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Joseph Porter 1917 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1997

Death Location: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA

Father: Ralph Porter

Mother: Rachel Jones

Spouse(s): Genevieve Angel, Nadine Jungman

Children(s): Patricia Porter, Robert Porter, Edward Porter, Larry Porter

Joseph Porter was born in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA in 1917, to Ralph Edward Porter and Rachel Edna Jones. Later in life, Joseph Porter married Genevieve G Angel and Nadine Viola Jungman; among their children were Patricia A. Porter, Robert J. Porter, Edward J. Porter and Larry D. Porter. Joseph Porter died in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA, 1997.

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Parents

Ralph Porter
1888 – 1953
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
RP
Rachel Jones
1890 – 1963
Birth Location: Murray, Indiana
RJ

Spouses(s)

Genevieve Angel
1920 –
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
GA
Nadine Jungman
1922 – 2021
Birth Location: Carbondale, Kansas, USA
NJ

Children(s)

Patricia Porter
Birth Location: –
PP
Robert Porter
Birth Location: –
RP
Edward Porter
Birth Location: –
EP
Larry Porter
Birth Location: –
LP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Social Security Death Index, U.S. School Yearbooks Index, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ball State Teachers College; Year: 1938, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 619, Number: 307-07-3040; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1920; Census Place: Muncie Ward 6, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: T625_426; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1997; Roll: 29, The Indianapolis Star; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1997; Publication Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; ,0.550959,0.8235063,0.60720986&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Muncie Ward 6, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Muncie Ward 6, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: T625_426; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1938
    Event Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. School Yearbooks Index, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ball State Teachers College; Year: 1938

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 619

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Indianapolis Star; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1997; Publication Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; ,0.550959,0.8235063,0.60720986&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Delaware, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muncie, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Social Security Death Index, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Number: 307-07-3040; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1997; Roll: 29, The Indianapolis Star; Publication Date: 17 Jun 1997; Publication Place: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; ,0.550959,0.8235063,0.60720986&xid=33

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