My Great Grandma Porter was the oldest person I ever knew during my childhood. This photo was taken about 1951, it shows my Great Grandma Porter age 78, her son, my Grandfather Carl Porter age 56 and the little boy is me at about age 3.
My Great Grandmother was Florence Bell Williams she married James H. Porter and they had four children. My Great Grandpa Porter died 6/29/1921, she lived alone for many years. She died in a nursing home in Trenton, Mo. 12/31/1959, they are both buried in the South Lineville cemetery.
Florence's ancestors are shown below. Jesse Williams and Elizabeth VanFossen were her Great Grandparents that died in Ohio before she was born. Then her Grandparents Levi Williams and Mary March. Her father, Jason Williams and mother Mary Ann Renaker were married in Ohio, then moved to Missouri before she was born.
Jesse Williams born JUN-16-1779, (son of Benjamin Williams and Tamar Caywood) Northumberland Co., Pa., married NOV-20-1806, Elizabeth VanFossen, born OCT-13-1787, (daughter of Jacob VanFossen and Rose Slimiker) died FEB-04-1840, buried: Cem of Madison Pres. Church. Jesse died MAY-27-1853, Columbiana Co., Oh., buried: aged 73y, 11m, 9d.
I. Benjamin F. Williams born AUG-20-1807, married Susan Conkle.
II. Solomon Williams born ABT 1809, married Mary Crawford.
III. Levi Williams born FEB-04-1810, Oh., married AUG-23-1832, in Columbiana Co., Oh., Mary March, born AUG-06-1810, Oh., (daughter of Samuel March and Mary Magdaline Wollam) died APR-06-1882, Columbiana Co., Oh., buried: Madison Presbyterian Cemetery. Levi died OCT-09-1861, Columbiana, Co., Oh., buried: Kemble M.E. cemetery.
A. Jason Williams born JUL-21-1833, Columbiana Co., Oh., married OCT-18-1855, in Columbiana Co., Oh., Mary Ann Renaker, born AUG-20-1836, Pa., (daughter of George Reneker and Rebecca Roller) died JUL-25-1907, 70y, 11m, 5d, buried: Lowry , Mercer, Co., Mo. Jason died JUN-06-1910, buried: Lowry, Mercer, Co., Mo.
B. Samuel Williams born JAN-21-1836, Oh., married SEP-29-1859, Belle McCurdy, born 1841, died 1908. Samuel died NOV- 09-1913.
1. Olin Williams born 1861.
2. Curtis Williams born 1862.
3. Eldora Williams born 1867.
4. John Williams born 1869.
5. Mary Williams born 1872.
6. George Williams born 1874.
7. Homer Williams born 1876
C. Jesse Williams born JAN-22-1838, Oh., married AUG-1862, Caroline Louthan, born 1835, died 1917. Jesse died DEC-28-1907.
D. Mary Jane Williams born AUG-01-1840, Oh., married MAY-06-1862, Jesse Glenn, born 1830, died 1895, Oh. Mary died APR-27-1896.
1. Frank Glenn born 1874.
E. Alvira Williams born MAR-28-1842, Oh., married NOV-01-1880, in Elkton, Columbiana Co., Oh., Alexander W. Taylor. Alvira died APR-01-1915.
1. Mary Alvira Taylor born JUN-06-1882.
2. George Caldwell Taylor born MAY-29-1885, married Luetta Gregg.
F. Levi Williams born AUG-18-1844, Oh., married MAY-1879, Laura Pritchard, born 1859, died 1936. Levi died JUN-05-1900.
1. Raymond Williams born 1882.
2. William Williams born 1885.
3. Harold Williams born 1888.
4. Mary Williams born 1898.
G. Elizabeth Williams born AUG-10-1846, Oh., married APR-06-1867, Firman S. Albright, born 1844, died 1912. Elizabeth died 1924.
1. Olive Albright born 1868.
2. Sina Albright born 1869.
3. Flora Albright born 1875.
4. Jessie Albright born 1877.
5. Ella M Albright born 1879.
H. Johnatan Williams born AUG-13-1849, Oh., married OCT-30-1877, Emma Crook, born 1851, died 1941. Johnatan died JAN-30-1929.
1. Harry W Williams born 1883.
I. Olive Williams born AUG-12-1856, married NOV-11-1877, George William Henry, born 1856. Olive died SEP-29-1927.
1. John B Henry born 1879.
2. Virginia B Henry born 1881.
3. Martha Henry born 1887.
4. Mary Henry born 1890.
IV. Jesse Williams born DEC-12-1813, married Elizabeth Montgomery.
A. Minerva Williams born ABT 1843, married William Jones.
V. Tamar Williams born ABT 1810?, married John Wallace.
VI. Sara J. Williams born ABT 1818, married David Stophlet.
VII. Mary Ann Williams born ABT 1821, married John McCready.
VIII. Nancy Williams born ABT 1824.
IX. William Williams born ABT 1826, married Sarah Glenn.
X. Frances Williams born ABT 1830, Oh.
XI. Ezekial Williams born ABT 1835.
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