NameAllie Bryan Porter
Birth12 Nov 1899, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death21 Oct 1978, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel James Porter (1855-1930)
SpouseEthel Sparkman
Birth4 Oct 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Jul 1927, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherMose Sparkman (1872-1943)
MotherBertha Lee Richardson (1880-1956)
Children
Birth19 Aug 1924, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Oct 1994, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth19 Jan 1927, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Allie Bryan Porter
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Allie Bryan Porter, age 18, born 12 Nov 1899, residence Vale, Rowan Co., Ky, occupation farmer, employer and nearest relative S. J. Porter, father.
Notes for Ethel Sparkman
Her death certificate records Ethel Porter, age 24 years 9 months 6 days, born 4 Oct 1902 in Ky, died 10 July 1927 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, father Mose Sparkman, mother’s maiden name Bertha Richardson, both born in Ky, cause of death tuberculosis of throat caused from measles, informant Allie Porter, Vale, Ky, burial in Williams Cemetery.
Census Notes for Allie Bryan & Ethel (Family)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 7 April, lists on pp. 2B-3A as family #34/35:
Porter, Sam J., 74, age at first marriage 29, physician; Eliza, wife, 64, age at first marriage 19, postmaster; Allie H.., son, 30, widowed, age at first marriage 20, farmer; Rodney, grandson, 5; Wayne T., grandson, 3 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The grandson Wayne T. must be the child listed in the Kentucky birth index as Leslie C. Porter, born 19 Jan 1927 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Ethel Sparkman. His mother died when he was only 6 months old, and perhaps the survivors preferred the name Wayne.
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