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Maria Porter 1808–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1808

Birth Location: Troy, Indiana

Death Date: 25 Jun 1860

Death Location: Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Alexander Porter

Mother: Elizabeth CHITTIM

Spouse(s): Moses Niles

Children(s): Winfield Niles, Albert Niles

Maria Porter was born in 1808 in Troy, Indiana, the child of Alexander M Porter And Elizabeth Betsy Chittim. Maria Porter married Moses Barber Niles, and had children including Albert Alexander Niles, Winfield Scott Niles. Maria Porter passed away in 1860 in Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Maria Porter was born in 1808 in Troy, Indiana, the child of Alexander M Porter And Elizabeth Betsy Chittim.
  • Maria Porter married Moses Barber Niles, and had children including Albert Alexander Niles, Winfield Scott Niles.
  • Maria Porter passed away in 1860 in Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Porter
1771–1840
Birth Location: Hanover County, Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth CHITTIM
1779–1820
Birth Location: Kings Mountain, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Moses Niles
1784–1849
Birth Location: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Winfield Niles
1849–1924
Birth Location: Troy, Spencer, Indiana, United States
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Albert Niles
1837–1914
Birth Location: Moxridle, Indiana
AN

Maria Porter's Ancestors

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Maria Porter
1808–1860
Birth Place: Troy, Indiana
Parents
Alexander M. Porter
1771–1840
Hanover County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth ("Betsy") CHITTIM
1779–1820
Kings Mountain, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Porter
1734–1820
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth McBroom
1739–
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Thomas (CHITTIM) Pvt
1750–1781
Tryon or Lincoln Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Philip Chittam
1726–1753
Mary
1722–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Porter's Descendants

