Self
Helen Porter
1916–1974
Birth Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Oliver Pearl Porter
1881–1973
Richfield, Michigan, USA
Bertha (Belva) Carson
1884–1959
Big Chimney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Blythe) Carson
1845–1925
Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
Henrietta (Fredrica) Seafler
1846–1910
Economy, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Carson
1825–1876
Elizabeth Blythe
1827–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carson
1790–1856
Grizzel Maxwell
1788–1831

Helen Porter's Timeline

5 Records

1916
4 Dec 1916
Birth of Helen Elizabeth Porter in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Helen Elizabeth Porter resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 24
Helen Elizabeth Porter resided here in Gideon Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Gideon Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Helen Elizabeth Porter resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1974
Jan 1974
Age 58
Death of Helen Elizabeth Porter in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gideon Magisterial District, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Huntington, Cabell

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1974
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cabell
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Cabell County); Probate Place: Cabell

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