Charles H. Porter

Birth Date

1822-02-27

Death Date

1885-10-05

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Marion County, Kentucky, physician. Spencer County, Kentucky, native. Son of Charles C. Porter and Mary M. Jones Porter. Married to Martha A. Woods Porter in Mercer County in 1846. Druggist in Marion County in 1850. Physician in Marion County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Marion County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 2, p. 399A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, Lebanon, p. 574.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District 1, p. 478A.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Mercer County Marriages, Film #000191859.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Marion County Marriages, Film #000597759.
"Dr. Charles H. Porter (1822-1885)," Find A Grave, Memorial #114605443, Accessed May 16, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114605443/charles-h.-porter.

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