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William S PORTER was born abt. 1813 in Pennsylvania, USA
William S PORTER was the child of Mathew PORTER and Jane Elizabeth SPICER and the grandchild of: (paternal) William John PORTER and Mary MOORE (maternal) John SPICER and Kathern UNKNOWNSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William S married Margaret HOSKINSON . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret HOSKINSON was born 5 September 1815 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. Margaret died 25 August 1858 in Licking County, Ohio, USA. Margaret was the child of Andrew HOSKINSON and Sarah BEARD.
William S PORTER died 15 September 1871 in Adams, Indiana, USA.
Alternate date of death 8 September 1890 (per grave stone)
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Family and Children of William S PORTER
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Margaret HOSKINSON-- Place:
Margaret HOSKINSON was the child of Andrew HOSKINSON and Sarah BEARD
Children of William S PORTER and Margaret HOSKINSON:
Andrew Jackson PORTER (b.8 June 1848, , Ohio, USA d. abt. 1929, , Ohio, USA)
m. Parthena Arthelia SHAFER
Margaret HOSKINSON-- Place: Margaret HOSKINSON was the child of Andrew HOSKINSON and Sarah BEARD
Children of William S PORTER and Margaret HOSKINSON:
Andrew Jackson PORTER (b.8 June 1848, , Ohio, USA d. abt. 1929, , Ohio, USA)m. Parthena Arthelia SHAFER
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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Birth of ChildAndrew Jackson PORTER was born 8 June 1848, , Ohio, USA
1858 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret HOSKINSON died 25 August 1858, Licking County, Ohio, USA
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Grave
Inscription:
William
Porter
Died
Sept. 8, 1890
Aged
76y 5m
& 29d
Duck Creek Cemetery Mercer County Ohio, USA Plot: Old Section; Row 8; Grave 2
findagrave.com
1871 Death 15 September 1871
Adams, Indiana, USA
William is buried at: Duck Creek Cemetery Mercer County Ohio, USA Plot: Old Section; Row 8; Grave 2
Added: 8/23/2016 1:03:37 PM
- Updated: 3/27/2025 12:19:59 PM
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