Born in Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, Wisconsin
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas H Trent
and Rebecah M (Wood) Trent
Sister of
Lucius S Trent, Jacob Woodson Trent, Golden Wasson Trent, John G Trent, William Trent and Hattie B (Trent) Price
Wife of
John Francis Porter
— married
18 May 1876 in Chariton, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Newland Porter, Beulah (Porter) Bohrer, Willie Vernon (Porter) Jackson, Euryclea Porter, Pearly Gate Porter, Capitola (Porter) Rand and Carl H. D. Porter
Died
at age 73
in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States
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Biography
Alice (Trent) Porter was a Missourian.
Mary Alice Trent was born January 6, 1857 in Prairie Township, Missouri, just northeast of Salisbury.[1] She was the first daughter born to Thomas H Trent (abt.1820-abt.1879) and Rebecah M (Wood) Trent (abt.1827-abt.1880).
When she was three years old Alice lived with her family in Prairie Township where her father was a farmer. They lived very close to her aunt and uncle Ellen (Wood) Trent and Jacob W Trent and her maternal grandmother who lived with Ellen and Jacob.[2] In 1870 the family was listed as living in Salisbury Township in Chariton County. Alice was living with her parents, six siblings and one servant girl. She and three other siblings attended school.[3] They had not moved, but the name of the township had changed in 1867.[4]
On May 18, 1876 Mary Alice (19) married John Francis Porter (1838-1922)(39) in Chariton County. They were both living in that county at the time.[5][6]
By 1880 Alice and John had had three children, although their oldest child Newland Porter (1877-bef.1880) had died before the 1880 census was taken.[7] The census showed that John was selling sewing machines while Alice kept the house. They had two young daughters, Beulah (although incorrectly enumerated as Beavil) aged 2 and Vernie (incorrectly listed as a son) aged ten months.[8]
Four more children were born to Mary Alice following that 1880 census: Euryclea Porter in early 1881, Pearly Gate Porter in mid 1882, Capitola (Porter) Rand in 1885 and Carl H. D. Porter in 1887. Pearly Gate was born in Lamar, Missouri and died the following year of typho malarial fever in that same location therefore the family was living in Lamar, Barton County at that time.[9] Although the death record of daughter Capitola (Porter) Rand states she was born in West Plains, she must have been born in Mansfield as the family was living there between 1883 and 1898. [10][11] Euryclea died in Mansfield, Missouri on May 6, 1891.[12] According to Mary Alice's granddaughter Mary Francis (Jackson) Follett the family lived near Laura Elizabeth (Ingalls) Wilder (1867-1957) in Mansfield and Rose (Wilder) Lane (1886-1968) was a playmate of the Porter children, likely Euryclea.[13] Son Carl H. D. Porter must have been born in Mansfield as this is where the family was living in 1887.
In 1900 the Porter family was renting a house in West Plains. John and their two oldest daughters Beulah and Vern were working in a dry goods shop. Capitola and Carl were attending school.[14]
Mary Alice's daughters left the family home when they married, Beulah in 1900, Capitola in 1906 and Vern in 1907. Carl died suddenly of typhoid in 1904. This left just Mary Alice and John in the home in 1910. John was no longer able to work so the couple lived off of savings in their rental home at 109 Missouri Avenue in West Plains. The home was owned by the Hill family who also lived at that address.[15] Mary Alice cared for John.[11] In 1915 Mary Alice and John spent the winter in Kansas City with their daughter Capitola and her husband.[16] By 1920 Mary Alice and John had purchased their home at 109 Missouri Avenue. John was not working and Mary Alice was caring for him. They lived next door to new neighbours, their daughter Vern's brother-in-law, Andrew Jackson.[17]
