Hi Jerry, I am very happy to hear from you. The reason I am interested in this John Porter is that I am investigating him as a possible father to my maternal brick wall grandmother, Geneva (Neva) Porter, whose parents were supposedly John and Mary Porter. This is the first John Porter I have found who even remotely fits the bill. I have been systematically investigating every Porter Family in KY. So far, I have done the ones in Butler, Floyd, Johnson, Bourbon, Boone, Henderson, and Crittendon counties. How I arrived at this John Porter as a possible is my remembering that mom always told me that her mother's family was related to the McCoy Family of the famous Hatfield- McCoy Feud. So, with nothing better to do, I checked the genealogy of the McCoys, and found this John Porter related to them. He is also the first that I have found who was the right age. The problem with him is that he is not going to be that easy to find info on. Nowhere that I have looked so far does anyone have anything further on the children of Elijah Porter and Mary Scott. I figure he must have moved when he married. He appears with his parents at the age of 13 in the 1850 Pike County Census. In 1860 the parents are still there with the two youngest children but he is not. My grandmother, Neva Porter, was b. 04 Jul 1872 or 1873 somewhere in KY. None of her documentation lists the town. This is why I have had a problem locating her family. I would dearly love to find out about her and her family. I never even knew her as she died a full 20 years before I was born. None of her children are left alive to ask any questions of. I have found all of the first cousins, none of which know even as much as I do. Neva Porter married Benjamin Whittaker 12 May 1890 at Charleston WV. Their children were: Benjamin b. 1897 at Pt. Pleasant, WV died in infancy. Eva b. 01 Feb 1900 at Charleston, WV died 1980 at Cincinnati, OH m. Thomas Jack Baron. Adam b. 1902 at Charleton, WV died two mos. later at Columbus, OH. Twins: John b. 17 Aug 1904 at Benwood, Marshall County, WV died 1971 at Cincinnati, OH m. (1st) Idabelle (?) b. KY m. (2nd) Daisy (?). Lawrence b. 17 Aug 1904 at Benwood, Marshall County, WV died 1981 at Cincinnati, OH m. (1st) Elizabeth Bielata (2nd) (?) and (3rd) Florene Freshour b. KY. Ethel b. 1909 at Green River (?) KY died 2005 at Orlando, Orange County, FL m. (1st) Paul Ervin of Wheeling WV m. (2nd) Charles Bastian of Cincinnati, OH. Twins: May Ada (my mom) b. 28 Apr 1912 at Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV died 03 Jun 1978 at Hialeah, Dade Co., FL m. (1st) Hubert Grabo m. (2nd) Edward Christopher. Mary Ida b. 28 Apr 1912 at Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV died about 1952 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH m. (?) I would also be interested in any of these names of her children being used in any Porter Family as only the name Benjamin had been used in the Whittaker family. Being that Pike County is so close to the WV line, it seems to make sense that she may have come from this area. It would fit in with the idea how she might have met my grandfather, Benjamin Whittaker, too. He did always work on the river, though, hence my checking all the other places and Porter families. When they married in 1890, the marriage record states that Neva was resident in Charleston WV at that time and that her mother was present at the marriage. I have recently found that Elijah Porter had 185 acres on Brushy Creek. So, I intend to try to locate a will for him in hopes he might name his still living children and/or grand- children. He or his wife do not appear in the 1870 Pike County Census. I have check- ed for a marriage of John Porter in Pike but have not found one, so feel he probably married elsewhere. Thanks again for answering me; and, I look forward to hearing from you again. Best Regards, Dee D'Errico [email protected] New site: Taming The Tree http://tamingthetree.tribalpages.com Taming of The Tree; Christophel/Whittaker Roots: http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/r/Dee-Derrico/index.html More Taming The Tree: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-TameTree Dee D'Errico [email protected] New site: Taming The Tree http://tamingthetree.tribalpages.com Taming of The Tree; Christophel/Whittaker Roots: http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/r/Dee-Derrico/index.html More Taming The Tree: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-TameTree

