Son of John S Porcher and Sarah Eagles Davis
Married twice:
Charlotte A Boykin
Daisy Tarver
Apparently he was born on the Walworth Plantation
History of the Plantation - Timeline
Apparently 200-250 slaves on the plantation
•1811 – Samuel Porcher was owner.
•1837 – House built
•? – The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War (exact dates unknown).
•1920 – William and Elinor Cordes Gaillard owned Walworth
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Residence in the 1880 Census-Saint Johns Berkley, Charleston, SC: John S. Porcher 41 Sarah E. Porcher 41 Julias T. Porcher 13 Thomas D. Porcher 9 Christoper G. Porcher 6 Elenor G. Porcher 4 Lila D. Porcher 2.
Newspaper article: He moved to El Paso with this parents and 2 sisters from the Walworth Plantation. His G-G-Grandfather, Thomas William Porcher built the Walworth Plantation in SC when he (Thomas William) married Ellinor Cordes. The Porchers were one of the most prominent families in the lower valley of El Paso, TX. A large newspaper article can be found in the El Paso Herald Post, Oct 1964.
1900 Census shows Thomas living with his parents in Ysleta, El Paso, Texas. Also in the home were 3 siblings and an 8 yr old adopted child of his parents (Lila Gaillard).
HISTORICAL INFO T Davis Porcher and his father built the first irrigation well in the lower valley and invented the slotted pipe which is still used for an irrigation system.
1920 Census-El Paso, TX; Davis T Porcher 49 & Charlotte B Porcher 48, John S Porcher 9; parents, John S Porcher 81 and Sarah E Porcher 81 and a sister, Ellinor Porcher 45. Occupation: Farm operations.
1930 Census shows Thomas living with wife Daisy, his elderly mother Sarah and sister Ellinor Porcher in El Paso, TX. Daisy was his 2d wife.
1937 El Paso City Directory shows T D and Daisy Porcher living RFD1 Box 185. He was listed as President El Paso County Water Impr Dist No 1.
In 1940, he is still in El Paso, had 4 yrs of college, working a farm on the South Side Of Highway 80 and living with his wife Daisy 58 and sister, Elinor Porcher 65.
Married twice:
Charlotte A Boykin
Daisy Tarver
Apparently he was born on the Walworth Plantation
History of the Plantation - Timeline
Apparently 200-250 slaves on the plantation
•1811 – Samuel Porcher was owner.
•1837 – House built
•? – The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War (exact dates unknown).
•1920 – William and Elinor Cordes Gaillard owned Walworth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Residence in the 1880 Census-Saint Johns Berkley, Charleston, SC: John S. Porcher 41 Sarah E. Porcher 41 Julias T. Porcher 13 Thomas D. Porcher 9 Christoper G. Porcher 6 Elenor G. Porcher 4 Lila D. Porcher 2.
Newspaper article: He moved to El Paso with this parents and 2 sisters from the Walworth Plantation. His G-G-Grandfather, Thomas William Porcher built the Walworth Plantation in SC when he (Thomas William) married Ellinor Cordes. The Porchers were one of the most prominent families in the lower valley of El Paso, TX. A large newspaper article can be found in the El Paso Herald Post, Oct 1964.
1900 Census shows Thomas living with his parents in Ysleta, El Paso, Texas. Also in the home were 3 siblings and an 8 yr old adopted child of his parents (Lila Gaillard).
HISTORICAL INFO T Davis Porcher and his father built the first irrigation well in the lower valley and invented the slotted pipe which is still used for an irrigation system.
1920 Census-El Paso, TX; Davis T Porcher 49 & Charlotte B Porcher 48, John S Porcher 9; parents, John S Porcher 81 and Sarah E Porcher 81 and a sister, Ellinor Porcher 45. Occupation: Farm operations.
1930 Census shows Thomas living with wife Daisy, his elderly mother Sarah and sister Ellinor Porcher in El Paso, TX. Daisy was his 2d wife.
1937 El Paso City Directory shows T D and Daisy Porcher living RFD1 Box 185. He was listed as President El Paso County Water Impr Dist No 1.
In 1940, he is still in El Paso, had 4 yrs of college, working a farm on the South Side Of Highway 80 and living with his wife Daisy 58 and sister, Elinor Porcher 65.
