Cornelius Porter I
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Cornelius Henderson Porter I (1821 - 1895)

Cornelius Henderson Porter I
Born in Burning Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of [father unknown] and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 27 Dec 1847 in Morgan Co., Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 74 in Rowan, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile managers: Cindy Damm private message [send private message] and Tim Porter private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 19 Mar 2011
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This person was created through the import of Spurlock 20110318.ged on 19 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

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Biography

Cornelius was born about 1821. Cornelius Porter ... [1]

Cornelius was born to Katherine Porter shortly before she married Jacob Waller Jr. Cornelius took the Waller name, but later changed his last name to Porter since he was raised by his maternal grandparents, John and Martha Porter. The 1821 birth year of Cornelius also matches the court case of Catherine Porter, Plaintiff, against Jesse McGuire, Defendant, on a charge of bastardy.

Marriage

Husband: Cornelius Henderson Porter
PREF Y
Wife: Sarah Ann Hanna
PREF Y
Marriage:
Date: 27 Dec 1847
Place: Morgan Co., Kentucky
Source: #S352
Child: Cornelius Henderson Porter
PREF Y
Data Changed:
Date: 21 Jul 2002
Time: 07:21

Source

Source: #S352
Source: #S500

User ID

User ID: F2EC24609D9E44B38F1520464FF36489CD74

Data Changed

Data Changed:
Date: 1 May 2002
Time: 17:16

Prior to import, this record was last changed 17:16 1 May 2002.

Sources

  1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Cindy Damm, Monday, February 10, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
Source S352
Media: Ancestral File
Abbreviation: Porter, Cornelius Henderson, Family Group Record (AFN: 1334-9V1)
Title: Porter, Cornelius Henderson, Family Group Record (AFN: 1334-9V1)
Paranthetical: Y
Source S500
Media: Electronic File
Abbreviation: Porter, Cornelius, GEDCOM file
Title: Porter, Cornelius, GEDCOM file
Author: Beverly King
Paranthetical: Y
Floyd County, Kentucky Court Order Book 4, p. 43 (FHL Film 7842279, Image 373); 20 August 1821, The Commonwealth by Catherine Porter, Plaintiff, against Jesse McGuire, Defendant; On a charge of Bastardy; The defendant appeared in discharge of his Recognizance and the said Catherine Porter being called came not. Therefore on the motion of attorney for the Commonwealth ordered that a Nalliprosequi (sic – Nolle Prosequi) be entered herein. Note: The legal term Nolle Prosequi simply means ‘decline to prosecute’. See the profile for Jesse McGuire, the alleged father of the child in question.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 December 2018), memorial page for Dr Cornelius Henderson “C.H.” Porter (1 May 1821–9 May 1895), Find A Grave: Memorial #64532810, citing Caudill Porter Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Brenda Caudill Middleton (contributor 47117523) .




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Tim Porter
Porter-830 and Porter-5253 appear to represent the same person because: I believe BOTH of these profiles are correct and represent the same man. He is also my gg-grandfather. All the details fit with information I have gathered over the years.
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