The Genealogy Research of Lynne Roberts

Scrapbooks: The Family of Gilchrist and Comfort (Dorsey) Porter II

John Dorsey Porter Comfort Dorsey (Porter) Smith Lou Eleanor Ewing, Nellie Young and Ella Levering
John Dorsey Porter

Standing in front of the G. P. Roberts home in Stockton, CA, where he lived for several years. Son of Gilchrist and Comfort Porter

Comfort Dorsey (Porter) Smith
b. 1857, MO - d. 1950, CA
Daughter of Gilchrist and Comfort
From left: Nellie (Roberts) Young, Ella (Porter) Levering and Lou Eleanor (Dorsey) Ewing — the granddaughter, daughter, and sister-in-law, respectively, of Gilchrist and Comfort Porter
Annie Dorsey Porter
Annie Dorsey Porter (Left)
"Aunt Nannie"

Beloved Aunt of the three Roberts children - Gilchrist, Nellie and Annie - left to be raised by their grandparents, Gilchrist and Comfort (Dorsey) Porter, after the death of their mother, Julia (Porter) Roberts. "Aunt Nannie" stepped in and gave them the love and attention they craved. They were devoted to her.

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