Born in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Haywood Porter II
and Apsillia (Honeycutt) Porter
Sister of
Luther Porter, Hughie P Porter, Lillie (Porter) McLemore, Vennie (Porter) Williams, Jeff Porter and Ozelle (Porter) Cannady
Wife of
George Edgar Spell
— married
16 Apr 1913 (to 30 Sep 1955) in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Thelma Cleo (Spell) Hobbs, Edward Carl Spell, Edgar Porter Spell, Hoover Bryan Spell, Agnes T Spell, Haywood Gordon Spell and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died
at age 74
in Clinton Twp., Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2019
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Biography
Della PORTER was born 09 Apr 1895 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of James Porter and Apsillia Honeycutt.
Della married[1] G E SPELL 16 Apr 1913 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
She passed away 25 Jun 1969 in Clinton Twp., Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85R-7J4 : 3 November 2017), G.E. Spell and Della Porter, 16 Apr 1913; citing , Sampson, North Carolina, United States, p. bk 1, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 553,930.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJ7-2XS : accessed 19 July 2019), Della Spell in household of George E Spell, Honeycutts, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 86, sheet 12B, line 97, family 204, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1322; FHL microfilm 1,821,322.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X373-BS4 : accessed 19 July 2019), Della Spell in household of George E Spell, Little Coharie, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 6A, line 36, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1720; FHL microfilm 2,341,454.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3T-XRK : 15 March 2018), Della Spell in household of Edgar Spell, Little Coharie Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-16, sheet 10A, line 22, family 152, 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 2972.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #74769948
Acknowledgments
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della:
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~0.78%
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