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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

Joseph Buchanan Porter was born in 1856 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States, the child of Robin Robert Porter and Jane Burrows. Joseph Buchanan Porter married Sarah McBride, and had children including 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, Leora Porter. Joseph Buchanan Porter passed away in 1930 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Buchanan Porter was born in 1856 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States, the child of Robin Robert Porter and Jane Burrows.
  • Joseph Buchanan Porter married Sarah McBride, and had children including 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, Leora Porter.
  • Joseph Buchanan Porter passed away in 1930 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robin Porter
1794 – 1893
Birth Location: Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Burrows
1814 – 1882
Birth Location: Ohio
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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
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Leora Porter
1902 – 1984
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana
LP

Joseph Porter's Ancestors

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Joseph Porter
1856 – 1930
Birth Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
Parents
Robin Robert Porter
1794 – 1893
Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Burrows
1814 – 1882
Ohio
Grandparents
Aaron Porter
1764 – 1860
Carroll, Maryland, USA
Catherine Arnold
1768 – 1830
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Moses Porter
1735 – 1794
Margaret McKenzie
1737 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Porter's Descendants

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Joseph (Buchanan) Porter (June 1856 – 7 Feb 1930) m. Sarah McBride (Jan 1862 – 21 Dec 1942)
  1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Porter (2 May 1880 – 13 Sept 1949)
  2. 2. Dessie Porter (26 January 1884 – 1983)
  3. 3. Ralph (Edward) Porter (9 Apr 1888 – 27 April 1953) m. Rachel (Edna) Jones (15 Jan 1890 – 24 Dec 1963)
    1. 1. Crystal (Iris) Porter (26 Sep 1906 – 22 Feb 1996) m. Elmer (Van) Skyock (7 Apr 1905 – 30 May 1965)
      1. 1. Elmer Vanskyock (15 Jun 1924 – 16 May 1994) m. Louise Coon
        1. 1. Richard VanSkyock (1947 – 7 April 1995) m. Susan (Kay) Friddle (18 June 1947 – 17 October 2017)
        2. 2. Vivian Waschak
      2. 2. June (Kay) Vanskyock (abt 1926 – 12 June 2003) m. Paul (Henry Martin) Westmeyer (9 Dec 1925 – 28 May 2006)
        1. 1. Jean (Anne) Westmeyer (abt 1949 – ) m. John (W.) Jacobs
        2. 2. Henry (Matthew) Westmeyer (1950 – ) m. Cora (L) Felts
      3. 3. Shirley (Van) Skyock (1927 – ) m. Lester Frame m. McLaughlin
      4. 4. Lorene (Van) Skyock (29 Jun 1929 – 26 May 2012) m. Lee (Duane) Hollowell (1925 – 1989) m. William (Albert) Bellis (12 Apr 1927 – 2 Nov 2007)
        1. 1. Ronald (Wayne van) skyock m. Catherine Patricia
        2. 2. Ronald (W) Bellis (abt 1947 – ) m. Catherine Patricia
        3. 3. William (H.) Bellis (15 March 1950 – 1 January 1999)
        4. 4. Michael (Leroy) Bellis (6 Jun 1951 – 16 Jun 2017) m. Ruby (Eileen) Dalrymple
        5. 5. Debra (K Van) Skyock (6 Nov 1954 – 14 Sep 2014) m. James (Lee) Boyd
        6. 6. Cheryl (Lea) Bellis m. Tom Doyle m. Scott (Jonathan) Kinder
      5. 5. Nila (Van) Skyock (abt 1938 – ) m. Larry (Francis) Hardy (abt 1938 – )
      6. 6. David (L Van) Skyock (21 Nov 1948 – 27 Oct 2013) m. Keeta (Fay) Minton
        1. 1. Dana (Van) Skyock
        2. 2. Diana (Van) Skyock
        3. 3. Kaycee (Van) Skyock
    2. 2. Fay (Marie) Porter (17 June 1908 – 15 September 1985) m. George (Mcclellan) Brown (15 February 1895 – 25 October 1953) m. William (C) Carraher (5 August 1905 – 19 December 1987)
      1. 1. Donald (Keith) Brown (9 November 1924 – 28 July 1997) m. Violet Stovall (16 October 1929 – 19 June 2007)
        1. 1. Kimberly (Ann) Brown
      2. 2. Bonnie (Jean) Brown (abt 1929 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Porter (1 Feb 1917 – 15 Jun 1997) m. Genevieve (G) Angel (18 Jan 1920 – ) m. Nadine (Viola) Jungman (28 Sep 1922 – 6 May 2021)
      1. 1. Patricia (A.) Porter
      2. 2. Robert (J.) Porter m. Chappell
        1. 1. Kim Porter
      3. 3. Edward (J.) Porter
      4. 4. Larry (D.) Porter
  4. 4. Lester (P) Porter (Feb 1890 – )
  5. 5. Nellie (Mildred) Porter (abt 1892 – 06 JUN 1949)
  6. 6. Mary (Ethel) Porter (21 Mar 1892 – 22 Aug 1909)
  7. 7. Iva (E) Porter (Jun 1896 – )
  8. 8. Roy (G) Porter (09 Feb 1897 – 15 Oct 1956)
  9. 9. Arthur Porter (13 December 1901 – 14 December 1966) m. Mildred (Elizabeth) Weigand (19 November 1908 – 27 February 1983)
    1. 1. Donald (L.) Porter (19 1929 – 1 August 2003)
  10. 10. Leora Porter (1902 – 29 May 1984)

Joseph Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1856
June 1856
Birth of Joseph Buchanan Porter in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
1930
7 Feb 1930
Age 74
Death of Joseph Buchanan Porter in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States

Sources

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

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