Documented History
According to the United States Federal Census in 1860, Valentine lived with this wife Wilhelmina and their daughter Clara in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
1860 United States Federal Census
Valentine was 26, Wilhemina was 25, and Clara was a year old.
1860 United States Federal Census – Valentine
Valentine was a Cabinet Maker. He and Wilhemina were from Bavaria, Clara was born in Ohio.
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Military
Valentine was drafted for the Civil war in 1863, according to U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865.
1863 U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 – Valentine
He was 36 years old at the time and worked as a Cabinet Maker. He was born in Bavaria.
1863 U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
In 1870, Valentine lived with his wife and children in dwelling number 147, Tiffin Ward 2, Seneco, Ohio, according to the United States Federal Census.
1870 United States Federal Census
Valentine was 37 years old at the time, his wife Wilhemina was 33 years old. Valentine was a cabinet maker and Wilhelmina was keeping house. They were both from Bavaria.
1870 United States Federal Census – Valentine
Their children were all from Ohio; they were Clara (11), Emma (9), Amanda (7), Ida (5), Hannah (3), and Lizzie (4 mo.).
1877 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 –
According to U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Valentine Porr lived at 175 Essex, New York, New York in 1877.
1877 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Valentine and Wilhelmina lived in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio in 1880, according to the United States Federal Census. Valentine was 45 years old and Wilhelmina was 43 years old at the time.
1880 United States Federal Census
He was still a cabinet maker and she was still a housekeeper. Both were from Bavaria. Some of their children still lived with them.
1880 United States Federal Census – Valentine
Emma was 19 years old and worked as a seamstress. Ida was 16 years old and also working as a seamstress. Henry was 14 years old and worked in a carriage factory. Otto was 8 years old. William was 5 years old.
Clara Black married Jacob N. Zimmerman on 10 September 1896 at St. Joseph’s in Berrien, Michigan, according to Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
1896 Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
They were both residents of Cincinnati, Ohio at the time. Jacob was a Polisher and Clara was a Seamstress. He was 37 years old, she was 36 years old at the time.
Jacob’s father is listed as J. Zimmerman, his mother as Mary Frick. Clara’s father was listed as Valentine Porr and her mother as Minnie Stamen.
Death
According to the Indiana, WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, Valentine died on 18 September 1898 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana at 62 years old.
1898 – Find A Grave Memorial
The U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current lists Valentine’s death date as 1898. He was buried 19 September 1898 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana in Section A, Lot 3688. I have requested a photo of his headstone.
I’m happy to have found quite a bit of information for Valentine. I would love to learn more of his story though. If you happen to know of him, I would love it if you would share what you know in the Comments section below. As always, I’ll update this post as I find additional information for this ancestor.
Take care and hug your loved ones!
~Kris
Valentine’s Family Tree
