Harriet Lucia (Porter) Wilson (1907 - 1967)

Ancestors

Biography

Harriet Lucia Porter was born January 25 (or 26), 1907 in Minnesota, USA --possibly Pepin Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota, where she can be found on the 1910 US census. "January 26" is what is written on her California death certificate. ^[1] Harriet's birthday is listed as January 25, 1907 in The Greenup Family by Elise Greenup Jourdan, p. 19, where Harriet is mentioned because her mother, Elsie Porter was born a Greenup.^[2]

Harriet's parents were Frank Porter and Elsie Greenup. ^[2]

Harriet Porter can be found at the age of three on the 1910 US census for Pepin Twp., Wabasha County, Minnesota along with her mother, father, brother, and older half-brother, Melvin. Under marriage status, there is an "M2" next to her father Frank's name, an "M1" next to Elsie's name, and a '4' in the column for "number of years married" for both. The couple has been married for only 4 years, so the oldest son is likely from an earlier marriage for Frank Porter. Frank's occupation is listed as "Engineer", with further clarification: "Steamboat".

Name	Sex	Age	Mar/Sing	Race	Role	Birth	Birthplace	Father b.	Mother b.
Frank A Porter	Male	29	Married	White	Head	1881	Minnesota	New York	New York
Elsie I Porter	Female	24	Married	White	Wife	1886	Minnesota	Iowa	Iowa
Melvin A Porter	Male	6	Single	White	Son	1904	South Dakota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Harriet L Porter	Female	3	Single	White	Dau.	1907	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
David J Porter	Male	6/12	Single	White	Son	1910	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota

^[3]

In 1911, Frank and Elsie Porter, Vernon (another half-brother), Melvin, Harriet and David crossed into Canada at Red Deer Sub-Districts 1-78, Alberta, Canada.^[4]

Harriet "S" Porter can be found with her parents and siblings on the 1920 US census for Spokane, Spokane County, Washington. Closer inspection of the photocopied census image reveals that the "S" is actually an overly fancy "L".

Name	Sex	Age	Mar/Sing	Race	Role	Birth	Birthplace	Father b.	Mother b.
Frank Porter	Male	38	Married	White	Head	1882	Minnesota	New York	Michigan
Elsie I Porter	Female	33	Married	White	Wife	1887	Minnesota	Iowa	Iowa
Vernon H Porter	Male	17	Single	White	Son	1903	South Dakota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Melvin Porter	Male	16	Single	White	Son	1904	S. Dakota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Harriet S Porter	Female	12	Single	White	Dau.	1908	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
David J Porter	Male	10	Single	White	Son	1910	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Alberta G Porter	Female	8	Single	White	Dau.	1912	See Note below	Minnesota	Minnesota
Leona V Porter	Female	6	Single	White	Dau.	1914	See Note below	Minnesota	Minnesota

NOTE- Alberta and Leona Porter were originally listed on the census with a birth location of "Canada", and immigration date of 1913. "Canada" was apparently later struck out along with the immigration year, and "US. Cit." written over the top. There are two boarders in the household also -- 30 year old divorced "Emma Prachey" and her 1 year old son, Wilbur Prachey.^[5]

According to The Greenup Family', Harriet married Ruben A. Wilson, (no date or location given). ^[2] Ruben is identified on their shared tombstone as "Rev. Ruben A. Wilson, 1906-1993." ^[6]

Harriet P. Wilson, Ruben A. Wilson, and their children can be found on the 1940 census for Alameda, Alameda California. Ruben's occupation is "Church Pastor". Three sons, Ruben, Jr., Lewis and Everett, and two daughters, Alice and Noel are enumerated on the census.

Name	Sex	Age	Mar/Sing	Race	Role	Birthplace	Est Birth y.	Residence on 4/1/1935
Ruben A Wilson	Male	39	Married	White	Head	Colorado	1901	Weed, Siskiyou, California
Harriet P Wilson	Female	33	Married	White	Wife	Minnesota	1907	Weed, Siskiyou, California
Ruben A Wilson Jr	Male	12	Single	White	Son	Washington	1928	Weed, Siskiyou, California
Lewis F Wilson	Male	10	Single	White	Son	Washington	1930	Weed, Siskiyou, California
Alice F Wilson	Female	8	Single	White	Dau	California	1932	Weed, Siskiyou, California
Everett A Wilson	Male	5	Single	White	Son	California	1935	Weed, Siskiyou, California
Noel P Wilson	Female	2	Single	White	Dau	California	1938	Weed, Siskiyou, California

^[7]

Harriet is identified on her California death certificate (transcribed at FamilySearch.org) as "Harriett P. Wilson". (The "P" is apparently for her maiden name). She died on March 31, 1867 in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Her mother's name has been transcribed as "Grunup". ^[1] Harriet P. Wilson's Findagrave memorial page, which can be viewed at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54525720/harriet-p.-wilson, has a photograph of the shared tombstone for Harriet and Ruben, and states that she was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA. ^[6]

Notes

A death record has been found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPJM-4QP (FamilySearch.org), which MAY relate to Harriet's husband, since the dates correspond, and other facts line up with Ruben A. Wilson,

Name: Ruben Archer Wilson

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 02 Aug 1993

Event Place: Placer, California, United States

Birth Date: 26 May 1906

Birthplace: Colorado

Gender: Male

Mother's Name: King ^[8]

This birth birth year for Ruben does NOT match the year on the 1940 census.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP41-XFM : 26 November 2014), Harriett P Wilson, 31 Mar 1967; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "The Greenup Family" by Elise Greenup Jourdan, February 2003
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RVZ-YS3?cc=1727033&wc=QZZW-WLW%3A133639401%2C141431501%2C140919801%2C1589088853 : 24 June 2017), Minnesota > Wabasha > Pepin > ED 154 > image 8 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB8-YSRM : 16 March 2018), Elsie Porter in entry for Frank Porter, 1911; citing Census, Red Deer Sub-Districts 1-78, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,655.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNJ-C3R?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-Q25%3A1036474601%2C1036474602%2C1036474603%2C1589333869 : 14 December 2015), Washington > Spokane > Spokane > ED 247 > image 4 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 June 2018), memorial page for Harriet P. Wilson (1907–1967), Find A Grave Memorial no. 54525720, citing Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA ; Maintained by Breson (contributor 47018096) .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MT-3QHH?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP-JVG%3A790105301%2C790105302%2C790235401%2C950802501 : accessed 4 June 2018), California > Alameda > Alameda Judicial Township, Alameda, Tract AC-13 > 1-26 Alameda Judicial Township, Alameda City (Tract AC-13 - part) bounded by (N) Lincoln Av; (E) Chestnut; (S) San Antonio Av; (W) Paru, Central Av, Grand > image 29 of 46; citing 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.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPJM-4QP : 26 November 2014), Ruben Archer Wilson, 02 Aug 1993; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.