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William Cleveland Bill Porter 1865–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1865

Birth Location: Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 May 1953

Death Location: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

Father: Francis Porter

Mother: Hester Porter

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William Cleveland Bill Porter was born in 1865 in Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA, the child of Francis Porter And Hester Jane Norvill Porter. In 1880, William Cleveland Bill Porter resided in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA. William Cleveland Bill Porter passed away in 1953 in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Cleveland Bill Porter was born in 1865 in Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA, the child of Francis Porter And Hester Jane Norvill Porter.
  • In 1880, William Cleveland Bill Porter resided in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Cleveland Bill Porter passed away in 1953 in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.

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William Porter's Ancestors

Self
William Porter
1865–1953
Birth Place: Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Francis Porter
1817–1921
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Hester (Jane Norvill) Porter
1839–1881
Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Porter
1799–1872
Wilks Co, N. C.
Shelley Shew
1810–1882
North Carolina, United States
Dr. (Thomas C) Norvell
1795–1853
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Norvell) Cornett
1796–1860
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Porter
1782–1839
Malinda Johnston
1785–1860
John Shew
1793–1873
Sarah York
1793–1835
William Norvell
1760–1825
Rebecca Johnson
1750–
Mary aunt
1774–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1737–1820
Jane Reynolds
1746–1820
Thomas Johnson
1750–1820
Patsy Clay
1774–1832
John Sr
1750–1832
Susannah York
1753–1835
James Norvell
1742–1792
Mary Johnson
1740–1827

William Porter's Timeline

4 Records

1865
26 Feb 1865
Birth of William Cleveland Bill Porter in Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
William Cleveland Bill Porter resided here in Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
1953
26 May 1953
Age 88
Death of William Cleveland Bill Porter in Pedro, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Pedro, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1953
27 May 1953
Age 88
Death of William Cleveland Bill Porter in Pine Creek, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Pine Creek, Scioto, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Dobbins, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Little Fork, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 May 1953
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Cleveland Porter 26 May 1953

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1953
    Event Place: Pedro, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1953
    Event Place: Pine Creek, Scioto, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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