Richard Clifford Porter (1878 - 1954)

Born 20 Jun 1878 in Ames, Story, Iowa, United States

Husband of Jennie Blanche (Rotermund) Porter — married 18 Apr 1909 in Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States

Husband of Olga Beatrice (Rotermund) Porter — married 23 Jun 1935 in San Francisco, California, United States

Died 21 Nov 1954 at age 76 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

Richard Clifford Porter was born 20 Jun 1878 in Ames, Iowa^[1][2], son of Philander Lovelace Porter (1825-1903) and Susan Dukes (1844-1934). He migrated with his parents and two sisters to Eureka, California around 1902, and his father died there the following year^[3]. In Eureka, Richard was appointed manager of a foundry that had been purchased by the California Iron Works.

On 18 Apr 1909 in Eureka^[4], he married Jennie Blanche Rotermund (1881-1933), a nurse from Eureka who was working at Children's Hospital in San Francisco. They settled in Eureka and had three children.

1. Helen B Porter, b. 22 May 1910 Eureka; d. 31 Jan 1988 Alameda, California;
   m. Lloyd Frederick Hansen and Sophus Carl Larson.
2. Mariam Porter, b. 4 Dec 1911 Eureka; d. 27 Mar 2011 Oakland;
   m. Hudson Shirley Lomax.
3. Donald Bruce Porter, 4 Dec 1920 Oakland; d. 14 Feb 2003 Roseville, California;
   m. Catherine Ellen Daly.

About 1913 the family relocated from Eureka to Oakland, where Richard took a job as a salesman of heavy machinery^[5]. By 1917 he was the President of his own company specializing in industrial and marine machinery, new and salvage. Among his notable projects, he salvaged equipment from a sunken petroleum tanker in the Pacific Ocean during World War II^[6]. The family had moved to a home at 6035 Harwood Ave in Oakland^[7], where Richard lived for the remainder of his life.

Jennie passed away 18 Jun 1933 age 51 in Oakland^[8]. Richard then married her sister Miss Olga Beatrice Rotermund (1883-1988), who had been a teacher in Eureka. Richard passed away 21 Nov 1954 age 76 in Oakland^[9][6][10].

Research Note

The search engine at ancestry.com conflates Richard's father with Philander Porter (1828-1899) who was born three years later, also in Medina, Ohio, causing there to be erroneous family trees there. These are not the same person.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVG-5HL : 24 December 2021), Richard Clifford Porter, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8440655:1002.
3. ↑ "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGH7-Y82M : Wed Mar 20 01:47:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Philander L. Porter, 29 March 1903.
4. ↑ Pretty Wedding Solemnized. Humboldt Times, Volume XLVI, Number 95, 21 April 1909, page 2 column 4. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=HTS19090421.2.21.
5. ↑ Oakland, California, City Directory, 1913. Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/238989743:2469.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Obituaries - Richard C. Porter. Berkeley Gazette, 22 Nov 1954, page 24 column 8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/994357584/?article=f4732ae9-81c7-4537-b5f2-e113545bc593.
7. ↑ Oakland, California, City Directory, 1917. Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/237671240:2469.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKS9-D2GG : Sat Mar 09 14:29:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Jennie B Porter, 18 1933.
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPZ1-679 : 26 November 2014), Richard Clifford Porter, 21 Nov 1954; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233283261/richard_clifford-porter: accessed April 30, 2024), memorial page for Richard Clifford Porter (1878–1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233283261, citing Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by B J (contributor 47696812).
    Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52112605/richard_clifford-porter: accessed April 30, 2024), memorial page for Richard Clifford Porter (20 Jun 1878–21 Nov 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52112605, citing Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Donna Heuer (contributor 47091598).

• Additional data and sources at:
  https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/111338365/person/372002954947/facts.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLJ-4LR : Sun Mar 10 02:51:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Philander L. Porter and Susan D. Porter, 1880.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSS2-BHL : Thu Apr 11 19:15:27 UTC 2024), Entry for T?ll?y ? Welch and Charles A Welch, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2K-9Q8 : Sat Mar 09 01:00:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Clifford Porter and Jennie Porter, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3Q-SS3 : Sat Mar 09 17:27:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard C Porter and Jennie Porter, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCX3-5YL : Sat Mar 09 10:10:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard C Porter and Jennie B Porter, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K98S-8FM : Fri Mar 08 21:08:02 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard C Porter and Beatrice Porter, 1940.
• "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGZ-KF5V : Fri Oct 06 01:29:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard C Porter and Beatrice R Porter, April 7, 1950.