Military related information:

- Biennial Report of the Adjutant General of Illinois, 1893-1894, Third Brigade
Fred W. Porter ..... First Lieutenant...... 6th Infantry.....Galesburg......
Private, March 3,1891. Corporal July 29, 1891. Sergeant March 31, 1892. 1st Lieutenant, March 17, 1894.

- Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Assigned as Commanding Officer on Dec 19, 1917 per SO#117 dtd 19 Dec 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Special Duty at Capt and 1st Lieut school per Training Cir#20 dtd 6 Feb 1918.

- Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 18 Dec 1912. Discharged per telephone instruction of the Adjudant General of the Army dtd 26 Mar 1918.

 

WWI Victory Medal

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Fred W Porter
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Houston Ward 3, Harris, Texas
Street: Mekong
House Number: 4219
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lena Porter
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Clerk
Industry: Oil Co
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Fred W Porter 49 Head
Lena Porter 42 Wife
Minerva F Porter 23 Daughter
Fred W Porter Jr. 21 Sonthe 1930 United States Federal Census

View1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Fred Porter
Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 59
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Street Address: Walker Avenue
House Number: 43014
Radio Set: No
Age at First Marriage: 17
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Fred Porter 59 Head
Lena Porter 53 Wife
Manerva Porter 33 Daughter

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

Texas, Death Certificates
Name: Captain Fred W Porter Senior
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1870
Birth Place: Illinois
Residence: Houston, Texas
Death Date: 24 May 1939
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Notes: Widowed.

Find A Grave
Name: Fred W Porter Sr
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1870
Birth Place: Illinois
Death Date: 24 May 1939
Death Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas
Cemetery: Forest Park Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas

Spouse: Lena Porter
Children: Fred W Porter

Miscellaneous:

Illinois, County Marriage Records
Name: Fred W. Porter
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 1894
Marriage Place: Knox, Illinois, USA
Father: Robert F. Porter
Mother: Susan E. Martin
Spouse: Lena Wilson
Film Number: 001412057

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