Nancy Green 
Nancy was born on May 13th, 1835 in , , South Carolina.1 Nancy's father was William M. Green and her mother was Sela Dillard. Her maternal grandparents were James Dillard and Sarah Bryant. She had three brothers and six sisters, named Winsberry, Calloway, William Smith, Mary, Matilda, Elizabeth, Margaret, Katy and Sallie. She died at the age of 68 on August 4th, 1903 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi. She was buried in , Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc, Mississippi.1 General Notes
6/12/1999 Have received copy of Thomas Porter's Infantry and Cavalry Records. Nancy did not apply for pension. Need to check 1880 census to see where Nancy was living and how she supported herself.
Nancy Green Porter and Thomas Porter were both born in South Carolina. Since their daughter Jane was born there, in 1851, they probably married around 1850. The first child to be born in Mississippi was Mary M., born about 1858. They probably came to Mississippi between 1857 and 1858. The Oak Hill Church records show them as transferring from the Corinth Church, Union District, South Carolina, 16 July 1859.
Thomas and Nancy Green Porter are shown in the Census of 1860 and 1870 in Mississippi and in the 1850 Census in the Spartanburg District, (probably on the North Fork of the Picolet River), in South Carolina. Living with them are Catherine (age 18), Smith (age 15), Mary (age 13), Runyan (age 9), Matilda (age 7), and Elizabeth (age 3). Since Thomas is only 21 and Nancy is only 16, and there being no other
Porters in the area, it seems likely that these others are Thomas's siblings. In 1840, in Spartanburg, there is a Robert S. Porter on the Census in a household of 8 people. An alternative to the suggestion that the children living with Thomas and Nancy are his sibling is that they are Nancy's siblings since she has siblings with the same names.
On either side of young Thomas and Nancy are William Green, who appears to be widowed or divorced and B. Green. In addition, there are Dillards, possibly cousins or aunt and uncles on her mother's side, in near proximity. It appears that all left South Carolina and came to Mississippi together.
[A search for marriage records in South Carolina reveals no Thomas Porter and Nancy Green, using Langdon's Spartanburg County Marriages 1785-1911 and Marriages Notices in the Charleston Courier 1803-1808 and GenWeb. A search of LDS records is next.]
According to Nita Porter Baldwin, Nathan Berry Porter had 9 siblings: Nerve [Marvery?], Ronnie {Verona?], Mollie {Mary?], Ella [Ellise}, Jane, Judson (who died young and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery), Ann and Emma. The last two I had not previously entered (as of 02/14/01). I now enter them but should check against the censuses.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- 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
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‌Nancy and Thomas O. were married in a religious ceremony about 1850 in Probably South Carolina. They had three sons and eight daughters, named Nathan Berry, Judson, Infant, Jane, Marvey, Mary, Verona, Ann, Ellise, Ann and Nan.
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Children
Nathan Berry Porter
Nathan Berry was born on January 9th, 1862 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi.1 He died at the age of 87 on June 28th, 1949 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi. He was buried on June 29th, 1948 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi.2
Judson Porter
Judson was born about 1868 in , , Mississippi. He died due to Typhoid about 1889 in , , Mississippi.3
Infant Porter
Infant was born on November 9th, 1870. He died at just 6 days old on November 15th, 1870.
1 AmyMcLain.FTW
2 Death Certificate, Possession of Jane Bonny
3 Nita Porter Baldwin's Notes
Further source/citation:
Oak Hill Cemetery
2 Death Certificate, Possession of Jane Bonny
3 Nita Porter Baldwin's Notes
Further source/citation:
Oak Hill Cemetery
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