May 6, 1922 John Porter died, leaving Mary Alice widowed.[11] After John's death their daughter Beulah who had been widowed in 1919 moved to West Plains to be with her mother. At the end of 1923 Beulah married a West Plains druggist, Ed Bohrer, and Mary Alice moved into the Bohrer home on West 2nd Street[18] along with Beulah. However, in 1927 Beulah became very ill and then Mary Alice became ill in 1928. Mary Alice's other daughters Vern and Capitola spent much time in West Plains nursing them. Finally in 1929 Beulah passed away on October 12.[19]
Upon the death of Beulah, Mary Alice moved to Oconomowoc with her daughter Vern and Vern's two children Charles and Mary Francis. Mary Francis remembers her grandmother as a very strict woman who was particular about dressing for dinner and that children should be seen and not heard. Her grandmother did not feel a bed was made properly unless it was tight enough to bounce a ball upon. Also, her grandmother did not allow her to play with the only other children in the neighbourhood because of their skin color.[20][21]
On April 20, 1930 Mary Alice Porter died at the age of 73 in Oconomowoc. Her daughter Vern brought her body back to West Plains, Missouri to be buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery next to her husband, son, and daughter.[22][23]
Census Tables
June 1, 1860 (enumerated July 25) - Prairie Township, Chariton, Missouri Post Office: Keytesville and Glasgow[2]
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Value of Real Estate | Value of Personal Estate | Place of Birth | Other Included Information | |
| Thomas H Trent | 34 | Male | Farmer | 960 | 1390 | Missouri | |||
| Rebecca W Trent | 33 | Female | Missouri | ||||||
| Lucius S Trent | 10 | Male | Missouri | Attended School | |||||
| Jacob W Trent | 8 | Male | Missouri | Attended School | |||||
| Allace Trent | 3 | Female | Missouri | ||||||
| Golden W Trent | 2 | Male | Missouri | ||||||
| John G Trent | 7/12 | Male | Missouri | ||||||
| Grandison Maloy | 17 | Male | Farm Laborer | Missouri |
June 1, 1870 (enumerated June 22)[3]
- Salisbury Township, Chariton, Missouri
- Post Office: Keytesville
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Value of Real Estate | Value of Personal Estate | Place of Birth | Other | ||
| Trent, Thomas H | 49 | Male | White | Farmer | 5000 | 800 | Missouri | Citizen | ||
| Trent, Rebecca | 44 | Female | White | Keeping House | Missouri | Cannot write | ||||
| Trent, Lucius | 19 | Male | White | Missouri | Attended School | |||||
| Trent, Jacob | 18 | Male | White | Missouri | Attended School | |||||
| Trent, Alice | 13 | Female | White | Missouri | Attended School | |||||
| Trent, Wasson | 9 | Male | White | Missouri | Attended School | |||||
| Trent, John | 7 | Male | White | Missouri | ||||||
| Trent, William | 5 | Male | White | Missouri | ||||||
| Trent, Belle | 3 | Female | White | Missouri |
June 1, 1880 (enumerated June 17) [8]
- Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri
| Name | Color | Sex | Age | Relationship | Marital Status | Occupation | 'Place of Birth | Place of Father's Birth | Place of Mother's Birth | |
| J F Porter | White | Male | 41 | Married | Sells Sewing Machines | Ohio | Maryland | Maryland | ||
| Alice Porter | White | Female | 22 | Wife | Married | Keep House | Missouri | Virginia | Kentucky | |
| Beauil Porter | White | Female | 2 | Daughter | Single | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri | ||
| Vernie Porter | White | Male (enumerator error) | 10/12 born in August | Son (enumerator error) | Single | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri |
June 1, 1900 (enumerated June 11)[14]
- West Plains City, Howell, Missouri
| Name | Relationship | Color | Sex | Date of Birth | Age | Marital Status | Number of Years Married | Mother of How Many Living Children | Place of Birth | Father's Birth | Mother's Birth | Occupation | Education | Home | |
| John F Porter (Noted that he has 4 children.) | Head | White | Male | August, 1838 | 61 | Married | 24 | Ohio | Maryland | Maryland | Dry Goods clerk- no months unemployed | Can read, write, and speak English | Rent a house | ||
| Mary A Porter | Wife | White | Female | January, 1857 | 43 | Married | 24 | 4/7 | Missouri | Virginia | Kentucky | Can read, write, and speak English | |||
| Beulah W Porter | Daughter | White | Female | April, 1878 | 22 | Single | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri | Dry Goods clerk | Can read, write, and speak English | ||||
