Brief Life History of Porter
When Porter was born on 12 October 1897, in Indiana, United States, his father, Robert George Porter, was 27 and his mother, Daisy Mullendore, was 24. He died in 1897, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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Parents and Siblings
1869–1961 Male
1873–1911 Female
Siblings (3)
1897–1897 Male
1899–1964 Male
1902–1988 Male
Name Meaning
Transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name, either for someone who worked as a carrier of goods (Old French porteour, from a derivative of Latin portāre ‘to carry’) or else for a gatekeeper (Old French portier, from a derivative of Latin porta ‘door, gate’).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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