JAMES PORTER was born July 28, 1803 in Pittsburg, Pa, and died after 1880. He married MARY DIXON BUCHANAN June 16, 1831 in Fayette County, Indiana, daughter of JAMES BUCHANAN. MARY (Polly) BUCHANAN was born June 02, 1810 in Connersville, Fayette Co., Indiana, and died October 30, 1886 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois.
1880 federal census for Hancock County, Illinois shows both parents of James Porter were born in Ireland.
James Porter purchased the following land on 03/25/1837 in Durham Township,
Hancock County Illinois.
Style type = FD Legal Description = W2SE Section = 06 Twnship = 07N
Range = 06W Meridian = 4 Acres Bought = 80 Price Per Acre = $1.25 Total
Price = $100.00 Vol. = 699 Page = 068 (http://www.ilsos.net/cgi-bin/archives/land.s)
1842 Personal property tax record for James Porter was $200.00 (Hancock site)
1840 Federal Census for Hancock Co, Illinois shows James Porter and
2 males under 5, 1 male between 5 & 10, 1 female under 5 and 1 female
between 5 & 10.
Known children are John born 1833, James Jr. born 1837 and George born
about 1839.
James, Mary and sons John, James Jr. and George were on 1850 federal census for Hancock County, Illinois. James was listed as a carpenter.
James, Mary and sons James Jr., George, Wesley, Franklin and daughter Maria were on 1860 federal census for Durham township, Hancock County, Illinois. James was listed as a farmer.
James and Mary were on 1870 federal census for Appanoose Township, Hancock County Illinois James was listed as a farmer.
James and Mary were on 1880 federal census for Appanoose township, Hancock County, Illinois. James was listed as a retired carpenter.
Mary was listed on 1830 federal census in Connersville, Fayette Co., In.
JAMES and MARY PORTER had 8 children. Six of the children are
as follows. Missing names of 2 daughters born before 1840 and were
not on 1850 census.
1. JOHN PORTER was born about 1833 in Indiana. John was on the 1850
federal census for Hancock County, Illinois.
2. JAMES PORTER, JR. was born April 13, 1837, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois and died September 15, 1904 in Paso Robles, Ca. James Jr. married ELIZABETH INDEPENDENCE MCMAHILL, Between 1894 & 1895 in Bradley, Monteray Co., Ca. James was on the 1850 federal census for Hancock County, Illinois.
3. GEORGE PORTER was born about 1839 in Illinois and died January 17, 1892 in Appanoose Township, Hancock Co., Illinois.
4. WESLEY PORTER was born July 04, 1843 in Illinois; died July 26, 1914, Lambert, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma.
5. MARIA PORTER was born 1845, Illinois and died 1925.
6. FRANKLIN PORTER was born February 10, 1849 in Durham Township,
Hancock County,
Illinois and died June 24, 1943 in Sonora Township,
Hancock Co., Illinois.
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GEORGE PORTER son of James
Born April 13, 1837 in Illinois and died January 17, 1892 in Appanoose
Township, Hancock Co., Illinois. He married NANCY J. YOUNG April
11, 1869 in Hancock Co., Illinois. She was born About 1851 in Illinois
and died Abt. 1940 in Kansas.
Obituary for George Porter
George Porter died at the home of his brother Frank in Appanoose township
Saturday, age 54 years. (information from Hancock County Historical Society
- Siegfried Scrapbook)
George was buried at Nauvoo City Cemetery in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
George was living with parents on 1850 & 1860 federal census for Durham township, Hancock County, Illinois.
George was a farm laborer in Pontoosuc Township, Hancock County, Illinois on 1860 Federal Census.
George was living with wife Nancy in Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois on the 1870 federal census. George was a farmer.
George was divorced on 1880 Federal census and living with daughter Josephine and parents in Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
On 1870 census, Mary M. Young, age 22 and born in Indiana, was living with George & Nancy.
Nancy J. Young died about 1940 in Kansas and was buried near Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Nancy married Lucian E. Lafferty on October 17, 1879 in Hancock County, Illinois.
Nancy was listed on 1900 federal census for Walnut Grove Township, McDonough County, Illinois with 2nd. Husband Lucian, son William Lafferty and granddaughter Callie May Porter. 1900 census shows 6 children born to Nancy Lafferty and 3 living in 1900. Two of the three living would be Josephine Porter and William Lafferty.
GEORGE PORTER and NANCY YOUNG had one daughter.
1. JOSEPHINE PORTER, born August 03, 1870, Hancock Co., Il; died March
04, 1959, Lamar,
Barton Co., Mo.
Child of LUCIAN E. LAFFERTY and NANCY YOUNG.
1. William Porter
JOSEPHINE PORTER daughter of George
Born August 03, 1870 in Hancock Co., Illinois, and died March 04, 1959
in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. She met (1) THOMAS PORTER Bef. 1891.
She married (2) THOMAS GEORGE STROMER February 24, 1909 in St. John, Stafford
Co., Kansas, son of GUSTAVUS STROMER and MARY WITTICK. He was born
December 19, 1884 in Larned, Pawnee Co., Kansas, and died September 18,
1966 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri.
Obituary for Josephine Stromer
Sat a.m. Mar 7, 1959
Saturday Funeral Set for Woman, 88
St. John, Kan., March 6 -- Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Stromer,
88, a former resident here, will be held from Barber Funeral Home at 2
p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery here.
Mrs. Stromer resided in St. John from 1909 until 1935. She died in
a Lamar, Mo. hospital Wednesday.
Survivors include the husband, and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Gariss,
both of Lamar. (Special to the Wichita Eagle)
Josephine was buried at Fairview Park Cemetery in St. John, Stafford County, Kansas on March 07, 1959 and husband Thomas was buried at this cemetery on September 21, 1966.
Josephine was living with father George Porter and grandparents James & Mary Porter in Appanoose Township, Hancock Co., Illinois on 1880 federal census.
Josephine was a housekeeper for Charles Taylor and living with daughter Inez on 1900 federal census for Persifer township, Knox Co., Illinois
Josephine and husband Thomas Stromer were living in Richland township, Stafford County, Kansas on 1910 federal census. Inez was living with Josephine and Thomas on this census. Thomas was listed as a farmer.
Josephine and husband Thomas Stromer were living in Richland township, Stafford County, Kansas on 1920 federal census. Inez was living with Josephine and Thomas on this census. Also, Francis and Helen Lafferty (children of William & Minnie Lafferty) were living with the Stromer’s. Francis & Helen were listed as adopted on this census but may have not been officially adopted. Thomas was listed as a farmer.
Josephine was a mail order bride to Thomas Stromer.
Josephine was a cook at a college in Galesburg.
Thomas Stromer was shown on 1900 federal census for Richland Township,
Stafford Co., Kansas as living with father.
Children of JOSEPHINE PORTER and THOMAS PORTER are:
1. CALLIE MAY PORTER, born September 16, 1891, Bushnell, McDonough
Co., Il; died
March 06, 1910, Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois
2. INEZ MARIE PORTER, born April 20, 1895, Knoxville, Knox Co., Ill;
died
December 1982, Lamar, Barton Co., Mo.
Child of JOSEPHINE PORTER and THOMAS STROMER is:
1. ARCHIE V STROMER, born March 25, 1910; died March 25, 1910. Archie's
death was caused because he was a 'Blue Baby'. Archie is buried at
St. John Cemetery in Stafford County, Kansas.
Children of WILLIAM LAFFERTY and MINNIE are:
1. Francis Lafferty, born about 1910 in Nebraska
2. Helen Lafferty, born about 1912 in Illinois
CALLIE MAY PORTER daughter of Josephine
Born September 16, 1891 in Bushnell, McDonough Co., Illinois, and died
March 06, 1910 in Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois She married ARTHUR
GARISS December 17, 1907 in Galesburg, Knox Co., Il, son of LIBNIA GARISS
and ELIZABETH STEEL. He was born November 11, 1885 in Tecumseh, Johnson
Co., Nebraska, and died March 23, 1973 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri.
Callie May died in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois and was taken by train to Tecumseh, Nebraska for burial. Cemetery records show name as Mrs. Arthur (May) Gariss. Tombstone was installed in 2001 by a Granddaughter. Callie was buried at block 109, lot 4F in Tecumseh City Cemetery in Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska.
McDonough County courthouse does not have a birth certificate for Callie Mae Porter. Also searched Macomb & Bushnell Illinois newspapers, 1892 history, family files and obituaries by McDonough County Genealogical Society in September 2001.
