PORTER FAMILY INFORMATION

 

John Porter
born: 1695/1715/18 near Belfast, Ireland
died: June 1781 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
married: c1742/1744 - Ireland
wife: Mary "Polly" Anthony
born: 1720-1723 - Ireland
died: 1769-1781 - Prince Edward County, Virginia

Children of John Porter and Mary "Polly" Anthony Porter:

1. William M. Porter
[son of John Porter and Mary "Polly" Anthony]
born: 1746 - Belfast, Ireland
died: 8 July 1828 - Butler County, Kentucky
married: 9 September 1781 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
wife: Susan "Sukey" Carson
born: 9 October 1754/5
died: 25 July 1830

Children of William M. Porter and Susan Carson Porter:

1.1. William Porter
born: 8 March 1779
died:
married: 30 August 1798 - Campbell County, Virginia
wife: Betsy Carson

1.2. Rev. Thomas Porter
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 12 May 1788 - Virginia
died: 20 May 1839 - Todd County, Kentucky
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
1st marriage: June 1808 - Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
1st
wife: Nancy Lawrence
[daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Savary ?]
born:
died: December 1831
buried:

Children of Thomas Porter and Nancy Lawrence Porter:

1.2.1. Bradford L. Porter
born: 26 May 1809 - Logan County, Kentucky
died: 19 May 1865 - Frankfort, Kentucky
married: 11 October 1830 - Logan County, Kentucky
wife: Martha Rogers
born: 1807
died: 1881

1.2.2. Dr. Nathaniel Ludlow Porter
born: 26 October 1810 - Butler County, Kentucky
died: 13 August 1871 - Pembroke, Kentucky
married: 14 November 1843
wife: Eliza Ann Hilton

1.2.3. Savara Hammond Porter
born: 24 April 1812 - Butler County, Kentucky
died: 28 April 1816 - Butler County, Kentucky

1.2.4. Herschel S. Porter
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 12 February 1816 - Butler County, Kentucky
died: 5 October 1855 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
buried: Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee (Section Chapel Hill, Lot 56)
married: 14 June 1853 - Shelby County, Tennessee
wife: Martha A. Persons
[daughter of ? Persons and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried:

Child of Herschel S. Porter and Martha A. Persons Porter:

1.2.4.1. daughter
died: 5 October 1855 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
buried: Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee (Section Chapel Hill, Lot 56)

 

2nd marriage of Rev. Thomas Porter: February 1833
2nd wife of Rev. Thomas Porter: Jane H. Lawrence
[daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Savary ?]
born: 22 October 1794 - Virginia
died: 12 June 1871 - Todd County, Kentucky
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky

Children of Thomas Porter and Jane H. Lawrence Porter:

1.2.5. Virgil Anthony Porter
born: 1834
died: 1898

1.2.6. Caroline Susan "Carrie" Porter
born: 1836 (twin)
husband: ? Spenser

1.2.7. Martha Jane Porter
born: 1836 (twin)

1.2.8. Baxter Chapman Porter
born: 3 December 1838 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died: 30 September 1900 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
married: 25 December 1866 - Todd County, Kentucky
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
They were both members of Mount Hermon Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
wife: Henrietta T. Atkins
[daughter of John L. Atkins and Gillie G. Edwards]
born: 4 September 1843 - Arkansas
died: 30 December 1887 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky

Children of Baxter C. Porter and Henrietta Atkins Porter:

1.2.6.1. Carrie Bell Porter
born: 9 November 1866 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: c1958
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
husband: Charles Bradshaw
born: 30 May 1865 - Todd County, Kentucky
died: 4 September 1901 - Todd County, Kentucky
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky

1.2.6.2. Herschel G. Porter
born: 22 July 1870 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: 1961
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
1st marriage: 1890 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
1st wife: Lennie Conover
born: 14 March 1871
died: 4 November 1902
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky

2nd wife of Herschel G. Porter: Lula Chestnut
born: 1871
died: 1946
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky

1.2.6.3. John Thomas Porter
born: 1 August 1872 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: September 1926 - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
buried: Mt. Hope Cemetery - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
married: 13 September 1893 - Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee
wife: Mary Josephine Adams
born: 23 January 1871 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: May 1953 - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
buried: Mt. Hope Cemetery - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

1.2.6.4. Elizabeth "Bessie" Porter
born: 27 August 1875 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: c1961 - California

1.2.6.5. Virgil R. Porter
born: 3 January 1879 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: c1930s - Detroit, Michigan

1.2.6.6. Thersa G. Porter
born: 16 September 1880 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: c1975 - California

1.2.6.7. Baxter Carl Porter
born: 22 November 1886 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
died: 21 December 1912 - Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
buried: Glenwood Cemetery - Todd County, Kentucky
Never Married

1.3. Oliver Porter
died: 1865 - Butler County, Kentucky
wife:

Children of Oliver Porter and ? ?:

1.3.1. James A. Porter
born: c1844
died: 1872

1.3.2. Lennis Porter
husband: Rev. John P. Tuck
[son of Powel Tuck and Edna Willingham]

1.4. Francis "Frank" D. Porter
died: 1862
married: 4 December 1817
wife: Mary Carson
[daughter of Thomas Carson and Mary Dinwiddie]
born: 10 April 1796
died: 1855

Children of Francis D. Porter and Mary Carson Porter:

1.4.1. Thomas Porter
born: 30 June 1839
wife: Ann Chapman
[daughter of Thomas C. Chapman and Hannah Tigert]
died: c1855

1.5. Annie Porter
husband: William Hill

Children of Annie Porter Hill and William Hill:

1.5.1. Oliver Hill

1.5.2. Presly Hill

1.5.3. Newton Hill

1.5.4. Milton Hill

1.5.5. James Hill

1.5.6. Richard Hill

2. Flora or Florence Porter
born: c1750
husband: William Ewing

Children of Florence Porter Ewing and William Ewing:

2.1. William Ewing
died: Davis County, Kentucky

2.2. Samuel Ewing
died: Butler County, Kentucky

2.3. ? Ewing
husband: ? Stroud

2.4. ? Ewing
husband: Halsell

3. John Porter
born: 1759 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
died: 24 September 1833 - Butler County, Kentucky
wife: Sarah "Sally" Clark
born: 1764
died: 12 June 1832

Children of John Porter and Sarah Clark Porter:

3.1. Oliver C. Porter
born: 1 November 1793 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
died: 26 March 1866 - Butler County, Kentucky
wife: Jennie Bracken

Children of Oliver C. Porter and Jennie Bracken Porter:

3.1.1. Virgil Porter
born:
died: c1856 - New Orleans, Louisiana
married: 4 September 1844
wife: Sarah Ann Hines
[daughter of James D. Hines and Elizabeth Davis]
born: October 1825
died: 16 May 1852

Children of Virgil Porter and Sarah Ann Hines Porter:

3.1.1.1. James O. Porter

3.1.1.2. Elvis H. Porter

3.1.2. James A. Porter

3.1.3. John Philpot Curran Porter

3.1.4. Sallie Porter
husband: ? Chapman

3.2. John W. Porter

3.3. Benjamin Porter

3.4. Elijah Porter

Children of Elijah Porter:

3.4.1. Zeb Porter

3.4.2. John Porter

3.4.3. Sarah Porter
husband: David Spencer

3.5. Beverly Porter

3.6. William Porter

3.7. Nancy Ann Porter
born: 1794
died: 1842
married: 14 August 1809
husband: William Carson
born: 14 May 1787
died: 4 October 1852

Children of Nancy Ann Porter Carson and William Carson are listed under William Carson:

 

3.8. Mary Ann Porter
born: 20 August 1802
died: 12 October 1828 - Russellville, Kentucky
married: 30 October 1817
husband: Peyton Leftwich Parrish

Children of Mary Ann Porter Parrish and Peyton Leftwich Parrish:

3.8.1. Edwin Ruthan Parrish

3.8.2. Horatio Monroe Parrish
born: 8 March 1823
died: 15 December 1883
married: 17 July 1849 - Springfield, Missouri
wife: Sarah Jane Carson
[daughter of Thomas E. Carson and Jane Bell Carson]

