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Joseph Buchanan Porter 1856 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1856

Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 7 Feb 1930

Death Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States

Father: Robin Porter

Mother: Jane Burrows

Spouse(s): Sarah McBride

Children(s): Charles Porter, Dessie Porter, Ralph Porter, Lester Porter, Nellie Porter, Mary Porter, Iva Porter, Roy Porter, Arthur Porter, Leora Porter

The birth of Joseph Buchanan Porter took place in 1856 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States, to Robin Robert Porter and Jane Burrows. Joseph Buchanan Porter married Sarah McBride, and together they had Charles Franklin Porter, Dessie Porter, Ralph Edward Porter, Lester P Porter, Nellie Mildred Porter, Mary Ethel Porter, Iva E Porter, Roy G Porter, Arthur Porter and Leora Porter. Joseph Buchanan Porter's death occurred in 1930 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States.

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Parents

Robin Porter
1794 – 1893
Birth Location: Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
RP
Jane Burrows
1814 – 1882
Birth Location: Ohio
JB

Spouses(s)

Sarah McBride
1862 – 1942
Birth Location: Ohio
SM

Children(s)

Charles Porter
1880 – 1949
Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, USA
CP
Dessie Porter
1884 – 1983
Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
DP
Ralph Porter
1888 – 1953
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
RP
Lester Porter
1890 –
Birth Location: Ohio
LP
Nellie Porter
1892 – 1949
Birth Location: Indiana
NP
Mary Porter
1892 – 1909
Birth Location: Wells Co Ind
MP
Iva Porter
1896 –
Birth Location: Ohio
IP
Roy Porter
1897 – 1956
Birth Location: Muncie, Ind.
RP
Arthur Porter
1901 – 1966
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
AP
Leora Porter
1902 – 1984
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana
LP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: June 1856
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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