| Vernie W Porter | Daughter | White | Female | August, 1880 | 19 | Single | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri | Cashier | Can read, write, and speak English | ||||
| Captiola Porter | Daughter | White | Female | June, 1885 | 14 | Single | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri | Attended school for 8 months | Can read, write, and speak English | ||||
| Carl H.D. Porter | Son | White | Male | May, 1887 | 13 | Single | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri | Attended school for 8 months | Can read, write, and speak English |
April 15, 1910 (enumerated April 20)[15]
- Ward 2, West Plains, Howell, Missouri
| Location | Name | Relationship | Color | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Number of Years in Present Marriage | Mother of Living Children/Total Children | Place of Birth | Place of Birth of Father | Place of Birth of Mother | Occupation | Education | Home | |
| 109 Missouri Ave | Porter, John F | Head | White | Male | 71 | Married (first) | 34 | Ohio | Maryland | Maryland | Own Income | Can read and write | Rent a house | ||
| Porter, Mary A | Wife | White | Female | 53 | Married (first) | 3 | 3/7 | Missouri | Virginia | Kentucky | none | Can read and write |
January 1, 1920 (enumerated January 3)[17]
- Ward 2, West Plains, Howell, Missouri
| Abode | Name | Relationship | Tenure | Sex | Color | Age | Marital Status | Education | Place of Birth | Place of Birth of Father | Place of Birth of Mother | Occupation | Farm Schedule' | |
| 109 Missouri Ave. | Porter, John | Head | Freehold ownership of Home | Male | White | 81 | Married | Can read and write | Ohio | Maryland | Maryland | none | ||
| Porter Mary | Wife | Female | White | 62 | Married | Can read and write | Missouri | Virginia | Kentucky | none |
April 1 , 1930 (enumerated April 8)[21]
- Ward 3, Oconomowoc City, Waukesha, Wisconsin
| Address | Name | Relationship | Home Owned/Rented | Value of Home | Radioset | Sex | Color | Age | Marital Status | Age at First Marriage | Education | Place of Birth | Place of Birth of Father | Place of Birth of Mother | English Speaker | Occupation and Employment | |
| 405 Summit Ave. | Vernon Jackson | Head | Owned | 5000 | radio | Female | White | 50 | Widowed | Can read and write | Missouri | Ohio | Missouri | yes | none | ||
| Charles H Jackson | Son | Male | White | 21 | Single | Can read and write | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Missouri | yes | none | ||||||
| Mary F Jackson | Daughter | Female | White | 12 | Single | Attended school, Can read and write | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Missouri | yes | none | ||||||
| Mary A Porter | Mother | Female | White | 73 | Widowed | Can read and write | Missouri | Virginia | Virginia | yes | none |
- Note: Charles Porter changed his name to his father's name, Charles Homer.
Sources
- ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #50704084 (accessed 24 March 2024)
Memorial page for Mary Alice Trent Porter (6 Jan 1857-20 Apr 1930), citing Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Linda Carole Mustion (contributor 29047507). - ↑ 2.0 2.1
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 44; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170194_002_M9CV-3FM; FHL microfilm: 803613; Image number: 44; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01746-6
FamilySearch Record: MHZP-QYT (accessed 24 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSS-VZG
Allace Trent (3) in Prairie Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri. - ↑ 3.0 3.1
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 004273847_002_M9CN-M9L; FHL microfilm: 000552267; Image number: 253; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01554-4
FamilySearch Record: M4X6-VTH (accessed 24 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-X429-93N
Alice Trent (13) in Salisbury Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri. - ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Salisbury Township, Chariton County, Missouri," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salisbury_Township,_Chariton_County,_Missouri&oldid=1167667064 (accessed March 25, 2024).
