Henry Porter

Birth Date

1800-12-09

Death Date

1872-04-14

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, farmer. Native of Ireland. Married to Permelia J. McLean Porter in Todd County, Kentucky, on May 1, 1826. Father of George W. Porter, Permelia A. Porter, Ephraim Porter, Jane S. Porter, Rubina E. Porter, Mary M. Porter, Barbara Porter, Virginia Porter, and Lucela L. Porter. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Muhlenberg County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved persons in Muhlenberg County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 159B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 733. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 617. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 95B (p. 8 of microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Greenville, p. 9. Marriage Records: Kentucky Marriages, (Richmond, KY: Madison County Courthouse), Todd County, 1820-1886, Film # 000367186, p. 211 of microfilm. Find A Grave, "Henry Porter (1800-1872)," Memorial #470603938, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70603938# (accessed December 6, 2018).

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