Brief Life History of Vernon
When Vernon Porter was born in 1907, in Evergreen, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Albert Rush Robert Porter, was 31 and his mother, Jennie Cline, was 29. He died on 29 October 1937, in Langlade, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Bryant, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Vern Porter in household of Albert R Porter, "United States Census, 1920"
- Vernon Porter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Vern Porter in household of Albert R Porter, "United States Census, 1910"
Parents and Siblings
1876–1958 Male
1878–1915 Female
Siblings (10)
1896–1964 Female
1898–1943 Male
1900–1917 Female
1902–1935 Female
1904–1974 Male
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World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 0
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
Age 0
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 9
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English and Older Scots porter(e), port(o)ur ‘doorkeeper, gatekeeper’ (Anglo-Norman French port(i)er, portur, Latin portarius). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. The name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner ) and Poertner .
English: occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Middle English port(o)ur, porter ‘porter, carrier of burdens’ (Anglo-Norman French portur, porteo(u)r).
Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized, of Poorter, status name for a freeman (burgher) of a town, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter. Compare De Porter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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