Porter C. Fridley

M, b. April 1887, d. 28 April 1914
FatherWilliam Henry Fridley b. May 1857, d. 15 Sep 1939
MotherLaura Jeanette 'Nettie' Tingler b. c 1861, d. c 1904
Porter C. Fridley|b. Apr 1887\nd. 28 Apr 1914|p15.htm|William Henry Fridley|b. May 1857\nd. 15 Sep 1939|p4.htm|Laura Jeanette 'Nettie' Tingler|b. c 1861\nd. c 1904|p7.htm|James Fridley|b. c 1822|p5.htm|Martha Bess|b. c 1836\nd. b 1860|p6.htm|Michael Tingler|b. c 1816\nd. 12 May 1898|p8.htm|Emmeline R. Bradford|b. c 1829\nd. 23 Dec 1871|p9.htm|
Birth*Apr 1887 Porter was born at Alleghany Co, VA, in Apr 1887. 
 He was the son of William Henry Fridley and Laura Jeanette 'Nettie' Tingler. 
(Witness) Census28 Jun 1900 Porter C. Fridley appeared on the census of 28 Jun 1900 in the household of William Henry Fridley and Laura Jeanette 'Nettie' Tingler at Boiling Spring Dist, Alleghany Co, VA.1 
Marriage*30 Jul 1909 He married Virginia Margaret "Maggie" Doody at Raleigh Co, WV, on 30 Jul 1909. Porter C., 24, b. Alleghany; Virginia M., 17, b. Raleigh.2 
Employment*May 1910 Occupation: railroader in May 1910 at Fayetteville Dist, Fayette Co, WV.1 
Census4 May 1910 Porter C. Fridley and Virginia Margaret "Maggie" Doody appeared on the census as head of household at Fayetteville Dist, Fayette Co, WV, on 4 May 1910.1 
Death*28 Apr 1914 Porter died on 28 Apr 1914 at Eccles, Raleigh Co, WV. Killed in the explosion of the No. 5 Eccles Mine in which 186 men were killed; this was the second worst mining disaster in WV history. 3. 

Family

Virginia Margaret "Maggie" Doody b. c 1892
Marriage*30 Jul 1909 He married Virginia Margaret "Maggie" Doody at Raleigh Co, WV, on 30 Jul 1909. Porter C., 24, b. Alleghany; Virginia M., 17, b. Raleigh.2 

Citations

  1. [S205] 1790-1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, online at ancestry.com.
  2. [S82] Ronald Ray Turner, Marriages of Raleigh Co, WV 1850-1910, p. 107.
  3. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/ecles.html
Close