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Note: N6234 Alias (Lucy) and maiden surname (Doak) from an e-mail, Re: Porter Grandparents!, Ruth Sprowls, December 19, 2002
Given name (Lucille), maiden surname (Doak) and married surname (Porter) from an e-mail, Fannie Porter - dau. of William E. Porter & Lucy Doak, Ruth Sprowls, Monday, April 21, 2008
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CONFLICTING GIVEN NAME (Luca) and middle initial (A) from FamilySearch, ÒPennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Madress H. Howard and Edna B. Porter, 27 Nov 1912, page 240, No. 26020, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF3K-W9K, accessed 25 January 2016
Alias (Lucy), maiden surname (Doak), married surname (Porter) and status (not deceased) in January, 1917, from the death notice of William E. Porter - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, January 20, 1917, page 5
Alias (Lucy), middle name (Anna), maiden surname (Doak), married surname (Porter), residence (828 Jefferson Avenue), occupation (housekeeper) and birthplace (Washington County, Pennsylvania) in April, 1925, from FamilySearch, ÒPennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Harry Bryan Porter and Lillian Gertrude Spangler, 30 Apr 1925, Volume 26, Page 221, No. 35887, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQC-Y39, accessed 29 January 2016
Alias (Lucy), middle initial (A), married surname (Porter) and status (not deceased) in September, 1932, from the obituary of Edna Blanche Howard - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, September 26, 1932, page 9
Alias (Lucy), middle initial (A), married surname (Porter), residence (Washington) and status (not deceased) in January, 1933, from ÒInsurance Man Ends His Life With BulletsÓ - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, January 7, 1933, page 5
Given name (Lucille), alias (Lucy), maiden surname (Doak), married surname (Porter), residence (Washington) and status (not deceased) in February, 1941, from the obituary of Mrs. Charles B. Jolley - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, February 14, 1941, page 9
Alias (Lucy), maiden surname (Doak), married surname (Porter) and status (deceased) in January, 1961, from the obituary of Leroy W. Porter, Sr. - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, January 12, 1961, pages 5 and 24
Alias (Lucy), maiden surname (Doak) and married surname (Porter) from the obituary of Harry B. Porter - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, March 8, 1965, pages 5 and 18
Alias (Lucy), maiden surname (Doak) and married surname (Porter) from the obituary of L. Mabel Porter - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, October 12, 1967, pages B-3 and D-3
Alias (Lucy), maiden surname (Doak) and married surname (Porter) from the obituary of Helen G. Porter - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, March 20, 1970, page B-8
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1900 (June 1) census data from the census images for Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 38 - sheet 1A - image 13 - line 29) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 39 years old and born in February, 1861. She was the mother of 7 children, 6 of whom were living. She had been married for 19 years and was living with her husband, 2 sons and 4 daughters on a farm, which was rented. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as ÒLucy AÓ in this census.
1910 (April 15) census data from the census images for Luzerne Township (North and West), Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 44 - sheet 1A - image 1 - line 28) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 49 years old and the mother of 8 children, 7 of whom were living. She had been married for 29 years and was living with her husband, 3 sons and 3 daughters 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 "Lucy A" in this census.
1920 (January 12) census data from the census images for Washington Borough, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 229 - sheet 11B - image 22 - line 54) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 58 years old. She was a widow and living with 2 sons and 2 daughters in a house, which was owned free of any mortgage, at 828 Jefferson Avenue in the Seventh 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 "Lucy FÓ (NOTE: HER MIDDLE INITIAL CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION FOUND IN OTHER SOURCES) in this census.
1930 (April 14) census data from the census images for Washington City, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 120 - sheet 19B - image 38 - line 79) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 69 years old. She was a widow and living with 2 daughters in a house, which was owned and valued at $4,300, at 1046 Jefferson Avenue in Ward 7. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Lucy" in this census.
1940 (April 23) census data from the census images for Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 63-142 - sheet 25B - image 51 - line 64) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 79 years old and unable to work. She had worked 0 weeks in 1939, earning $0. She did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed the 6th grade. She was a widow and living with 2 daughters in a house, which was owned and valued at $2,500, at 1046 Jefferson in Ward 7. On April 1, 1935, she lived in the same house. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Lucy A" in this census.
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MRS. WILLIAM E. PORTER
Mrs. Lucy A. Porter, 81, died at 5:40 p. m. Monday, October 5, 1942, in her home, 1046 Jefferson avenue, Washington.
Mrs. Porter was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Dague Doak, and was born February 14, 1861, near Scenery Hill. Her husband, William E. Porter, died in 1917.
Surviving are four children, Misses Mabel and Helen G. Porter, at home; Harry B. Porter, of Washington, and L. Wendell Porter, of Washington; one brother, Boyd W. Doak, of Washington, and one sister, Fannie, wife of Milton Toland, of Houston.
Mrs. Porter formerly resided in Fayette County, but spent the last 25 years in Washington. She was a member of the Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church.
Source - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, October 6, 1942, page 5
PORTER - Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy A. Porter will be held Thursday, October 8, at 2:30 p. m., in the home, 1046 Jefferson avenue, in charge of the Rev. E. C. Linn. Friends received at the home. Burial in Washington Cemetery. A. Blaine Day, funeral director.
Source - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, October 6, 1942, page 11
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Monuments located in Washington Cemetery, Section N Lot 134, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania. These monuments were observed by me and photographed.
There is a large headstone inscribed with the surname Porter and a smaller footstone inscribed as follows:
LUCY A. PORTER
1861 - 1942
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