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Elva Amy PORTER

Elva Amy PORTER[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1873 - 1943  (69 years)

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  • Name Elva Amy PORTER  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 16 Dec 1873  Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 8
    Gender Female 
    _UID A776DF3D6D19457DA25043F2EE788F58F50D 
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    7221 South Oakes Street 
    1940 US Census Jay W Polley.jpg
    1940 US Census Jay W Polley.jpg
    Residence 16 Apr 1940  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    7221 South Oakes Street 
    1940 US Census Jay W Polley.jpg
    1940 US Census Jay W Polley.jpg
    Residence 1885-1943  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Moved to Tacoma 58 years before she died
    Residence 1943  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    7221 South Oakes Street 
    Burial 1943  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Tacoma Cemetery
      Tacoma
      Pierce County
      Washington, USA
      Plot: Section 1
    Tacoma Polley Grave.jpg
    Tacoma Polley Grave.jpg
    Death 20 Aug 1943  Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I12845  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Carlton PORTER,   b. 20 Jul 1847, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1927, Anacortes, Skagit, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Margaret ALGUIRE,   b. 1 Jun 1857, Montreal, , Qu Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1928, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1873  Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F3870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jay Willet POLLEY,   b. 19 Oct 1865, Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1951, Brookdale, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jun 1891  Whatcom County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8
    • 9 Years of marriage according to 1900 census
      18 in 1910 census
    Children 
     1. Leslie Willet POLLEY,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1957, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Malvin POLLEY,   b. 9 Jun 1896, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1897, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Eldon L POLLEY,   b. 4 Jul 1902, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1986, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Vernon Jerome POLLEY,   b. 1909, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1927, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F3867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1873 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Jun 1891 - Whatcom County, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7221 South Oakes Street - 1 Apr 1935 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7221 South Oakes Street - 16 Apr 1940 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885-1943 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7221 South Oakes Street - 1943 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1943 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Aug 1943 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • One Grandchild when she died in 1943 - Must be Leslie Jr

      Lost a child by the 1900 census, probally between Leslie & Eldon as there is a gap there

      Father was born in Wisconsin, mother was born in Canada

      Father born in Canada Mother in New York in 1930 census

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] 1930 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S840] Tacoma News Tribune Obituaries.

    3. [S783] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S836] Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892.

    5. [S209] 1900 United States Federal Census, (1 June 1900).

    6. [S164] 1910 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S19] 1920 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S332] Illene Annette FLEMING, Illene Annette FLEMING.

    9. [S572] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S608] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com).

    11. [S839] Ancestry.com, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996.


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