Individual Details

John Thomas Porter

(Jan 1866 - 13 May 1939)

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Spadra, Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas, John T. appears with his wife Mary E. and children Wayne and Alecia. John is a bookkeeper. Mary is the mother of 3, 2 of whom are are currently alive.

J. T. Porter also appears as a boarder in Ft. Smith, Upper Township, Sebastian Co., Arkansas. He was born in January 1866, married for 7 years and is a cotton buyer.

On the 1920 U. S. Census of Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, John Porter age 54 appears with his wife Mollie and children Wayne, Aileen, Russell and Harold. His daughter-in-law Minnie, wife of Wayne is also in the household. John is a cotton buyer, Wayne works as a salesman for an oil company, Aileen is a stenographer for the light company, and Russell is a clerk in a cotton company.

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas, John T. Porter appears with his wife Mollie E. and son Russell. John T. is a cotton buyer and Russell is a sampler for a cotton company. Russell states he is married and married at age 22. He is 29 on the census so he has been married 7 years. John T. and Mollie E. have been married 37 years.

Events

BirthJan 1866Arkansas
Marriage28 May 1893Johnson Co., Arkansas - Mollie E. Miller
Death13 May 1939Sebastian Co., Arkansas
BurialRose Lawn Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas
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Families

SpouseMollie E. Miller (1866 - 1949)
ChildWayne Porter (1896 - 1963)
ChildAlecia Porter (1898 - )
ChildAileene Porter (1898 - )
ChildRussell Porter (1901 - 1972)
ChildHarold O. Porter (1904 - 1920)
FatherJoseph Bartlett Porter (1839 - 1913)
MotherNancy Caroline Baskins (1842 - 1934)
SiblingMary Emmaline Porter (1861 - 1924)
SiblingAmanda Ann Dora Porter (1862 - 1867)
SiblingWillie Porter (1868 - )
SiblingJames Rufus Porter (1870 - 1946)
SiblingAugustus Franklin Porter (1873 - 1948)
SiblingUna Serena Porter (1877 - 1971)
SiblingGuy Covington Porter (1879 - 1970)
SiblingAmy Beulah Porter (1882 - 1897)

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