This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: loelpo1 Surnames: Porter, Leeks Bennett Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.vermilion/4789.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Crystal thanks for your message it was very interesting indeed. I had to have a think as I posted my message last year so had to remember the link to Adele. I understand that my G Grandfather Moses Porter born Cardiff 1856 eldest sister was Emma Porter born Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England in 1838. Emma's eldest son was William Leeks Porter (Bennett) and he moved to Ogden, Utah from Cardiff, Wales for some reason and died there in 1926 which sounds very adventurous for those days. I was named after the mother of Moses and Emma Porter Louisa Clara Porter. And this name has been handed down through the generations of the Porter family in Wales since, and updated to Louise in my generation. Louise Clara's husband was called William Porter so it could be that William Leeks Porter (Bennett) was named after him. Where do you live? P.S. Is this the man who is the father of your relative Edward Leroy Porter and Pearl Ethel Van Dyke nee Porter?: 1. Sex Name M William Leeks PORTER (BENNETT) (AFN:3K65-MT) Pedigree Born: 25 Mar 1859 Place: Llandaff Heath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Died: 29 Sep 1926 Place: Ogden, Weber, Ut Buried: 1 Oct 1926 Place: Ogden, Weber, Ut Kind regards, Louise Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.