John Porter and Celestia Tinker

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Husband John Porter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 6 Feb 1832 - Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA 2
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         Father: William Porter (1805-1869) 1 3
         Mother: Sarah Custard (      -Aft 1885) 1 3

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   Other Spouse: Flavia Davis (1858-      ) 4 5 - 1 Aug 1889 4 5

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• Business: : Meadville, Crawford Co, PA.

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Wife Celestia Tinker ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 F Juvenilia Porter ⁵

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           Born: 15 Jan 1869 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 5
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2 M Walter Gaylor Porter ⁵

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           Born: 15 Apr 1872 5
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           Died: 14 Aug 1899 - Scio, Harrison Co, OH 5
 Cause of Death: Railroad accident
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General Notes: Husband - John Porter

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He removed to Meadville, Crawford Co, Pennsylvania, when a young man, where he became engaged in mercantile and manufacturing pursuits. He was a member of council and mayor of the city of Meadville.

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General Notes: Wife - Celestia Tinker

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She was a singer of note who studied music in America and in Europe. In 1872-3 she went to Menton in the south of France with her children, later returning to the United States.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 868.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 112.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 81, 112.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1647.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 113.