Wilford Woodruff PORTER
Born: 22 Feb 1864 Place: Hardscrabble, Porterville, Morgan, Utah
Died: 7 Nov 1951 Place: Georgetown, Bear Lake, Id
Buried: 10 Nov 1951 Place: Montpelier, Bear Lake, Id

Wilford Woodruff Porter was born on Feb. 22, 1864 at Hardscrabble Canyon, Porterville, Morgan County, Utah to Chauncy Warriner Porter and Priscilla Strong. Wilford Woodruff Porter married Clara Jane (Joan) Grunig on Sept. 22, 1892 at Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho.

Wilford Woodruff Porter and Clara Jane (Joan) Grunig's children included;


F Della Mae PORTER
Born: 1903 Place:


F Lena Priscilla PORTER
Born: 20 Apr 1894 Place: Huntington, Emery, Ut
Died: 17 Nov 1978 Place: Logan, Cache, Ut
Buried: 20 Nov 1978 Place: Auburn, , Wy

F Clara Honor PORTER
Born: 15 Aug 1900 Place: Smoot, Lncln, Wy


M Wilford Austin PORTER
Born: 1 Dec 1896 Place: Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming
Died: 20 Aug 1975 Place: Smoot, Lincoln, Wyoming
Buried: 23 Aug 1975 Place: Smoot, Lincoln, Wyoming

Wilford Woodruff Porter lived in the following locations; Hardscrabble, Porterville, Morgan County, Utah, Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, Huntington, Emery County, Utah, Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming.

Wilford Woodruff Porter died on Nov. 7, 1951 at Georgetown, Bear Lake County, Idaho. He was buried on Nov. 10, 1951 at Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho.

Dies Wednesday In Georgetown

"Wilford Woodruff Porter, 87, former Bear Lake resident and early Star Valley farmer, died at 8 a.m. Wednesday in Georgetown at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Milton Smith. He was born on February 22, 1864 in Porterville, Utah, the son of Chauncey W. and Priscilla Strong Porter, early Utah emigrants.

He and Jane Grunig were married in 1892 in Montpelier. Mr. Porter lived in Star Valley from 1897 to 1926, first at Freedom for three years, and following that at Smoot, where he homesteaded a ranch. The family lived in Salt Lake City for one year. Following the death of his wife, Mr. Porter went to Logan, where he worked in the L. D. S. Temple for 20 years. He and Mrs. Mary Patton Hinks were married January 16, 1936. His second wife preceded him in death about 10 years ago, and since then he had lived with his children.

Five children were born to the first union and all survive, Mrs. Priscilla Moser of Auburn; Austin Porter, Smoot, Mrs. Milton Smith, Georgetown; Mrs. Della Hall, Smoot, and Mrs. John Bartschi of Georgetown; also surviving are 27 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Georgetown ward chapel, and interment will be in the Montpelier cemetery. Matthews Mortuary is in charge of arrangements."

Published in The News-Examiner in Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, on Thursday, November 8, 1951 on page 16