Descendants of Reese Porter (c1793-1859)
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Descendants of Reese Porter

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(Reese Porter signature ~ 1853)
1. Reese PORTER b. ca 1793, Rockbridge Co., VA, (son of William PORTER Jr. and Mary BOWEN)1 m. ca 1815, in TN, Elizabeth "Bettie" TALIAFERRO, b. ca 1800, GA, (daughter of Benjamin TALIAFERRO and Adra SNOW) d. ca 1865, Titus Co., TX.  Reese died 1859, Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX, bur. Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
 
Children:
2.  i  Benjamin T. PORTER b. 1817.
3. ii  Samuel R. Porter b. ca 1820.
4. iii  William A. Porter b. 08 Sep 1824.

iv  (Dr.) Reese Bowen Porter b. 08 Dec 1836, Franklin Co., AL, m. (1) 08 Oct 1861, in Lawrence Co., AL, Henrietta "Nettie" Lightfoot, b. 08 Nov 1843, AL, (daughter of Robert W. Lightfoot) d. 23 Jan 1891, Town Creek, Lawrence Co., AL, bur. Lightfoot Cemetery, Town Creek, AL, m. (2) 17 Jan 1892, in Lawrence Co., AL, Frances "Fannie" Taliaferro, b. 04 May 1850, Lawrence Co., AL, (daughter of Benjamin Taliaferro and Nancy -----) d. 19 Apr 1930, bur. Lightfoot Cemetery.  Reese died 16 Jul 1905, Town Creek, AL, bur. Lightfoot Cemetery.
5.  v  Stephen A. Porter b. Dec 1838.

vi  (Daughter) Porter b. (1835/1840), AL, m./d. (bef Sep 1850).
6. vii  Elizabeth T. Porter b. ca 1841.

viii  Sarah J. Porter b. ca 1843, AL, d. (aft Sep 1850), (Titus Co., TX).

  Second Generation  


Benjamin T. Porter signature ~ 1854
2. Benjamin T. PORTER b. 04 Nov 1817, possibly Bedford Co., TN, m. (1) ca 1836, in AL, Rebecca BOREN, b. 12 Jul 1819, AL, d. 26 Feb 1854, Titus Co., TX, m. (2) ca 1855, in Titus Co., TX, Margaret S. Walker, b. Apr 1831, SC, (daughter of Andrew J. Walker and Martha -----) d. Aug 1896, Titus Co., TX, bur. Green Hill Cemetery, Titus Co., TX.  Benjamin died Oct 1856, Titus Co., TX.
 
Children by Rebecca Boren:
i  William R. Porter b. 29 Mar 1838, AL, m. ca 1861, in Titus Co., TX, Ann J. -----, b. ca 1839, AR, d. (bef 1900), (Titus Co., TX).  William died (bef 1900), (Titus Co., TX).
ii  Reese B. Porter b. 03 Apr 1839, AL, m. 1860, in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX, Ellen Jane -----, b. ca 1838, KY, d. (1870/1880), Titus Co., TX.  Reese died (1870/1880), Titus Co., TX.
iii  Charles T. Porter b. 15 Aug 1840, Franklin Co., AL, m. 03 Jan 1869, in Russellville, Franklin Co., AL, Mary Elizabeth Hall, b. Oct 1847, GA, (daughter of Zachariah Hall and Mary -----) d. (aft 1920), (McClain Co., OK).  Charles died 03 Oct 1912, Blanchard, McClain Co., OK.
iv  George W. Porter b. 16 Feb 1842, AL, d. (aft Oct 1861), (Titus Co., TX).
v  Nancy Jane PORTER Photo b. 13 Apr 1844, Red River (now Titus) Co., Republic of Texas, m. 01 Jan 1857, in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX, Jesse V. BROOKS, b. 30 Sep 1837, Fayette Co., AL, (son of Zachariah BROOKS and Sarah McGill CHEEK) d. 15 May 1915, near Paluxy, Hood Co., TX, bur. Rock Church Cemetery, Hood Co., TX.  Nancy died 28 Apr 1912, near Paluxy, TX, bur. Rock Church Cemetery.
vi  Benjamin Franklin Porter Photo b. 12 Apr 1845, Red River (now Titus) Co., Republic of Texas, m. (1) 15 Jun 1865, in Titus Co., TX, Nancy Adaline Duff, b. 14 Jul 1848, TN, (daughter of James Harvey Duff and Lydia Emiline Harris) d. 26 Apr 1881, Llano Co., TX, m. (2) 07 Oct 1883, in Llano Co., TX, Lucinda Clementine "Clem" Reagor, b. 07 Jan 1847, Dallas Co., TX, (daughter of Jacob Reagor and Julianna Hannah Frost) d. 21 Nov 1919, Mason Co., TX, bur. Valley Spring Cemetery, Llano Co., TX.  Benjamin died 21 Apr 1918, Pontotoc, Mason Co., TX, bur. Valley Spring Cemetery.
vii  Frances America Porter b. 03 Aug 1847, Titus Co., TX, d. (aft 1860), (Titus Co., TX).
viii  James W. "Double-Thumb Jim" Porter Photo b. 14 Mar 1850, Titus Co., TX, m. 1869, possibly in Titus Co., TX, Joan Landers, b. 28 Oct 1848, TX, d. 07 Jan 1920, near Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.  James died 07 Jun 1921, near Wetumka, OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.
ix  Calvin B. Porter b. 29 Jan 1854, Titus Co., TX; d. young.

