Eleanor
C
Porter
Born in West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander Porter
and Eleanor (Collins) Porter
Sister of
Adah Louisa Porter, Lena D (Porter) Neff, Ernest D Porter, Cora C Porter and Lillian L Porter
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 57
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jul 2019
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Biography
Eleanor C Porter was born Jan 1880 in West Virginia.[1] Her "birth" which was also given as 20 July 1880 may refer to baptism, not birthdate ? [2] She was the daughter of Alexander Porter and Lena Collins
Timeline
1880 Piedmont, Mineral, WV. [3]
Engineer for the B&O. Alexander, 46,
Eleanor, 42,
Lenna, 20;
Ernest, 15;
Cora 13;
Lillie, 9;
Eleanor, 4/12
1897 Eleanor C Porter, student, bds at 111 Harrison - where Alexander M Porter, engineer, lives[4]
1900, 2 Maryland Ave, Cumberland, Allegany, MD [5]
Alexander born April 1835, Maryland, both parents b. MD. Civil Engineer. married 44 years
Elenor, wife, b. Jan 1837, MD. 7 children, 6 living. father b DE, mother b.MD.
Lillian L b. Oct 1871 WV,
Elenor C b. Jan 1880, WV
Cora C Little, 33, b. Mar "1877", married 11 years, no children b. MD.
Eleanor was unmarried in 1910 at death of her father.[6]
Piedmont, WV, Feb 10, 1937: “Miss Lillian L Porter, Washington, DC, died Sunday. A native of Piedmont, she was a daughter of the late Alex M and Eleanor Collins Porter. She has made her home at Washington for a number of years. Mrs. Lena Neff, wife of City Clerk Charles T Neff, Mrs. Cora C Lichliter, Washington and Mrs. Eleanor Williamson, Brooklyn NY are sisters. … Burial at Philos Cemetery, Westernport” unlabelled clipping at FAG
Sources
- ↑ 1900 census, taken 10 June 1880 gives her age as 4/12, but also says she was born in January
- ↑ West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928, (Available at Ancestry.com, subscription database on-line, 2019) Also indexed at Family Search
- ↑ Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Piedmont, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Page: 153A; Enumeration District: 034 (10 June 1880) (Available at Ancestry.com, subscription database on-line, 2019)
- ↑ US City Directory, Cumberland, MD, 1897
- ↑ Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumberland Ward 5, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0129; (Available at Ancestry.com, subscription database on-line, 2019)
- ↑ Alexander Porter obituary
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