Paralle "Pearl" Kirk Kanawha Co., WV d. 10 Mar 1889: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

- 1889

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Name	Paralle "Pearl" Kirk
Birth	Kanawha Co., WV
Gender	Female
Death	10 Mar 1889
Person ID	I0318	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Family Thomas Foster Porter, b. 25 Dec 1861, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 20 Dec 1932, Dry Branch, Cabin Creek, Kanawha Co., WV; burial:Toneys Branch, Bloomingrose, WV (Age 70 years)

Marriage 26 Mar 1885

Children

	1. Leurie Sylvia Porter, b. 5 Jun 1885, lived in Blakeley, Kanawha Co., WV d. 16 Oct 1932, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Sunset Memorial Cem., Charleston, WV (Age 47 years)
	2. Nancy Anna "Annie" "Momaw" Porter, b. Jun 1887 d. Jun 1968, Burial: Restlawn Cem., Hopewell, Fayette Co., WV (Age 81 years)
	3. Mary Foster Porter, b. Feb 1889 d. 1910 (Age 20 years)

Family ID F0109 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Notes

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Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter:
Name: Pearl Kirk
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Source:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx
West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
Death Certificate of Pearl Kirk Porter's daughter Leurie S. Porter Honaker:
Place of birth
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Jamey Deeter:

Thomas Foster Porter married Paralle "Pearl" Kirk on March 26, 1885. Pearl died in 1889 just a few days after the birth of Mary Foster Porter.

Thomas and the children then lived with his parents John Armstrong Porter and Nancy Porter, as recorded in the 1900 census.

Mary Foster Porter (child of Thomas and Paralle "Pearl" Kirk Porter) married on December 21, 1904 to Elliott Alexander "Zander" Jarrell b. April 7, 1876 (Boone County, WV) d.October 25, 1967 (Kanawha County, WV). Elliott was buried in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, WV. Mary and Elliott had 3 children.

Anna "Marie" Jarrell (child of Elliott and Mary Porter Jarrell) was born February 28, 1906 in WV. According to my grandmother, Marie was raised by the Crawfords.

Anna "Marie" Jarrell married Harry Lee Goodykoontz August 16, 1920 in Franklin County, OH. Marie lied about her age stating she was 19 years old, when she was actually 14 years old. Marie died December 18, 1984 in Miami County, OH. She is buried with her husband in Cedar Point Cemetery, Pasco, Shelby Co., OH.
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