Callie died from Congestive Heart Failure (Childbirth Complications?).
Callie was listed on 1900 federal census for Walnut Grove Township,
McDonough County, Illinois. She was living with grandparents Lucien
E. and Nancy Lafferty.
This census shows Callie born in September 1892.
Arthur was listed on the following federal census:
1900, Nemaha precinct, Johnson Co, Ne. with parents.
1910, Tecumseh, Johnson Co., Ne. with parents.
1920, Nemaha precinct, Johnson Co, Ne. with parents & 2 children
from 1st marriage.
Arthur graduated in 1900 from the 9th grade in Nemaha precinct, Johnson
Co., Ne.
Arthur’s nickname was Art. His primary occupation was farmer.
At other times, his occupation was Taffy maker for a traveling carnival,
blacksmith on 1920 census and laborer on 1910 census.
INEZ MARIE PORTER daughter of Josephine Porter
Born April 20, 1895 in Knoxville, Knox Co., Illinois and died December
1982 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. She married ARTHUR GARISS (brother-in-law)
November 27, 1922 in Auburn, Nemaha Co., Ne, son of LIBNIA GARISS and ELIZABETH
STEEL. He was born November 11, 1885 in Tecumseh, Johnson Co., Nebraska,
and died March 23, 1973 in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri. Inez was
buried at Howell Cemetery in Lamar, Barton Co., Missouri with husband of
50 years, Arthur Gariss.
Inez was on the following federal census:
1900, Knox Co., Illinois with mother Josephine
1910, Richland township, Stafford Co., Kansas with mother & step-dad
1920, Richland township, Stafford Co., Kansas with mother & step-dad
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WESLEY PORTER son of James
Born July 04, 1843 in Illinois, and died July 26, 1914 in Lambert,
Alfalfa Co., Ok. He married ALICE KAY March 11, 1866 in Apponoose,
Hancock Co., Illinois, daughter of THOMAS KAY and ISABEL KAY. She
was born March 04, 1847 in England (all census records show Alice born
in Illinois), and died April 04, 1935 in Lambert, Alfalfa Co., Ok.
Wesley was living with parents on 1850 federal census for Hancock County, Illinois.
Wesley was living with wife Alice and children in Pontoosuc township, Hancock County, Illinois on 1870 federal census and in Appanoose township, Hancock County, Illinois on 1880 federal census. Wesley was listed as a farmer on 1880 census.
Wesley was living with wife Alice and daughter in Eagle Chief township, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma on 1910 federal census.
Alice was living with son Franklin and daughter in Eagle Chief Township, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma on 1920 federal census.
WESLEY PORTER and ALICE KAY had the following children.
1. SARAH PORTER, born Abt. 1867, Il; died Unknown. Sarah is living
with Wesley &
Alice Porter on 1870 census and with grandparents James
and Mary Porter on
1880 federal census for Appanoose township, Hancock County,
Illinois.
2. FRANKLIN PORTER, born August 03, 1868, Il; died June 26, 1943, Cherokee,
Alfalfa Co., Ok. Franklin was on 1870 federal
census for Pontoosuc
Township, Hancock County, Illinois with parents.
Franklin was living with
parents on 1880 federal census for Appanoose Township,
Hancock Co., Illinois
Franklin was on 1910 federal census for Eagle Chief Township,
Alfalfa Co.,
Ok. He was on 1920 federal census for Eagle Chief
Township, Alfalfa Co.,
Ok. Eight year old nephew Merl J. Layton was living
with Franklin,
Franklin's mother Alice and Franklin's sister Pearl.
Merl was born in
Oklahoma.
3. ERNEST C. PORTER, born Abt. April 1870, Il; died February 14, 1955,
Kiokuk, Ia. Ernest was on 1870 federal census for
Pontoosuc Township, Hancock
County, Illinois with parents. Ernest was living
with parents on 1880
federal census for Appanoose Township, Hancock Co., Illinois.
Ernest nickname
was Ernie.
4. EDWARD H. PORTER, born November 21, 1872 in Illinois; died October
31, 1959,
Carmen, Arfalfa Co., Oklahoma. Edward was on 1870
federal census for
Pontoosuc Township, Hancock County, Illinois with parents.
Edward's nickname
was Edd.
