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Personal data William Jackson Porter 


Household of William Jackson Porter

He is married to Mary A. Shellenbarger.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere in OH or PA.

William Jackson Porter oo Mary A. Shellenbarger

Marriage source: Garbe, Gary, Peltons Peltons and more Peltons, (Pub. location unknown, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, x Dec MMII)

'... Heman O PORTER ... Birth: 2 MAY 1865 in Putnam County, OH ...'

Obituary

'Heman O., son of William and Mary Porter, ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Herman Orris Porter  1865-1938 
  2. Emma L. Porter  1875-1956


Notes about William Jackson Porter

William Jackson Porter

Source: Lozer, Mark, Surnames of Fulton Co., OH, (Fulton Co. OH, M.L., xxix June MM), pg 3 of 6

'... Bird VIERS. He married Emma L. PORTER 5 Oct 1892 in Fulton Co. OH, daughter of William J. PORTER and Mary A. SHELLENBARGER. ...'

Garbe, Gary, Peltons Peltons and more Peltons, (Pub. location unknown, worldconnect.rootsweb.com, x Dec MMII)

'... Heman O PORTER ... Birth: 2 MAY 1865 in Putnam County, OH ...'

Obituary

'Heman O., son of William and Mary Porter ...'

Lozer, Mark, Surnames of Fulton County Ohio and Before, (Fulton Co., OH, FCCOGS, 19 Aug 2003)

'... William Jackson PORTER Sex: M Birth: 18 JUL 1832 in PA Death: 8 OCT 1906 in Wauseon, OH Burial: Bayes Cemetery ...

Father: Thomas PORTER b: ABT 1792 in PA or MD Mother: Susan JACKSON b: 1806 in PA

Marriage 1 Mary A. SHELLENBARGER b: 19 APR 1837

Children

1. John PORTER b: 1855 2. Thomas J. PORTER b: ABT 1861 3. William Jackson PORTER b: 1862 4. Herman (Heman) O. PORTER b: 2 MAY 1865 5. George Ozias PORTER b: 1866 6. Annetta PORTER b: 1869 7. Charles E. PORTER b: 7 MAR 1870 8. Harvey M. PORTER b: 1872 9. Emma L. PORTER b: 8 AUG 1875 10. Mary (Addie) Kate PORTER b: 29 JUN 1878 11. Susan A. PORTER b: 1879 12. Cora Alice PORTER b: 7 MAR 1881' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Jackson Porter

William Jackson Porter
1832-1906


Mary A. Shellenbarger
1837-1895

Herman Orris Porter
1865-1938
Emma L. Porter
1875-1956
Mary Kate 'Addie' Porter
1878-1951

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Historical events

Birthday July 18, 1832

  • The temperature on July 18, 1832 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1832: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
    • March 24 » In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
    • May 7 » Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of London.
    • July 19 » The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary.
    • November 21 » Wabash College is founded in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
    • December 28 » John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.

Day of death October 8, 1906

  • The temperature on October 8, 1906 was between 8.7 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
    • March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
    • June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
    • July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
    • August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
    • November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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