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William Thomas Porter 1868–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1868

Birth Location: Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 February 1961

Death Location: Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Mary Porter

Spouse(s): Ada Lewis

Children(s): John Porter, Howard Porter, Henry Porter, William Porter, Murble Porter, Margurette Porter, Clarence Porter, Eva Porter, Jewel Porter, Mary Porter, Robert Porter, William Porter

In 1868, William Thomas Porter entered the world in Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to Thomas Henry Porter Jr And Mary Catherine Ulrich Porter. In 1880, William Thomas Porter resided in Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri, USA. In 1900, William Thomas Porter resided in Butterfield, Barry, Missouri, USA. William Thomas Porter married Ada Lewis, and had children including Clarence Carl Porter, Eva Toots Mae Porter, Henry Raymond Porter, Howard Melvin Porter, Jewel Porter, John Richard Porter, Margurette Elizabeth Porter, Mary Molly Arvilla Porter, Murble Vernon Porter, Robert Lewis Porter, William Porter. William Thomas Porter passed away in 1961 in Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Thomas Porter entered the world in Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to Thomas Henry Porter Jr And Mary Catherine Ulrich Porter.
  • In 1880, William Thomas Porter resided in Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1900, William Thomas Porter resided in Butterfield, Barry, Missouri, USA.
  • William Thomas Porter married Ada Lewis, and had children including Clarence Carl Porter, Eva Toots Mae Porter, Henry Raymond Porter, Howard Melvin Porter, Jewel Porter, John Richard Porter, Margurette Elizabeth Porter, Mary Molly Arvilla Porter, Murble Vernon Porter, Robert Lewis Porter, William Porter.
  • William Thomas Porter passed away in 1961 in Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jr
1845–1921
Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA
TJ
Mary Porter
1846–1895
Birth Location: Darke, Ohio
MP

Spouses(s)

Ada Lewis
1879–1955
Birth Location: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
AL

Children(s)

John Porter
1901–1967
Birth Location: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA
JP
Howard Porter
1906–1991
Birth Location: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
HP
Henry Porter
1900–1909
Birth Location: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
HP
William Porter
1913–1913
Birth Location: Visalia, Tulare County, California, USA
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Murble Porter
1898–1973
Birth Location: Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, USA
MP
Margurette Porter
1903–1988
Birth Location: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA
MP
Clarence Porter
1914–1984
Birth Location: Sunnyside, Wa.,
CP
Eva Porter
1918–2014
Birth Location: Yakima, Washington, USA
EP
Jewel Porter
1910–2006
Birth Location: Visalia, Tulare, California
JP
Mary Porter
1908–1992
Birth Location: Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
MP
Robert Porter
1923–2009
Birth Location: Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA
RP
William Porter
1903–
Birth Location: –
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William Porter's Ancestors

