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Virginia "Ethel" Porter

Virginia "Ethel" Porter

Female 1894 - 1949  (54 years)

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  • Photos
    Porter, Virginia 'Ethel' (1894-1949)
    Porter, Virginia "Ethel" (1894-1949)
    Individual photo of Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in Charleston, WV, in 1904. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Porter, Margaret Lillian 'Marnie' (1891-1990) & Virginia 'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949)
    Porter, Margaret Lillian "Marnie" (1891-1990) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in Charleston, WV, about 1911. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Porter, Margaret Lillian 'Marnie'  (1891-1990) & Virginia 'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949) & Mayme Rae Porter (1896-1982)
    Porter, Margaret Lillian "Marnie" (1891-1990) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949) & Mayme Rae Porter (1896-1982)
    Group/ Postcard photo, which was taken in WV, probably 1912-1915, came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Included in the back row (L-R) are a neighbor child & (adult) Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter & a neighbor child. Included in the front row (L-R) are (adult) Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker & (adult) Mayme Rae Porter Shivertaker & a neighbor child. Ronald Andrew "Ron" Summers identified the children as neighbor children in this postcard picture. We would appreciate any help with their names.


    Shivertaker, John William 'Fodder Bill' (1890-1968) & Virginia 'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949)
    Shivertaker, John William "Fodder Bill" (1890-1968) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) John William "Fodder Bill" Shivertaker & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in Charleston, WV, about 1915. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Porter, Virginia 'Ethel' (1894-1949)
    Porter, Virginia "Ethel" (1894-1949)
    Individual photo of Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker, which was taken in Charleston, WV, in 1915, came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Shivertaker, John William “Fodder Bill” (1890-1968) & Virginia 'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949)
    Shivertaker, John William “Fodder Bill” (1890-1968) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) John William “Fodder Bill” Shivertaker & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in WV, about 1915, and came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Shivertaker, John William 'Fodder Bill' (1890-1968) & Virginia 
'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949)
    Shivertaker, John William "Fodder Bill" (1890-1968) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) John William "Fodder Bill" Shivertaker & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in Charleston, WV, about 1943. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Shivertaker, John William 'Fodder Bill' (1890-1968) & Virginia 'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949)
    Shivertaker, John William "Fodder Bill" (1890-1968) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) John William "Fodder Bill" Shivertaker & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in Charleston, WV, about 1943. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark. Restoration of the photo was done by Susan Yvette Barbour who is currently offering photo restoration to other genealogists at no cost. Photos may be e-mailed to yvettemgi@aim.com When photos are scanned, resolution must be 500 to 700 pixels.
    Porter, Mayme Rae  (1897-1982) &  Edna Narich Tingler (1881-1951) & Virginia 'Ethel'  Porter (1894-1949) & Margaret Lillian 'Marnie' Porter (1891-1990) & Josephine Alice 'Aunt Jo' Shivertaker
    Porter, Mayme Rae (1897-1982) & Edna Narich Tingler (1881-1951) & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949) & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter (1891-1990) & Josephine Alice "Aunt Jo" Shivertaker
    Group/ Pet/ Dog photo was taken in Charleston, WV, about 1943. Included (L-R) are Mayme Rae Porter Shivertaker & Edna Narich Tingler Givens & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter & Josephine Alice "Aunt Jo" Shivertaker Esque. In front is the dog, Pat Givens. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Porter, Virginia 'Ethel' (1894-1949) & Margaret Lillian 'Marnie' Porter (1891-1990)
    Porter, Virginia "Ethel" (1894-1949) & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter (1891-1990)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) Viginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter was taken in Charleston, WV, 1940-1946. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Porter, Virginia 'Ethel' (1894-1949) & John William 'Fodder Bill' Shivertaker (1890-1968)
    Porter, Virginia "Ethel" (1894-1949) & John William "Fodder Bill" Shivertaker (1890-1968)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) of Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker & John William "Fodder Bill" Shivertaker was taken in WV, in the 1940’s, and came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Porter, Virginia 'Ethel' (1894-1949)
    Porter, Virginia "Ethel" (1894-1949)
    Individual photo of Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker was taken in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1948. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.
    Shivertaker, Virginia Margaret 'Ginny'  (1916-1985) &  David R. Clark, M.D. & Virginia 'Ethel' Porter (1894-1949) & Margaret Lillian 'Marnie' Porter (1891-1990) & Opal Etta “Appie” “Ap” Porter (1904-1976)
    Shivertaker, Virginia Margaret "Ginny" (1916-1985) & David R. Clark, M.D. & Virginia "Ethel" Porter (1894-1949) & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter (1891-1990) & Opal Etta “Appie” “Ap” Porter (1904-1976)
    Group/ Horse-donkey-zebra photo of Virginia Margaret "Ginny" Shivertaker Givens & David R. Clark, M.D. & Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker & Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter & Opal Etta “Appie” “Ap” Porter was taken in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1948. This picture came from the Porter/ Shivertaker Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.

    Documents
    Porter, Virginia “Ethel”: Birth Registration of Virginia “Ethel” Porter (1994-1949)
    Porter, Virginia “Ethel”: Birth Registration of Virginia “Ethel” Porter (1994-1949)
    Virginia “Ethel” Porter Shivertaker’s birth registration was provided by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.

