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Note: N239 Surname (Porter) from the obituary of Thomas Inghram - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, July 19, 1894
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In 1840 census he is listed as the head of a family living in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania comprised of 1 free white male under 5, 1 free white male 20 to 30 and 1 free white female 20 to 30.
1850 (August 9) census data from the census images for Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Page 258B - image 26 - line 36) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 40 year old farmer, living with his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters. The value of real estate owned was $4,500. He was born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Hiram" in this census. There is a 44 year old laborer, Christian Odenbaugh (line 42), listed as living in this household. He was also born in Pennsylvania
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Dates of birth, marriage and death from the "Porter-Inghram-Rinehart Bible" , entries from which were copied from Greene Hills Echo. --------------------
Entries in the "Inghram-Porter-Rinehart Bible" , Greene County Historical Society, Greene County, Pennsylvania, read as follows:
ÒHiram Porter was Born June the first In the year of our Lord 1810Ó
ÒHiram Porter departed this life in the triumphs of faith Nov. 3rd, 1850Ó
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Conflicting date of death (11-08-1850) , age at death and location of interment from "Cemetery Records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, Volume 5, Franklin and Morris Townships", page 292.
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Greene County Will Book 3, page 72 (No. 1396) Estate of Hiram Porter, deceased. Letters of Administration granted to Margaret Porter, Dec. 19, A. D. 1850. Same day bond of administration taken in penal sum of $600 with Margaret Porter, Armstrong Porter and A. Inghram, M. D. as sureties. Bond of Admr. filed Dec. 19, 1850, and inventory and vandue list filed Jan. 10, 1851.
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Greene County Deed Book 8, page 173, Corbly Hill and Hannah, his wife, of the County of Greene, Pennsylvania to Hiram Porter of the same place one undivided seventh part of a certain tract of land situate in Franklin Township Greene County adjoining lands of William Hill, William Inghram, Arthur Inghram and others containing in the whole about 193 acres (Being the same piece of land which was bequested to the children of Joseph Porter by the last Will and Testament of James Porter deceased) for and in consideration of the sum of $115. March 6, 1837
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Greene County Deed Book 9, page 275, Emanuel Porter sold undivided two sevenths part of a certain tract of land situate in Franklin Township Greene County adjoining lands of Thomas Inghram, William Inghram, Andrew Lantz and others containing in the whole about 193 acres (Being the same piece of land which was bequeathed to the children of Joseph Porter by the last Will and Testament of James Porter deceased) to Armstrong Porter and Hiram Porter for and in consideration of the sum of $350. February 17, 1841
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Greene County Deed Book 9, page 275 1/2, Hiram Rinehart and Mariah, his wife, of Greene County, State of Pennsylvania sold undivided one seventh part of a certain tract of land situate in Franklin Township Greene County adjoining lands of Thomas Inghram, William Inghram, Andrew Lantz and others containing in the whole about 193 acres (Being the same piece of land which was bequeathed to the children of Joseph Porter by the last Will and Testament of James Porter deceased) to Armstrong Porter and Hiram Porter for and in consideration of the sum of $260. March 25, 1839
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Greene County Deed Book 10, page 87, Eliza Ann Porter of Franklin Township, Greene County, State of Pennsylvania sold undivided one seventh part of a certain tract of land situate in Franklin Township Greene County adjoining lands of Thomas Inghram, William Inghram, Andrew Lantz and others containing in the whole about 193 acres (Being the same piece of land which was bequeathed to the children of Joseph Porter by the last Will and Testament of James Porter deceased) to Armstrong Porter and Hiram Porter for and in consideration of the sum of $135. March 22, 1842
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Greene County Deed Book 16, page 281 Margaret Porter Administratrix of Hiram Porter, deceased, to Armstrong Porter the undivided half part of a certain tract of land containing 239 1/4 acres situate in Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania for and in consideration of the sum of $27.375 per acre. The original contract was made on September 5, 1850, and the final payment of $1,963.71 made as a part of this Indenture on June 9, 1859.
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