William was born in 1867. He is the son of Timothy Porter. Had two additional children, Ethel May Porter and Dickie Porter.
Sources
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY4D-SX5 : 4 December 2014), William H Porter and Edna V Switzer, 1900; citing Preston, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 827,599.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ3-VP5 : accessed 12 August 2017), William H Porter, Opportunity, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing ED 307, sheet 12B, line 83, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1940; FHL microfilm 1,821,940.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQ3-CL8 : accessed 12 August 2017), William H Porter, Opportunity, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 2A, line 31, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2514; FHL microfilm 2,342,248.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9SV-XC4 : accessed 12 August 2017), William H Porter in household of Claus V Anderson, Pleasant Prairie Township, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32-55, sheet 61A, line 40, family 236, 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 4363.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William: