William Curtis Porter 
William Curtis was born on February 2nd, 1898.1 William Curtis' father was Nathan Berry Porter and his mother was Lula Mary Sibley. His paternal grandparents were Thomas O. Porter and Nancy Green; his maternal grandparents were George Washington Sibley and Sarah Ann Perry. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Reed Byron, Jackson Miller, Aurelia, Roxie, Sallie Belle, Lillian and Anita. He was the third oldest of the eight children. He died due to Hodgkins Disease at the age of 60 on April 20th, 1958.1 General Notes
A twin. The bigger and, apparently, more robust of the two, died, while Curt survived.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1831 in , , South Carolina d.~ 1870 in , Pontotoc , Mississippi
- b.09 Jan 1862 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi d.28 Jun 1949 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi
- b.25 Mar 1802 in , , South Carolina d.12 Mar 1889 in Pontotoc. Mississippi
- b.13 May 1835 in , , South Carolina d.04 Aug 1903 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi
- b.~ 1755 in , , Virginia d.19 Dec 1851 in , , South Carolina
- b.~ 1788 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina d.> 1860
- b.~ 1760 in , , South Carolina d.22 Jul 1852
- b.13 Jan 1808 in , , South Carolina d.01 Aug 1882
- b.02 Feb 1898 d.20 Apr 1958
- b.1728 in Leicester, England d.1810 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- b.1760 in Halifax County, Virginia d.1832 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- b.~ 1732 in , Halifax, Virginia
- b.27 Dec 1812 in ,Mecklenburg, North Carolina d.21 Feb 1905 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi
- b.1730 in ,Hanover, d.1790 in Halifax County, VA
- b.1775 in Chesterfield County, Virginia
- b.03 Apr 1737 in Chesterfield, Virginia d.13 Feb 1821 in Amite, Mississippi
- b.02 Nov 1842 in , Talbert, Georgia d.04 Apr 1921 in Brame, Pontotoc, Mississippi
- b.1740 in Shenandoah Valley, VA d.1815 in Meckenburg Co. NC
- b.1785 in Mecklenburg Co. NC d.WFT Est. 1818-1876
- b.1815 in Mecklenburg Co. NC ? d.< 1866
- b.WFT Est. 1775-1797 d.WFT Est. 1818-1884
- b.21 Sep 1874 d.03 Mar 1962
- b.22 May 1848 in Coffeeville, , Mississippi d.15 Mar 1925 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi
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They had a son and a daughter, named Samuel Edwin and Bessie Will.
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Children
Samuel Edwin Porter
He died on August 17th, 2001 in Memphis, , Tennessee. He was buried on August 21st, 2001 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi.2
1 AmyMcLain.FTW
2 Letter from Edna Earl McLain Dolland
Further source/citation:
Nita Porter Baldwin's Notes
2 Letter from Edna Earl McLain Dolland
Further source/citation:
Nita Porter Baldwin's Notes
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