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Joseph C Porter 1837–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Mar 1907

Death Location: Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Lewis Porter

Mother: Emily Fisher

Spouse(s): Josephine Compton, Elizabeth Byers

Children(s): Edward Porter

Joseph C Porter was born in 1837 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Lewis Porter And Emily Fisher. Joseph C Porter married Elizabeth Jane Byers, Josephine Mary Compton, and had children including Edward Lewis Eddie Porter. Joseph C Porter passed away in 1907 in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph C Porter was born in 1837 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Lewis Porter And Emily Fisher.
  • Joseph C Porter married Elizabeth Jane Byers, Josephine Mary Compton, and had children including Edward Lewis Eddie Porter.
  • Joseph C Porter passed away in 1907 in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Porter
1811–1844
Birth Location: Virgina, USA
LP
Emily Fisher
1815–1861
Birth Location: Larue, Kentucky, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Josephine Compton
1833–1882
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
JC
Elizabeth Byers
1840–1916
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EB

Children(s)

Edward Porter
1858–1942
Birth Location: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
EP

Joseph Porter's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Porter
1837–1907
Birth Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Lewis Porter
1811–1844
Virgina, USA
Emily Fisher
1815–1861
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Bolling) Fisher
1771–1870
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Leftredge) Brown
1782–1856
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Jr.
1731–1809
Jane Ravenscroft
1750–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr.
1698–1760
Thomas II
1724–1772
REBECCA STARK
1730–1767

Joseph Porter's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (C) Porter (29 Oct 1837–18 Mar 1907) m. Josephine (Mary) Compton (6 Jul 1833–4 May 1882) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Byers (15 May 1840–14 Mar 1916)
  1. 1. Edward (Lewis "Eddie") Porter 1858–1942 m. Agness Porter 1859–1918
    1. 1. Joseph (A.) Porter 1893–1955 m. Violet (Elizabeth) Zander 1912–1999
      1. 1. George (Edward Porter) Sr. 1939–2018 m. Leola (Eva) Christmann 1936–1997

Joseph Porter's Timeline

14 Records

1837
29 Oct 1837
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Bourbon County Kentucky
Bourbon County Kentucky
1837
29 Oct 1837
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Larue County, Kentucky, USA
Larue County, Kentucky, USA
1837
29 Oct 1837
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
1838
29 OCT 1838
Age 1
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Bourbon County Kentucky
Bourbon County Kentucky
1838
10/29/1838
Age 1
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Bourbon County Kentucky
Bourbon County Kentucky
1838
29 OCT 1838
Age 1
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Bourbon County Kentucky
Bourbon County Kentucky
1838
10/29/1838
Age 1
Birth of Joseph C Porter in Bourbon County Kentucky
Bourbon County Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 13
Joseph C Porter resided here in Hamiltons, Larue, Kentucky, USA
Hamiltons, Larue, Kentucky, USA
1858
16 May 1858
Age 21
Joseph C Porter was married in Breckinridge
Breckinridge
1860
1860
Age 23
Joseph C Porter resided here in Division 1, Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Division 1, Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 33
Joseph C Porter resided here in Cloverport, Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Cloverport, Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 43
Joseph C Porter resided here in Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 63
Joseph C Porter resided here in Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
1907
18 Mar 1907
Age 70
Death of Joseph C Porter in Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky
Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Bourbon County Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1838
    Event Place: Bourbon County Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Larue County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10291838
    Event Place: Bourbon County Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1838
    Event Place: Bourbon County Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10291838
    Event Place: Bourbon County Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1858
    Event Place: Breckinridge
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hamiltons, Larue, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hamiltons, Larue, Kentucky; Roll: 209; Page: 420b

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Division 1, Cairo, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Henderson, Kentucky; Page: 54

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cloverport, Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: M593_450; Page: 68A

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Roll: 405; Page: 47C; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1240510

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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