MI Family Group Sheet for the Jacob PORTH Family *********************************************** Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Julie Porth Email: jormanian@aol.com Husband: Jacob PORTH Birthdate: 1835 Place: Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany Death date: 5/2/1913 Place: London Twp., Monroe Co, MI Married: Married 12-31-1860 Place: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, London Twp, Monroe Co, MI Wife: Magdalena RUPP Birthdate: 1841 Place: London Twp, Monore Co, MI Death date: After 1912 Place: MI Father: William RUPP Mother: Magdalena CHILDREN: [M] Baldes (Wallace) Birthdate: 1861 London Twp, Monroe Co, MI [F] Julia A. Birthdate: 1862 London Twp, Monroe Co, MI married WAGNER, Carl 3/25/1884 - Exeter, Monroe Co, MI [M] Jacob Birthdate: [M] Peter J. Birthdate: 1865 London Twp, Monroe Co,MI Death date: Bef. 28/Nov/1949 Near Milan, MI married Emma [M] Frederick Jacob Birthdate: 3/April/1866 London Twp, Monroe Co, MI Death date: December 1938 MI married GOUGH, Bertha [F] Elizabeth Birthdate: 1871 London Twp, Monroe Co, MI Death date: 27/October/1932 Maybee, MonoreCo, MI married MUEHLEISEN, Rudolph 12/18/1900 - London Twp, Monroe Co, MI Notes: Was the first marriage performed at the newly organized church of which Jacob was a founding member. Documentation: Jacob immigrated to America w/ two bothers - Frederick,Balteus and at least one sister Katherine.Jacob is listed as a chater member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church - "Maybee, MI History of the Village Including Grape, MI Area - Page 59. Jacob Porth Liber:173, page 184 Location: London Twp. Will date 2/20/1912, DOD:5/2/1913 London - !st Probate8/11/1913 Recorded in Deed Book :2/9/1913 Exec. George Rupp. His brother in Law.Witnesses Thomas H. Smith & George Rupp, both of Maybee. Info: Wife - Magdalena; Sons - Peter, Baltos L., Fred, Jacob. Daughters - Julia Wagner, Elizabeth Muehleisen.