Child by Margaret S. Walker:
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Samuel "Sam" Porter b. 21 Aug 1856, Titus Co., TX, m. (1) (aft 1880), in Titus Co., TX, Mary Elizabeth McCauley, b. 02 Jun 1866, Union Co., MS, (daughter of Samuel Franklin McCauley and Mary Ann McCauley) d. 24 Nov 1897, Titus Co., TX, bur. Green Hill Cemetery, Titus Co., TX, m. (2) 27 Jan 1901, in Titus Co., TX, James ELLA Clampitt, b. 30 Jan 1876, (daughter of Elisha Galveston Clampitt and Nancy Jane Whiteside) d. 24 Nov 1901, Titus Co., TX, bur. Green Hill Cemetery, m. (3) ca 1903, in TX, Mary Margaret [Johnson] Edwards, b. 20 Sep 1868, AL, (daughter of Caleb A. "Kale" Johnson and Nancy C. Harris) d. 30 Jan 1933, Mt. Pleasant, Titus Co., TX, bur. Mt. Pleasant (Edwards) Cemetery.  Samuel died 18 Nov 1923, Mount Pleasant, TX, bur. Green Hill Cemetery.

 

3. Samuel R. Porter b. ca 1820, Maury Co., TN, m. ca 1842, in Lawrence Co., AL, Sarah H. Sherrill, b. ca 1822, AL, (daughter of George Sherrill and Elizabeth Moore) d. (aft 1871), (Titus Co., TX).  Samuel died 1854, Titus Co., TX.

Children:
 i  Mary E. Porter b. ca 1843, AL.
ii  George A. Porter b. 07 Apr 1846, Franklin Co., AL, m. 26 Nov 1882, in Cooke Co., TX, Josephine E. "Josie" Wheeler, b. 22 Jan 1859, TN, (daughter of William D. Wheeler and Julie Ann Allison) d. 19 Oct 1916, near Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.  George died 08 May 1920, (four miles SW of Granbury) Hood Co., TX, bur. Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX.
 iii  Samuel Richard "Dick" Porter b. 09 Jul 1850, Titus Co., TX, m. (1) ca 1872, probably in Titus Co., TX, (Unknown), m. (2) 16 Feb 1879, in Hood Co., TX, Mary ELLEN Faucett, b. 30 Sep 1861, TX, (daughter of Thomas Faucett and Mary Bowen) d. 10 Aug 1935, Tolar, Hood Co., TX, bur. Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX.  Samuel died 22 Mar 1931, Granbury, Hood Co., TX, bur. Rough Creek Cemetery.



4. William A. "Bill" Porter b. 08 Sep 1824, Lincoln Co., TN, m. (1) 18 Dec 1845, in Town Creek, Lawrence Co., AL, Mary "Polly" Sherrill, b. 17 Aug 1829, AL, (daughter of George Sherrill and Elizabeth Moore) d. 07 Dec 1876, Glen Rose, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery, Rainbow, Somervell Co., TX, m. (2) (aft 1880), Lucy E. [Matthews] Andress, b. 26 Mar 1848, MS, d. 15 Sep 1889, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery.  William died 20 Jun 1897, Rainbow, TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery.

