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Porter Family History & Genealogy

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Early Porters

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James Porter of Australia was born in 1792, and died at age 67 years old in 1859.
Margaret Eleanor Porter of Australia was born in 1793, and died at age 72 years old in 1865.
Eliza W. Porter Hale
Eliza W. (Porter) Hale was born on June 6, 1797 at New Castle, Delaware. Eliza was baptized on August 13, 1797 at Pencader Presbyterian Church in New Castle County, DE. She was in a relationship with Thomas Lewis Hale, and had children William Conway Hale and Margaret Stewart (Hale) Baker. Eliza Hale died at age 83 years old on April 25, 1881 at Caldwell County, Texas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eliza W. Porter Hale.
William Porter of P Fairy Hosp Australia was born in 1798, and died at age 95 years old in 1893 in P Fairy Hosp.
Robert Porter of Sandhurst Australia was born in 1799, and died at age 83 years old in 1882 in Sandhurst.
Charles Porter of Australia was born in 1800, and died at age 67 years old in 1867.
George Porter of Riv Plenty, St James Melbourne Parish County Australia was born in 1800, and died at age 48 years old in 1848 in Riv Plenty.
Edward Porter was born in 1801 at South Walsham, Norfolk, England. Edward was baptized on September 15, 1801 in South Walsham, Norfolk County, England United Kingdom. Edward Porter died at age 67 years old on March 23, 1869 at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Porter.
Isaac Porter of Australia was born in 1802, and died at age 62 years old in 1864.
Mary Porter of St Kilda Australia was born in 1802, and died at age 88 years old in 1890 in St Kilda.
John Thomas Porter of Australia was born in 1803, and died at age 59 years old in 1862.
William Porter of Glong H Australia was born in 1803, and died at age 82 years old in 1885 in Glong H.

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Surnames: Portello - Portesy

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Eunice Louise Peterson
Eunice Louise (Porter) Peterson of City of Orange, New Jersey United States was born on April 4, 1942, and died at age 78 years old on November 23, 2020 in Scranton, PA.
Velma Porter of New York, New York County, NY was born on February 4, 1948, and died at age 63 years old on March 2, 2011. Velma Porter was buried on May 2, 2011 in New York.
William Porter
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Iris Porter was born on June 21, 1909, and died at age 81 years old on January 8, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Iris Porter.
Daniel Porter of Oblong, Crawford County, Illinois was born on October 18, 1937, and died at age 36 years old in December 1973.
Amy Michelle (Porter) Abbott of TX was born circa July 30, 1969 at July 30, 1969, and died at age 44 years old on September 23, 2013 in Grandview, Johnson County.
Beryl (Porter) Newell was born on April 6, 1920, and died at age 92 years old on December 11, 2012. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Beryl Newell (Porter).
Paulette (Willis) Porter
I remember my Aunt, used to roller skate and she was really good at it. She used to always have a party on Holloween, because her birthday is a day before. It used to be so much fun, all the family and friends dressed up in costumes... Miss the days!

Jay Paul Porter of Kansas City, Jackson County, MO was born on November 13, 1923, and died at age 68 years old on August 28, 1992. Jay Porter was buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 46 Row 21 Site 62 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks.
Barbara Minnie Sowter
Barbara Minnie (Hosking Porter) Sowter of Australia was born on June 8, 1937. She was married to George Wisty Porter, and had a child Deborah Porter. Barbara Sowter died at age 84 years old on March 8, 2022 in Deception Bay, QLD.
Deborah Porter of Warr Australia died on July 13, 1959 in Warr. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Deborah Porter.
Marilyn K Porter of Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN was born on October 6, 1940, and died at age 60 years old on February 24, 2001.
Vicki Frances Porter of Warrnambool, VIC Australia was born in 1960 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, and died at age 16 years old on April 24, 1977 in Warrnambool.
Frances Betty (Pinder) Porter of Warrnambool, VIC Australia was born in 1935 in Benalla, Benalla Rural City County, and died at age 45 years old on February 2, 1981 in Warrnambool.
Kevin Arthur Porter of Warrnambool, VIC Australia was born circa 1935 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, and died at age 43 years old on December 31, 1978 in Warrnambool.
Frank Porter of Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia was born on May 24, 1898 in Creswick. He was married to Janet Agnes Odea in 1920, and had a child Kevin Arthur Porter. Frank Porter died at age 73 years old on November 4, 1971 in Bendigo.
Janet Agnes (Odea) Porter of Mbury Australia was born on November 24, 1899 in Malmsbury, VIC, and died at age 87 years old on August 26, 1987 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County.
Stanley Ernest Bruce Porter of Macleod, VIC Australia was born in 1922 in Poowong East, and died at age 61 years old in 1983 in Macleod.
William Henry Courtney Porter of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born on July 29, 1920 in Caulfield, City of Glen Eira County, and died at age 96 years old on November 5, 2016 in Melbourne.
Ada Violet Rebecca (Porter) Krahe of NSW Australia was born on August 16, 1918 in Caulfield, City of Glen Eira County, VIC, and died at age 68 years old on January 16, 1987 in NSW.