Son of John S Porcher and Sarah Eagles Davis
Married twice:
Charlotte A Boykin
Daisy Tarver
Apparently he was born on the Walworth Plantation
History of the Plantation - Timeline
Apparently 200-250 slaves on the plantation
•1811 – Samuel Porcher was owner.
•1837 – House built
•? – The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War (exact dates unknown).
•1920 – William and Elinor Cordes Gaillard owned Walworth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Residence in the 1880 Census-Saint Johns Berkley, Charleston, SC: John S. Porcher 41 Sarah E. Porcher 41 Julias T. Porcher 13 Thomas D. Porcher 9 Christoper G. Porcher 6 Elenor G. Porcher 4 Lila D. Porcher 2.
Newspaper article: He moved to El Paso with this parents and 2 sisters from the Walworth Plantation. His G-G-Grandfather, Thomas William Porcher built the Walworth Plantation in SC when he (Thomas William) married Ellinor Cordes. The Porchers were one of the most prominent families in the lower valley of El Paso, TX. A large newspaper article can be found in the El Paso Herald Post, Oct 1964.
1900 Census shows Thomas living with his parents in Ysleta, El Paso, Texas. Also in the home were 3 siblings and an 8 yr old adopted child of his parents (Lila Gaillard).
HISTORICAL INFO T Davis Porcher and his father built the first irrigation well in the lower valley and invented the slotted pipe which is still used for an irrigation system.
1920 Census-El Paso, TX; Davis T Porcher 49 & Charlotte B Porcher 48, John S Porcher 9; parents, John S Porcher 81 and Sarah E Porcher 81 and a sister, Ellinor Porcher 45. Occupation: Farm operations.
1930 Census shows Thomas living with wife Daisy, his elderly mother Sarah and sister Ellinor Porcher in El Paso, TX. Daisy was his 2d wife.
1937 El Paso City Directory shows T D and Daisy Porcher living RFD1 Box 185. He was listed as President El Paso County Water Impr Dist No 1.
In 1940, he is still in El Paso, had 4 yrs of college, working a farm on the South Side Of Highway 80 and living with his wife Daisy 58 and sister, Elinor Porcher 65.
Married twice:
Charlotte A Boykin
Daisy Tarver
Apparently he was born on the Walworth Plantation
History of the Plantation - Timeline
Apparently 200-250 slaves on the plantation
•1811 – Samuel Porcher was owner.
•1837 – House built
•? – The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War (exact dates unknown).
•1920 – William and Elinor Cordes Gaillard owned Walworth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Residence in the 1880 Census-Saint Johns Berkley, Charleston, SC: John S. Porcher 41 Sarah E. Porcher 41 Julias T. Porcher 13 Thomas D. Porcher 9 Christoper G. Porcher 6 Elenor G. Porcher 4 Lila D. Porcher 2.
Newspaper article: He moved to El Paso with this parents and 2 sisters from the Walworth Plantation. His G-G-Grandfather, Thomas William Porcher built the Walworth Plantation in SC when he (Thomas William) married Ellinor Cordes. The Porchers were one of the most prominent families in the lower valley of El Paso, TX. A large newspaper article can be found in the El Paso Herald Post, Oct 1964.
1900 Census shows Thomas living with his parents in Ysleta, El Paso, Texas. Also in the home were 3 siblings and an 8 yr old adopted child of his parents (Lila Gaillard).
HISTORICAL INFO T Davis Porcher and his father built the first irrigation well in the lower valley and invented the slotted pipe which is still used for an irrigation system.
1920 Census-El Paso, TX; Davis T Porcher 49 & Charlotte B Porcher 48, John S Porcher 9; parents, John S Porcher 81 and Sarah E Porcher 81 and a sister, Ellinor Porcher 45. Occupation: Farm operations.
1930 Census shows Thomas living with wife Daisy, his elderly mother Sarah and sister Ellinor Porcher in El Paso, TX. Daisy was his 2d wife.
1937 El Paso City Directory shows T D and Daisy Porcher living RFD1 Box 185. He was listed as President El Paso County Water Impr Dist No 1.
In 1940, he is still in El Paso, had 4 yrs of college, working a farm on the South Side Of Highway 80 and living with his wife Daisy 58 and sister, Elinor Porcher 65.
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