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Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter 1868–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1868

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1919

Death Location: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA

Father: David Salyers

Mother: Nancy Salyer

Spouse(s): Francis Porter

Children(s): Francis Sr, Joannah Collier, Amanda Wheeler, Commodore Porter, Sam Porter, Nancy Davidson, William Porter, Ollie Gibson, Theodore Porter, Henderson Porter, Freeman Porter

Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter was born in 1868 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Henderson Salyers And Nancy J Price Salyer. In 1880, Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter resided in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter resided in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA. Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter married Francis Porter, and had children including Amanda Porter Wheeler, Commodore Caxton Porter, Francis Marion Porter Sr, Freeman Porter, Henderson Virgil Porter, Joannah Olive Hannah Joan Porter Collier, Nancy Jane Porter Davidson, Ollie A Porter Gibson, Sam Houston Porter, Theodore R Porter, William Mckinley Porter. Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter passed away in 1919 in Elliott County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter was born in 1868 in Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of David Henderson Salyers And Nancy J Price Salyer.
  • In 1880, Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter resided in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter resided in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.
  • Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter married Francis Porter, and had children including Amanda Porter Wheeler, Commodore Caxton Porter, Francis Marion Porter Sr, Freeman Porter, Henderson Virgil Porter, Joannah Olive Hannah Joan Porter Collier, Nancy Jane Porter Davidson, Ollie A Porter Gibson, Sam Houston Porter, Theodore R Porter, William Mckinley Porter.
  • Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter passed away in 1919 in Elliott County, Kentucky, USA.

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Rebecca Porter's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Porter
1868–1919
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Henderson Salyers
1830–1900
Molls Creek,Russell,Virginia,USA
Nancy (J Price) Salyer
1832–1869
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
JEREMIAH (‘Jerry ‘ Salyer) Jr
1802–1870
Copper Creek, Big Moccison Creek, Molls Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Mary (A) Salyers
1802–1870
, Scott, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Salyer
1775–1848
Elizabeth Stapleton
1777–1859
Caleb Green
1757–1852
Susanna Neel
1777–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Salyer
1752–1818
Mary McCarty
1747–1818
Thomas Stapleton
1758–1835
Sarah Crook
1726–1795
Winter Greene
1734–1809
Borridel Bennet
1733–1803
Daniel Neel
1751–1830
Elizabeth O'bannon
1740–1795

Rebecca Porter's Descendants

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Rebecca (Ann Becky Salyer) Porter (10 Apr 1868–29 Nov 1919) m. Francis Porter (circa 1817–17 Apr 1921)
  1. 1. Francis (Marion Porter) Sr 1891–1978
  2. 2. Joannah (Olive Hannah Joan Porter) Collier 1888–1956
  3. 3. Amanda (Porter) Wheeler 1897–1929
  4. 4. Commodore (Caxton) Porter 1895–1942
  5. 5. Sam (Houston) Porter 1896–1974
  6. 6. Nancy (Jane Porter) Davidson 1898–1971
  7. 7. William (McKinley) Porter 1900–1988
  8. 8. Ollie (A Porter) Gibson 1894–1980
  9. 9. Theodore (R) Porter 1902–1977
  10. 10. Henderson (Virgil) Porter 1910–1929
  11. 11. Freeman Porter 1906–1998

Rebecca Porter's Timeline

4 Records

1868
10 Apr 1868
Birth of Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter resided here in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter resided here in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1919
29 Nov 1919
Age 51
Death of Rebecca Ann Becky Salyer Porter in Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1868
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 38D; Enumeration District: 066

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elliott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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