Name: The Porters of Greene County

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. John N. Porter: Birth: OCT 1817 in Pennsylvania.

  2. Elizabeth Porter: Birth: 1820 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Death: 1896

  3. Richard D. Porter: Birth: 21 OCT 1822 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Death: 21 MAR 1909 in Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

  4. David Porter: Birth: ABT 1824 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

  5. Hezekiah Porter: Birth: JUN 1827 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Death: 1926

  6. William R. Porter: Birth: 4 MAR 1831 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Death: 7 FEB 1912 in Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

  7. Nancy Malinda Porter: Birth: 18 FEB 1833 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Death: 15 JUN 1907 in Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

  8. Margaret Louise Porter: Birth: 31 JUL 1836 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Death: 14 JUN 1921 in Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois


Sources
1. Text:   Given name
Author:   Franklin Ellis
Publication:   Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Company
2. Title:   1850 Federal Census
Text:   Given name/Surname
3. Title:   Obituary of William R. Porter
Text:   Given name/Surname
4. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Given name/Surname
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
5. Title:   1850 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [County/State]
6. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Date [Year]
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
7. Title:   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - Malinda Porter
Text:   Location [County/State]
8. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Date [Year]
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
9. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Location
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com

Notes
a. Note:   N14941 Given name (Armstrong) from ÒHistory of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent MenÓ, Franklin Ellis, page 640, Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Company, 1882
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 Given name (Armstrong), surname (Porter) and birthplace (Fayette County, Pennsylvania) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - Malinda Porter, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Registration District No. 504, Primary Registration District No. 2650, File No. 55412, Registered No. 72, June 16, 1907
  Given name (Armstrong) and birthplace (Pennsylvania) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - Richard Porter, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Registration District No. 504, Primary Registration District No. 2649, File No. 21517, Registered No. 487, March 23, 1909
  Given name (Armstrong), surname (Porter) and status (deceased) in February, 1912, from the obituary of William R. Porter - ÒThe Morning HeraldÓ newspaper, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, February 10, 1912, page two
  Given name (Armstrong), surname (Porter) and birthplace (Fayette County, Pennsylvania) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - William Porter, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Registration District No. 504, Primary Registration District No. 2650, File No. 11793, Registered No. 40, February 9, 1912
  Given name (Armstrong), surname (Porter) and birthplace (Pennsylvania) from FamilySearch, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, Margaret L. Miller, https://familysearch.org
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 1850 (September 17) census data from the census images for Luzern Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Page 370 - image 44 - line 19) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 69 year old farmer. The value of real estate owned was $2,500. He was living with his wife, 3 sons and 3 daughters. He is listed as having been born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Armstrong" in this census.
  1860 (August 20) census data from the census images for the Luzerne Township (Post Office-Brownsville), Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Page 318 - Image 18 - line 14) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 77 year old farmer. He was living with his wife, 2 sons, 1 daughter-in-law and 2 daughters. The value of his real estate was $4,000 and the value of his personal estate was $740. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Armstrong" in this census.
  1870 (July 5) census data from the census images for Luzerne Township (Post Office-Merittstown), Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Page 42 - Image 42 - line 2) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was an 87 year old farmer and living with 2 daughters. There is no listing as to the value of his real estate or the value of his personal estate. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and suffix title are listed as "Armstrong Sr" in this census.
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 The following inscription is from a picture of his monument on Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com), Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery, Luzerne, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Armstrong Porter, added July 07, 2014, Memorial #132481644, created by randy:
  PORTER
  ARMSTRONG PORTER
 1782 - 1879
 NANCY PORTER
 1791 - 1862
 ELIZABETH PORTER
 1820 - 1896

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