Self
William Porter
1868–1961
Birth Place: Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Henry Porter Jr
1845–1921
Darke County, Ohio, USA
Mary (Catherine Ulrich) Porter
1846–1895
Darke, Ohio
Grandparents
Thomas (HENRY) Porter
1815–1850
Armagh, Ireland
MARY (CATHERINE) Pitsenbarger
1819–1892
Ohio, United States
Catherine Barnhart
1819–
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Pitsenbarger
1785–1846
Catherine [33]
1790–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Porter's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Porter (23 May 1868–12 February 1961) m. Ada Lewis (10 March 1879–10 November 1955)
  1. 1. John (Richard) Porter 1901–1967 m. Iva (Lora) Dixon 1905–1968
    1. 1. Laura (Johnette) Porter 1926–1926
    2. 2. Richard (Loren"Sonny") Porter 1926–1963 m. Willie (Jean) Cantrell 1928–1963
  2. 2. Howard (Melvin) Porter 1906–1991 m. Lenora ("Peggy" Isabel) Yeaman 1908–1972
    1. 1. Jack (Donald) Porter 1928–1949
    2. 2. Ronald (Dean) Porter 1930–1978
    3. 3. Vernon (Melvin) Porter 1933–1975
  3. 3. Henry (Raymond) Porter 1900–1909
  4. 4. William Porter 1913–1913
  5. 5. Murble (Vernon) Porter 1898–1973 m. Viola (May) Cromar 1902–1991
    1. 1. Ellis (Fern Porter) Estabrook 1923–1995 m. Douglas (F.) ESTABROOK 1922–1964 m. Michael METKO 1924–2016
      1. 1. Larry (Ralph) ESTABROOK 1943–2013
      2. 2. Randal (Douglas) ESTABROOK 1947–2000
    2. 2. Janet (H.) Porter 1933–2017
    3. 3. Kenneth (Murble) Porter 1943–1998
    4. 4. Jerry (Vernon) Porter 1925–2000
    5. 5. May (Viola) Porter 1940–1940
    6. 6. Doris (Elvira Porter) Kuhn 1921–1981 m. John (Lyle) Kuhn 1922–1994
      1. 1. Stephen (Anthony) Kuhn 1946–1960
    7. 7. Raymond (Dale) Porter 1929–1987
  6. 6. Margurette (Elizabeth) Porter 1903–1988 m. C. (A.) Rogers 1890–1974
  7. 7. Clarence (Carl) Porter 1914–1984 m. Audra (Luverne) Bundy 1926–2002
  8. 8. Eva ("Toots" Mae) Porter 1918–2014 m. Harold (Everett) JAMES 1916–1980
    1. 1. Daughter James 1938–1938
  9. 9. Jewel Porter 1910–2006 m. Durman (William) Rasmusson 1905–1987
    1. 1. Billy (Joe) Rasmusson 1939–1998
    2. 2. Philip (Floyd) Rasmusson 1934–2008
    3. 3. Michael (Edward) Rasmusson 1948–2014
    4. 4. Durman (William Rasmusson) Jr. 1932–1933
  10. 10. Mary ("Molly" Arvilla) Porter 1908–1992 m. Roy (Edward) Wilcox 1903–1983
    1. 1. James (Edward) Wilcox 1925–
    2. 2. James (E) Wilcox 1926–
  11. 11. Robert (Lewis) Porter 1923–2009 m. Gloria (Lee Gregson Porter) Funk 1926–2004
  12. 12. William Porter 1903–

William Porter's Timeline

10 Records

1868
23 May 1868
Birth of William Thomas Porter in Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
William Thomas Porter resided here in Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri, USA
Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
William Thomas Porter resided here in Butterfield, Barry, Missouri, USA
Butterfield, Barry, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
William Thomas Porter resided here in Visalia Ward 5, Tulare, California, USA
Visalia Ward 5, Tulare, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
William Thomas Porter resided here in Liberty, Yakima, Washington, USA
Liberty, Yakima, Washington, USA
1923
1923
Age 55
William Thomas Porter resided here in Yakima, Washington, USA
Yakima, Washington, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
William Thomas Porter resided here in Wendell Phillips, Yakima, Washington, USA
Wendell Phillips, Yakima, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
William Thomas Porter resided here in Rural, Yakima, Washington
Rural, Yakima, Washington
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 72
William Thomas Porter resided here in Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington, USA
Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington, USA
1961
12 February 1961
Age 93
Death of William Thomas Porter in Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1961
    Event Place: Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1868
    Event Place: Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Visalia Ward 5, Tulare, California; Roll: T624_111; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0205; FHL microfilm: 1374124
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4372; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 39-86
    [4] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wendell Phillips, Yakima, Washington; Roll: 2525; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0107; Image: 349.0; FHL microfilm: 2342259
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T625_1945; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 875
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Butterfield, Barry, Missouri; Roll: 838; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240838
    [8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Butterfield, Barry, Missouri; Roll: T625_903; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 1100
    [9] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: 672; Family History Film: 1254672; Page: 303C; Enumeration District: 005; Image: 0745
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Visalia Ward 5, Tulare, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Visalia Ward 5, Tulare, California; Roll: T624_111; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0205; FHL microfilm: 1374124

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: 672; Family History Film: 1254672; Page: 303C; Enumeration District: 005; Image: 0745

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Liberty, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T625_1945; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 875
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Butterfield, Barry, Missouri; Roll: T625_903; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 1100

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Butterfield, Barry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Butterfield, Barry, Missouri; Roll: 838; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240838

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wendell Phillips, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wendell Phillips, Yakima, Washington; Roll: 2525; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0107; Image: 349.0; FHL microfilm: 2342259

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Yakima, Washington
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4372; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 39-86

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4372; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 39-86
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