He was born Gerben Porte in March 1871 in the country village of Hallum, in the extreme northern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, son of the 22 years aged laborer Jacob Gerbens Porte and Trijntje Klazes Krol, both born in Hallum too, and who married in March 1870 in municipality Ferwerderadeel.
On April 7, 1890 Germen Porte (18 years old, farmer) arrived alone, without relatives on the S.S. Rotterdam at the port of New York, Castle Garden. His sisters Antje (21) and Jultje (17) arrived on November 3, 1890 on also the S.S. Rotterdam, heading for the Dutch settlement Roseland, since 1892 a southern district of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. On May 7, 1891 his father Jacob Porte (40, laborer), mother Trijntje (42), brothers Klaas (11), Jochem (9) and Folkert (4) arrived on the S.S. Spaarndam at New York.
Gerben Porte married on 22 August 1893 in Cook County, Illinois, very probably in Chicago, at the age of 22 years the four years younger Sara Gross, born in the extreme northern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland too.
On July 13, 1894 Germer Porter and Sarah Gross had in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois daughter Annie Porter.
On October 21, 1895 Gerben Porter was naturalized by a court in Cook County, very probably in Chicago, Illinois.
In June 1900 Germ Porter (29 years old, born in March 1871 in Holland, immigrated in 1890, laundry ...), his wife Sarah (25, March 1875, Holland, immigrated in 1893 [has to be: ca. 1881], mother of 4 living children), their children Annie (6, July 1894, Illinois), Katie (5, October 1895, Illinois), Herman (3, August 1897, Illinois), Julia (1, April 1899, Illinois) lived at a rented home in Ward 34 of Chicago, Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois.
On September 6, 1902 and August 27, 1905 Gerben and Sarah Porte had their sons Jacob and Martin Porte, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In January 1920 Gerban J Porter (48, Holland, immigrated in 1889 [has to be: 1890], truck farmer), his wife Sarah (44, Holland, immigrated in 1882), their children Herman (22, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Jacob (17, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Martin (14, Illinois), Ettie (10, Illinois), Nicholas (9, Illinois), Joseph (6, Indiana) and Sofia (5, Indiana) were living on a rented farm at Ridge Road in the town of Griffith, Calumet Township, Lake County, located in the extreme northwestern part of Indiana.
In April 1930 Gerben Porter (59, immigrated in 1890, farm manager), his wife Sarah (54, immigrated in 1895 [has to be ca. 1882]), their son Joseph (16, farm helper) and their daughter Sophia (15) were living on their own farm, worth $6000, in still Calumet Township, 45th Avenue, Lake County, Indiana.
In 1935 the family Porter lived at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana,
In 1937 his wife Sarah died at the age of 62 years in the steel city of Gary, Lake County, Indiana.
In April 1940 Gerben Porter (69, Netherlands, janitor at a sanatorium) and his [second] wife Henrietta (65, Netherlands) lived at an own home, worth $3000, at North-West Street in Ward 1 of Crown Point, Center Township, Lake County, Indiana. Gerben Porter lived in 1935 at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana, his second wife Henrietta in Chicago, Cook County, Indiana.
Gerben Porter died in December 1954 at the age of 83 years in Lansing, Cook County, Illinois.
On April 7, 1890 Germen Porte (18 years old, farmer) arrived alone, without relatives on the S.S. Rotterdam at the port of New York, Castle Garden. His sisters Antje (21) and Jultje (17) arrived on November 3, 1890 on also the S.S. Rotterdam, heading for the Dutch settlement Roseland, since 1892 a southern district of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. On May 7, 1891 his father Jacob Porte (40, laborer), mother Trijntje (42), brothers Klaas (11), Jochem (9) and Folkert (4) arrived on the S.S. Spaarndam at New York.
Gerben Porte married on 22 August 1893 in Cook County, Illinois, very probably in Chicago, at the age of 22 years the four years younger Sara Gross, born in the extreme northern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland too.
On July 13, 1894 Germer Porter and Sarah Gross had in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois daughter Annie Porter.
On October 21, 1895 Gerben Porter was naturalized by a court in Cook County, very probably in Chicago, Illinois.