Children by Mary "Polly" Sherrill:
i  Benjamin Taliaferro Porter b. 26 Dec 1846, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, m. 28 Jul 1870, in TX, Harriet Amanda "Tine" Gibbs, b. 05 Jan 1851, Ellis Co., TX, d. 05 Jul 1916, Comanche Co., TX, bur. Oakland Cemetery, Comanche Co., TX.  Benjamin died 03 Feb 1931, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Oakland Cemetery.
ii  Sam Houston Porter b. 20 May 1850, Titus Co., TX, m. 09 Aug 1883, in Coleman Co., TX, Mary "Mollie" Taliaferro, b. 1866, TX, (daughter of John Richard Alexander Taliaferro and Dicey Jenkins) d. 1889, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery, Somervell Co., TX.  Sam died 29 Aug 1891, near Trickham, Coleman Co., TX, bur. Trickham Cemetery.
iii  Sarah Elizabeth "Sis" Porter b. 06 Jan 1852, Titus Co., TX, m. 07 Nov 1869, in Hood Co., TX, Caswell Harp Bostick, b. 08 Jun 1833, SC, (son of James B. Bostick and Sarah -----) d. 16 Mar 1915, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Rock Church Cemetery, Rumley, Lampasas Co., TX.  Sarah died 13 Feb 1925, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Rock Church Cemetery.
iv  Adria Porter b. 10 Oct 1854, Titus Co., TX, m. ca 1881, in Somervell Co., TX, Thomas Henry Woodard, b. 07 Feb 1855, Lamar Co., TX, (son of John Wesley Woodard and Nancy Parnell Thorp) d. 14 May 1941, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery, Somervell Co., TX.  Adria died 28 Apr 1929, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery.
v  Reese Porter b. 22 Aug 1856, Titus Co., TX, d. 27 Dec 1884, Rainbow, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery, Rainbow, TX.
vi  Mary Porter b. 18 Jun 1859, Titus Co., TX, m. (aft Jun 1880), probably in Somervell Co., TX, John KAY Taliaferro, b. ca 1857, TX, (son of John Richard Alexander Taliaferro and Dicey Jenkins).  Mary died 29 Jul 1891, probably Mason Co., TX.
vii  William "Bill" Porter b. 30 Oct 1861, Hood Co., TX, m. 08 Sep 1882, in Somervell Co., TX, Emily Delphinia "Emma" Porter, b. 17 Nov 1863, Titus Co., TX, (daughter of Reese B. Porter and Ellen Jane -----) d. 17 Jul 1933, Rainbow, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery, Rainbow, TX.  William died 04 Jul 1939, Glen Rose, Somervell Co., TX, bur. Squaw Creek Cemetery.
viii  Stephen "Steve" Porter b. 06 Jun 1864, Somervell Co., TX, d. 07 Aug 1891, Trickham, Coleman Co., TX, bur. Trickham Cemetery.

 
 

5. Stephen A. Porter b. Dec 1838, AL, m. ca 1868, in Titus Co., TX, Frances A. Kirkwood, b. ca 1846, Titus Co., TX, (daughter of Thomas J. Kirkwood and Sarah A. -----) d. 1890s, TX (Indian Territory).  Stephen died 1905, probably near Duplex, Fannin Co., TX.

