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Riley Or Jared Porter 1848–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1848

Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 23 March 1938

Death Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

Father: Jared Porter

Mother: Cornelia Staker

Spouse(s): Alice Griffin

Children(s): Edith Porter, Charles Porter, Hy Porter, Wilford Porter, Earnest Porter, Parley Porter, Roland Porter, Leland Porter, Adelia Roundy, Jode Porter, Emily Porter, Alice Porter, Sarah Porter

Riley Or Jared Porter was born in 1848 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, the child of Jared Porter And Cornelia Mary Staker. Riley Or Jared Porter married Alice Lovina Griffin, and had children including Adelia Porter Roundy, Alice Hannah Porter, Charles Riley Porter, Earnest Porter, Edith Porter, Emily Cornelia Porter, Hy Porter, Jode Porter, Leland Porter, Parley Pratt Porter, Roland Porter, Sarah Inez Porter, Wilford Emerson Porter. Riley Or Jared Porter passed away in 1938 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • Riley Or Jared Porter was born in 1848 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, the child of Jared Porter And Cornelia Mary Staker.
  • Riley Or Jared Porter married Alice Lovina Griffin, and had children including Adelia Porter Roundy, Alice Hannah Porter, Charles Riley Porter, Earnest Porter, Edith Porter, Emily Cornelia Porter, Hy Porter, Jode Porter, Leland Porter, Parley Pratt Porter, Roland Porter, Sarah Inez Porter, Wilford Emerson Porter.
  • Riley Or Jared Porter passed away in 1938 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jared Porter
1812–1891
Birth Location: Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States
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Cornelia Staker
1811–1850
Birth Location: Kingston Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Alice Griffin
1856–1936
Birth Location: Sugar House, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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Children(s)

Edith Porter
1884–1914
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
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Charles Porter
1872–1874
Birth Location: Coalville, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
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Hy Porter
1882–1946
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
HP
Wilford Porter
1892–1977
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
WP
Earnest Porter
1876–1876
Birth Location: Coalville, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
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Parley Porter
1890–1955
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
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Roland Porter
1896–1980
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
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Leland Porter
1894–1965
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
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Adelia Roundy
1888–1918
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
AR
Jode Porter
1877–1951
Birth Location: Coalville, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
JP
Emily Porter
1880–1922
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
EP
Alice Porter
1886–1966
Birth Location: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
AP
Sarah Porter
1874–1953
Birth Location: Coalville, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
SP

Riley Porter's Ancestors

Self
Riley Porter
1848–1938
Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Parents
Jared Porter
1812–1891
Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Cornelia (Mary) Staker
1811–1850
Kingston Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Nathan Porter
1763–1823
Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Avisa Salisbury
1770–
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Conrad Staker
1768–1848
Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Cornelia Schnock
1783–1884
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1700–1771
Desire Utter
1707–1742
Ebenezer Merrick
1703–1799
Mehitable Moore
1701–1742
Ephraim Salisbury
1708–1755
Rosamond Seamans
1709–1757
Hugh IV
1706–1785
Jane Sisson
1710–1769
Henry Staker
1724–
Elisabeth Emons
1718–1743
Johann Rapp
1707–1758
Elizabeth MNU
1709–1784
Johann Schnuch
1709–1752
Anna Schaeffer
1722–1776
Johann Schauermann
1715–1766
Anna Schertz
1719–1808

