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Silas Drake Porter 1850–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1850

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1930

Death Location: Grover, Johnson, Missouri, USA

Father: Rev. Porter

Mother: Mary Tuck

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Silas Drake Porter was born in 1850 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Rev James Stephens Porter And Mary Powell Tuck. In 1870, Silas Drake Porter resided in Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri, USA. Silas Drake Porter passed away in 1930 in Grover, Johnson, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Drake Porter was born in 1850 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Rev James Stephens Porter And Mary Powell Tuck.
  • In 1870, Silas Drake Porter resided in Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri, USA.
  • Silas Drake Porter passed away in 1930 in Grover, Johnson, Missouri, USA.

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Silas Porter's Ancestors

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Silas Porter
1850–1930
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Rev. James Stephens Porter
1825–1917
Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Powell) Tuck
1824–1862
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Peter Porter
1796–1876
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Mathilda Armstrong
1796–1826
Richmond Madison, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Armstrong
1748–1841
Martha McClain
1765–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1850
28 May 1850
Birth of Silas Drake Porter in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 20
Silas Drake Porter resided here in Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1930
15 Jun 1930
Age 80
Death of Silas Drake Porter in Grover, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Grover, Johnson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1850
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: M593_797; Page: 412A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dunksbury, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: M593_797; Page: 412A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1930
    Event Place: Grover, Johnson, Missouri, USA

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