5. MARY ALICE PORTER, born March 05, 1873, Il; died June 01, 1925,
Williamsburg,
Ks. Mary was listed on 1880 federal census living
with parents in Appanoose
Township, Hancock Co., Illinois.
6. EFFEY MELLISA PORTER, born February 25, 1875 in Illinois; died April
24,
1958, Formoso, Jewell Co., Ks on Hettinger farm. Effey
was on 1880 federal
census for Appanoose township, Hancock County, Illinois
with parents.
7. JAMES WESLEY PORTER, born March 21, 1877 in Illinois; died October
26, 1950,
Supply, Ok. James was on 1880 federal census for Appanoose
township, Hancock
County, Illinois with parents.
8. EMMA BLANCH PORTER, born August 02, 1881; died June 18, 1911, Lambert,
Alfalfa Co., Ok. Emma's nickname was Em.
9. PEARL EDNA PORTER, born June 13, 1886; died January 30, 1977, Cherokee,
Alfalfa
County, Oklahoma. Pearl was on 1910 federal census
in Eagle Chief Township,
Alfalfa Co., Ok living with parents and on 1920 federal
census in Eagle
Chief Township, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma with brother Franklin
and Mother
Alice.
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MARIA PORTER daughter of James
Born 1845 in Illinois, and died in 1925. She married HIRAM W.
ELLIOTT on September 24, 1866 in Hancock Co., Illinois. Hiram was
born 1839 in Pa, and died 1925.
Maria was listed on 1850 and 1860 federal census in Hancock County, Illinois with parents and on 1870, 1880, 1910 and 1920 federal census in Appanoose Township, Hancock Co., Illinois with husband. Adopted daughter Alice Tull was also listed on 1870 census with Maria and Hiram Elliott.
Possible parents and siblings for Hiram W. Elliott from 1850 federal
census, Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Illinois were:
? Samuel Elliott age 40 born Pa
? Lucinda Elliott age 39 born NY
? George Elliott age 17 born Pa
? Daniel Elliott age 14 born Pa
? Hiram Elliott age 12 born Pa
? Oscar Elliott age 10 born Pa
? Are??? Elliott age 8 born Pa
? Samuel Elliott age 5 born Pa
Adopted child of MARIA PORTER and HIRAM ELLIOTT is:
1. ALICE TULL, born Abt. 1867, Illinois
Possible parents of Alice Tull were Jacob B. and Harriet J. Carley Tull.
Siblings are William age 11, Ada M. age 9, female age 7, female age 5 and
Minnie A. age 1. This is from 1870 federal census for Pontoosuc township,
Hancock Co., Illinois.
Several Tull's were listed on page 47 of the 1870 census. Jacob
B. Tull and Harriet J. Carley married February 19, 1857.
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FRANKLIN PORTER son of James
Born February 10, 1849 in Durham Township, Hancock Co., Illinois, and
died June 24, 1943 in Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Illinois. He
married ELIZABETH COTTIER April 02, 1878 in Hancock Co., Illinois, daughter
of WILLIAM COTTIER and ELIZABETH KELLY. She was born about 1859 in
Missouri, and died 1900 in Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Illinois. Sisters
of Elizabeth were Clara and Annie.
Obituary for Franklin Porter
After a long and useful life, Franklin Porter passed away at his home
Thursday night after 3 months of illness. He was born in Durham township
in 1849, one of a family of eight children. When he was 17 the family
moved near the Mound school in Appanoose and to Sonora township at the
age of 21 and he has lived here ever since. On Feb. 10, 1878 he was
married to Elizabeth Cottier who died in 1900 leaving him with three children,
Clara, Albert and John. John, who has been a companion to his father,
survives; also one granddaughter, Mrs. Mae Parker who with her family lived
at the old home and made his later years pleasant and carefree. 94
years, 4 months and 14 days covers a long span of life, Mr. Porter was
a well educated man and a good citizen. For 8 years he was a school
teacher and for 16 years he ran a threshing machine. He was a student
and a scholar and for years he was clerk of insurance company. He
was a skilled penman and was a successful penmanship teacher at different
schools. The funeral services were conducted at his home Sunday afternoon
by Elder P. L. Powell and the interment was in Nauvoo. 'The Carthage
Republican Newspaper - June 30, 1943 - page 3, column 1'
Obituary for Franklin Porter
Thursday July 1, 1943
Franklin Porter passed away at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs.
