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Stockton Fears “Will” Porter

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Stockton Fears “Will” Porter

Birth
Oklahoma, USA
Death
21 Oct 1982 (aged 82)
Kern County, California, USA
Burial
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.3629431, Longitude: -118.9972306
Plot
Haven of Rest, 319-A
Memorial ID
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1899, Dec 18 --- BIRTH: Stockton Fears Porter, Indian Township, Payne, Oklahoma.{FamilySearch.org} --- BIRTHPLACE: Indian Territory, Oklahoma.[1900 Census]

1900 ----RESIDENCE: Muscogee (West of M, K & T Railways), Creek Nation, Indian Territory, U.S.

1910 ----RESIDENCE: Muskogee Ward 4, Muskogee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, U.S.

1918, Sept. 12 --- RESIDENCE: Stockton Fears Porter, Street: 701 Capitol Place, City: Muskogee, County: Muskogee, State: Oklahoma; age 18; b. Dec. 18, 1899; RACE: "INDIAN CITIZEN", U. S. CITIZEN: Native Born, Occupation: FARMING, Employer: WILLIAM A. PORTER (father), Leonard, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; Nearest relative: William A. Porter (father), Leonard, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; (Signature); Height: Tall, Build: Slender, No eye or hair color recorded. Signed: September 12, 1918.[(Military) Registration Card, TULSA COUNTY Local Board, Oklahoma]

1919 --- EDUCATION, FRATERNITY: "VIRGINIA ETA (Epsilon Tau Alpha?), UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, by W. Asbury Rorer ---- We take pleasure in introducing: Initiated October 10, 1919: Stockton Fears Porter. A. B., '23, Tulsa, Oklahoma."[The Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Vol. 17, Oct., 1919, No. 1, Richmond, Virginia, p. 486] ---- Mr. Stockton F. Porter, Alumni of University of Virginia, Class of TJ, College of Arts and Sciences[http://www.alumni.virginia.edu/reunions/LostList.aspx?reun_year=TJ]

1920 Census --- RESIDENCE: Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stockton Porter. With family.

MARRIAGE: Met through oil industry.{Robert Kelly-Thomas, oral}

1929, Jun 29 --- MARRIAGE: Stockton Fears Porter, native of Oklahoma, and Mary Rachel Coyne, native of California; both residing at Bakersfield. Married by Michael Lee, 'Roman Catholic Priest'. Witnesses: R. Paul Huggins, residing at Los Angeles, and Marguerite MacDonald, residing at Los Angeles.[Marriage License, County of Los Angeles, State of California] --- Marguerite was Rachel's oldest sister.

1930 US Census (April 7): RESIDENCE, OCCUPATION: Rose of Sharon Apts., 228 South Bonnie Brae, LOS ANGELES CITY AND COUNTY, Calif.; Stockton F. Porter, Head, Renting home at $45/mo., Owns Radio set, White, age 30, first married at age 29, b. Oklahoma, both parents b. Oklahoma, PURCHASING AGENT, DISTRIBUTING OIL Co., wage earner; Mary R. Porter, Wife, age 23, first married at age 22, b. Calif., Occupation: None; Pamela, age 1/12 (est. b. Mar 1930).{ancestry.com}

1933 --- RESIDENCE: 2100 - 18th (St.?), Bakersfield, Calif. Stockton F. Porter, Spouse: Mary (Coyne) Porter.[US City Directories, 1821-1989]{ancestry.com}

1935 --- RESIDENCE: TULSA, TULSA, OKLAHOMA.[1940 Census]

1940 US Census (April 13): RESIDENCE, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION: 302 West Moses, LYONS CITY, RICE COUNTY, KANSAS; Stockton Porter, Renting home for $35/mo, not a farm, Head, age 39, 2 YRS COLLEGE, FIELD AUDITOR, GULF OIL COMPANY, Paid Wage; Mary, Wife, age 32, 4 yrs High school; Pamela, dghtr, age 10, 3rd grade; Diana, dghtr, age 9, grade 2; William, son, age 6, kindergarten. Residence in 1935: Tulsa, Oklahoma.{ancestry.com}

1942, Feb16 --- RESIDENCE: SEMINOLE, SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA.[Military Draft Registration]

1980 Feb 12 --- DEATH OF SPOUSE: Mary Rachel (Coyne) Porter, Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif.

1982, Oct. 21 --- DEATH: Stockton Fears Porter, b. 18 Dec 1899, d. Kern County, Parents: Fears. [Calif. Death Index, 19140-1997]{ancestry.com}

1982, Oct --- DEATH: Stockton Fears Porter, d. Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif.[US Social Security Index, 1935-2014]{ancestry.com}

BURIAL: Plot: Haven of Rest, 319-A; No marker, Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif.
1899, Dec 18 --- BIRTH: Stockton Fears Porter, Indian Township, Payne, Oklahoma.{FamilySearch.org} --- BIRTHPLACE: Indian Territory, Oklahoma.[1900 Census]

1900 ----RESIDENCE: Muscogee (West of M, K & T Railways), Creek Nation, Indian Territory, U.S.

