George Baxter Porter

1854 - 1943  (89 years)

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• Name	George Baxter Porter  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	22 Apr 1854	, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA   [5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Bef 1870	Booneville, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA   [8]
  	Role: Occupant
  Residence	1870-1881	Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA   [8]
  	Role: Occupant
  Residence	1881-1898	Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA   [9]
  Occupation	1900	Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA   [10]
  	farmer
  Residence	1900	Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA   [11]
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA   [12]
  	1900 US
  	Household Members: George Baxter Porter Fannie ??? Tina Porter Dulcina Porter Willard Porter Margaret Porter
  		1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058] Jun 13, 1900  [from Ancestry.com]
  Occupation	1920	Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA   [13]
  	farmer
  Residence	1920	Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA   [14]
  Census	23 Jan 1920	Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA   [15]
  	1920 US
  	Household Members: George Baxter Porter Maggie Leona McIntire Claudia Jewel Wilson Ruby Porter Grady Porter Carl Porter
  Residence	1943	Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA   [16]
  Died	5 Sep 1943	Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA   [17]
  Buried	6 Sep 1943	Bridgeport Cemetery (Eastside), Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA   [18]
  	Address: Bridgeport Cemetery (Eastside) Bridgeport, TX USA
  Obituary	10 Sep 1943	Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA   [19]
  	Bridgeport Index
  		Bridgeport Index, TX - Obituary for George Porter [5061] Sep 10, 1943  [from TX GenWeb Project]
  Person ID	I6830	Quigley Doyle Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	??? Porter           b. , , North Carolina, USA           d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	??? ???           b. , , North Carolina, USA           d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. George Baxter Porter           b. 22 Apr 1854, , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA           d. 5 Sep 1943, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F2496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Fannie ???           b. Oct 1852, , , Tennessee, USA           d. 6 Jan 1903, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	Abt 1872  [20, 21]
  Children	1. Tina Porter           b. May 1885, , , Texas, USA           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]   2. Dulcina Porter           b. Feb 1888, , , Texas, USA           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]   3. Willard Porter           b. Oct 1889, , , Texas, USA           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]   4. Margaret Porter           b. Nov 1891, , , Texas, USA           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maggie Leona McIntire           b. 12 Oct 1881, , , Tennessee, USA           d. 15 Dec 1961, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1908	, Wise, Texas, USA   [22, 23, 24, 25]
  Children	1. Ruby Porter           b. Abt 1911, , , Texas, USA           d. Bef 1977  (Age ~ 65 years)  [biological]   2. Grady Porter           b. Abt 1914, , , Texas, USA           d. Bef 1977  (Age ~ 62 years)  [biological]   3. Carl Porter           b. Abt Jul 1915, , , Texas, USA           d. Aft 1979  (Age ~ 64 years)  [biological]
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F2499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 22 Apr 1854 - , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA Residence - Bef 1870 - Booneville, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1870-1881 - Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA Child - Tina Porter - May 1885 - , , Texas, USA Child - Dulcina Porter - Feb 1888 - , , Texas, USA Child - Willard Porter - Oct 1889 - , , Texas, USA Child - Margaret Porter - Nov 1891 - , , Texas, USA Residence - 1881-1898 - Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA Occupation - farmer - 1900 - Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA Residence - 1900 - Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA Census - 1900 US - 13 Jun 1900 - Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA Married - 6 Aug 1908 - , Wise, Texas, USA Child - Ruby Porter - Abt 1911 - , , Texas, USA Child - Grady Porter - Abt 1914 - , , Texas, USA Child - Carl Porter - Abt Jul 1915 - , , Texas, USA Occupation - farmer - 1920 - Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA Residence - 1920 - Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA Census - 1920 US - 23 Jan 1920 - Pct. 7, Wise, Texas, USA Residence - 1943 - Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA Died - 5 Sep 1943 - Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA Buried - Address: Bridgeport Cemetery (Eastside) Bridgeport, TX USA - 6 Sep 1943 - Bridgeport Cemetery (Eastside), Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA Obituary - Bridgeport Index - 10 Sep 1943 - Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S2985] 1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5058., T623, roll 1681, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 0149, p. 13A, dwelling 251, family 251, George B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Name George B. Porter. [S2987] Texas County Marriage Records, Wise Co. - George Porter & Mrs. Maggie Wilson; 1908 [5059], Texas. Wise., (Digital images., FamilySearch. familysearch.org.), 5059., Porter-Wilson, 1908; accessed Aug 24, 2017. Name George Porter. [S2988] 1920 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - G. B. Porter Family [5060], Texas, Wise, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5060., T625, roll 1860, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, G. B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Name G. B. Porter. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Name George Baxter Porter. [S2985] 1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5058., T623, roll 1681, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 0149, p. 13A, dwelling 251, family 251, George B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Born Apr 1854 in North Carolina; age 46. [S2988] 1920 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - G. B. Porter Family [5060], Texas, Wise, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5060., T625, roll 1860, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, G. B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Born in North Carolina; age 65. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Born Apr 22, 1854; Rutherford Co., NC. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Parents moved to near Boonsville, Prentiss Co., MS, after George was born, until 1881, moving to Texas. [The area of Booneville, until 1870, was part of Tishomingo Co.]. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. He lived in Decatur until he moved to Bridgeport 45 yrs ago. [S2985] 1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5058., T623, roll 1681, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 0149, p. 13A, dwelling 251, family 251, George B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Occupation farmer. [S2985] 1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5058., T623, roll 1681, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 0149, p. 13A, dwelling 251, family 251, George B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Residence Pct. 7, Wise Co., TX. [S2985] 1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5058., T623, roll 1681, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 0149, p. 13A, dwelling 251, family 251, George B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Jun 13, 1900.  Wife is mother of 10 children; 6 living. [S2988] 1920 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - G. B. Porter Family [5060], Texas, Wise, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5060., T625, roll 1860, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, G. B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Occupation farmer. [S2988] 1920 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - G. B. Porter Family [5060], Texas, Wise, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5060., T625, roll 1860, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, G. B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Residence Pct. 7, Wise Co., TX. [S2988] 1920 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - G. B. Porter Family [5060], Texas, Wise, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5060., T625, roll 1860, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, G. B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Jan 23, 1920. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Lived in Bridgeport, TX, for about 45 yrs. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Died Sep 5, 1943; at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Barnett, in the west part of Bridgeport, TX. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Buried Sep 6, 1943; East Side Cemetery, Bridgeport, TX. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Obituary for George Porter. [S2985] 1900 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - George B. Porter Family [5058], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5058., T623, roll 1681, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 0149, p. 13A, dwelling 251, family 251, George B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. Married 28 yrs. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. [S2987] Texas County Marriage Records, Wise Co. - George Porter & Mrs. Maggie Wilson; 1908 [5059], Texas. Wise., (Digital images., FamilySearch. familysearch.org.), 5059., Porter-Wilson, 1908; accessed Aug 24, 2017. Married Aug 6, 1908; Wise Co., TX. [S2988] 1920 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - G. B. Porter Family [5060], Texas, Wise, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5060., T625, roll 1860, Pct. 7, enumeration district (ED) 161, p. 1B, dwelling 13, family 13, G. B. Porter Family, accessed Aug 24, 2017. [S2986] Bridgeport Index, TX; Sep 10, 1943 - Obituary for George Porter [5061], Texas. Bridgeport., 5061., "Last Rites for George Porter Held Monday," Sep 10, 1943, p. 1&3; digital images, TX GenWeb Project (http://txgenweb.org : accessed Aug 24, 2017), Wise County Texas Obituaries, 1910-2016. Married Oct 12, 1908. [S2989] Texas Death Certificate - Maggie Leona Porter; 1961 [5062], Texas Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (ancestry.com :2013.), 5062., death certificate 74939 (1961), Maggie Leona Porter, accessed Aug 25, 2017. Wife is a widow.