    Headstones
    Porter, Virginia 'Ethel' (1894-1949)
    Porter, Virginia "Ethel" (1894-1949)
    Virginia "Ethel" Porter Shivertaker (1894-1949); Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Spring Hill, Kanawha County, WV, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D. Thank you to Debbie Hudson, Family Service Counselor at Sunset Memorial Park, for her help in locating this headstone.

  • Name Virginia "Ethel" Porter 
    Birth 31 Mar 1894  Winifrede, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Feb 1949  Burial: Sunset Mem. Park, Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0124  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Andrew Crockett "Andy" Porter,   b. 5 Mar 1866, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1944, Burial: Sunset Mem. Park, Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Lethia Anne "Annie" Alderman,   b. 24 Oct 1870, Roane Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1933, Burial: Sunset Mem. Park, Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F0038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John William "Fodder Bill" Shivertaker,   b. 3 Jan 1890, Poca, Putnam Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1968, Burial: Sunset Mem. Park, Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1915  Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Virginia Margaret "Ginny" Shivertaker,   b. 30 May 1916, Winifrede, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1985, Northridge, L. A. Co., CA; burial: Oakwood Mem. Cem., Chatsworth, L. A. Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker,   b. 20 Oct 1924, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 2018, Bossier City, LA, Bossier Parish, LA; burial: Hillcrest Cem., Haughton, Bossier Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F0032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter & Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark:
      Name, places, & dates

      Source:
      David R. Clark, M.D.:
      In a conversation concerning drop-in guests:
      "....My mother's extended family lived in a BIG 3 story house in Charleston, WV, from about 1937-45 when essentially three sisters, one of whom was my maternal grandmother, and their associated husbands and kids all lived under the same roof for economic reasons. On weekends or holidays that group expanded when other relatives and friends "dropped in" from the country or came home for the weekend from college or after being on the road all week, etc. The saying was that they didn't mind the "comers and goers," it was the "comers and stayers...." I lived with this group from early 1943 through late 1945 while my dad was in WW2 in Europe. One of my earliest memories of my grandmother was her walking around the table serving mashed potatoes with a large wooden spoon out of a huge enamel dishpan. They literally had an A and a B seating for Sunday lunch like on a cruise ship- but without the shuffleboard. The women cooked several fried chickens, peeled countless potatoes, snapped a peck or two of green beans, and baked biscuits 20 at a time. I don't ever remember my grandmother baking just one pie- she baked three or four at a time."

      Source:
      SEE DELORES CARLSON'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=shivertaker&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=47188178&
      Dolores Carlson:
      Virginia Ethel Porter Shivertaker
      Birth: Mar. 31, 1894
      Winifrede
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Feb. 10, 1949
      Charleston
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Kanawha County Death Record:
      Born March 31, 1894 WV
      Died February 10, 1949 Charleston
      Father - Andrew C. Porter
      Mother - Anna Alderman
      Obituary:
      MRS. E. SHIVERTAKER RITES ARE TO BE HELD
      Published: Saturday, February 12, 1949 - Charleston Gazette
      Services will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in Boyd Memorial Christian church for Mrs. Virginia Ethel Shivertaker, 54, wife of J. W. Shivertaker of 1327 Sixth Av., who died at 8 p.m. Thursday at her home following a long illness. Mrs. Shivertaker, a native of Kanawha county, was born March 31, 1895, at Winifrede, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Alderson [Alderman] Porter. Prior to her illness she was an active member of Boyd Memorial Christian church and was a member of the Loyal Women's class. Surviving besides her husband are two daughters, Mrs. John L. Givens of Charleston and Mrs. Don E. Clark of San Bernardino, Cal.; four sisters, Mrs. P. E. Shivertaker, Mrs. R. B. Summers, Miss Margaret Porter and Miss Opal Porter, all of Charleston; and a grandson, David R. Clark. Rev. C. Oral Lowe, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in Sunset Memorial park, South Charleston. Pallbearers will be John Agsten, Lawrence Jones, J. B. Gibson, Sherman Lewis, J. A. Gibson and Earl Kenney. Flowerbearers will be members of the Loyal Women's Bible class and the Loyal Daughter's Bible class at Boyd Memorial church.
      Burial:
      Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      South Charleston
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Dolores Carlson
      Record added: Jan 27, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 47188178

      Source:
      http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvkanawh/marriage/1911-1920.html
      The WVGenWeb Project:
      Kanawha County Marriage Records
      1911-1920
      Shivertaker, John William Ethel Virginia Porter 7/14/1915

      Source:
      Susan Jones:
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM41-SWB
      "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM41-SWB : accessed 26 April 2015), Ruby E Shivestaker in household of John M Shivestaker, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0041, sheet 14A, family 244, line 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2537; FHL microfilm 2,342,271.
      Ruby E Shivestaker
      United States Census, 1930
      Name: Ruby E Shivestaker
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1930
      Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Gender: Female
      Age: 5
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Race (Original): White
      Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John M Shivestaker Head M 38 West Virginia
      Ethel Shivestaker Wife F 36 West Virginia
      Virginia Shivestaker Daughter F 13 West Virginia
      Ruby E Shivestaker Daughter F 5 West Virginia
      District: 0041 , Sheet Number and Letter: 14A , Household ID: 244 , Line Number: 14 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 2537 , GS Film number: 2342271 , Digital Folder Number: 004547458 , Image Number: 00769




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