Hi Dee, I was surprised to see your Mom lived in Miami Dade County, I was born and raised in Miami, I lived in Cutler Ridge , Homestead, and South Miami Heights, I was born in Homestead Fl, in 1957, My Grandparents on My Mom's side lived in Hialeah Fl all their live until they got to old to take care of them self's, My Grandma is still living in Homestead Fl with my Mom. Grandma is 88 years old. I left South Miami in 2003 with my wife and kids, I live in Virginia now, just between Lynchburg and Danville. I do not recognize any of the names you listed except that of John Porter, The Porters are suppose to be my GGreat Grandmas family?? But I have not researched Porter that much yet, I am still stuck at Boling, Bowling, Bolling, I will keep my eye open for anything on John as I research . I look forward in talking again soon. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee D'Errico" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:01 AM Subject: [KYPIKE] John Porter b. 1837 Pike County > > > Hi Jerry, > > I am very happy to hear from you. > > The reason I am interested in this John > Porter is that I am investigating him as a > possible father to my maternal brick wall > grandmother, Geneva (Neva) Porter, whose > parents were supposedly John and Mary > Porter. This is the first John Porter I have > found who even remotely fits the bill. I have > been systematically investigating every > Porter Family in KY. So far, I have done > the ones in Butler, Floyd, Johnson, Bourbon, > Boone, Henderson, and Crittendon counties. > > How I arrived at this John Porter as a > possible is my remembering that mom always > told me that her mother's family was related > to the McCoy Family of the famous Hatfield- > McCoy Feud. So, with nothing better to do, > I checked the genealogy of the McCoys, and > found this John Porter related to them. He > is also the first that I have found who was > the right age. The problem with him is that > he is not going to be that easy to find info > on. Nowhere that I have looked so far does > anyone have anything further on the children > of Elijah Porter and Mary Scott. I figure > he must have moved when he married. He > appears with his parents at the age of 13 > in the 1850 Pike County Census. In 1860 > the parents are still there with the two > youngest children but he is not. > > My grandmother, Neva Porter, was b. 04 Jul > 1872 or 1873 somewhere in KY. None of her > documentation lists the town. This is why > I have had a problem locating her family. > I would dearly love to find out about her and > her family. I never even knew her as she > died a full 20 years before I was born. None > of her children are left alive to ask any > questions of. I have found all of the first > cousins, none of which know even as much > as I do. > > Neva Porter married Benjamin Whittaker > 12 May 1890 at Charleston WV. Their > children were: > > Benjamin b. 1897 at Pt. Pleasant, WV died > in infancy. > > Eva b. 01 Feb 1900 at Charleston, WV died > 1980 at Cincinnati, OH m. Thomas Jack > Baron. > > Adam b. 1902 at Charleton, WV died two > mos. later at Columbus, OH. > > Twins: > John b. 17 Aug 1904 at Benwood, Marshall > County, WV died 1971 at Cincinnati, OH > m. (1st) Idabelle (?) b. KY m. (2nd) Daisy (?). > > Lawrence b. 17 Aug 1904 at Benwood, > Marshall County, WV died 1981 at Cincinnati, > OH m. (1st) Elizabeth Bielata (2nd) (?) and > (3rd) Florene Freshour b. KY. > > Ethel b. 1909 at Green River (?) KY died > 2005 at Orlando, Orange County, FL m. > (1st) Paul Ervin of Wheeling WV m. (2nd) > Charles Bastian of Cincinnati, OH. > > Twins: > May Ada (my mom) b. 28 Apr 1912 at > Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV died 03 Jun 1978 > at Hialeah, Dade Co., FL m. (1st) Hubert > Grabo m. (2nd) Edward Christopher. > > Mary Ida b. 28 Apr 1912 at Wheeling, Ohio > Co., WV died about 1952 at Cincinnati, > Hamilton Co., OH m. (?) > > I would also be interested in any of these > names of her children being used in any > Porter Family as only the name Benjamin > had been used in the Whittaker family. > > Being that Pike County is so close to the > WV line, it seems to make sense that she > may have come from this area. It would > fit in with the idea how she might have met > my grandfather, Benjamin Whittaker, too. > He did always work on the river, though, > hence my checking all the other places > and Porter families. When