1910 ----RESIDENCE: Muskogee Ward 4, Muskogee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, U.S.

1918, Sept. 12 --- RESIDENCE: Stockton Fears Porter, Street: 701 Capitol Place, City: Muskogee, County: Muskogee, State: Oklahoma; age 18; b. Dec. 18, 1899; RACE: "INDIAN CITIZEN", U. S. CITIZEN: Native Born, Occupation: FARMING, Employer: WILLIAM A. PORTER (father), Leonard, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; Nearest relative: William A. Porter (father), Leonard, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; (Signature); Height: Tall, Build: Slender, No eye or hair color recorded. Signed: September 12, 1918.[(Military) Registration Card, TULSA COUNTY Local Board, Oklahoma]

1919 --- EDUCATION, FRATERNITY: "VIRGINIA ETA (Epsilon Tau Alpha?), UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, by W. Asbury Rorer ---- We take pleasure in introducing: Initiated October 10, 1919: Stockton Fears Porter. A. B., '23, Tulsa, Oklahoma."[The Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Vol. 17, Oct., 1919, No. 1, Richmond, Virginia, p. 486] ---- Mr. Stockton F. Porter, Alumni of University of Virginia, Class of TJ, College of Arts and Sciences[http://www.alumni.virginia.edu/reunions/LostList.aspx?reun_year=TJ]

1920 Census --- RESIDENCE: Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stockton Porter. With family.

MARRIAGE: Met through oil industry.{Robert Kelly-Thomas, oral}

1929, Jun 29 --- MARRIAGE: Stockton Fears Porter, native of Oklahoma, and Mary Rachel Coyne, native of California; both residing at Bakersfield. Married by Michael Lee, 'Roman Catholic Priest'. Witnesses: R. Paul Huggins, residing at Los Angeles, and Marguerite MacDonald, residing at Los Angeles.[Marriage License, County of Los Angeles, State of California] --- Marguerite was Rachel's oldest sister.

1930 US Census (April 7): RESIDENCE, OCCUPATION: Rose of Sharon Apts., 228 South Bonnie Brae, LOS ANGELES CITY AND COUNTY, Calif.; Stockton F. Porter, Head, Renting home at $45/mo., Owns Radio set, White, age 30, first married at age 29, b. Oklahoma, both parents b. Oklahoma, PURCHASING AGENT, DISTRIBUTING OIL Co., wage earner; Mary R. Porter, Wife, age 23, first married at age 22, b. Calif., Occupation: None; Pamela, age 1/12 (est. b. Mar 1930).{ancestry.com}

1933 --- RESIDENCE: 2100 - 18th (St.?), Bakersfield, Calif. Stockton F. Porter, Spouse: Mary (Coyne) Porter.[US City Directories, 1821-1989]{ancestry.com}

1935 --- RESIDENCE: TULSA, TULSA, OKLAHOMA.[1940 Census]

1940 US Census (April 13): RESIDENCE, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION: 302 West Moses, LYONS CITY, RICE COUNTY, KANSAS; Stockton Porter, Renting home for $35/mo, not a farm, Head, age 39, 2 YRS COLLEGE, FIELD AUDITOR, GULF OIL COMPANY, Paid Wage; Mary, Wife, age 32, 4 yrs High school; Pamela, dghtr, age 10, 3rd grade; Diana, dghtr, age 9, grade 2; William, son, age 6, kindergarten. Residence in 1935: Tulsa, Oklahoma.{ancestry.com}

1942, Feb16 --- RESIDENCE: SEMINOLE, SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA.[Military Draft Registration]

1980 Feb 12 --- DEATH OF SPOUSE: Mary Rachel (Coyne) Porter, Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif.

1982, Oct. 21 --- DEATH: Stockton Fears Porter, b. 18 Dec 1899, d. Kern County, Parents: Fears. [Calif. Death Index, 19140-1997]{ancestry.com}

1982, Oct --- DEATH: Stockton Fears Porter, d. Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif.[US Social Security Index, 1935-2014]{ancestry.com}

BURIAL: Plot: Haven of Rest, 319-A; No marker, Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif.

Gravesite Details

Plot marker #319 only. No headstone.



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