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Porter, Walter A. (Walter Alvin), 1870-1952

 Person

Biographical History

Walter A. Porter (1870-1952) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oklahoma.

Citation:
Familysearch, via WWW, Jan. 13, 2016 (Walter A. Porter; Walter Alvin Porter; b. Feb. 3, 1870 in Porterville, Utah; parents: Warriner Ahaz Porter and Mary Malinda Norwood; m. Oct. 19, 1888 in Manti, Utah to Olive Sumner Fackrell; m. Nov. 11, 1896 in Orderville, Utah to Ablonne Black; m. Feb. 16, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Margaret Lilly Durfee; m. June 18, 1929 to Martha Jane Shelton; d. Jan. 5, 1952 in Hagerman, Idaho)

Walter A. Porter journal, 1902-1904 (served mission to Oklahoma)

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Walter A. Porter journals

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331388]
Identifier: MSS SC 2898
Scope and Contents

Account of his activities as a Latter-day Saint missionary in Oklahoma. Includes descriptions of holding public meetings and struggling to find places to sleep. Several entries in the third volume mention him teaching school in Copple, a small community near Vian in eastern Oklahoma. The journals were numbered by the author as "No. 2," "No. 3," and "No. 5."

Dates: 1902-1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Walter A. Porter journals

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