Benjamin B. Porter

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1837-06-22

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1915-09-11

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"Benjamin B. Porter" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00009631, (accessed April 28, 2024).

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Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Lawrence County, Kentucky, native. Son of Benjamin P. Porter and Abagail Porter. Married to Elizabeth Crum Porter in 1855. Father of Jane Porter and Elizabeth Porter. Married to Sarah Crum Porter on March 5, 1860. Father of Sarah Porter, William Porter, Susannah Porter, and Daniel Porter. Resident in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Private in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 114A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 40. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Floyd County, Precinct 7, p. 8. Kentucky Marriage Records on Microfilm (1852-1914), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Johnson County Marriages, p. 4. Marriage Records: Kentucky Marriages, (Richmond, KY: Madison County Courthouse), film no. 001912950, p. 94. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 896. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7016177, Lawrence County Deaths, File #2764.

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