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Henry Porter (Muhlenberg County, farmer)

b. 1800-12-09 d. 1872-04-14

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.

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Race
White

Bibliography

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).

Citation

Porter, Henry. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207800 (November 12, 2026).

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