Children:
 i  Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Porter b. 29 Aug 1868, Titus Co., TX, m. ca 1884, in TX, Stephen Adenine Judson "Bud" Whitaker, b. 16 Aug 1861, Titus Co., TX, (son of Andrew J. Whitaker and Elizabeth T. Porter), d. 19 May 1951, near Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.  Sarah died 07 May 1910, near Wetumka, OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.
 ii  Mary Porter b. Apr 1871, Hood (now Somervell) Co., TX, m. 29 Aug 1894, in Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Bryan Co., OK), Edward T. Gallatin, b. 1870, TX, d. 1935, bur. City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker Co., TX.  Mary died 19 Jan 1905, Weatherford, TX, bur. City Greenwood Cemetery.
iii  Lucy Porter b. 03 Jul 1873, Hood (now Somervell) Co., TX, m. 09 Mar 1890, in Somervell Co., TX, Thomas Jefferson Williams, b. 18 Oct 1860, Montgomery Co., AL, (son of Kinchen Milton Williams and Delina Williams) d. 18 Dec 1920, Waples, Hood Co., TX, bur. Granbury Cemetery, Hood Co., TX.  Lucy died 17 Jul 1940, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX, bur. Granbury Cemetery.
iv  William Porter b. 13 Sep 1875, Hood (now Somervell) Co., TX, d. 10 Jul 1971, Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX, bur. Moore Cemetery, Arlington, TX.
v  Adra Porter b. Jan 1880, TX, m. 17 Sep 1896, in Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Bryan Co., OK), John W. Pirtle, b. Oct 1872, AR.  Adra died ca 1912, Bokchito, Bryan Co., OK.
vi  Tom "Pete" Porter b. 02 Aug 1882, Glen Rose, Somervell Co., TX, m. 13 Jul 1903, in Parker Co., TX, Bertha Louellan Vaughan, b. 08 Sep 1883, Chariton Co., MO, (daughter of Napolian Bonaparte Vaughan and Ellen Chambers Hancock) d. 02 Jul 1978, Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX, bur. Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX.  Tom died 09 May 1958, Fort Worth, TX, bur. Rose Hill Cemetery.
vii  Susan Emma "Susie" Porter b. 26 Jun 1886, Somervell Co., TX, m. 28 Jul 1902, Silas Levett "Pony" Pennington, b. 25 May 1876, Franklin Co., AL, (son of John Pennington and Adeline -----) d. 22 May 1948, bur. Heard Cemetery, Bradford, White Co., AR.  Susan died 26 Jul 1966, Bald Knob, White Co., AR, bur. Heard Cemetery.
viii  Reese Bowen Porter b. 12 Aug 1888, Somervell Co., TX, m. Rosa -----.  Reese died ca 1943, McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK.


 

6. Elizabeth T. Porter b. ca 1841, AL, m. ca 1859, in Titus Co., TX, Andrew Judson Whitaker, b. ca 1835, AL, d. ca 1885, Somervell Co., TX.  Elizabeth died (bef 1880), TX.

Children:
i  Reese Whitaker b. ca 1861, Titus Co., TX, m. ca 1879, in Somervell Co., TX, Charles Elvin Reeves, b. 27 May 1859, Ellis Co., TX, (son of John McClain Reeves and Mary R. Garvin) d. 13 May 1902, Blue, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Bryan Co., OK), bur. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bryan Co., OK.  Reese died ca 1884, Somervell Co., TX.
• [Photo of Charles Elvin Reeves and second wife, Henrietta Brown, courtesy of Anna Reeves Weatherford]
ii  Stephen Adenine Judson "Bud" Whitaker b. 16 Aug 1861, Titus Co., TX, m. (1) ca 1884, in TX, Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Porter, b. 29 Aug 1868, Titus Co., TX, (daughter of Stephen A. Porter and Frances A. Kirkwood) d. 07 May 1910, near Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery, m. (2) ca 1911, in Hughes Co., OK, Frances Ida "Fannie" [Porter] Porter Bratton, b. 1870, Titus Co., TX, (daughter of James W. Porter and Joan Landers) d. 1963, OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.  Stephen died 19 May 1951, Butner, Seminole Co., OK, bur. Wetumka Cemetery.
 iii  William David "Dave" Whitaker b. May 1866, Titus Co., TX, m. 19 Jul 1899, in Hood Co., TX, Gertrude Elizabeth Larned, b. 01 Jan 1877, Hood Co., TX, (daughter of Walter Franklin Larned and Anne Eliza Roberson) d. 23 Aug 1915, Paluxy, Hood Co., TX, bur. Rock Church Cemetery, Hood Co., TX.  William died 28 Dec 1937, Douglas, Cochise Co., AZ, bur. Calvary Cemetery, Douglas, AZ.
iv  Jesse B. Whitaker b.17 Feb 1868, Robertson Co., TX, m. 28 Oct 1892, in Comanche Co., TX, Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bellomy, b. 07 Mar 1874, Erath Co., TX (daughter of Hezekiah Bellomy and Melissa E. Deweese) d. 29 Sep 1964, Monahans, Ward Co., TX, bur. Haskell Cemetery, Haskell Co., TX.  Jesse died 25 Mar 1947, Haskell, Haskell Co., TX, bur. Haskell Cemetery.

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1. Mary E. Porter, A Family History, William Porter, Jr., of Rockbridge County, Virginia (1740–1804) and Five Generations of His Descendants, (by the author, El Reno, OK, 1984).

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