His death certificate records Cleveland A. Porter, age 56 years 5 months 25 days, born 11 Oct 1884 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 8 March 1941 at Mercy Hospital in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, residence 3853 Rhoads St., New Boston, Ohio, married, husband of Amanda Porter, father Dr. Harvey Porter mother’s maiden name Margaret Caudill, both born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death acute myocarditis, informant Mrs. Ruth Porter, Portsmouth, Ohio.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 4, p. 367, records the marriage on 4 Dec 1902 of Cleveland Porter, age 18, farmer, residence Elliottsville, born in and mother born in Rowan Co., father born in Morgan Co., to Flora M. Harris, age 16, residence Elliottsville, born in and mother born in Rowan Co., at Henderson Templeman’s by Sam D. Nickell, witnesses Henderson Templeman and Arthur Harris.

(It was a double wedding; Flora’s sister Maud Harris and Thomas Lewis were married the same day at the same place. Henderson Templeman was their stepfather.)