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Washington Lafayette Porter 1835–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1835

Birth Location: Randolph County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 3 Oct 1902

Death Location: Collin County, Texas, USA

Father: Henry Porter

Mother: Sarah Scarborough

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Washington Lafayette Porter was born in 1835 in Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of Henry Hamiltion Porter And Sarah Christy Scarborough. Washington Lafayette Porter passed away in 1902 in Collin County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Washington Lafayette Porter was born in 1835 in Randolph County, Alabama, USA, the child of Henry Hamiltion Porter And Sarah Christy Scarborough.
  • Washington Lafayette Porter passed away in 1902 in Collin County, Texas, USA.

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Washington Porter's Ancestors

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Washington Porter
1835–1902
Birth Place: Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Henry Hamiltion Porter
1788–1850
Lincoln, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Christy) Scarborough
1788–1877
Virginia
Grandparents
Christopher (Columbus) Porter
1760–1820
Buncombe, North Carolina
Elizabeth Whitaker
1764–1841
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Whitaker
1733–1815
Mariam Kent
1745–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1701–1789
Elizabeth Carleton
1701–1760

Washington Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1835
3 Mar 1835
Birth of Washington Lafayette Porter in Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
1902
3 Oct 1902
Age 67
Death of Washington Lafayette Porter in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Randolph County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1902
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA

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