they married in > 1890, the marriage record states that Neva > was resident in Charleston WV at that time > and that her mother was present at the > marriage. > > I have recently found that Elijah Porter had > 185 acres on Brushy Creek. So, I intend to > try to locate a will for him in hopes he might > name his still living children and/or grand- > children. He or his wife do not appear in > the 1870 Pike County Census. I have check- > ed for a marriage of John Porter in Pike but > have not found one, so feel he probably > married elsewhere. > > Thanks again for answering me; and, I look > forward to hearing from you again. > > Best Regards, > > > Dee D'Errico > [email protected] > > New site: Taming The Tree > http://tamingthetree.tribalpages.com > > Taming of The Tree; Christophel/Whittaker Roots: > http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/r/Dee-Derrico/index.html > > More Taming The Tree: > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-TameTree > Dee D'Errico > [email protected] > > New site: Taming The Tree > http://tamingthetree.tribalpages.com > > Taming of The Tree; Christophel/Whittaker Roots: > http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/r/Dee-Derrico/index.html > > More Taming The Tree: > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-TameTree > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes, I grew up here, too (in Hialeah). I always liked Miami Springs and Miami Beach better. I have lived in Atlanta, NY, CA, OH and MI. I want to get the hay outa' here and go live in WV now! Someplace where they still speak English and don't run the place like a third world country! I am about 10 yrs older than you. I graduated from Miami Edison. My dad's family were German immigrants who settled in Cincinnati in the 1850s. So far, I have found that they were from Hayna, Rohrbach, Ruelzheim, and Herxeheimweyer in the Rheinland Pfalz. My mom's family were English mainly. The Whittakers came around 1660 to MA and then at the turn of the 1800s 4 brothers moved from Princeton MA to Charleston (W)Va. They have quite a history and a lot of stories. The Porters have been my one big brick wall and I would dearly love to figure them out. If you find anything else, please, let me know.....and I will do the same. Very glad to meet you, Dee P.S. I have three websites dedicated to my quest which are at the bottom of some of those e-mails I sent you, if you are interested. There are three of them because I kept running out of space. I started out 3 yrs ago wanting to do a scrap book for my two daughters and it has turned into 3 filing cabinets and 3 websites!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "gerald" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [KYPIKE] John Porter b. 1837 Pike County > Hi Dee, I was surprised to see your Mom lived in Miami Dade County, I was > born and raised in Miami, I lived in Cutler Ridge , Homestead, and South > Miami Heights, I was born in Homestead Fl, in 1957, My Grandparents on My > Mom's side lived in Hialeah Fl all their live until they got to old to take > care of them self's, My Grandma is still living in Homestead Fl with my > Mom. Grandma is 88 years old. I left South Miami in 2003 with my wife and > kids, I live in Virginia now, just between Lynchburg and Danville. I do not > recognize any of the names you listed except that of John Porter, The > Porters are suppose to be my GGreat Grandmas family?? But I have not > researched Porter that much yet, I am still stuck at Boling, Bowling, > Bolling, I will keep my eye open for anything on John as I research . I look > forward in talking again soon. > > Jerry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dee D'Errico" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:01 AM > Subject: [KYPIKE] John Porter b. 1837 Pike County > > > > > > > > Hi Jerry, > > > > I am very happy to hear from you. > > > > The reason I am interested in this John > > Porter is that I am investigating him as a > > possible father to my maternal brick wall > > grandmother, Geneva (Neva) Porter, whose > > parents were supposedly John and Mary > > Porter. This is the first John Porter I have > > found who even remotely fits the bill. I have > > been systematically investigating every > > Porter Family in KY. So far, I have done > > the ones in Butler, Floyd, Johnson, Bourbon, > > Boone, Henderson, and Crittendon counties. > > > > How I arrived at this John Porter