Sarah Elizabeth (King) Porter (1858 - aft. 1900)

Born 16 Dec 1858 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Calloway Porter — married 25 Jul 1877 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Sarah was born on December 16, 1858, in Wythe County, Virginia to Smith King and Nancy (Alley) King.^[1] Her early childhood was spent living with her parents and siblings,^[2] but after her father's death in 1864 her family moved in with her maternal grandparents David and Sally Alley.^[3]

Sarah married James Calloway Porter on July 25, 1877.^[4] It is said that Sarah and James traded a sewing machine to her uncle, Hezekiah Alley, for their first home, located in the Loafers Rest Community of Wythe County.^[5] They had eight children together: Robert (b. 1878), William (b. 1882; died in infancy), James I (b. 1884; died in infancy), James II (b. 1885; died in infancy), Levi (b. 1887), Ina (b. 1889; died young), Van Harrison (b. 1891, died young), and Dixie (b. 1894; died young). In addition, they housed her younger sister Nancy in 1880,^[6] and her mother in 1900.^[7]

It is unknown when Sarah died and where she was buried, as there are no further records of her after 1900. Being that the 1900 census is the last record she appears in, it is assumed she died sometime between 1900 and 1910.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record - "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5JM-Q5Y : 28 January 2020), Sarah Elizabeth King, 1858.
2. ↑ 1860 Census - "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-4S1 : 11 November 2020), Elizabeth King in entry for Smythe King, 1860.
3. ↑ 1870 Census - "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGX-KB8 : 19 March 2020), Sarah E King in entry for David Alley, 1870.
4. ↑ Marriage to James - "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZH31-WNW2 : 6 May 2020), Sarah E King in entry for James C Porter, 26 Jul 1877; citing Marriage Registration, Wythe, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
5. ↑ Blue Ridge Mountain Kinfolks - King, Larry. Blue Ridge Mountain Kinfolks: a Record of Ancestors, Descendants, and Relatives of the Author and Wife, Including Fisher-Gilbert-Hall-Hartley-Hill-King-Kirby-Lawson Families. King, 1976.
6. ↑ 1880 Census - "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRD-KQ5 : 14 November 2020), Sarah Porter in household of James Porter, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 449A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,395.
7. ↑ 1900 Census - "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFP-Q1D : accessed 22 November 2020), Elizabeth Porter in household of James Porter, Sulpher Springs District, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 15A, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,704.