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Note: N947 Maiden surname, date and location of birth, date of death and location of interment from "Weaver's Funeral Home Records, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania January 1919 - October 1977" as copied from the files of the Cornerstone Genealogical Society in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
Residence (Franklin Township) and status (not deceased) in November, 1906, from the obituary of William A. Porter - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 22, 1906, files of the Cornerstone Genealogical Society and ÒWaynesburg DemocratÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Friday, November 23, 1906
Given name (Jennie), married surname (Porter), residence (Waynesburg) and status (not deceased) in March, 1928, from the obituary of Margaret Strosnider - ÒThe Waynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 22, 1928
Given name (Jennie), maiden surname (Strosnider) and married surname (Porter) from the obituary of Helen P. Hiller - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, April 2, 1968, page A8
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1900 (June 14) census data from the census images for South Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (ED 84 - Sheet 5B - Image 10 - line 71) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 22 years old and born in August, 1877. She had been married for 3 years and was the mother of one child, who was living. She was living with her husband and daughter on a farm which was owned free of any mortgage. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and her mother. She is listed as "Jennie A" in this census.
1910 (April 15) census data from the census images for East Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 101 - sheet 1A - image 1 - line 29) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 32 year old widow, living in a house on Greene Street with her mother, 2 sons and 1 daughter. She was the mother of 3 children, all of whom were living. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother.
1920 (January 24) census data from the census images for Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 129 - sheet 13A - image 25 - line 48) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 42 year old widow living in a house owned free of any mortgage on Sugar Run Road with her mother. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Jennie" in this census. This census information is also listed at http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~usgenweb/pa/greene/ census/1920/129-13a.gif (Sheet 13A - line 48).
1930 (April 18) census data from the census images for Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 9 - sheet 6A -
image 11 - line 33) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 53 year old widow. She was living with her brother-in-law, sister-in-law and their son on a farm, which was owned, on Laurel Run Road. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Jennie A" in this census.
1940 (April 4) census data from the census images for Franklin Township (Morrisville), Greene County, Pennsylvania (ED 30-13 - sheet 2B - image 4 - line 55) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 62 years old and engaged in home housework. She had not worked for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and had worked 0 weeks in 1939, earning $0. She did receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed the eighth grade. She was a widow and living with her son in a house, which was owned and valued at $1,000, on Morrisville Route 19-188. On April 1, 1935, she lived in the same place. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Jennie A" in this record.
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Greene County Marriage License Docket 1896-1898, Vol. 7, page 169-No. 2415, Greene County Court House, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania indicates she was a 19 years old, living in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania,, at the time of her marriage. Her name is listed as "Jennie A. Strosnider" in this document.
Greene County Marriage License Docket 1919-1922, Vol. 17, page 386-No. 7309, Greene County Court House, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania gives her birth location as Greene County, Pennsylvania, and indicates she was a housekeeper at the time of her daughter's marriage.
Greene County Marriage License Docket 1919-1922, Vol. 17, page 458-No. 7381, Greene County Court House, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, gives her birth location as Greene County, Pennsylvania, and indicates she was living in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, at the time of her son's marriage. Her name is given as "Jennie A. Strosnider Porter" in this document.
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MRS. JENNIE A. PORTER
Mrs. Jennie A. Porter, 76 years old, of Waynesburg, Pa., died August 19 at her home following a paralytic stroke suffered five days earlier. She had ben (sic) ill more than a year.
She was born August 21, 1877, a daughter of William and Margaret Wood Strosnider and was married to William A. Porter, who died in 1906. A son, Thomas, also is deceased.
She was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving her are a daughter, Mrs. Harold Hiller of Waynesburg; one son, Charles E. Porter of Glenville; one sister, two sisters-in-law, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Final rites were conducted Sunday and burial was in the Green Mount cemetery at Waynesburg.
Source - "The Glenville Democrat" newspaper, Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia dated Thursday, August 26, 1954, page 5
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MRS. JENNIE A. PORTER
Mrs. Jennie A. Porter, 76, of Waynesburg R. D. 2, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1954, at 5:45 a. m. in her home following a stroke five days ago. She had been ill for over a year.
Born Aug. 21, 1877, she was the daughter of William and Margaret Wood Strosnider, both deceased. Her husband, William A. Porter, preceded her in death in 1906.
A member of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, she is survived by two children, Mrs. Harold Hiller, of Waynesburg R.D. 2, and Charles Porter, of Glenville, W. Va. Four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive.
Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Jesse Grim, of Waynesburg, and two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Kate Strosnider, of Columbus, O., and Mrs. Emma Lapping, Mt. Morris Star Route.
Source - ÒDemocrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 20, 1954, page 10
PORTER - Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie A. Porter, widow of William A. Porter, who died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1954, will be held Sunday Aug. 22, at 2 p. m. from the Weaver Funeral Home, Waynesburg, Rev. Thomas Dennen and Rev. John Doney officiating. Burial will be in Green Mount Cemetery. Friends are being received at the funeral home at any time.
Source - ÒDemocrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 20, 1954, page 7
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Interment in Green Mount Cemetery (Section D - Lot 11 - Grave 7), Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. There is no monument.
The Lot Book of Green Mount Cemetery Association (provided by Candice Buchanan) contains the following:
7. Jennie A. Porter
Died Aug. 19, 1954 - Age 76 yrs.
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