Beginnings, Porter Surname

Porter:

Minerva Agnes Porter married Jacob Adams, their son, John Adams, married Stella G Merkley; they are my Maternal Grandparents
Parents of John: Minerva A Porter & Jacob Adams -2nd Great Grandparents
Parents of Minerva Agnes: John Porter & Sarah J Hilkert -my 3rd Great Grandparents
Parents of John: William Porter, Jr & Catherine Martin -4th Great Grandparents
Parents of William, Jr: William Porter, Sr & Sarah ? -my 5th Great Grandparents
Parents of William, Sr: Unknown

William Porter, Sr (1770-1828) & Sarah ?

Married: ?

?

Mary Porter ?

Rachael Porter ?

Sarah Porter ? Nancy Porter 1795-1832

John Porter 1797-?

William Porter, Jr 1800-1863 married Catherine Martin 1808-?

Nathan Porter 1804-1875

William Porter, Jr (1800-1863) & Catherine Martin (1808-?)

Married: 11/10/1825 *Source: Virginia Marriages

Kanawha, West Virginia to Rush, Indiana

Sarah Porter ?
John Porter 1826-1906 married Sarah Jane Hilkert 1826-1907

Catherine Porter, Jr 1831-1860, no marriage record, died young, age 29
William Porter 1834-1839, died young, age 5
Margaret Porter 1836-1839, died young, age 3
Mary E Porter 1838-?
Nathan Nelson Porter 1840-1873 m: Nancy Jessie Adams. Nathan died young, age 33
Letha Porter 1841-?
Elsa Porter 1844-1851, died young, age 7
Rachael Porter 1846-1851, died young, age 5
Arkansas Porter 1848-?

John Porter (1826-1906) & Sarah Jane Hilkert (1826-1907)

Married: 4/27/1843

Rush, Indiana

Francis Porter ?
Mary E Porter 1845-?
Perry Oscar Porter 1846-1888
Elizabeth F Porter 1848-?
Sarah Jane (Janie) Porter 1851-1930
Emeline F Porter 1852-1903 m: William M Adams

Minerva Agnes Porter 1855-1943 married Jacob Adams 1848-1920

John W Porter 1856-1909
Anna E Porter 1858-?
Lawrence Grant Porter 1864-1902
Jefferson Davis Porter 1867-1935
not named Porter 1867-1867, infant death
Edward Frank Porter 1869-?

Minerva Agnes Porter (1855-1943) & Jacob Adams (1848-1920)

Married: 2/11/1873

Rush, Indiana

Sarah Elizabeth Adams 1873-1967
"Milly" Capitora aka 'Cappie' Adams 1879-1933 m: Ray Swartz
Jesse Adams 1884-1943

John Porter Adams 1888-1922 married Stella G Merkley 1890-1926

John Porter Adams (1888-1922) & Stella G Merkley (1890-1926)

Married: 12/15/1910

Rush, Indiana

John Adams 1888-1922 married Stella G Merkley 1890-1926

Myron 'Jake' Adams 1911-1972 m: Hester Zach-Merkley
Angeline A Adams 1913-1989 m: Victor S Robinson
Alice Gertrude Adams 1915-1992 m: Albert L Nichols
Mildred Lavonn Adams 1916-1984 m: T? Tindle
Max Adams 1919-1992 no record of marriage
Mary Elizabeth Adams, infant death

Catherine Porter

Catherine Porter B: 6/16/1808 -VA D: 11/19/1863 -IN, Rush Co. M: William Porter Jr -West VA

a different Catherine Porter Catherine T “Kitty” Carrico Porter B: 6/16/1808 -KY D: 11/19/1863 -KY (55) M: 7/14/1829 -KY John Gunnell Porter Source: Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=POR&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=19&GScntry=4&GSsr=321&GRid=27818532&

a different Catherine Porter Catherine Porter D: 11/14/1882 -Louisa Co., VA See: Shoebox

John Porter

D: 1907 -Indiana a different John Porter ? John Porter D: 9/14/1908 -Evansville Source: Indiana WPA

Sarah Porter

Sarah, daughter of William & Catherine M: George W Wilhelm. 7/13/1848 a different Sarah Porter Sarah Elizabeth Porter daughter of William & Catherine Porter B: 12/29/1851 -India

See, Beginnings, Adams Surname

See, Beginnings, Merkley Surname