4. Anna Porter
born: 1760
died: 21 August 1829
married: 3 October 1782 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
husband: Thomas Carson
born: 18 February 1760
died: 18 January 1840/2

Children of Anna Porter Carson and Thomas Carson:

4.1. John P. Carson
born: 28 November 1783
died: 3 December 1854
married: 16 October / 3 December 1807
wife: Mary "Polly" Porter
[daughter of Francis Porter and Sarah "Sallie" Carson]
born: 22 November 1788
died: 4 March 1851

Children of John P. Carson and Mary "Polly" Porter Carson:

4.1.1. Pauline Carson
husband: James D. Carson

4.1.2. Caroline Sally A. Carson
born: 24 November 1810
died: 21 March 1867
married: 23 December 1830
husband: John B. Chapman
born: 22 August 1808
died: 17 May 1881 - Ellis County, Texas

4.1.3. Betsy Carson
married: 11 March 1837
husband: Edward Clarke

4.1.4. Mary Carson
married: 2 May 1844
husband: Albert F. Christian
died: 28 July 1854

4.1.5. Armedia Jane Carson
married: 12 June 1845
husband: Richard S. Thornton

4.2. Ann Dixon Carson
born: 6 June 1785
died: 12 June 1834 or 1836
married: 30 September 1805 - Logan County, Kentucky or 22 October 1805/7
husband: Rev. Alexander Chapman
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
[son of Philip Chapman]
born: 2 January 1776 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
died: 15 September 1834 - Butler County, Kentucky

Children of Ann Dixon Carson and Rev. Alexander Chapman are listed under his page:

 

4.3. William Carson
born: 14 May 1787
died: 4 October 1852
married: 14 August 1809
wife: Nancy Ann Porter
[daughter of John Porter and and Sarah Clark]

Children of William Carson and Nancy Ann Porter Carson:

4.3.1. Lavinia Carson
born: 1811
died: 1842
husband: Rev. Wilson T. Martin

4.3.2. Oliver Cromwell Carson
born: 1816
died: 1890
married: 1842
wife: Mary Elizabeth Collins
[daughter of R. B. Collins and Mary Hines]
died: 1901

Children of Oliver Cromwell Carson and Mary Elizabeth Collins Carson:

4.3.2.1. William Carson

4.3.2.2. Alice Carson

4.3.2.3. Virgil Carson

4.3.2.4. Mary Carson

4.3.2.5. James Oliver Carson
born: 1854
wife: Margaret Poindexter
[daughter of Rev. James Waller Poindexter and ? ?]

 

4.3.3. Thomas C. Carson
born: 2 April 1823
1st wife: Sarah Wilson
[daughter of William Wilson]
died: 1873

Children of Thomas C. Carson and Sarah Wilson Carson:

4.3.3.1. John M. Carson
wife: Luli Guffy
[daughter of B. Guffy]

4.3.3.2. Nancy P. Carson

4.3.3..3. Alvina Carson
husband: E. T. Harreld

4.3.3.4. Emma Carson
husband: J. E. Whitaker

4.3.3.5. Mollie Carson
husband: J. E. Harreld

2nd wife of Thomas C. Carson: Martha Hughes

Child of Thomas C. Carson and Martha Hughes Carson:

4.3.3.5.6. Justus O. Carson

4.3.4. Nancy Porter Carson
born: 7 June 1825
died: 1 December 1861
married: 19 November 1846
husband: John Barnett Helm
born: 20 August 1815
died: 2 September 1896

Children of Nancy Porter Carson Helm and John Barnett Helm:

4.3.4.1. James W. Helm

4.3.4.2. John C. Helm

4.3.4.3. Thomas Owen Helm
married: 4 December 1888
wife: Ellen Blakey
born: 30 July 1865

Children of Thomas Owen Helm and Ellen Blakey Helm:

4.3.4.3.1. John Blakey Helm
married: 27 October 1925
wife: Catherine Stark Burges

4.3.4.3.2. Margie Helm
never married

4.3.4.3.3. Thomas Owen Helm, Jr.
wife: Mary Norris Burge

4.3.4.3.4. Harold Owen Helm
married: 1925
wife: Mary Grider Rodes

4.3.5. William P. Carson
born: 1827
died: 1860 - Butler County, Kentucky
never married

4.3.6. Sally Carson
husband: James Butler

Children of Sally Carson Butler and James Butler:

4.3.6.1. Counsel Butler
wife: Belle Arbuckle

4.3.6.2. John Oliver Butler
died: 1878
wife: M. Arbuckle

4.3.6.3. James Butler, Jr.

4.3.6.4. Frank Butler
wife: Mona James

4.3.7. John M. Carson
born: 1833
died: 1857 - Butler County, Kentucky
never married

4.4. Thomas E. Carson
born: 27 December 1789
died: 18 December 1828
married: 17 August 1812
wife: Jane "Ginsey" Carson
born: 20 May 17??
died: 17 August 1840
[daughter of "Saddler Tommie"]

Children of Thomas E. Carson and Jane "Ginsey" Carson"

4.4.1. Frank P. Carson
wife: Drucilla Duncan

Children of Frank P. Carson and Drucilla Duncan Carson:

4.4.1.1. Mary Harriet Carson
born: 1853
died: 1921
husband: Henry Wells Hand
born: 1838
died: 1913

4.4.1.2. Bruce Carson
died young

4.4.1.3. Jane Bell Carson
husband: Charles A. Durrenburger

4.4.1.4. Edward Carson
died young

4.4.2. Mary "Polly" Carson
husband: Samuel Snodgrass

Children of Mary "Polly" Carson Snodgrass and Samuel Snodgrass:

4.4.2.1. Lavinia Snodgrass

4.4.2.2. Helen Snodgrass
died: 1912

4.4.2.3. Mary Snodgrass
died: 1 July 1865

4.4.3. Sarah Jane Carson
born: 26 June 1820
died; 20 August 1912
1st husband: John Collins

Children of Sarah Jane Carson Collins and John Collins:

4.4.3.1. Albina Carson
born: 5 November 1850
married: 8 June 1869
husband: Dr. C. C. Clements

4.4.3.2. Mary Bell Carson
born: 30 August 1853
husband: Eugene E. Adams

Child of Mary Bell Carson Adams and Eugene E. Adams:

4.4.3.2.1. Homer P. Adams

4.4.3.3. Sarah Elizabeth Carson
born: 11 October 1856
never married

2nd husband of Sarah Jane Carson: Dr. H. M. Parrish

Children of Sarah Jane Carson and H. M. Parrish:

4.4.3.4. Joseph Edwin Parrish
born: 31 May 1860
never married

4.4.3.5. Frank Monroe Parrish
died young

4.4.4. Ann Elizabeth Carson
born: 18 May 1824
died: 4 July 1868
husband: John H. Jennings
born: 2 December 1811
died: 26 August 1852

Children of Ann Elizabeth Carson Jennings and John H. Jennings:

4.4.4.1. Columbia Jennings
born: 13 May 1842
died: 31 October 1872
husband: John W. Lisenby

4.4.4.2. Jane Bell Jennings
born: 23 May 1844

4.4.4.3. Frank D. Jennings
born: 7 January 1847
died: 1 January 1864

4.4.4.4. Leonidas Jennings
died: August 1860

4.4.5. Sarah Aurilla Carson
1st husband: Thomas Dixon

Child of Sarah Aurilla Carson Dixon and Thomas Dixon:

4.4.5.1. John Dixon
wife: Betty Smith

2nd husband of Sarah Aurilla Carson: John V. Sproull

Children of Sarah Aurilla Carson Sproull and John V. Sproull:

4.4.5.2. Addie Sproull
born: 4 November 18??
husband: Frank H. Grubbs

4.4.5.3. Kate Sproull
born: 5 April 1862
died: 7 April 1910
husband: Joseph B. Hensley

4.4.6. James Carson
wife: Elizabeth Hines
[daughter of John Hines]

5.

