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William J Porter 1827 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1827

Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland

Death Date: 27 March 1917

Death Location: Toledo, Tama, Iowa, USA

Father: Robert Porter

Mother: Catherine Flynn

Spouse(s): Mary Porter, Mary Coats

Children(s): Catharine Porter, Martha Foreman, Robert Porter, Rebecca Porter, Abigail Porter, Margarette Porter, James Porter, Samuel Porter, John Porter, William Porter, James Porter

Born in 1827 in Ireland, Ireland, William J Porter was the child of Robert Porter and Catherine Flynn. In time, William J Porter married Mary Porter and Mary J Coats, and they raised a family that included Catharine Porter, Martha Porter Foreman, Robert Porter, Rebecca Jane Porter, Abigail Porter, Margarette Beryl Porter, James C Porter, Samuel H Porter, John Porter, William Mark Porter and James Porter. William J Porter died in Toledo, Tama, Iowa, USA in 1917.

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Parents

Robert Porter
1785 – 1865
Birth Location: Inishowen, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
RP
Catherine Flynn
1792 – 1872
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
CF

Spouses(s)

Mary Porter
1836 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MP
Mary Coats
1836 – 1917
Birth Location: Recovery, Mercer, Ohio, USA
MC

Children(s)

Catharine Porter
1855 – 1918
Birth Location: Mercer, Ohio, USA
CP
Martha Foreman
1859 – 1930
Birth Location: Washington, Mercer, Ohio, USA
MF
Robert Porter
1861 – 1939
Birth Location: Mercer County, Ohio, USA
RP
Rebecca Porter
1862 – 1929
Birth Location: Macedona, Ohio, USA
RP
Abigail Porter
1865 – 1954
Birth Location: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
AP
Margarette Porter
1867 – 1934
Birth Location: Ladora, Iowa, Iowa, USA
MP
James Porter
1870 – 1894
Birth Location: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa, USA
JP
Samuel Porter
1873 – 1943
Birth Location: Ladora, Iowa, Iowa, USA
SP
John Porter
1873 – 1900
Birth Location: Ladora, Iowa, Iowa, USA
JP
William Porter
1879 – 1948
Birth Location: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa, USA
WP
James Porter
Birth Location: –
JP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: January 1827
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Year: 1900; Census Place: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1850
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Honey Creek, Iowa, Iowa; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 March 1917
    Event Place: Toledo, Tama, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972

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