Popular Porter Biographies

James Houston Sigler/Evelyn Porter
James Houston Sigler/evelyn Porter was born in 1915 to Herbert R. Seigler (Sigler). Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Houston Sigler/Evelyn Porter.
William Porter
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Nancy Athena Porter
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Franklin D Porter was born on November 24, 1935 in Holden, Logan County, West Virginia United States, and died at age 54 years old in June 1990 in Whitman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Franklin D Porter.
Marco Devon Porter of Fairborn, Greene County, Ohio was born on September 21, 1987, and died at age 20 years old on May 11, 2008.
Vicki Lynn (Estes) Mungo Porter
Vicki Lynn was married to Timothy John Rolsen and together they had children Aja Nicole Rolsen Wood and Timothy John Rolsen Jr.
Lydia Ellen "Nellie" Porter
Lydia Ellen Porter was born in 1875, and died at age 64 years old in 1939. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lydia Ellen "Nellie" Porter.
Mary Alice (LaRose) Porter was born on December 29, 1873 in Bloomsdale, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri United States to Clementine Marie (Lalumondiere) LaRose and Charles Roy LaRose, and had a sister Maggie LaRose. She married Charles Edward Porter, and had a child Margaret Clementine (Porter) Webb. Mary Porter died at age 87 years old on December 28, 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Alice (LaRose) Porter.
Mary (Porter)  Young
Mary (Porter) Young was born in 1886. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary (Porter) Young.
Ruby Jane (Woodings) Porter of Mont Albert, Victoria Australia was born in 1894 in Minyip, Yarriambiack Shire County, VIC to John Henry Woodings and Susan Hill Woodings. She had a brother George William Woodings. She married Leonard Veasey Porter, and had children George Woodings Porter and Rex Charlton Porter. Ruby Porter died at age 80 years old on November 24, 1975 in Mont Albert, and was buried at Crematorium in Springvale, City of Greater Dandenong County.
Robin Porter was born in 1965 in California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robin (Lincoln) Porter.
John  Porter
John E. Porter was born on February 24, 1824. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Porter.
Sarah Porter died on April 19, 1937. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Porter.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Arta Joanne (Porter) Smallwood.
Dan Porter was in a relationship with Flora may (Sallee), and has a child Ella M Parry. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dan Porter.
Rex Charlton Porter was born on July 1, 1927 in Woodville, City of Charles Sturt County, SA Australia to Ruby Jane (Woodings) Porter and Leonard Veasey Porter, and had a brother George Woodings Porter. Rex Porter died at age 81 years old in 2008 in London, Greater London County, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rex Charlton Porter.
Alice May (Porter) Densmore was born in 1889, and died at age 86 years old in 1975 at Kyneton VIC, Australia in Kyneton, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice May (Porter) Densmore.
Julian Marvin Porter of Mercer Island, Washington United States was born on July 11. He was in a relationship with Sofia Faye (Strand) / Porter, and had a child Julian Porter. Julian Porter died in 1981.
Susan Krista (Nickles) Porter of Fort Worth, Texas United States was born on December 24, 1970 in Duncan, OK. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Susan Krista (Nickles) Porter.
M. Montgomery Porter III was born on March 20, 1966 at Westwood NJ. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember M. Montgomery Porter III.

Porter Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Porter family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 61,711 people with the last name Porter that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

71.0 years

Oldest Porters

These are the longest-lived members of the Porter family on AncientFaces.