- ↑
Marriage:
"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
citing Page: 409; Digital film/folder number: 007424529; FHL microfilm: 000975977; Image number: 382
FamilySearch Record: WPWG-TZW2 (accessed 24 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89CT-RJ6B
Mary A Trent marriage to Mr John F Poorter on 18 May 1876 in Chariton, Chariton, Missouri, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007424529; FHL microfilm: 975977
FamilySearch Record: V28W-BND (accessed 24 March 2024)
Mary A Trent marriage to John F. Poorter on 18 May 1876 in Chariton, Missouri, United States. - ↑ Follett, Darwin. Follett Family Tree. In possession of Barbara Follett Schweger.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00077; Digital film/folder number: 005161214; FHL microfilm: 1254680; Image number: 520; Sheet number: 427; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: M66L-RKH (accessed 24 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB6-S57V
Alice Porter (22), wife, Keeps House, in household of J. F. Porter (41) in Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri, United States. - ↑
Death of daughter Pearly Gate Porter:
"Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969"
Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910; URL: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB
Ancestry ca Record 60382 #5308045 (accessed 25 March 2024)
Pearly Gate Porter death 7 Sep 1883 (age 1) at 1st Ward, Lamar, MO. Cause of death: Typho Malarial Fever, dentition. - ↑
Death of daughter Capitola P. Rand:
"Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969"
Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969; Certificate Number: 6667; URL: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 60382 #4827319 (accessed 25 March 2024)
Capitola P Rand death 16 Feb 1964 (age 78), child of John F Porter, in Jackson, Missouri, USA. - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2
Obituary for husband John Francis Porter - 1922 Newspaper:
"Newspapers.com"
The Journal-Gazette (West Plains, Missouri) Thu, May 11, 1922, page 4
Newspapers Clip: 98969777 (accessed 25 March 2024) - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #187113612 (accessed 25 March 2024)
Memorial page for Euryclea Porter (2 Jan 1881-6 May 1891), citing Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Wright County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Mizzizzippy (contributor 48842038). - ↑ As told to Culley Schweger Bell by Mary Francis (Jackson) Follett.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 59; Digital film/folder number: 004118788; FHL microfilm: 1240860; Image number: 210; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00737-0
FamilySearch Record: M3CT-2CP (accessed 25 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S97-L3Q
Mary A Porter (43), wife, in household of John F Porter (62) in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri. - ↑ 15.0 15.1
1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972622; FHL microfilm: 1374797; Image number: 908; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03475-6
FamilySearch Record: M2YH-52R (accessed 25 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJ6-JY
Mary A Porter (53), wife, in household of John F Porter (71) in West Plains Ward 2, Howell, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri. - ↑
1915 Newspaper:
"Newspapers.com"
The West Plains Journal (West Plains, Missouri) Thu, Nov 18, 1915, page 1
Newspapers Clip: 144217390 (accessed 27 March 2024) - ↑ 17.0 17.1
1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 75; Digital film/folder number: 004966298; FHL microfilm: 1820920; Image number: 679; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01931-0
FamilySearch Record: M8HS-4JZ (accessed 26 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXR-846
Mary Portor (62), wife, in household of John Portor (81) in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri. - ↑ * 1929 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
The Journal-Gazette (West Plains, Missouri) Thu, Jun 6, 1929, page 8
Newspapers Clip: 144217587 (accessed 27 March 2024) - ↑
Obituary of daughter Beulah Bohrer - 1929 Newspaper:
"Newspapers.com"
West Plains Weekly Quill (West Plains, Missouri) Thu, Oct 17, 1929, page 1
Newspapers Clip: 144174897 (accessed 26 March 2024) - ↑ As told to Culley Schweger Bell by Mary Francis (Jackson) Follett.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1
1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 77; Digital film/folder number: 004955472; FHL microfilm: 2342350; Image number: 924; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03802-5
FamilySearch Record: X934-N2S (accessed 26 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R82-57D
Mary A Porter (73), widowed mother, in household of Vernon Jackson (50) in Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Born in Missouri. - ↑
Obituary - 1930 Newspaper:
"Newspapers.com"
West Plains Weekly Quill (West Plains, Missouri) Thu, Apr 24, 1930, page 1
Newspapers Clip: 144189914 (accessed 26 March 2024) - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #50704084 (accessed 26 March 2024)
Memorial page for Mary Alice Trent Porter (6 Jan 1857-20 Apr 1930), citing Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Linda Carole Mustion (contributor 29047507).
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