Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
Archie Harold Porter
1892 - 1983 (91 years)1. Archie Harold Porter was born in Feb 1892 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA (son of James Alonzo Porter and Mary Ella Tuttle); died on 31 Dec 1983 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. Archie married Eliza Orphea Walters on 1 Jul 1916 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. Eliza was born on 6 Aug 1891; died on 31 Oct 1987 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elizabeth Orphea Porter was born on 19 Apr 1917 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 1 Aug 2000 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 5 Aug 2000 in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
2. James Alonzo Porter was born on 17 Oct 1857 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA (son of James Thomas Porter and Louisa (Eliza) Frazier); died on 13 Dec 1931 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. James married Mary Ella Tuttle on 13 May 1883 in West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary was born on 26 Aug 1866 in West Virginia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1919 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Ella Tuttle was born on 26 Aug 1866 in West Virginia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1919 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. Children:
- Clara Porter was born on 29 May 1885 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
- Mary Jane Porter was born on 25 Jul 1888 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died in Nov 1982 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
- James Alonzo Porter was born on 25 Sep 1890 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1957 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
- 1. Archie Harold Porter was born in Feb 1892 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 31 Dec 1983 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
- Maybelle Edna Porter was born on 10 Sep 1897 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Aug 1977 in South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
- Hilda Elizabeth Porter was born on 10 Jun 1903 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died in Sep 1976 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
Generation: 3
4. James Thomas Porter was born about 1824 in Maryland, USA (son of Thomas M. Porter and Catherine Burns); died on 18 Jul 1866 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA. James married Louisa (Eliza) Frazier on 25 Feb 1849 in West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA. Louisa was born about 1831 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 4 Jun 1897 in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Louisa (Eliza) Frazier was born about 1831 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 4 Jun 1897 in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA. Notes:
Name also spelled: Frasher.
Children:
- Lewis S. Porter was born on 18 Jun 1851 in West Virginia, USA; died on 20 May 1890 in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA.
- John T. Porter was born on 25 Aug 1855 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 15 Jun 1934 in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1934 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA.
- 2. James Alonzo Porter was born on 17 Oct 1857 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Dec 1931 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
- Adelia Porter was born on 26 Feb 1866 in West Virginia, USA; died on 31 Mar 1950 in East Richland, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Thomas M. Porter was born in cir 1782 in Maryland, USA (son of Moses Porter and Margaret McKenzie); died after 1860. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1850; Laborer
- Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1860, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Notes:
Thomas and Catherine Porter were living in Ohio County, (West) Virginia, at the time of the 1850 census. They were living with their son, Thomas (age 26) and daughter-in-law Eliza (age 19). Also living with the family was Alexander McKinsey, age 11. Thomas was living with his daughter and son-in- law, John W. and Margaret Magruder, at the time of the 1860 census in Ohio County.
Thomas married Catherine Burns on 17 Mar 1807 in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA. Catherine was born in cir 1785 in Ireland; died in 1850-1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Catherine Burns was born in cir 1785 in Ireland; died in 1850-1860. Children:
- Margaret Porter was born on 17 Apr 1810; died on 29 Jul 1885 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.
- 4. James Thomas Porter was born about 1824 in Maryland, USA; died on 18 Jul 1866 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
- Mary Porter was born in cir 1825; died in cir 1850.
- Eliza Porter was born in cir 1831.
Generation: 5
16. Moses Porter was born in 1735 (son of John Porter and Elinor Durier); died in 1794 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. Notes:
Moses Porter settled near Wellersburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, just after he and his brother John helped with the survey of the Mason-Dixon Line after 1763. It is likely that he moved over the state line into Maryland with his brother. Moses and John served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Paxton's Bedford County Militia (Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. V, p. 116).
Moses Porter's will was probated in Allegany County, Maryland, on 5 January 1795. The will was dated 10 July 1794, and mentions his wife Margaret, sons Aaron, John William, Joshua, Bethel,Thomas, and Moses, and daughters Eleanor and Sarah. His real estate included lots 3395 and 3396 in addition to 37.5 acres. The executors were his wife Margaret and his brother John. Witnesses were William Shaw, Aaron Mackenzie, and Michael Porter. He was probably the father of the Thomas Porter whose daughter Margaret married John W. Magruder.Moses + Margaret McKenzie. Margaret (daughter of John McKenzie and Katherine Gabriel) was born in 1741 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Margaret McKenzie was born in 1741 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (daughter of John McKenzie and Katherine Gabriel). Notes:
There is no documentary evidence that proves conclusively that Margaret's parents were John McKenzie and Katherine Gabriel.
Children:
- Moses Porter was born in cir 1762.
- Aaron Porter was born in cir 1765.
- Sarah Porter was born in cir 1765.
- John Porter was born in cir 1765.
- Joshua Porter was born in cir 1765.
- Bethel Porter was born in cir 1765.
- William Porter was born in 1775; died in 1844.
- 8. Thomas M. Porter was born in cir 1782 in Maryland, USA; died after 1860.
- Elinor Porter was born in 1785; died in 1870.
Generation: 6
32. John Porter was born on 20 Jan 1694 in Gloucestershire, England (son of Thomas Porter and Margaret Strude); died in 1778. Notes:
From James W. Thomas and Judge T.J.C. Williams, History of Allegany County, Maryland (Baltimore, 1923), page 589.
"...John Porter, a native of Gloucester, near Bristol, England, who made himself obnoxious to the party in power by singing a song of his own composition at a gathering of his neighbors, which was very uncomplimentary to the reigning monarch, King George the First, on which account he was obliged to flee the country. He settled in Baltimore about 1715."John + Elinor Durier. Elinor (daughter of Jean Durier and Jacquemetaz Avanthay) was born in cir 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Elinor Durier was born in cir 1695 (daughter of Jean Durier and Jacquemetaz Avanthay). Children:
- 16. Moses Porter was born in 1735; died in 1794 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
- John Porter was born in 1737 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Maryland, USA; died in 1810; was buried in Porter Cemetery, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
34. John McKenzie was born in 1694 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA; died on 26 Jul 1758 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; was buried in Elkridge Landing, Howard County, Maryland, USA. Notes:
John McKenzie lived his adult life in what is now Howard County, Maryland, at his plantation called Hobson's Choice (the same name is used for property held by his later descendants in Allegany County).
John married Katherine Gabriel in 1714. Katherine was born in 1693; died in 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. Katherine Gabriel was born in 1693; died in 1780. Children:
- Gabriel McKenzie was born in cir 1715 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died after 1792 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
- Daniel McKenzie was born on 7 Feb 1717 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died in 1782.
- Moses McKenzie was born in cir 1720; died in 1779 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
- Anne McKenzie was born in 1725 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.
- Michael McKenzie was born in 1727 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died in 1798.
- Joshua McKenzie was born in 1730.
- Samuel McKenzie was born in 1733; died after 1760.
- Aquilla McKenzie was born in 1736.
- Aaron McKenzie was born in 1740 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; died in 1828.
- 17. Margaret McKenzie was born in 1741 in Hopson's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.