Kelsey Parker, Thursday, age 94 years.
(information from Hancock County Historical Society - Siegfried Scrapbook)
Franklin was buried in the Nauvoo City Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
Franklin was on the following federal census:
1870, Appanoose Township, Hancock Co., Il
1880, Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Il. with wife and daughter
1900, Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Il. with children
1920, Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Il. with son-in-law Brown and Daughter
Elizabeth was on the following federal census:
1870, Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Il. with mother
1880, Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Il. with husband and daughter
Children of FRANKLIN PORTER and ELIZABETH COTTIER are:
1. CLARA J. PORTER, born January 1879, Il; died Bef. 1943.
2. ALBERT W PORTER, born November 1880, Il; died January 1904.
Obituary for Albert Porter
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1904
Albert Porter, son of Franklin Porter of Sonora
township, night operator for
the Hannibal and St. Joe railroad at St. Joseph,
Mo., was killed by falling
from a trestle near the station Saturday night.
He had delivered an order
to a train crew, and on returning to his office
found another, in railroad
language, "a slow order," to another crew.
He stumbled and fell off a
trestle while delivering this message, a distance
of about 18 feet and was
killed. (information from Hancock County Historical
Society - Siegfried
Scrapbook)
Albert was listed on 1900 federal census in Sonora
Township, Hancock Co., Il
With his Father.
3. JOHN FULLER PORTER, born January 18, 1889, Sonora Township,
Hancock
Co., Illinois and died February 03, 1972, Nauvoo,
Hancock Co., Illinois
John was on 1900 federal census with his father in
Sonora township, Hancock
County, Illinois
John was on 1920 federal census with his sister
Clara and brother-in-law
Brown in Sonora township, Hancock County, Illinois
John attended Elliott Grade school in Sonora township,
Hancock Co., Illinois and
Elliott Business College in Burlington, Iowa.
John's nickname was Johnie and his occupation in 1920 was farm laborer.
Obituary for John Fuller Porter
John Fuller Porter, 83, a lifetime resident of Nauvoo,
died February 3 at
8:30 a.m. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dowell.
Mr. Porter was born in Sonora township on January
18, 1889, the son of
Franklin and Elizabeth Cottier Porter. He is survived
by one niece, Mrs, May
Huthcison, Nauvoo; two great nieces, Mrs. Arlie
Dowell, with whom he had
made his home the past 20 years, and Mrs. John (Doris)
Cannizzaro, Fullerton
California; one great nephew, Norman Parker, Hannibal,
Missouri; several
great-great nieces and nephews, and cousins.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by
a sister, Mrs. Clara Brown,
and a brother, Albert Porter.
He attended Elliot Grade school in Sonora township
and Elliott Business
College in Burlington, Iowa. He will be remembered
as having an outstanding
memory of history and local facts concerning neighbors
and friends, a love
of children, especially his nieces and nephews,
a love of home and a special
interest in nature and wildlife.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. February 5
in the Nauvoo United
Methodist Church with The Rev. Terry L. Clark officiating.
Music was
provided by Miss Doris Grant, organist, and Mrs.
David Gnann and Mrs. Joseph
Bossler who sang.
Interment was in the Nauvoo City Cemetery.
(information from Hancock County Historical Society
- Siegfried Scrapbook)
John was buried February 05, 1972, in the Nauvoo
City Cemetery in
Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois
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CLARA J. PORTER daughter of Franklin
Born January 1879 in Il, and died Bef. 1943. She married CLARENCE
H. BROWN. He was born Abt. 1878 in Illinois
Clara was with parents on 1880 federal census in Sonora Township, Hancock
Co., Illinois
And was with father on 1900 federal census in Sonora Township, Hancock
Co., Illinois.
Clara was with husband Clarence (farmer) and daughter May O. Brown
on 1900 federal census in Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Illinois.
Child of CLARA PORTER and CLARENCE BROWN is:
1. MAY O. BROWN, born Abt. 1906, in Illinois. She married (1) KELSEY
PARKER Bef.
1943. She married (2) UNKNOW MALE HUTCHISON Bef.
1972.
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I have more information on many of the families listed above. Some family names that I have are: Cottier, Elliott, Kay, Porter and Tull.
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Many thanks to Hancock County Historical Society for helping me get information on my Porter family.
Don Sherron dlsherron@aol.com