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Note: N974 Given name (Anna), middle name (Grace), maiden surname (Porter), date (abt 1885) of birth, location (Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania) of birth, date (September 19, 1930) of death, location (Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania) of death and location (Green Mount Cemetery) of interment from Family Group Record - James Inghram Porter, Cornerstone Genealogical Society, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
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The following information is from a Pronouncing Parallel Bible in the possession of John Reinking, Colorado Springs, Colorado, which was sent to me on June 20, 2015:
BIRTHS
Anna Grace Porter, June 12, 1885.
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Given name (Grace), age (about 14 years), residence (Wayne Township) and status (not deceased) in November, 1898, from the obituary of Inghram Porter - ÒWaynesburg DemocratÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Friday, November 18, 1898
Given name (Grace), maiden surname (Porter), married surname (Nichols), status (not deceased) and residence (Waynesburg) in March, 1925, from the obituary of Florence Nichols - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 12, 1925
Given name (Grace), maiden surname (Porter), married surname (Nichols) and date (1930) of death from the obituary of Robert W. Nichols - ÒDemocrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, July 5, 1938
Given name (Grace), maiden surname (Porter), married surname (Nichols) and date (1930) of death from the obituary of Allen I. Nichols - ÒThe Democrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Monday, November 20, 1939
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1900 (June 20) census data from the census images for Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 106 - sheet 9A - image 17 - line 10) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 14 years old and born in June, 1885. She had attended school for 7 months. She was single and living with her aunt, 1 sister, Sada, and 1 nephew, James King, on a farm which was owned free of any mortgage. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Ana G" in this census.
1910 (April 29-30) census data from the census images for Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 121 - sheet 6B - image 12 - line 79) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 24 years of age. She had been married for 4 years and was the mother of 2 children, both of whom were living. She living with her husband, a son, a daughter and her aunt on a farm which was rented. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Grace" in this census.
1920 (January 22) census data from the census images for Wayne Township (West Precinct), Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 148 - sheet 4B - image 8 - line 68) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 34 years old and living with her husband, a son, a daughter and her aunt, Margaret, on a general farm, which was owned free of any mortgage. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle name are listed as "Anna Grace" in this census.
1930 (April 12) census data from the census images for Waynesburg Borough, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 30 - sheet 12A - Image 23 - line 19) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 44 years old and had first been married at the age of 21. She was living with her husband and 1 son in a house, which was rented for $30 per month, at 38 Elm Street in the 2nd Ward. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Grace P" in this census.
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Greene County Marriage License Docket 1905-1907, Vol. 11, page 294, No. 4540-Greene County Court House, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania indicates she was a 21 year old housekeeper, living in Blacksville, West Virginia, at the time of her marriage. Her guardian is listed as D. R. P. King in this document.
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MRS. ROBERT W. NICHOLS
Mrs. Grace Porter Nichols, wife of Robert W. Nichols, died at their home on East Lincoln street, Friday evening, September 19, aged 45 years, after a two yearsÕ illness. Mrs. Nichols was a daughter of J. Inghram Porter and Louise Granlee Porter, deceased. She was a member of the First Methodist Protestant church of Waynesburg, and was highly esteemed. Beside her husband she leaves one son, Allen I. Nichols, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Bachmann, of Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral services were held in the First Methodist Protestant church, Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. C. Fisher. Interment in Green Mount cemetery.
Source - ÒDemocrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, September 25, 1930
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
1. PLACE OF DEATH
County of Greene Registration District No. 24 File No. 85695
Township of __________
or
Borough of Waynesburg Primary Registration District No. 30-05-41 Registered No. 121
or City of __________
2. FULL NAME ___ Grace Porter Nichols ___
(a) Residence, No. E. Elm St. St., __________ Ward. __________ [if death occurred in a Hospital or Institution give its NAME instead of street and number.]
(Usual place of abode)
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred 8 yrs. ___ mos. ___ ds. How long in U. S., if of foreign birth? ___ yrs. ___ mos. ___ ds.
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
3. SEX ___ Female ___
4. COLOR OR RACE ___ White ___
5. SINGLE, MARRIED, WIDOWED OR DIVORCED (write the word) ___ Married ___
5a. If married, widowed, or divorced
HUSBAND of (or) WIFE of ___ Robt. Nichols ___
6. DATE OF BIRTH (month, day, and year) June 12, 1885
7. AGE 45 Years 3 Months 7 Days IF LESS than 1 day ___ hrs. or ___ min.
8. OCCUPATION OF DECEASED
(a) Trade, profession, or particular kind of work __ at home __
(b) General nature of industry, business or establishment in which employed (or employer) __________
(c) Name of employer __________
9. BIRTHPLACE (city or town) __________
(State or Country) __ Pa. __
PARENTS
10. NAME OF FATHER J. I. Porter
11. BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER (city or town) __________
(State or Country) __ Pa. __
12. MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER Louise Granlee
13. BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER (city or town) __________
(State or Country) __ Pa. __
14. Informant Robt. Nichols
(Address) __________
15. Filed Sept. 22, 1930
Mollie B. Knox (?)
Registrar
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
16. DATE OF DEATH Sept. (Month) 19 (Day) 1930 (Year)
17. I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Sept, 1928 to Sept., 1930 that I last saw her alive on Sept 19th, 1930 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 9 p.m.
The CAUSE OF DEATH* was as follows:
Carcinoma of left breast
& metastasized involvement
____________________
____ 47-49 ______ (duration) __ 2 __ yrs. ___ mos. ___ days
CONTRIBUTORY (Secondary) ____________________
__________ (duration) ___ yrs. ___ Mos. ___ days
18. Where was disease contracted
if not at place of death? __________
Did an operation precede death? __ yes __ Date of __ Nov. - 1928 __
Was there an autopsy? __ no __
What test confirmed diagnosis? __________
(Signed) Chas W Spragg
Sept 22 1930 (Address) Waynesburg Pa
*State the DISEASE CAUSING DEATH, or in deaths from VIOLENT CAUSES,
state (1) MEANS AND NATURE OF INJURY, and (2) whether ACCIDENTAL,
SUICIDAL, or HOMICIDAL. (See reverse side for additional space.)
19. PLACE OF BURIAL, CREATION OR REMOVAL Greenmount DATE OF BURIAL Sept. 22, 1930
20. UNDERTAKER W. Parkinson ADDRESS Waynesburg
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Interment in Green Mount Cemetery (Section P - Lot 10 - Grave 2), Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. There is no monument.
The Lot Book of Green Mount Cemetery Association (provided by Candice Buchanan) contains the following:
2. Grace Porter Nichols
A - 45
D - Sept 19 - 1930
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