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Note: N14940 1850 (September 17) census data from the census images for Luzern Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Page 370 - image 44 - line 24) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 19 year old farmer. He was living with his parents, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He is listed as having been born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "William" 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 18) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 29 year old farm hand. He had been married within the year. He was living with his parents, his wife, 1 brother and 2 sisters. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Wm" in this census.
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WILLIAM R. PORTER
William R. Porter, of Luzerne township, died Wednesday at noon. He was 81 years old and his death was the result of diseases incident to old age. Mr. Porter was the son of the late Armstrong and Nancy Davis Porter and is of a family noted for its longevity. His father died at the age of 98 years. Four brothers died at the average age of 83 years and four sisters lived to be over 75 years each.
Mr. Porter was married to Margaret Ford, who survives at the age of 71 years. The following children also survive: Cephas W., John W., Ewing, Frank S., Miss Anna, all of Luzerne township; Charles C., of Fredericktown; Mrs. Lizzie Crumrine, of Clarksville, and Armstrong Porter, of New Salem. One sister, Mrs. Louise Miller, of Illinois, and one brother, Hezekiah Porter, aged 86 years, also survive.
The funeral was held Friday. The services were conducted at the Porter home by the Rev. James Yekles, pastor of the Fredericktown circuit. Interment in the West Bend cemetery.
Source - ÒThe Morning HeraldÓ newspaper, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, February 10, 1912, page two
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Form V.S. No. 5-50M-12-16-10.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS.
__ 26-9 __
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH.
File No. __ 11793 ___
Registered No. __ 40 __
Registration District No. __ 504 __
Primary Registration District No. __ 2650 __
1. PLACE OF DEATH.
County of ___ Fayette Pa ___
Township of ___ Luzerne ___
or
Borough of __________
or
City of __________ (No. ____, __________ St.; ______ Ward)
[If death occurred in a
Hospital or Institution,
give its NAME instead
of street and number.]
2. FULL NAME ___ William Porter ___
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3. SEX ___ Male ___
4. COLOR OR RACE ___ White ___
5. SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED
OR DIVORCED (Write the word.) ___ Married ___
6. DATE OF BIRTH ___ Mar ___ (Month) ___ 4 ___ (Day) ___ 1832 ___ (Year) (NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION FOUND IN OTHER SOURCES)
7. AGE __ 80 __ yrs. __ 11 __ mos. __ 2 __ ds.
IF LESS than 1 day
how many ___ hrs. or
___ min.?
8. OCCUPATION
(a) Trade, profession, or
particular kind of work ___ Farmer ___
(b) General nature of industry
business, or establishment in
which employed (or employer) __________
9. BIRTHPLACE
(State or Country) ___ Fayette Co Pa ___
PARENTS
10. NAME OF
FATHER ___ Armstrong Porter ___
11. BIRTHPLACE
OF FATHER
(State or Country) __ Fayette Co Pa __
12. MAIDEN NAME
OF MOTHER ___ Nancy Davis ___
13. BIRTHPLACE
OF MOTHER
(State or Country) __ Fayette Co Pa __
14. THE ABOVE IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
(Informant) ___ C. W. Porter ___
(Address) ___ East Millsboro Pa ___
15. Filed ___ Feb 9 ___ 191 _ 2 _ ____ L N Reichard M D ____
Local Registrar
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
16. DATE OF DEATH ___ Feb. ___ (Month) __ 7 __ (Day) 191 _ 2 _ (Year)
17. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from
___ Jan 1 ___ 191 _ 2 _, to ___ Feb. 7 ___ 191 _ 2 _,
that I last saw h __ im __ alive on ___ Feb 7 ___ 191 _ 2 _,
and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at ___ 12 ___ M.
The CAUSE OF DEATH* was as follows:
____________________
___ Senile gangrene ___
_____ 360 _____
__________ (Duration) _____ yrs. _____ mos. _____ ds.
Contributory ___________________
(Secondary.)
__________ (Duration) ____ yrs. ____ mos. ____ ds.
(Signed) ___ W. J. Hawkins ___ M. D.
___ Feb 7 ___ 19 _ 12 _ (Address) ___ Millsboro Pa. ___
*State the DISEASE CAUSING DEATH; or in deaths from VIOLENT CAUSES, state (1)
MEANS OF INJURY; and (2) whether ACCIDENTAL, SUICIDAL, or HOMICIDAL.
18. LENGTH OF RESIDENCE (For Hospitals, Institutions, Transients
or Recent Residents).
At Place
of death ___ yrs. ___ mos. ___ ds.
In the
State ___ yrs. ___ mos. ___ ds.
Where was disease contracted,
If not at place of death? __________
Former or
usual residence __________
19. PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL ___ West Bend ___
DATE OF BURIAL ___ 2/9 ___ 191 _ 12 _
20. UNDERTAKER ___ Ed Kerr [?] ___ ADDRESS ___ Millsboro Pa ___
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The following inscription is from a picture of his monument on Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com), West Bend Cemetery, East Millsboro, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, William Rochester Porter, added June 29, 2009, Memorial #38863269, created by Jim Smaltz:
MARGARET FORD WILLIAM R.
PORTER
1841 - 1929 1831 - 1912
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