Life History
Aug 1878 |
Born in Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5 |
about 1896 |
Married John Azari LACOTTS.3 |
21st Dec 1897 |
Birth of son Cecil Andrew LACOTTS in Arkansas County, Arkansas.3,2,1,15,14 |
4th Nov 1900 |
Birth of daughter Vivian Ruth LACOTTS in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.16,14,1,9,17,18 |
1903 |
Divorced from John Azari LACOTTS.1 |
10th Jun 1912 |
Birth of daughter Imogene PORTER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.8,7,9,10,11,12,1 |
9th Sep 1913 |
Birth of son William Everitt PORTER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.13,8,7,14 |
Mar 1915 |
Died in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.6,5 |
Mar 1915 |
Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.5 |
Notes
- India is recorded in the 1880 census with her parents William H and India Butler and her siblings in Prairie Township (Ethel area) of Arkansas County, Arkansas.
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 27, Hse #183, Fam #194
W H Butler Self M Male W 46 Farmer AL NC VA
India Butler Wife M Female W 41 Hsekpg VA VA VA
B B Butler Son S Male W 20 On Farm MS ALVA
Ned Butler Son S Male W 18 On Farm MS AL VA
W M Butler Son S Male W 11 At School AR AL VA
R A Butler Son S Male W 8 At School AR AL VA
India Butler Dau S Female W 5 AR AL VA
L W Smith Bro-in-law S Male W 28 On Farm MS VA VA
After a false trail for an India I Parker in that area, I found India Lacotts (Lacott) with her first husband in DeWitt, Arkansas, in the 1900 census. In the census record for the family below, Cecil is India's son, and Clarence is the son of John's first wife Nora E (Maiden name Unknown).
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, DeWitt, District 1, Page 2A, House #24, Family #26
LaCotts, John Head W M Apr 1871 29 Married 4 yrs [marr abt 1896] AR Delaware SC [No Occup Stated]
LaCotts, India Wife W F Aug 1875 24 Married 4 yrs 1 child/1 living AR TN AR
LaCotts, Clarence Son W F May 1894 6 Single AR AR AR
LaCotts, Cecil Son W M June 1896 3 Single AR AR AR
A couple of genealogies report India Lacott as India Parker. But I notice that the daughter of Richard is listed as India I Parker, rather than India A Parker, as J W Porter's wife is listed. India I Parker was enumerated in Ethel in the 1900 census, with a sister in their widowed father's home. This was 6 years before she married J W (William James) Porter, as reported above. John LaCotts' wife is India Butler.
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 1A, House/Family #1
Parker, Richard H Head W M Apr 1839 61 Widowed 14 GA GA GA Farmer Owns Farm
Parker, Callie D Dau W F May 1872 28 Single AR GA MS Dairy Woman
Parker, India I Dau W F Mar 1880 20 Single AR GA MS
Conley, Alexander Servant W F Feb 1883 17 Single AR -- -- Servant
Crawford, Charley Servant W F Apr 1888 12 Single AR MD AR Servant
Hooker, Garnett Boarder W F May 1881 19 Single AR MS MS Farm Laborer
I found the 1910 census before the 1900, and they seemed to represent the same person. But then I found India in her father's home in 1910 also. So it is uncertain. There are instances of multiple enumerations in this area in other censuses. But she is reported as Single here, and India Lacotts is married to J W Porter in the other, and it is her second marriage. Three genealogies reprot that India and John Lacott (Oacotts) divorced in 1903, after which she married J W (William James) Porter in 1904.
I also find that in genealogies that have India I Parker's husband he is reported as George Allen, and they married in 1917 Phillips County, Arkansas (across the river from Arkansas County).
One undocumented genealogy also reported her middle name as Irene. This seems to be reporting that she was India Irene Parker, daughter of Richard Parker, is not India A Lacott (or Lacotts) who married J W Porter. The weight of other facts do not support this conclusion.
"Will, as he was called, already had a son and daughter from a previous marriage before he married Maggie. Will and Maggie had no children together."
-- Shirley Rowland Mitchell, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, April 07, 2015
A matching marriage record is found in the Arkansas County records for J W Porter and India (Butler) Lacott in 1904. This appears to be the same Will Porter, though I have learned there was a J W Porter in DeWitt. The residence here is reported as Ethel, and 1910 census confirms they are in Ethel among our McSwains, Criswells, Butlers and other related families in this genealogy.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
J W Porter, Male, Age 23, Birth Year abt 1881
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
India Lacott, Age 26 [b abt 1882]
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 27 Jan 1904 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 26 Jan 1904
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 June, Prairie Township (Ethel), District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #1
Porter, James W Head M W 29 1st marriage Married 6 yrs AR US US Farmer Owns [b abt 1881]
Porter, India A Wife F W 34 2nd marriage Married 6 yrs [mar abt 1904] 3 children/2 living AR MS MS [b abt 1876]
Lacotts, Cecil A Stepson M W 12 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1898]
I note that the census reports that India has had 3 children, but only 2 are living. Only her second son Cecil is reproted in the 1910 census. James and India's first child together was Imogene (Emogene in the 1930 census, Emma J in 1920), reported as age 8 in 1920. But it could be that India's child that died was born after she married WIll, and died before this census.
There is a marriage record dated 8 years after the birth of Will's son William E Porter in 1914. There is a marriage record in the Arkansas County records for one J W Porter, India Butler's previous husband, and Annie McSwain, both of Ethel. William James' SS record has his birth date as 19 March 1882, while J W was reported of an age to be born about 1878. Reported ages vary wildly in that era.
This record is so close otherwise and also in Ethel, this seems to be the same person. It is likely McSwain was Annie's first married name. Her identity has not been established. The marriage reported in the record below occurred almost 8 years after the birth of Will's son Will E with his first wife in 1914.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
J W Porter
Gender Male
Age 44, Birth Year abt 1878
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Annie McSwain
Spouse's Age 35 [b abt 1887]
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 29 Jan 1922 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 27 Jan 1922
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Imogene Porter Simpson [Imogene Porter McMinn] [Imogene Porter] [Imogene McMinn]
Birth 10 Jun 1912 Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Death Date Dec 1995
Father James W Porter
Mother India Butler
SSN 431128323
Dec 1938 Name listed as IMOGENE PORTER SIMPSON; Nov 1966 Name listed as IMOGENE PORTER MCMINN; Name listed as IMOGENE PORTER; 03 Jan 1996 Name listed as IMOGENE P MCMINN
India G Porter
Born 1878
Mar 1915
Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas
-- Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 13 May 2017
Sources
- 1. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 15 June, Prairie Township (Ethel), District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #1
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 1 June, DeWitt, District 1, Page 2A, House #24, Family #26
- 4. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 21 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 27, Hse #183, Fam #194
- 5. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery
- 6. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 February, Prairie Township, District 16, p 8A, Hse #139, Fam #145
- 7. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 8. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 February, Prairie Township, District 16, p 8A, Hse #139, Fam #145
- 9. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 10. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
- 11. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
- 12. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 3 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 2B, Hse #46, Rents $20
- 13. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 20 April, Prairie Township, District 7, p 6B, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #111, Fam #112
- 14. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 15. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 16. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 15 April, DeWitt, District 9, Page 4A, Hse/Fam #51
- 17. 1930 Federal Census, Pulaski County, Arkansas
- 2 April, North Little Rock Ward 5, District 60-65 Page 2B, 1213 W 11th, Hse #43 Fam #48
- 18. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 February, DeWitt, District 12, page 14A, North Union St, Hse #298, Fam #312
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