Arminta Marilyn (Wells) Porter (1869 - 1937)

Born 1 May 1869 in Odds, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Walker Porter — married 1890 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1937 at age 68 in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Arminta was my Grandmother, Daughter of George Wells and Granddaughter of Richard Wells She was buried at Porter Farm and in 1947 when Dewey Dam was built she was moved to ARC Auxier KY.^[1]

Minta was born May 1, 1869. Her father was a farmer born about 1800 in Kentucky. In 1870 her mother, born about 1840 in Virgina, was enumerated as being 30 and keeping house which included Minta and her eight older siblings. The three oldest were brothers ages 12 to 16 and worked on the farm. Minta also had two more brothers and two sisters ages 3 to 10.^[2]

By 1880 10 year old Araminta had two younger brothers and a younger sister. The 1880 US Cesnsus enumerated her mother, Nancy, as 45 and year of birth was estimated at 1835. Three older siblings were no longer living on the farm.^[3]

Minta married John Porter 1890, probably early in that year. John was the father of three boys by his first wife, Matilda who passed away after the birth of her last known son on May 31, 1888. In the first ten years of marriage Minta had five children including one daughter and three sons. One child was born between 1894 and 1897 and was not included in the 1900 US Census which enumerated at age 31 and birth date was during May 1869.^[4]

Minta had two more sons in the first decade of the twentieth century.^[5]

Minta had another son about 1915.^[6]

Mintie Porter, wife of John Porter, passed away July 14, 1936 in Auxier, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. She was 67. Her death certificate estimated her birth in Odds, Ky as 1869 to George and Nancy Butcher Wells. Cause of death was cardiac insufficiency.^[7][8]

Name

Arminta Marilyn "Minta" /Wells/ listed as:

Araminta Wells.^[3]

Minta Porter.^[5]

Minta Wells.^[2]

Mintie Porter^[6][7]

Mintie Porter was transcribed as Mihitie Porter.^[4]

Birth

1 May 1869 in Odds, Kentucky confirmed by birth estimated as:

before 12 July 1869.^[2]

between 1 June 1869 and 31 May 1870.^[3]

during May 1869.^[4]

About 1869 in Kentucky.^[5]

About 1870 in Kentucky.^[6]

1870 at age 67.^[7]

Death

14 Jul 1937 in Floyd, Kentucky.^[7]

Residence

1870 in John's Creek, Johnson County, Kentucky at age 1 on enumeration dated 12 July 1870.^[2]

1880 in John's Creek, Johnson County, Kentucky at age 10 on last birthday before 1 June 1880.^[3]

1900 in Magisterial District 3, Dick Creek, Floyd, Kentucky.^[4]

1910 in Johns Creek, Floyd, Kentucky.^[5]

1920 in Porter, Floyd, Kentucky.^[6]

1937 in Kentucky.^[7]

Marriage

1890.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Arminta M. “Mintie” Wells Porter on Find A Grave: Memorial #9919286 has marker, picture, death certificate, bio and links to memorials of relatives.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWF-N9N : 17 October 2014), Minta Wells in household of George Wells, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 11, family 67, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,976.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZQ-69P : 11 August 2016), Araminta Wells in household of George Wells, Johns Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 195A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0425; FHL microfilm 1,254,425.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M943-FR8 : accessed 4 December 2018), Mihitie Porter in household of John N Porter, Magisterial District 3, Dick Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 2A, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,520.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2D9-CNF : accessed 4 December 2018), Minta Porter in household of John Porter, Johns Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 53, sheet 12B, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 475; FHL microfilm 1,374,488.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLH-BC3 : accessed 4 December 2018), Mintie Porter in household of John Porter, Porter, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 5, sheet 6A, line 16, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 569; FHL microfilm 1,820,569.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-WQZB : 11 February 2018), Mintie Porter, 14 Jul 1937; citing Death, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
8. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9ZL-DLB : 20 October 2016), Mintie Porter, 14 Jul 1936; citing Death, Auxier, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,336.

See also:

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QX-9GZ7 : accessed 4 December 2018), M...E Wells in entry for George Porter and Cora Lackey, 19 Jun 1918; citing , Boyd, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 2,116,501.

• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N958-V2B : 20 October 2016), Mitie Wells in entry for Beverly Porter, 1938; citing Death, Vot. Pct. Auxier, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,349.

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMWR-PFG : 21 November 2018), Minnie M. Wells in entry for Delmer Howard Porter, 14 Sep 1971; citing Logan, West Virginia, County Records, 13462, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,114,468.

Acknowledgments

• Wells-2526 was created from through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. Thank you to Lillian Porter for the many improvements she has made to this profile. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lillian and others.