William
Grayson
Porter
Born in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Porter
and Mary Sayers (Grayson) Porter
Brother of
Mary Elizabeth Porter, John Edward Porter, Evelina Anville Porter, Ann McCarty Porter, McCauley Porter, Martha Susan Porter, Ester Porter, Isabella Porter, Lycurgus Porter [half], Sarah Maria Porter [half], Harriet Porter [half], Horace Monroe Porter [half], George Presley Porter [half], Virginia Frances Porter [half], Aurthur Blackwell Porter [half], Artimissa Jane (Porter) Gilson [half], Cordelia Adelade (Porter) Patterson [half], James Henry Porter [half] and Mark Richard Porter [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Winkle) Porter
— married
13 Mar 1846 in Sullivan County, Missouri
Descendants 
Died
at age 88
in Philomath, Benton, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 May 2017
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Biography
"Drove Ox Team To Oregon In 1848:
PHILOMATH, Or., March 10 – (Special) – William Grayson Porter died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Jolly, at Philomath, Thursday, March, 5, 1908, aged 88 years, 1 month and 10 days. Mr. Porter was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, on January 24, 1820. When about 6 years old with his parents he moved to Zanesville, O., where he lived about two years, moving thence to Todd County, Tennessee, where he resided for only a short time, when he moved to that part of Kentucky then known as “The Barrens,” where he resided until he became of age. He then went to Illinois, and from thence to Missouri, where he was married March 31, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Winkle, from which union there are still living three children, Isaac W. Porter, Mrs. Mary Jane Morriss and Mrs. N. A. Jolly. He has living 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; also one brothers, McCauley Porter, of Corvallis, Or.
Deceased and wife crossed the plains in 1848, Mr. Porter driving four yoke of oxen all the way, excepting two days. He arrived in Oregon in September, 1848, and lived on his donation claim near Bellfountain until the Fall of 1884, when he came to Philomath and made his home with his daughter, Mrs. N. A. Jolly. His wife died May 9, 1888. Mr. Porter was a great lover of fine horses. He was a gentleman of the strictest honor and integrity and during his later years was familiarly known as “Uncle Billy.”
The Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) – Wednesday, March 11, 1908."[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Drove Ox Team To Oregon In 1848." "Death records for Benton County Oregon." Genealogy Trails. Accessed Dec. 30th, 2019. http://www.genealogytrails.com/ore/benton/death1.html.
- "William Grayson Porter." Family Search. Accessed May 11, 2017. https://familysearch.org/tree/person/MQ79-H8N/.
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