In June 1900 Germ Porter (29 years old, born in March 1871 in Holland, immigrated in 1890, laundry ...), his wife Sarah (25, March 1875, Holland, immigrated in 1893 [has to be: ca. 1881], mother of 4 living children), their children Annie (6, July 1894, Illinois), Katie (5, October 1895, Illinois), Herman (3, August 1897, Illinois), Julia (1, April 1899, Illinois) lived at a rented home in Ward 34 of Chicago, Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois.
On September 6, 1902 and August 27, 1905 Gerben and Sarah Porte had their sons Jacob and Martin Porte, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In January 1920 Gerban J Porter (48, Holland, immigrated in 1889 [has to be: 1890], truck farmer), his wife Sarah (44, Holland, immigrated in 1882), their children Herman (22, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Jacob (17, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Martin (14, Illinois), Ettie (10, Illinois), Nicholas (9, Illinois), Joseph (6, Indiana) and Sofia (5, Indiana) were living on a rented farm at Ridge Road in the town of Griffith, Calumet Township, Lake County, located in the extreme northwestern part of Indiana.
In April 1930 Gerben Porter (59, immigrated in 1890, farm manager), his wife Sarah (54, immigrated in 1895 [has to be ca. 1882]), their son Joseph (16, farm helper) and their daughter Sophia (15) were living on their own farm, worth $6000, in still Calumet Township, 45th Avenue, Lake County, Indiana.
In 1935 the family Porter lived at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana,
In 1937 his wife Sarah died at the age of 62 years in the steel city of Gary, Lake County, Indiana.
In April 1940 Gerben Porter (69, Netherlands, janitor at a sanatorium) and his [second] wife Henrietta (65, Netherlands) lived at an own home, worth $3000, at North-West Street in Ward 1 of Crown Point, Center Township, Lake County, Indiana. Gerben Porter lived in 1935 at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana, his second wife Henrietta in Chicago, Cook County, Indiana.
Gerben Porter died in December 1954 at the age of 83 years in Lansing, Cook County, Illinois.
He was born Gerben Porte in March 1871 in the country village of Hallum, in the extreme northern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, son of the 22 years aged laborer Jacob Gerbens Porte and Trijntje Klazes Krol, both born in Hallum too, and who married in March 1870 in municipality Ferwerderadeel.
On April 7, 1890 Germen Porte (18 years old, farmer) arrived alone, without relatives on the S.S. Rotterdam at the port of New York, Castle Garden. His sisters Antje (21) and Jultje (17) arrived on November 3, 1890 on also the S.S. Rotterdam, heading for the Dutch settlement Roseland, since 1892 a southern district of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. On May 7, 1891 his father Jacob Porte (40, laborer), mother Trijntje (42), brothers Klaas (11), Jochem (9) and Folkert (4) arrived on the S.S. Spaarndam at New York.
Gerben Porte married on 22 August 1893 in Cook County, Illinois, very probably in Chicago, at the age of 22 years the four years younger Sara Gross, born in the extreme northern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland too.
On July 13, 1894 Germer Porter and Sarah Gross had in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois daughter Annie Porter.
On October 21, 1895 Gerben Porter was naturalized by a court in Cook County, very probably in Chicago, Illinois.
In June 1900 Germ Porter (29 years old, born in March 1871 in Holland, immigrated in 1890, laundry ...), his wife Sarah (25, March 1875, Holland, immigrated in 1893 [has to be: ca. 1881], mother of 4 living children), their children Annie (6, July 1894, Illinois), Katie (5, October 1895, Illinois), Herman (3, August 1897, Illinois), Julia (1, April 1899, Illinois) lived at a rented home in Ward 34 of Chicago, Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois.
On September 6, 1902 and August 27, 1905 Gerben and Sarah Porte had their sons Jacob and Martin Porte, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In January 1920 Gerban J Porter (48, Holland, immigrated in 1889 [has to be: 1890], truck farmer), his wife Sarah (44, Holland, immigrated in 1882), their children Herman (22, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Jacob (17, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Martin (14, Illinois), Ettie (10, Illinois), Nicholas (9, Illinois), Joseph (6, Indiana) and Sofia (5, Indiana) were living on a rented farm at Ridge Road in the town of Griffith, Calumet Township, Lake County, located in the extreme northwestern part of Indiana.
