Doddridge County Roots

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Dan Porter STOUT

Dan Porter STOUT

Male 1868 - 1933  (64 years)

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  • Name Dan Porter STOUT 
    Born 6 Oct 1868  Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date on headstone is Oct 6 1873, but his death record states Oct 6 1868. He was present (age 1) for the 1870 Census. In his later adult years, his reported age was only about 8 years older than the previous census.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [3
    Clerk of Doddridge County Court 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4
    "none" 
    Residence 1915, 1917  Maysville, Mason Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Census 1920  Maysville, Mason Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Floyd Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [7
    truck farmer 
    Residence 1903, CHURCH STREET  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 11 Aug 1933  Prestonsburg, Floyd Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Buried S H FITZPATRICK CEM  Prestonsburg, Floyd Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 2 1900:
      Porter D. Stout, 32, b. Nov 1867, Clerk of County Court, married 8 yrs; wife Sarah S, 34, b. Mar 1866, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Ruben S, 5, b. Jun 1894; son Edward E, 3, b. Apr 1897; dau Alice, 5 months, b. Jan 1900; servant Julia Temple, black female, 38, b. Dec 1861 in (W)Va, widowed, mother of 4 children (all still living).

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 18 1910:
      Porter D. Stout, 40, occupation none, married 16 yrs; wife Sara S, 41, mother of 3 children (2 still living); son E. Evert, 13; dau Alice, 10.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 on Columbia Street:
      Head of household Mrs. D. P. Stout, 47, married, no occupation; roomer Herbert T. Davis, 48, single, postmaster; son E. Evert Stout, 22, single, presser in cleaning shop; dau Alice Stout, 20, single, bookkeeper in general store.

      (Note: Despite Sarah Stout's stated marital status as married, her husband is found in this census in Kentucky with another wife, and in the 1930 Census with a third wife. Sarah appeared in the Fairmont City Directory in the 1940s and 1950s as Sarah Stout, widow of D. Porter Stout.)

      1920 Census, Mason Co, Kentucky (city of Maysvile), enumerated on Jan 3 1920 at 723 E. Second Street:
      D. Porter Stout, 48, stock salesman for oil company; wife Lizzie, 40; stepdau Minnie Smithers, 13; stepson James Smithers, 11. All born in Kentucky except for D. Porter, born in West Virginia.

      1930 Census, Floyd Co, Kentucky (Buckeye District), enumerated on Apr 5 1930:
      D. P. Stout, 57, truck farmer, age 50 at time of first marriage; wife Sallie Stout, 30, age 23 at first marriage; dau Edith Stanley, 11; dau Dalla Stout, 5; son Steve H. Stout, 3. All born in Kentucky except for D P, born in West Virginia. (Note: Reported ages at first marriage appear to pertain actually to their own marriage, with both having been previously married.)
    Person ID I58077  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2020 

    Father William STOUT,   b. CA 1818 
    Mother Indiana BENSON,   b. 25 Dec 1827, Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1917, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F24000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Stewart KEMPER,   b. 25 Mar 1866, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1957  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1892  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ruben Stanley STOUT,   b. 24 Jun 1893,   d. 9 Feb 1903, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
    +2. Edward Everett STOUT,   b. 9 Apr 1897, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1973, Berkeley Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Alice STOUT,   b. 20 Dec 1899,   d. 11 Nov 1923, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
    Documents
    58077_DPorterStout_SarahStewartKemper_MarriageRecord_7Jul1892.jpg
    58077_DPorterStout_SarahStewartKemper_MarriageRecord_7Jul1892.jpg
    Family ID F35729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lizzie ___,   b. CA 1880, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sally FITZPATRICK,   b. CA 1900, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married CA 1923  [7
    Children 
     1. Dalla STOUT,   b. CA 1925, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Steve H. STOUT,   b. CA 1927
    Family ID F35731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Birth date should be Oct 6 1868
    Birth date should be Oct 6 1868

    Documents
    Mother should be Indiana Benson
    Mother should be Indiana Benson
    999999_DoddridgeCountyBank_OpenForBusiness_5Dec1900.jpg
    999999_DoddridgeCountyBank_OpenForBusiness_5Dec1900.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2419] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Kentucky Health Data Branch).

    2. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    3. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    6. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    7. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    8. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    9. [S2419] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Kentucky Health Data Branch).
      Mother incorrectly identified as Indiana Vincent, rather than Indiana Benson.

    10. [S87] Death record.

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.