Charlie Porter of Elba, Coffee County, Alabama was born on July 2, 1854, and died at age 121 years old in January 1976.
121 years
Karl Porter was born on June 16, 1851, and died at age 120 years old in January 1972.
120 years
Rodney Porter was born on April 13, 1865, and died at age 114 years old in February 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rodney Porter.
114 years
Jeffery Porter was born on June 14, 1866, and died at age 115 years old in August 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeffery Porter.
115 years
Mcgrady Porter was born on October 26, 1858, and died at age 113 years old in November 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mcgrady Porter.
113 years
Mary Porter of Tuskegee Institute, Macon County, AL was born on May 30, 1886, and died at age 109 years old on December 17, 1995.
109 years
Mary B Porter of Mariposa, Mariposa County, CA was born on August 4, 1892, and died at age 108 years old on January 5, 2001.
108 years
Leola Porter of Jacksonville, Duval County, FL was born on December 2, 1896, and died at age 107 years old on February 20, 2004.
107 years
Sarah Porter of Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia was born on May 18, 1876, and died at age 108 years old in June 1984.
108 years
Mary Porter of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL was born on January 14, 1879, and died at age 108 years old in November 1987.
108 years
Marion J Porter of Mount Washington, Bullitt County, KY was born on November 7, 1889, and died at age 107 years old on March 9, 1997.
107 years
Robert L Porter of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on August 9, 1888, and died at age 107 years old in October 1995.
107 years
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My Grandfather, John B. Porter married Laura E. Gardenhire on August 24, 1894. They lived in Powhatan, Arkansas for many years then disappeared.

I do not know the name of my grandfathers parents. He is listed as being born both in Missouri and Tenn. I am not for sure just where he was born.

If anyone knows any information on this family, I would love to talk to you. My older brothers do not know anything about our grandparents.

I did find a deed recorded in 1896 to a John B Porter, but I am not sure this is the same person.

Powhatan is in Lawrence County, Arkansas. They later moved to Lawrence Township which is also in Lawrence County, Arkansas.

My father has been dead since 1966 and I know very little about his family.

Can you help me?????????????????
my father's name was charles john porter
my grandparents were willis and katie porter. they resided in new orleans, la. in 1945 willis passed and in 1956 katie passed i am trying to locate relatives of willis porter.
Patrick Porter, was a very important figure on the frontier - particularly in the Clinch River Valley. He, his wife - Suzanna Walker, and the Cowan Brothers, immigrated from County Down in Ireland to Pennsylvania about 1726. From there they moved to the Yadkin River Valley of North Carolina. Soon they began to hear glowing reports of the Clinch Valley from David Cox and other Long Hunters who had seen it. In 1769, Porter and his family, William and Edward Russell, and a party led by John Morgan (consisting of the Walker Sisters and their husbands, William and Andrew Cowan, James Smith, William Trimble, James Wharton, Fredrick Fraley, Joseph Moore, James Anderson, 3 Dickenson Brothers, and Col. John Snoddy) moved to the area called "Castle's Woods", which was settled by Jacob Castle earlier. The group soon built Snoddy's Fort which was later called Moore's Fort - and was the largest on the Clinch River.
In 1772, Porter and his family, along with Raleigh Stallard, Capt. John Montgomery (Porter's Son-in-law), Samuel Porter, and Charles Kilgore moved to Porter's land survey at Fall's Creek, near present day Dungannon. Shortly they set to building a fort, called Porter's Fort, near by. In 1774 he added a mill, the first on the Clinch, where Fall's Creek spills over a cliff near the river. Gradually the little settlement begins to grow.
Porter was not only a pioneer and community leader, but a soldier as well. In the fall of 1774, he along with most able-bodied men on the frontier, marched to Ohio and fought with the Shawnees at the Battle of Pt. Pleasant. Afterwards, at the treaty signing ceremony, he was approached by the highly respected and fearless Mingo , Logan, who made a peculiar request. He stated that he knew of a young Indian boy, by the name of Dale, who wanted to join the white men, to learn to read, and to become a minister . His proposal was that Porter would take the boy, educate him, and raise him as his own. He explained that he had chosen Porter because of his reputation as a "good man." He further stated that he had been in the vicinity of Porter's Fort several times and could have shot Porter more than once. He didn't because of his respect for him. At first Porter was afraid that the presence of the boy might make the Indians think that he had kidnapped him and cause them to attack his family. Logan assured him that he would take care of that. He would tell them the boy was drowned in a river crossing . Finally Porter agreed
and kept his promise. He gave him the name Arter Dale, taught him to read, and raised him as a member of his family. When he grew up, he indeed did serve as a Minister to the people in the Clinch Valley and Wise County area for many years, until his death.
At various times, Patrick Porter commanded part or all of the forts along the Clinch and was in charge of monitoring and responding to hostile Indian activity over a wide area. His able leadership was crucial to the frontier settlers throughout his life and many local people can proudly count him as one of their ancestors.

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