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Leland Porter 1894–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 August 1894

Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

Death Date: 11 November 1965

Death Location: Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

Father: Riley Porter

Mother: Alice Griffin

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Leland Porter began in 1894 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States. Leland Porter passed away in 1965 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Leland Porter began in 1894 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.
  • Leland Porter passed away in 1965 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leland Porter's Ancestors

Self
Leland Porter
1894–1965
Birth Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Parents
Riley Or Jared Porter
1848–1938
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Alice (Lovina) Griffin
1856–1936
Sugar House, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Grandparents
Jared Porter
1812–1891
Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Cornelia (Mary) Staker
1811–1850
Kingston Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Charles (Emerson) Griffin
1836–1900
Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Sarah Smith
1837–1876
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Porter
1763–1823
Avisa Salisbury
1770–
Conrad Staker
1768–1848
Cornelia Schnock
1783–1884
Albert Sr
1809–1896
Abigail Varney
1810–1875
Hyrum Smith
1800–1844
Jerusha Barden
1805–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1730–1790
Ruth Merrick
1734–
David Salisbury
1735–1800
M Cole
1734–1814
Nathan Staker
1740–1780
Anna Rapp
1745–1808
Martin (Snook)
1745–1813
Elizabeth Schauerman
1749–1793
Samuel Griffin
1776–1851
Sylvia Bradley
1783–1873
Paul Varney
1772–1851
Anna Austin
1778–1847
Joseph Sr
1771–1840
Lucy Mack
1775–1856
Seth Jr
1769–1844
Sarah Finch
1775–1804

Leland Porter's Timeline

4 Records

1894
9 August 1894
Birth of Leland Porter in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
1895
5 January 1895
Age 1
Leland Porter was christened in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
1965
9 November 1965
Age 71
Death of Leland Porter in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1965
11 November 1965
Age 71
Burial of Leland Porter in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1894
    Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Leland Porter, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 June 2020), Leland Porter, 1965.
    [2] Leland Porter, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 October 2019), Leland Porter, 2 Jan 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (
    [3] Leland Porter, "Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918", "Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 September 2019), Leland Porter, 23 Jul 1918; citing Military Service, Garfield, Utah, United States, Utah
    [4] Leland Porter, "Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918", "Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 August 2019), Leland Porter, .
    [5] Leland Porter, "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966", "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 December 2014), Leland Porter, 09 Nov 1965; citing Eastlawn Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Ut
    [6] Leland Porter, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 September 2020), Leland Porter, ; Burial, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States of America, East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery; citing record ID 48240
    [7] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 September 2015), Leland Porter, died 09 Nov 1965; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at East Lawn Memorial H
    [8] Headstone image of Leland Porter from billiongraves.com, Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at East Lawn Memorial Hills (Provo, Utah, Utah, United States) on 18 July 2014
    [9] Mr. Leland Porter, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937", "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 November 2017), Mr. Leland Porter and Miss Mary Roe, 1918.
    [10] Leland Porter in household of J R Porter, "United States Census, 1910", "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 13 December 2020), Leland Porter in household of J R Porter, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States; citing enumeration d
    [11] Leland Porter, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 13 December 2020), Leland Porter, Garfield, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publi
    [12] Leland Porter, "United States Census, 1930", "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 13 December 2020), Leland Porter, Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3B
    [13] Leland Porter, "Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966", "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 January 2020), Leland Porter, 1918.
    [14] Leland Porter, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 March 2020), Leland Porter, 1917-1918.
    [15] Leland Porter, "United States Census, 1940", "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 February 2020), Leland Porter, Escalante, Escalante Election Precinct, Garfield, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 5 January 1895
    Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1965
    Event Place: Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Leland Porter, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 June 2020), Leland Porter, 1965.
    [2] Leland Porter, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 23 October 2019), Leland Porter, 2 Jan 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (
    [3] Leland Porter, "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966", "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 December 2014), Leland Porter, 09 Nov 1965; citing Eastlawn Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Ut
    [4] Leland Porter, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 September 2020), Leland Porter, ; Burial, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States of America, East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery; citing record ID 48240
    [5] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 September 2015), Leland Porter, died 09 Nov 1965; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at East Lawn Memorial H

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 November 1965
    Event Place: Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Leland Porter, "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966", "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 December 2014), Leland Porter, 09 Nov 1965; citing Eastlawn Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Ut
    [2] Leland Porter, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 September 2020), Leland Porter, ; Burial, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States of America, East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery; citing record ID 48240
    [3] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 September 2015), Leland Porter, died 09 Nov 1965; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at East Lawn Memorial H

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