Places Lived
725 Washington St, Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1]
In 1920
He was 20 and attending school still.
We know this can not be college though due to the 1940 Census[2] which again has him attending school within the last month but only have completed 2 years of High School
In the Wisconsin 1905 Census, Gail is listed as being a Clerk of Dry Goods. This is the first census were Gail has a job.
Grave Site
Gail is buried at Caldwell Cemetery in Caldwell, Wisconsin, USA.[3]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMV2-DYM : accessed 26 November 2016), Gail Porter in household of Geo J Porter, Milwaukee city Ward 8, Precinct 6, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,802.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K724-6FP : accessed 8 January 2017), Gail Porter in household of Sidney Ellingsen, Ward 24, Milwaukee, Milwaukee City, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72-536, sheet 10A, line 4, family 190, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4564.
"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRX4-C8Q : 4 December 2014), Gail George Porter and Lydia F. Killips, 01 Sep 1910; citing reference cn 3225; FHL microfilm 1,014,033.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFKG-N3D : accessed 26 November 2016), George G Porter, Milwaukee Ward 23, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 284, sheet 5A, line 20, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2004; FHL microfilm 1,822,004.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMV2-DYM : accessed 26 November 2016), Gail Porter in household of Geo J Porter, Milwaukee city Ward 8, Precinct 6, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,802.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X99Y-W2W : accessed 4 January 2018), Gail Porter, Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 297, sheet 9A, line 48, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2597; FHL microfilm 2,342,331.
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKK-HZ2 : 12 December 2014), George Porter in entry for Porter, 17 May 1880; citing Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, reference item 3 p 301; FHL microfilm 1,305,146.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gail by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gail: