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William Green Porter 1825 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1825

Birth Location: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1875

Death Location: Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA

Father: Samuel Porter

Mother: Anna Raines

Spouse(s): Emily Ferguson

Children(s): Adeline Porter

William Green Porter I was born in 1825 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Walker Porter and Anna Raines. William Green Porter I married Emily Jane Ferguson, and had children including Adeline Jane Porter. William Green Porter I passed away in 1875 in Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • William Green Porter I was born in 1825 in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Walker Porter and Anna Raines.
  • William Green Porter I married Emily Jane Ferguson, and had children including Adeline Jane Porter.
  • William Green Porter I passed away in 1875 in Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Porter
1794 – 1881
Birth Location: Rye Cove, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Anna Raines
1801 – 1884
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emily Ferguson
1835 – 1924
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Adeline Porter
1867 – 1947
Birth Location: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
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William Porter's Ancestors

Self
William Porter
1825 – 1875
Birth Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Walker Porter
1794 – 1881
Rye Cove, Russell, Virginia, USA
Anna Raines
1801 – 1884
Russell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Walker) Porter
1759 – 1842
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Martha (Patsy) Hutchinson
1770 – 1854
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Anny Baird
1775 – 1820
St Giles, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hutchinson
1748 – 1823
Nancy Green
1753 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hutchinson
1692 – 1748
Hannah Howerton
1694 – 1770

William Porter's Descendants

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William (Green) Porter (17 Sep 1825 – 29 May 1875) m. Emily (Jane) Ferguson (11 Dec 1835 – 12 Jun 1924)
  1. 1. Adeline (Jane) Porter (15 Aug 1867 – 20 Dec 1947) m. Peter (John) Sauer (15 May 1867 – 6 Mar 1956)
    1. 1. Venora Funk (abt 1897 – ) m. Vernan Funk (abt 1892 – 1960)
      1. 1. Adeline (H) Ritter (abt 1915 – 16 Jan 1985) m. Earl (Barnard) Ritter (06 FEB 1907 – 08 AUG 1968)
        1. 1. Russell (Glen) Ritter (17 JUN 1932 – 27 NOV 1993)
        2. 2. William (P. (Bill)) Ritter (19 Jan 1934 – 15 Dec 1987)
        3. 3. Samuel (Edward) Ritter (03 SEP 1936 – 01 SEP 1994)
        4. 4. Conrad (A) Ritter (6 Jul 1937 – 15 Oct 2004)
        5. 5. John (B) Ritter (abt 1938 – )
        6. 6. Carl (Waldo) Ritter (1 Jul 1940 – 3 Aug 1991) m. Alona (P) Stockfeld (8 Jul 1946 – 16 Jan 2010)
        7. 7. Adeline (Irene) Ritter (1947 – 26 Oct 2012)
      2. 2. Waldo Funk (abt 1917 – )
      3. 3. Lyle Funk (abt 1920 – )
      4. 4. Ruth Funk (abt 1922 – )
      5. 5. Ray Funk (abt 1924 – )
      6. 6. Elise Funk (abt 1929 – )

William Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1825
17 Sep 1825
Birth of William Green Porter I in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
1875
29 May 1875
Age 50
Death of William Green Porter I in Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1875
    Event Place: Manannah, Meeker, Minnesota, USA
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