Married Susannah Catherine Heaps, 8 Mar 1882, St. George, Washington, Utah
Children - Mary Ellen Porter, Andrew Richard Porter, Cecelia Abiah Porer, William Robert Porter, Jared Brigham Porter, Myrtle Porter, Leatha Porter, Ellis Porter, Orrin Porter, Emery Porter, Fay Porter, Clayton Porter, Owena Porter, LaVern Porter, Geneve Porter
Andrew was a blacksmith who would gather with his friends around a pot-bellied stove to tell stories. Indians idolized Posey Porter, and that he would often allow them to use his black smithing tools to make jewelry out of silver coins.
"Andrew "Posey" Porter, a blacksmith with the Hoskaninni Mining company, who worked on a Colorado River gold dredging project in the late 1800s. It is said that the young Indians idolized Posey Porter, and that he would often allow them to use his black smithing tools to make jewelry out of silver coins. (Utah State Historical Society)"
Married Susannah Catherine Heaps, 8 Mar 1882, St. George, Washington, Utah
Children - Mary Ellen Porter, Andrew Richard Porter, Cecelia Abiah Porer, William Robert Porter, Jared Brigham Porter, Myrtle Porter, Leatha Porter, Ellis Porter, Orrin Porter, Emery Porter, Fay Porter, Clayton Porter, Owena Porter, LaVern Porter, Geneve Porter
Andrew was a blacksmith who would gather with his friends around a pot-bellied stove to tell stories. Indians idolized Posey Porter, and that he would often allow them to use his black smithing tools to make jewelry out of silver coins.
"Andrew "Posey" Porter, a blacksmith with the Hoskaninni Mining company, who worked on a Colorado River gold dredging project in the late 1800s. It is said that the young Indians idolized Posey Porter, and that he would often allow them to use his black smithing tools to make jewelry out of silver coins. (Utah State Historical Society)"
Family Members
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Mary Ellenore Porter Lay
1882–1964
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Andrew Richard Porter
1884–1965
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Cecelia Abiah Porter Goulding
1886–1956
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William Robert Porter
1888–1965
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Jared Brigham Porter
1891–1904
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Myrtle Porter Allen
1892–1974
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Leatha Porter Schow
1894–1969
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Ellis Porter
1897–1950
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Orrin Porter
1898–1977
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Emery Porter
1901–1980
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Fay Porter
1903–1970
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Clayton Porter
1905–1965
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Owena Porter Allen
1907–1941
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LaVern Porter
1909–1909
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Geneve Porter Shugart
1911–1995
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