SPOUSE

• Gertrude Elizabeth KELLEY (September 26, 1896 - May 2, 1976)
  M: April 7, 1925 - The Church of the Savior, Pierpont Street, Brooklyn, New York

GENETIC CHILDREN

• Robert Curtis PORTER
  Married: Shirley
  Served with US 399th Infantry 100th Div. USA and France
  January 31, 1944 - November 18, 1945
  Prisoner of War - Germany (January 1, 1945 - May 13, 1945)

• Jean Holloway PORTER

• Edward William PORTER

• Ruth Elizabeth PORTER
  Married: Stanley A. STEFANOVICH

OTHER RELATIONS

• Sister: Edna Patterson PORTER - (November 26, 1896 - ?)

• Brother: Charles Abram PORTER - (March 5, 1902 - ?)

• Sister: Mary Adelaide PORTER - (March 21, 1905 - July 20, 1907)

• Brother: Harry Vernon PORTER - (September 10, 1909 - ?)

BASIC DATA

Names: George Curtis PORTER
Born: August 11, 1898 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Resided: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and New Providence, New Jersey.
Married: Gertrude Elizabeth KELLEY on April 7, 1925
Died: April, 1970 - New Jersey
Buried: Cremated
Relation to Chris STEFANOVICH: My maternal grandfather.

Click here for George C. Porter Photos Page

HISTORY

This is my maternal grandfather. He lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Providence, New Jersey and Oxford, New Jersey.

He enlisted September 22, 1917 at age of 19 years. He served in World War I with the USA 1st Photographic Section in France from August 10, 1917 to July 3, 1919, at Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Mouse-Argonne, - Defensive Sector
Discharged July 3, 1919

He received a BS Degree from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky in 1923. He was also a member of the Techincal Staff of Bell Telephone Labs.

George Curtis PORTER did extensive research throughout his later life, from about 1945 until his death, on our family history. Unfortunately my dear grandfather did not document everything he did. So I have quite abit of information about my maternal ancestors, however, I don't know where most of it is from. So if you find something that you can document or something that you want to dispute, please feel free to reach out and touch me through this link - chris@stefanovich.com.

Sources:

Ruth E. Porter Stefanovich

Source Documents I have:

A. Certified Copy of Birth record, City of Pittsburgh - (Photo)
Date: August 11, 1898
{Father - Charles Robert Porter, Born - Pgh. Pa. (Pittsburgh?)
Mother - Melissa Patterson Porter, Born - Allegheny, Pa.}

B. George C. Porter's Bible from 1917 with inscription from Mela B. Porter, his mother.

C. Honorable Discharge from Army of the US
Discharged: July 3, 1919
Description: Blue eyes, Brown Hair, light complexion, 5' 93/4"

D. Enlistment Record - Back of Discharge Paper - (Photo)
Dept. of the Army Wash. D. C. - Nov. 16, 1949
Date of Enlistment: August 20, 1917
Age: 19, Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Promoted to Corporal: April 1, 1919
Date of Discharge: July 3, 1919

E. Memo from Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky (Original)
Petition for Graduation - Granted, Dated 10/20/22

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George Curtis PORTER (1898 - 1970) TIME LINE

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