Riley Porter's Descendants

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Riley (Or Jared) Porter (8 October 1848–23 March 1938) m. Alice (Lovina) Griffin (21 March 1856–30 December 1936)
  1. 1. Edith Porter 1884–1914 m. George (Henry) Barney 1876–1925
    1. 1. Glen (Gardner) Barney 1912–1983 m. Gertie (Johanna Barney) Chadwick 1918–2013
      1. 1. Glen (Stephen) Barney 1941–2015 m. Alice (Litster) Barney 1944–2015
      2. 2. John (Henry) Barney 1945–2012
    2. 2. Alma (Wayne) Barney 1907–1995 m. Ione (Elizabeth) Shurtz 1909–1984
    3. 3. Edgar (Rex) Barney 1910–1977
    4. 4. Kline (Porter) Barney 1908–1997 m. Doris (Lyle) Nielson 1914–1992
      1. 1. Kline (Porter Barney) Jr. 1934–2023
      2. 2. Patricia (Ann Barney) (Grey) 1937–2000 m. Alan (Hopwood) Grey 1932–2018
      3. 3. Richard (Neil) Barney 1943–2008
      4. 4. Jeffrey (Christian) Barney 1948–1956
      5. 5. Kay Pratt 1932–2019 m. Gene Pratt 1933–2021
    5. 5. Burnes Tebbs 1899–1966 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Bertz 1898–1964
      1. 1. George (Burnes) Barney 1926–2014 m. Dorothy (Maxine) Banister 1926–2013
        1. 1. Betty (Makine) Barney –2024 m. Alan (Bruce) Burns 1948–2003
      2. 2. Joseph (A) Barney 1928–2010 m. Ruth (Eleanore) Barney 1930–2010
      3. 3. Frances (Ellen) Barney 1923–2020 m. Marcel (F.) Lauper 1912–
  2. 2. Charles (Riley) Porter 1872–1874
  3. 3. Hy Porter 1882–1946 m. Sarah (Alice) Porter 1882–1916 m. Dicy Porter 1897–1985 m. Dicie Barker 1889– m. Dine (B) Porter 1897–
    1. 1. Orlando (R) Porter 1903–1983
    2. 2. Vera Porter 1907–1987
    3. 3. Gerald (Jack) Porter 1908–1985 m. Irene (Adella) Terry 1920–1991
      1. 1. Terry (Adelbert) Porter 1946–2021
    4. 4. Vernon (Griffin) Porter 1915–1998
    5. 5. Owen (Ray) Porter 1921–2016
    6. 6. Hyrum (Maitland) Porter 1910–1914
    7. 7. Ida Porter 1913–1913
    8. 8. Robert Barker 1919–2012
    9. 9. Glenna Barker 1918–1989
    10. 10. Phyllis Porter 1936–1946
  4. 4. Wilford (Emerson) Porter 1892–1977
  5. 5. Earnest Porter 1876–1876
  6. 6. Parley (Pratt) Porter 1890–1955
  7. 7. Roland Porter 1896–1980 m. Mina (M) Haws 1897–1989
    1. 1. Yoland Porter 1942–2019
    2. 2. Roland (Haws) Porter 1921–2002
    3. 3. Marie Porter 1919–2005
    4. 4. Merrial (Dee) Porter 1925–1994
    5. 5. Velma Porter 1918–2013
    6. 6. Maxine Porter 1928–2014
    7. 7. Vergean (S) Porter 1926–2018
  8. 8. Leland Porter 1894–1965
  9. 9. Adelia (Porter) Roundy 1888–1918
  10. 10. Jode Porter 1877–1951
  11. 11. Emily (Cornelia) Porter 1880–1922
  12. 12. Alice (Hannah) Porter 1886–1966
  13. 13. Sarah (Inez) Porter 1874–1953 m. Wallace ((Shirts)) Shurtz 1871–1945
    1. 1. Leander Shurtz 1891–1966
    2. 2. Reuben Shurtz 1893–1922
    3. 3. Calvin Shurtz 1901–1976 m. Verda (May) Roundy 1903–1936
      1. 1. Verl (Calvin) Shurtz 1920–2017
      2. 2. Hal (Roundy) Shurtz 1926–2004
      3. 3. Elaine Shurtz 1928–2008
      4. 4. Raymond (Dean) Shurtz 1931–2005
    4. 4. Ellis Shurtz 1896–1976
    5. 5. Idona Shurtz 1898–1991 m. Hartley Black 1896–1963
      1. 1. Maurine (B) Black 1925–2012
      2. 2. Inez (Beth) Black 1922–1992
      3. 3. Merrill (Hartley) Black 1924–1986 m. Ila (Jean) Busby 1934–2008
        1. 1. Harold (Egan) Black 1944–2006
      4. 4. Baby (Boy) Black 1919–1919

Riley Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1848
8 October 1848
Birth of Riley Or Jared Porter in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1938
21 March 1938
Age 90
Death of Riley Or Jared Porter in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
1938
23 March 1938
Age 90
Burial of Riley Or Jared Porter in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1848
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [2] Riley Porter in household of Jared Porter, "United States Census, 1860", "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 November 2020), Riley Porter in entry for Jared Porter, 1860.
    [3] Jared Riley Porter, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868", "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Jared Riley Porter, 17 Sep 1850; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, <i
    [4] Jared Riley Porter, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2020), Jared Riley Porter, 1938; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] Jared N Hart in household of Stephen F, "United States Census, 1850", "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 April 2020), Jared N Hart in household of Stephen F, Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States; citin
    [6] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 June 2015), JARED RILEY PORTER, died 1938; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Escalante Cemetery, Escalant
    [7] Headstone image of JARED RILEY PORTER from billiongraves.com, Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at Escalante Cemetery (Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States) on 02 June 2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1938
    Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Jared Riley Porter, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868", "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Jared Riley Porter, 17 Sep 1850; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, <i
    [2] Jared Riley Porter, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 19 May 2020), Jared Riley Porter, 1938; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 June 2015), JARED RILEY PORTER, died 1938; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Escalante Cemetery, Escalant

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 March 1938
    Event Place: Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States
    Record Source: BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 June 2015), JARED RILEY PORTER, died 1938; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Escalante Cemetery, Escalant
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