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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. John Porter: Birth: Aug 1868 in Delaware.

  2. Jennie Porter: Birth: Oct 1872 in Penna.

  3. Annie (Nanny) Porter: Birth: May 1875 in Penna. Death: 1945 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

  4. Mary (Mamie) Porter: Birth: Jul 1884 in Pa.

  5. Maggie Porter: Birth: 1887 in Penna.


Notes
a. Note:   . Son John, 1 y/o born Delaware. no address listed (Ward 20, District 62, sheet 67 stamped, 1st enum)
 1871: no listing city directory
 1872: no listing city directory
 1873: no listing city directory
 1874: first appearance of a Richard Porter, machinist, 727 Dauphin. Not sure "ours"
 1875: no listing
 1876: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar
 1877: only Richard listed is Richard G., 1709 Columbia Av
 1878: Richard, hostler, h. 5 Reimer's Av
 1879: no listing
 1880: Census has them at 5 Poplar Ct. (s. side Poplar, betw. 11th & 12th)
 Richard, 33, laborer b. Ireland (E.D. 245, page 8)
 Margaret, 33, keeping house b. Ireland
 John, 12 b. Phila (differs with 1870, 1900, and 1910 census which say Delaware)
 Jennie, 8, b. Phila
 Annie, 5. b. Phila
 Mamie, 1 b. Phila
 1881: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar (may have been apt. or rooming house)
 1882: Richard, hostler, 5 Reimer's Av
 1883: Richard, hostler, 5 Reimer's Av
 1884: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar
 1885: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar
 1886: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar
 1887: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar
 1888: no other listing for a Richard except a cook, at 2827 William
 1889: Richard, hostler, 1210 Poplar
 1890: Richard, coachman, 1249 Fleetwood
 1891: Richard, laborer, 1249 Fleetwood
 1892: Richard, driver, 1249 Fleetwood
 1893: Richard, coachman, 1249 Fleetwood
 1894: Richard, driver,1249 Fleetwood
 1895: Richard, coachman, 1249 Fleetwood (also there Richard Geier, artist)
 1896: Richard, laborer, 1249 Fleetwood (no Richard)
 1897: Richard, coachman, 1249 Fleetwood (also Charles. H Geier, lithographer)
 1899: Richard, coachman, 1249 N. Jessup (Geier at 1255 N. Jessup)
 1900: richard, driver, 918 N. Alder (Geier at 1251 N. Jessup)
 1900 census, prob. taken later in year, shows Porter with Geier at 1427 Camac
 1901: No list for Richard, but was in Census with Charles H. Geier and family at 1427 Camac. City dir,. lists Charles H. Geier at 1427 N. Camac, as expected.
  Fleetwood became Jessup in 1897
  occupation given as "Hostler" in 1900 census
 listed as not naturalized in 1900 census,
 living with daughter Annie and her husband Charles and their sons, along with son John, John's wife Fannie and their childern at 1427 Camac Street in Phila.
 notably absent is Richard's wife, presumed dead by then
Note:   1870 Census, Richard, 29, Margaret, 29, both born Ireland


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