as a > > possible is my remembering that mom always > > told me that her mother's family was related > > to the McCoy Family of the famous Hatfield- > > McCoy Feud. So, with nothing better to do, > > I checked the genealogy of the McCoys, and > > found this John Porter related to them. He > > is also the first that I have found who was > > the right age. The problem with him is that > > he is not going to be that easy to find info > > on. Nowhere that I have looked so far does > > anyone have anything further on the children > > of Elijah Porter and Mary Scott. I figure > > he must have moved when he married. He > > appears with his parents at the age of 13 > > in the 1850 Pike County Census. In 1860 > > the parents are still there with the two > > youngest children but he is not. > > > > My grandmother, Neva Porter, was b. 04 Jul > > 1872 or 1873 somewhere in KY. None of her > > documentation lists the town. This is why > > I have had a problem locating her family. > > I would dearly love to find out about her and > > her family. I never even knew her as she > > died a full 20 years before I was born. None > > of her children are left alive to ask any > > questions of. I have found all of the first > > cousins, none of which know even as much > > as I do. > > > > Neva Porter married Benjamin Whittaker > > 12 May 1890 at Charleston WV. Their > > children were: > > > > Benjamin b. 1897 at Pt. Pleasant, WV died > > in infancy. > > > > Eva b. 01 Feb 1900 at Charleston, WV died > > 1980 at Cincinnati, OH m. Thomas Jack > > Baron. > > > > Adam b. 1902 at Charleton, WV died two > > mos. later at Columbus, OH. > > > > Twins: > > John b. 17 Aug 1904 at Benwood, Marshall > > County, WV died 1971 at Cincinnati, OH > > m. (1st) Idabelle (?) b. KY m. (2nd) Daisy (?). > > > > Lawrence b. 17 Aug 1904 at Benwood, > > Marshall County, WV died 1981 at Cincinnati, > > OH m. (1st) Elizabeth Bielata (2nd) (?) and > > (3rd) Florene Freshour b. KY. > > > > Ethel b. 1909 at Green River (?) KY died > > 2005 at Orlando, Orange County, FL m. > > (1st) Paul Ervin of Wheeling WV m. (2nd) > > Charles Bastian of Cincinnati, OH. > > > > Twins: > > May Ada (my mom) b. 28 Apr 1912 at > > Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV died 03 Jun 1978 > > at Hialeah, Dade Co., FL m. (1st) Hubert > > Grabo m. (2nd) Edward Christopher. > > > > Mary Ida b. 28 Apr 1912 at Wheeling, Ohio > > Co., WV died about 1952 at Cincinnati, > > Hamilton Co., OH m. (?) > > > > I would also be interested in any of these > > names of her children being used in any > > Porter Family as only the name Benjamin > > had been used in the Whittaker family. > > > > Being that Pike County is so close to the > > WV line, it seems to make sense that she > > may have come from this area. It would > > fit in with the idea how she might have met > > my grandfather, Benjamin Whittaker, too. > > He did always work on the river, though, > > hence my checking all the other places > > and Porter families. When they married in > > 1890, the marriage record states that Neva > > was resident in Charleston WV at that time > > and that her mother was present at the > > marriage. > > > > I have recently found that Elijah Porter had > > 185 acres on Brushy Creek. So, I intend to > > try to locate a will for him in hopes he might > > name his still living children and/or grand- > > children. He or his wife do not appear in > > the 1870 Pike County Census. I have check- > > ed for a marriage of John Porter in Pike but > > have not found one, so feel he probably > > married elsewhere. > > > > Thanks again for answering me; and, I look > > forward to hearing from you again. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Dee D'Errico > > [email protected] > > > > New site: Taming The Tree > > http://tamingthetree.tribalpages.com > > > > Taming of The Tree; Christophel/Whittaker Roots: > > http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/r/Dee-Derrico/index.html > > > > More Taming The Tree: > > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-TameTree > > Dee D'Errico > > [email protected] > > > > New site: Taming The Tree > > http://tamingthetree.tribalpages.com > > > > Taming of The Tree; Christophel/Whittaker Roots: > > http://www.genealogy.com/users/d/e/r/Dee-Derrico/index.html > > > > More Taming The Tree: > > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-TameTree > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message