Porter Able (1854 - 1919)

Born 1 Apr 1854 in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1919 at age 65 in Rion, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

Porter Able is a part of US Black heritage.

Biography

Son of Solomon and Julia (Jenkins) Able.

Husband of Minnie Jones.

They were married about 1884 according to the 1900 Census. Porter was aged 43; Minnie was aged 39. She was the mother of 8, 7 then living. Son Haskal was age 14; daughter Bessie was age 12; son Horten was age 8; son Ezell was age 3; daughter Belle was age 4; son Harvey was age 1.^[1]

Father of Arthur Able and Ezell Jones Able.

He died of dropsy.^[2]

"He followed virtue as his trusted guide, Lived as a Christian and a Christian died."

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3RR-TRV : accessed 27 January 2022), Porter Able, Township 8 Ridgeway town (part), Fairfield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37, sheet 19B, family 351, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,527.
2. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N96Y-MBP : 9 September 2021), Parter Able, 27 Aug 1919; citing Fairfield, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,576.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMB9-TNB : accessed 27 January 2022), Porter Able, Township 8, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 7A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1460; FHL microfilm 1,375,473.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176590868/porter-able