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Maria Porter (May 1808–25 Jun 1860) m. Moses (Barber) Niles (1784–May 14, 1849)
  1. 1. Winfield (Scott) Niles 1849–1924 m. Mary (Barbara) Kimble 1849–1933
    1. 1. Louis (Herman) Niles 1879–1964 m. Ada Driskell 1885–1965
      1. 1. Ila (Louise) Niles 1907–1997 m. William (Tip) Wilson 1909–1958
        1. 1. Marda (Ruth) Wilson 1939–2012 m. Raibourn (Marion "Skip" Numann) Jr 1940–2015
      2. 2. Emma (Ruth) Niles 1910–1994 m. Paul Drane 1909–1974
        1. 1. Mary (Magdalene) Drane 1934–1936
        2. 2. Jack (Beadles) Drane 1931–2007
        3. 3. Joseph (Carroll) Drane 1939–2003
        4. 4. William (Thomas) Drane 1932–1997
        5. 5. Paul (James) Drane 1937–2014
        6. 6. Tony (L) Drane 1948–2017
        7. 7. Barbara (J) Drane 1946–2002
      3. 3. Thomas (Winfield) Niles 1913–1992 m. Eula Stivers 1911–2002 m. Lena (Mae) Henning 1922–1984
        1. 1. Thomas (Gerald) Niles 1945–1986
        2. 2. Lew (Winfield) Niles 1938–2025
      4. 4. Elnora (Shoemaker) Niles 1916–2002 m. Robert (Franklin) Butler 1909–1981
      5. 5. Ruby (Kathleen) Niles 1923–2014 m. James (Robert) Wheatley 1922–1996
      6. 6. Kimble (Butler "K.B.") Niles 1925–2012 m. Cleona Burnette 1931–2001
      7. 7. Anna (B) Niles 1920–2023 m. William (Davis) McDonald 1918–1940 m. Arthur Moore 1916–1990
        1. 1. Edgar (Niles) MacDonald 1940–2018
    2. 2. Francis ("Frank") Niles 1877–1955 m. Bessie Standard 1886–1962
      1. 1. Etta (Augusta) Niles 1909–2001 m. Charles (Gordon) Barnell 1906–1976
      2. 2. Emma (Merle) Niles 1911–1971 m. Carl (L) Schroeder 1906–1973
        1. 1. Karl (Russell) Schroeder 1932–2001
        2. 2. Irving (Albert "Irv") Schroeder 1935–2010
      3. 3. John (Paul) Niles 1913–1979 m. Mollie 1907–
    3. 3. Frederick Niles 1881–1931
    4. 4. George (Clarence) Niles 1886–1950 m. Leora (Fannie) Hooker 1885–1962
      1. 1. Thomas (Elwood) Niles 1917–1967
      2. 2. Ruth (Gertrude) Niles 1916–1993 m. Raymond (Samuel) Hulbert 1916–2004
      3. 3. Irma (Marian) Niles 1913–1928
    5. 5. Emma (Christine) Niles 1888–1937 m. John Bondon 1887–1943
      1. 1. Harvey (R) Bondon 1913–1928
      2. 2. Virgil (Watson) Bondon 1916–1993 m. Ruby Baker 1920–
    6. 6. Harvey (B) Niles 1890–1964 m. Elsie (Myrtle) Bussell 1894–1970
      1. 1. Harvey (Bertram) Niles 1921–1988 m. Alice (Lydia) Grass 1924–2014
      2. 2. Elsie (Louise) Niles 1925–2003
    7. 7. Caroline (Elizabeth) Niles 1893–1955 m. George (Phillip) Buerer 1882–1973
      1. 1. Ralph (Phillip) Buerer 1920–2015 m. Virginia (J) Bowen 1920–
      2. 2. Albert (Winfield) Buerer 1913–2012 m. Mary (Evelyn) Consoli 1914–2000
        1. 1. Roy (Richard) Buerer 1942–1959
        2. 2. Paul (Peter) Buerer 1946–2011
      3. 3. Lillian (Maude) Buerer 1911–1987 m. David (Lewis) Dick 1908–1997
        1. 1. Robert (Paul) Dick 1939–2020
        2. 2. David (Phillip) Dick 1936–2002
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Buerer 1915–2001 m. Mark (Albert Post) Jr 1910–1993
        1. 1. Martha (Jean) Post 1945–1966
    8. 8. Ralph (Emerson) Niles 1875–1973 m. Minnie (Bell) Murry 1880–1969
      1. 1. Annie (May) Niles 1899–1940 m. Donald (LeGrand) Houchin 1894–1946
        1. 1. Dorothea (Lee) Houchin 1923–2003 m. Mason Donaldson 1920–1963
        2. 2. June (B) Houchin 1922– m. Robert (Glenn) Hotchkiss 1911–1994
        3. 3. Gloria Houchin 1926–
        4. 4. Donna Houchin 1927–1986
        5. 5. Ruby (Elizabeth) Houchin 1929–1996
        6. 6. Lloyd Houchin 1930–2015
        7. 7. Kenneth (Ralph) Houchin 1931–1974
      2. 2. Nellie (Jane) Niles 1903–1945 m. Riley (Hobart) Hallmark 1899–1964
        1. 1. Robert (James) Hallmark 1926–1988
      3. 3. Cora (Elizabeth) Niles 1906–2001 m. Daniel McKenzie 1891–1976
        1. 1. Daniel (Lee) McKenzie 1926–2017 m. Laura (Ann) Smith 1931–2000
        2. 2. William (Ralph) McKenzie 1929–2011 m. Patricia (Ellen) Snodgrass 1932–2004
      4. 4. Minnie (Alice) Niles 1908–1979
      5. 5. William (Scott) Niles 1911–1986 m. Clarica (Ellen) Horn 1920–
    9. 9. Albert Niles 1882–1886
    10. 10. Joyce Niles 1883–1900
  2. 2. Albert (Alexander) Niles 1837–1914

Maria Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1808
May 1808
Birth of Maria Porter in Troy, Indiana
Troy, Indiana
1860
25 Jun 1860
Age 52
Death of Maria Porter in Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1808
    Event Place: Troy, Indiana
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
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