6.

7. Rachel Porter
died: c1840
husband: Moses Read

Children of Rachel Porter Read and Moses Read:

7.1. Polly Read

7.2. Nat Read
wife: ? ?

Children of Nat Read and ? ?:

7.2.1. James H. Read

7.2.2. Moses Read

8. Francis Porter
born: 1765 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
died: 21/28 October 1821 - Butler County, Kentucky
married: 8 January 1788 - Prince Edward or Campbell County, Virginia
wife: Sarah "Sallie" Carson
[daughter of James S. Carson and Mary Ann Helm]
born: 20 November 1766 - Prince Edward or Bedford County, Virginia
died: 2 June 1854 - Butler County, Kentucky

Children of Francis Porter and Sarah "Sallie" Carson Porter:

8.1. Mary "Polly" Porter
born: 22 November 1788
died: 4 March 1851
married: 16 October / 3 December 1807
husband: John P. Carson
[son of Thomas Carson and Anna Porter]
born: 28 November 1783
died: 3 December 1854

Children of Mary "Polly" Porter Carson and John P. Carson listed under John P. Carson:

 

8.2. James A. Porter
born: 5 January 1791
never married

8.3. John M. Porter
born: 6 February 1793
died: c1830 - Velasco
never married

8.4. William Porter
25 May 1795

8.5. Nathaniel Porter
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 8 February 1797 - Prince Edward County, Virginia
died: 11 October 1871 - Butler County, Kentucky
1850 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (age 53, born Virginia)
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (age 63, born Virginia)
1870 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (age 73, born Virginia)
buried: Little Muddy Cemetery - Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky
1st marriage: 13 October 1826 - Butler County, Kentucky
1st wife: Martha Ann "Patsey" Chapman
[daughter of Rev. Alexander Chapman and Ann Dixon Carson]
born: 5 January 1808
died: 5 December 1829 - Kentucky

Children of Nathaniel Porter and Martha Ann "Patsey" Chapman Porter:

8.5.1. Francis A. Porter
born: 28 July 1827 - Kentucky
died: 5 March 1876 or 2 April 1877
married: 2 December 1858
wife: Mary Ann Alexander
born: 1835
died: 1894 - Paris, Texas

Children of Francis A. Porter and Mary Ann Alexander Porter:

8.5.1.1. James Dabney Porter
born: 1859
died: March 1889 - Paris, Texas
never married

8.5.1.2. Mattie P. Porter
born: 9 April 1862 - Kentucky
died: 13 January 1944 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas
married: c1855
husband: John Pendleton Downer
born: 28 January 1868 - Kentucky
died: 21 March 1925 - Denton, Denton County, Texas

8.5.1.3. John Alexander Porter
born: 14 January/September 1863
died: 15 September 1928
never married

8.5.1.4. Sally May Porter
born: 186?
died: 1878

8.5.1.5. Mary Frances "Fannie" Porter
born: 1867
never married

8.5.1.6. Anna Belle Porter
born: 1869

8.5.1.7. William Avalette Porter
born: 1870

8.5.1.8. Virginia Caroline "Carrie" Porter
born: 1871
never married

8.5.1.9. Frank A. Porter
born: 1874

 

8.5.2. Sarah Ann Porter
born: c1829 - Kentucky
died: 1854 - Kentucky
never married
1850 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with father and step-mother, age 21, born Kentucky)

 

2nd marriage of Rev. Nathaniel Porter: 3 February 1836
2nd wife of Nathaniel Porter: Sarah Elizabeth Helm
[daughter of Moses Helm and Nancy Owen]
born: 24 January 1818 - Butler County, Kentucky
died: 6 June 1872 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
buried: Little Muddy Cemetery - Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky
1850 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (age 31, born in Virginia)
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (age 41, born in Kentucky)
1870 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (age 52, born Kentucky)

Children of Nathaniel Porter and Sarah Elizabeth Helm Porter:

8.5.3. Mary Thomas "Molly" Porter
born: 1 January 1838 - Butler County, Kentucky
died: 6 October 1883 - Warren County, Kentucky
buried: Smiths Grove Cemetery - Smiths Grove, Warren County, Kentucky
1850 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 13, born Kentucky)
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 23, born Kentucky)
married: 4 April 1861
husband: William Porter Beard
born: 29 February 1828 - Sumner County, Tennessee
died: 15 August 1903 - Warren County, Kentucky
buried:

Children of Mary Thomas "Molly" Porter Beard and William Porter Beard:

8.5.3.1. Florence Beard
born: 15 March 1862 - Sugar Grove, Kentucky
died: 14 March 1927 - Slater, Missouri
married: 27 December 1892
buried: Sedalia, Missouri
husband: Rev. Charles Claudius Russell
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
[son of Stephen Jones Russell and Margaret Susan Miller]
born: 18 May 1862 - Andrew County, Missouri
died: 22 December 1937 - Marshall, Missouri

Children of Florence Beard Russell and Charles Claudius Russell:

 

8.5.3.2. Isabella Ann "Ibbie" Beard
born: 27 March 1864
died: 25 February 1958
married: 9 January 1906
husband: William E. Allen
No children

8.5.3.3. Virginia Helen Beard
born: 19 March 1866
died: 31 August 1866

8.5.3.4. Iva May Beard
born: 10 June 1867
died: 10 February 1875

8.5.3.5. Morton Porter Beard
born: 6 August 1869
died: 13 October 1873

8.5.3.6. Thomas Houston Beard
born: 2 April 1872
died: 26 April 1956
1st marriage: 27 January 1921
1st wife: Mayme Wootten
died: c1913

2nd marriage of Thomas Houston Beard:
2nd wife of Thomas Houston Beard: Mary Hobson

8.5.3.7. Richard Edgar Beard
born: 21 July 1875
died: 30 March 1957
married: 8 December 1906
wife: Mabel Kirby
died: October 1948

Children of Richard Edgar Beard and Mabel Kirby Beard:

8.5.3.7.1. William K. Beard
born: 12 January 1908
died: 1975
never married

8.5.3.8. William Leroy Beard
born: 31 July 1879
died: 27 November 1883

 

8.5.4. John Marion Porter
born: 14 September 1839 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 26 June 1884 - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
1850 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 11, born Kentucky)
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 20, born Kentucky)
married: 1866
wife: Mary Bell Burch
born: 22 February 1847 - Hart County, Kentucky
died: 11 July 1868 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
buried: Gilead Church Cemetery - Canmer, Hart County, Kentucky

Children of John Moses Porter and Mary Bell Burch Porter:

8.5.4.1. Minnie Bell Porter
born: 11 July 1868
died: 13 August 1945
husband: Harry Jefferson

Childrenof Minnie Bell Porter Jefferson and Harry Jefferson:

8.5.4.1.1. Elizabeth Jefferson
born: 11 July 1888
died: 18 December 1971
married: 2 June 1910
husband: Gradison Vaughan

8.5.4.1.2. John Porter Jefferson
born: 17 May 1891
died: 13 May 1928
never married

8.5.5. Infant son Porter
born: 3 October 1842 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 1 November 1842 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
buried: Moses Helm Family Cemetery - Needmore, Butler County, Kentucky

8.5.6. Nancy Virginia "Jennie" Porter
born: 6 February 1844 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 5 December 1886 - Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky
buried: Auburn Cemetery - Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 17, born Kentucky)
married: 11 December 1862
husband: Eldon Hugh Sloss
born: 25 June 1833
died: 8 June 1875
buried: Sloss Cemetery - Simpson County, Kentucky

Children of Nancy Virginia "Jennie" Porter Sloss and Elden Hugh Sloss:

8.5.6.1. Mary Sloss
born: 6 November 1863
died: 23 August 1904
married: 16 April/December 1889
husband: Herschel Porter McCormick
born: 28 October 1864
died: 10 February 1927

Children of Mary Sloss McCormick and Herschel Porter McCormick:

8.5.6.1.1. Virginia McCormick
born: 18 October 1890/1
died: 10 February 1988

8.5.6.1.2. Ruth McCormick
born: 29 November 1894
died: 28 February 1990
married: 12 May 1927
husband: Claude Draper Pottinger
born: 22 June 1888

8.5.6.1.3. James Irvine McCormick
born: 15 September 1896
died: 1 September 1922
never married

8.5.6.1.4. Eldon Sloss McCormick
born: 17 April 1900
died: 14 January 1989
married: 6 June 1934
wife: Aileen Cecil Rapley
born: 29 October 1909
died: 23 September 1984

 

8.5.6.2. Anna Sloss
born: 10 August 1865
died: 10 July 1940
married: 1 January 1889
husband: Frank Hutt Parker
born: 20 August 1860
died: 30 September 1939

Children of Anna Sloss Parker and Frank Hutt Parker:

8.5.6.2.1. Elizabeth Sydnor Parker
born: 24 March 1892
died: 20 April 1958

8.5.6.2.2. Nancy Virginia Parker
born: 5 June 1897
died: 22 October 1984
married: 23 June 1917
husband: Lewis John Weber
born: 6 September 1888
died: 10 May 1978

8.5.6.2.3. Frances Hutt Parker
born: 10 July 1901
died: 15 June 1956
married: 11 April 1925 - Los Angles
husband: Chester Leland Stoddard
born: 9 August 1904
died: December 1968

8.5.6.2.4. Richard Porter Parker
born: 27 October 1905
died: 10 January 1938
1st marriage: 3 October 1925
1st wife: Nellie Bramblett
born: 28 May 1906
died: 27 November 1974

2nd marriage of Richard Porter Parker: 1935
2nd wife of Richard Porter Parker: Myrabelle Brown

 

8.5.6.3. Zue Porter Sloss
born: 5 November 1867
died: 27 April 1933

8.5.6.4. Mortimer Porter Sloss
born: 29 November 1869
died: 20 September 1898/9

8.5.6.5. Jane Porter Sloss
born: 16 November 1872
died: 18 September 1966

8.5.6.6. Eldon Hugh Sloss
born: 18 July 1875
died: 19 April 1922 - Denver, Colorado
buried: Auburn, Kentucky

 

8.5.7. James Avalette Porter
born: 27 April 1846 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 14 September 1848 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
buried: Moses Helm Family Cemetery - Needmore, Butler County, Kentucky

8.5.8. Martha Cullie Porter
born: 6 May 1848 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 5 June 1906 or 1926 - Houston, Harris County, Texas
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 12, born Kentucky)
1870 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 21, born Kentucky)
married: 4 September 1872
husband: Felix Grider McKay
born: 11 November 1842 - Davidson County, Tennessee
died: 18 July 1900 - Warren County, Kentucky
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky

8.5.9. Elizabeth Margaret Alice "Lizzie" Porter
born: 1851 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 13 February 1896 - Warren County, Kentucky
buried: Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 9, born Kentucky)
1870 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 19, born Kentucky)

8.5.10. Nathaniel Anthony "Nat" Porter
born: 11 September 1853 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 3 August 1910 - Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
buried:
1860 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 6, born Kentucky)
1870 Census - Butler County, Kentucky (living with parents, age 16, born Kentucky)

8.5.11. William Edward Porter
born: 26 August 1856 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
died: 15 October 1856 - Sugar Grove, Butler County, Kentucky
buried: Moses Helm Family Cemetery - Needmore, Butler County, Kentucky

 

8.6. Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Porter
born: 15 September 1799
died: 15 March 1868
never married

8.7. Sarah "Sallie" Porter
born: 3 October 1802
1st marriage: 1820
1st husband: James Royster

Child of Sarah Porter Royster and James Royster:

8.7.1. Thomas F. Royster

 

2nd marriage: c1830
2nd husband of Sarah Porter: Benjamin I. White
died: 1865-66

 

8.8. Margaret Porter
born: 20 July 1806
died: 27 June 1857 - Butler County, Kentucky
husband: Henry G. Mitchell

8.9. Francis "Frank" Porter
born: 26 July 1809
died: 1833
never married


Updated July 5, 2017

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