In April 1930 Gerben Porter (59, immigrated in 1890, farm manager), his wife Sarah (54, immigrated in 1895 [has to be ca. 1882]), their son Joseph (16, farm helper) and their daughter Sophia (15) were living on their own farm, worth $6000, in still Calumet Township, 45th Avenue, Lake County, Indiana.
In 1935 the family Porter lived at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana,
In 1937 his wife Sarah died at the age of 62 years in the steel city of Gary, Lake County, Indiana.
In April 1940 Gerben Porter (69, Netherlands, janitor at a sanatorium) and his [second] wife Henrietta (65, Netherlands) lived at an own home, worth $3000, at North-West Street in Ward 1 of Crown Point, Center Township, Lake County, Indiana. Gerben Porter lived in 1935 at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana, his second wife Henrietta in Chicago, Cook County, Indiana.
Gerben Porter died in December 1954 at the age of 83 years in Lansing, Cook County, Illinois.
On April 7, 1890 Germen Porte (18 years old, farmer) arrived alone, without relatives on the S.S. Rotterdam at the port of New York, Castle Garden. His sisters Antje (21) and Jultje (17) arrived on November 3, 1890 on also the S.S. Rotterdam, heading for the Dutch settlement Roseland, since 1892 a southern district of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. On May 7, 1891 his father Jacob Porte (40, laborer), mother Trijntje (42), brothers Klaas (11), Jochem (9) and Folkert (4) arrived on the S.S. Spaarndam at New York.
Gerben Porte married on 22 August 1893 in Cook County, Illinois, very probably in Chicago, at the age of 22 years the four years younger Sara Gross, born in the extreme northern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland too.
On July 13, 1894 Germer Porter and Sarah Gross had in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois daughter Annie Porter.
On October 21, 1895 Gerben Porter was naturalized by a court in Cook County, very probably in Chicago, Illinois.
In June 1900 Germ Porter (29 years old, born in March 1871 in Holland, immigrated in 1890, laundry ...), his wife Sarah (25, March 1875, Holland, immigrated in 1893 [has to be: ca. 1881], mother of 4 living children), their children Annie (6, July 1894, Illinois), Katie (5, October 1895, Illinois), Herman (3, August 1897, Illinois), Julia (1, April 1899, Illinois) lived at a rented home in Ward 34 of Chicago, Calumet Township, Cook County, Illinois.
On September 6, 1902 and August 27, 1905 Gerben and Sarah Porte had their sons Jacob and Martin Porte, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
In January 1920 Gerban J Porter (48, Holland, immigrated in 1889 [has to be: 1890], truck farmer), his wife Sarah (44, Holland, immigrated in 1882), their children Herman (22, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Jacob (17, Illinois, truck farm laborer), Martin (14, Illinois), Ettie (10, Illinois), Nicholas (9, Illinois), Joseph (6, Indiana) and Sofia (5, Indiana) were living on a rented farm at Ridge Road in the town of Griffith, Calumet Township, Lake County, located in the extreme northwestern part of Indiana.
In April 1930 Gerben Porter (59, immigrated in 1890, farm manager), his wife Sarah (54, immigrated in 1895 [has to be ca. 1882]), their son Joseph (16, farm helper) and their daughter Sophia (15) were living on their own farm, worth $6000, in still Calumet Township, 45th Avenue, Lake County, Indiana.
In 1935 the family Porter lived at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana,
In 1937 his wife Sarah died at the age of 62 years in the steel city of Gary, Lake County, Indiana.
In April 1940 Gerben Porter (69, Netherlands, janitor at a sanatorium) and his [second] wife Henrietta (65, Netherlands) lived at an own home, worth $3000, at North-West Street in Ward 1 of Crown Point, Center Township, Lake County, Indiana. Gerben Porter lived in 1935 at a rural place in Lake County, Indiana, his second wife Henrietta in Chicago, Cook County, Indiana.
Gerben Porter died in December 1954 at the age of 83 years in Lansing, Cook County, Illinois.
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