Septimus Porter1

#29802, (circa 1830 - 18 May 1912)
Father*Alanson Porter2 (c 1805 - )
Mother*Sila Drake2 (c 1811 - 1899)

Family

Louisa Shimmell b. 1834, d. 1926
Children 1.Albert Malone Porter9 (1855 - 1936)
 2.Alice A Porter+1 (c 1857 - 1911)
 3.Myron Delbert Porter10 (1861 - 1929)
 4.Norman L Porter11 (1863 - 1938)
Birth*circa 1830He was born circa 1830 at New YorkG.3 
1840He appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of Alanson Porter and Sila Drake at Hermon Town, Jefferson Co., New YorkG.4 
Marriage*circa 1853He married Louisa Shimmell, daughter of Jacob Shimmell and Margaret House, circa 1853.5 
1 June 1865He appeared on the census of 1 June 1865 in the household of Alanson Porter and Sila Drake, age 33, b. Jefferson Co. NY.6 
17 June 1870He and Louisa Shimmell appeared on the census of 17 June 1870 at Ravenna, Muskegon Co., MichiganG; (neis. Edmond and Jane A Porter, fam. 90.)3 
19 June 1880He and Louisa Shimmell appeared on the census of 19 June 1880 at Moorland Twp., Muskegon Co., MichiganG; (neis. Jacob and Jane Shimmel, fam. 272.)7 
Death*18 May 1912He died on 18 May 1912 at Allis Twp., Presque Isle Co., MichiganG.8 

Citations

  1. [S2480] Michigan Deaths Records, 1867/1897-1929/1952: Death Cert. of Alice Augusta Smith, dau. of Sept. Porter, b. NY, and Louisa Shimel, b. unk., 1911, q.v, index and images, online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S520] VWH, The 1911 Death Cert. of Edmond Porter names his parents as Alanson Porter and Sila Drake. In the 1855 NY census, in the household of Septimus and Louisa Porter, Edmond is recorded as "brother."
  3. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Septimus (39), b. NY, lumbering in woods, personal estate $300; Louisa (35), b. NY, keeps house.
  4. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Alanson (30-39); F (20-29) [Sila]; m (5-9) [Septimus]; 2 m (<5) [William, Edmond]; f (5-9) [Angeline].
  5. [S520] VWH.
  6. [S1293] 1865 New York State Census. Lanson (59), b. Jefferson Co. NY, cooper; Sila (54), b. [illegible], 6 children; both first marriage.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Septimus (48), b. and parents b. NY, farmer; Louisa (45), b. and parents b. NY.
  8. [S1391] Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995: Record of births, marriages and deaths 1841-1929; index 1871-1974, Deaths vol. 1, film 7621306, img. 181/219, Record Book sh. 205, no. 2. Septremous [sic] Porter, marr., farmer, b. NY, son of Alanson Porter and Sila Drake, both res. NY; d. Allis Twp. 18 May 1912, age 80y 11m 10d, old age, index, online FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S2480] Michigan Deaths Records, 1867/1897-1929/1952: Certificates, 1921-1943 > 438: Presque Isle > img. 1271/1766. State No. 71 1271. Albert Melvin Porter, b. Jefferson Co. NY 22 Apr 1855, son of Septimus Porter and Louisa Shimel, both b. NY; husb. of Phila A Porter; d. Onaway, Allis Twp., Presque Isle Co. MI, age 81y 2m 17d, arteriosclerosis; inf. Vern Porter; bur. Ravenna MI 11 Jul 1936.
  10. [S2480] Michigan Deaths Records, 1867/1897-1929/1952: Certificates, 1921-1943 > 438: Presque Isle > img. 720/1766. State No. 71 720. Myron Delbert Porter, b. NY 26 Jul 1861, son of Septimus Porter and Louisa Shimmel, both b. NY; farmer, husb. of Hattie Porter, res. 24 yrs.; d. Allis Twp., Presque Isle Co. MI, 27 Feb 1929, age 67y 7m 1d, chronic myocarditis; inf. C M Porter; bur. South Allis 1 MAr 1929.
  11. [S2480] Michigan Deaths Records, 1867/1897-1929/1952: Certificates, 1921-1943 > 438: Presque Isle > img. 1384/1766. State No. 71 1384. Norman L Porter, b. MI 13 Dec 1863, son of Septimious [sic] Porter and Louise Shimmel, both b. NY; farmer, res. Allis Twp., div. from Lillie Porter; d. N. Allis Twp., Presque Isle MI, 21 Mar 1938, age 74y 3m 8d, carcinomatosis; inf. Mrs. S Porter, res. Onaway; bur. Onaway MI 24 Mar 1938.