Emma America (Ott) Porter (1843 - 1904)

Born 21 Apr 1843 in Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA

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Died 5 Sep 1904 at age 61 in Mount Hermon, Washington, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Emma American Ott was born 21 Apr 1843 in Covington, LA, St. Tammany Parish to Charles Ott and Margaret Ann Tate Ott. She was their 8th child. According to the 1850 census for Washington parish, there were 5 children older than Emma and 3 living children older than she. Her grandmother, Margaret Jackson Ott and Emma's Aunt Naomi were living with them at the time. In 1860, she was still living at home with her parents. I am assuming that she married around this same year as she received a widow's pension by 1880. Her first son William Edward Porter was born in 1861, second son James English Porter in 1866 and daughter Ella Porter in 1869. Their father was Joseph Porter is not mentioned with her in any of the census records, but she does file a widow's pension and the 1880 Census she is listed as a widow. She passed away 5 Sep., 1904 and is buried in Mt Hermon, Washington, Louisiana, United States.

Name

Name: Emma America /Porter/^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 Apr 1843

Place: Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA^[3][4]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana, United States^[5]

Residence: Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head of House: Daughter

Date: 1880

Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana, USA^[6]

Marriage

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-323969970 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0688 APID: 1,6742::7117648
2. ↑ Source: #S-323970831 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M653_426; Page: 812; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 803426 APID: 1,7667::38438986
3. ↑ Source: #S-323969970 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0688 APID: 1,6742::7117648
4. ↑ Source: #S-323970831 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M653_426; Page: 812; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 803426 APID: 1,7667::38438986
5. ↑ Source: #S-323970831 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M653_426; Page: 812; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 803426 APID: 1,7667::38438986
6. ↑ Source: #S-323969970 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0688 APID: 1,6742::7117648

• United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 194
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90344828/emma-a-porter: accessed 28 August 2022), memorial page for Emma A Ott Porter (12 Apr 1843–5 Sep 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90344828, citing Mount Hermon Cemetery, Mount Hermon, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Connie Gartman Lozier (contributor 47414970).
• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0688
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M593_535; Page: 224B; Image: 226373; Family History Library Film: 552034
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M653_426; Page: 812; Image: 347; Family History Library Film: 803426
• Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M432_241; Page: 455A; Image: 420
• Source: S-323969970 Repository: #R-897850934 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,6742::0
• Repository: R-897850934 Name: Ancestry.com
• Source: S-323970831 Repository: #R-897850934 Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,7667::0
• Source: S-328048307 Repository: #R-897850934 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=67780847&pid=298