Daughter of Abel G Porter and Sarah Jane Baker
(Myrtle's middle name come from her father's sister, Laurella Porter)

Marriages
1. To Orville Joseph Stewart, Jr.
On 9 Dec 1890 at Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa
2. To Arthur Bairstow
On 31 Mar 1921 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

California Death Certificate
Name: Myrtle Bairstow
Sex: Female
Age: 55
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1870 at Iowa [actually Kansas]
Death Date: 7 Mar 1926
Death Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Spouse: Arthur Bairstow
Father's Name: Able G Porter, born Canada
Mother's Maiden Name: Sarah J Baker, born Massachusetts
Document Number 2588

Iowa Marriage Record, Winnebago County
(For Year Ending October 1891; page 95-1421
Groom: Orville J Stewart, Jr., age 22; born New Hampshire; resides Lake Mills, Iowa; occupation Farmer; 1st marriage.
Bride: Myrtle L Porter, age 21; born Kansas; resides
Marriage Date 9 Dec 1890
Marriage Place Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa
Groom's Father: Orville Stewart
Groom's Mother: Artemisia/Artemissa Davis
Bride's Father: Abel Porter
Bride's Mother: Bakeer

Census
1880 Census, village of Lake Mills, Winnebago, Iowa
-Abel Porter, head, 35, b. Canada, parents Vermont, Dealer in Furniture
-Sarah J Porter, wife, 30, born Massachusetts, parents Canada
-Laurilla* M. Porter, daughter, 9, b. Kansas
-Fanny N. Porter, daughter, 8, b. Kansas
-Arthur G. Porter, son, 6, born Kansas
-Fannie Porter, daughter, 4, born Iowa

1900 Census, Logan Township, Winnebago County, Iowa
-Orville J Stuart, head, 31, Apr 1869, married 9 yrs, b. New Hampshire, father Vermont, mother Rhode Island, Farmer.
-Myrtle* Stuart, wife, 29, Nov 1870, married 9 yrs, 3 children born, 3 living, b. Kansas, father Canada, mother Maine
-Flossie Stuart, daughter, 8, May 1892, b. IA, father NH, mother KS
-Harry Stuart, son, 5, June 1894, b. IA, father NH, mother KS
-Blanche Stuart, daughter, 3, Dec 1896, b. IA, father NH, mother KS
-Enoch Watts, servant, 15, Nov 1884, b. England, imm. 1893, parents b. England, at school.

1910 Census, Lake Mills, Center Township, Winnebago County, Iowa
-Orville Stewart, head, 41, b. MN, father NH, mother RI, Tower foreman R.R. C & NW [Coaling tower foreman for Chicago & North Western Railroad]
-Mertie* Stewart, wife, 39, 1st marriage, married 19 yrs, 4 children born, 4 living, b. IA, father MN, mother KS.
-Flossie Stewart, daughter, 17, b. IA, father MN, mother IA
-Harry Stewart, son, 15, b. IA, father MN, mother IA
-Blanche Stewart, daughter, 13, b. IA, father MN, mother IA
-James Stewart, son, 7, b. IA, father MN, mother IA

1920 Census, Gardena, Los Angeles, California; Los Angeles St
-Myrtle* L Stewart, head, 49, widowed, b. Kansas, father Canada, mother Massachusetts
-Harry L Stewart, son, 25, b. IA, gardener
-James W Stewart, son, 17, b. IA
-Margaret O Stewart, daughter, 5 , b. IA

Note
Transcriptions from original records by GreenHills Stones Calling (FIND A GRAVE ID
47882891)

Mother
Sarah Jane Baker Porter
Mrs. Sarah Jane Porter, 80, native of Fall River, Massachusetts, died at a local hospital last night, June 5, following an illness of more than the past year.
The deceased came to California 25 years ago and has spent most of that time in this vicinity, having resided at Orcutt for the past four years.
She was the widow of the ate Abel G. Porter, Civil War Veteran, who died at Westgate, 1914 [1915].
She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Francis M. Jensen of Nipomo; Arthur G. Porter of Fontana; Mrs. Gertrude Howard of Santa Maria; Clive A. Porter, Nipomo; and Raphael C. Porter of Sisquoc.
Two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Revel of Gardena, and Mrs. Z. W. Chapman of Olympia, Washington, and one brother, W. O. Baker of Olympia, also survives besides 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Dudley-Bradford funeral home, and the announcement of arrangement for the funeral will be made later. (Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria, California, Saturday, July 02, 1938, page 1)

Father
Census
1850 Census, Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois
-Charles Porter, male, 41, b. VT; Farmer; value Real Estate $800
-Lydia Porter, female, 45, b. Maine
-Frederick Porter, male, 14, b. VT
-Lewis Porter, male, 12, b. VT
-Laurilla Porter, female, 7, b. Canada
-Abel* Porter, male, 3, b. Canada
-Jerry Allen, male, 97, b. VT
-William Allen, male, 25, b. VT

1860 Census, Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Post Office Floyd
-Charles Porter, male, 57, b. Vermont; Farmer; Real Estate Value $500; Personal Estate Value $190
-Lydia Porter, female, 55, b. Maine
-Laurella Porter, female, 17, b. Canada
-Abel* Porter, male, 15, b. Canada

1870 Census, Solomon Township, Cloud, Kansas; Post Office Shirley
-Abel* G Porter, male, 25; b. Canada; farmer; Personal Estate Value $450; Real Estate Value $300
-Sarah J Porter, female, 20; b. New Brunswick [Canada], Keeping House

Spouse
Orville Joseph Stewart, Jr
Born New Hampshire in April 1869
(In June 1870 census, lived at Stewartstown, Coos Co., New Hampshire; P.O. West Stewartstown)