Taneya's Genealogy Database
PORTER\PORTIS, Sherman Portis/

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Name PORTER\PORTIS, Sherman Suffix Portis/ Born Abt 1855 North Carolina, United States [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Died Between 1907 and 1910 [4] Person ID I4384 Primary Tree Last Modified 18 Mar 2013
Father PORTER\PORTIS, Lewis Portis/, b. Abt 1829, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother BATTLE, Lucinda, b. Abt 1841, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
Married 1859 [5] Family ID F1354 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BATTLE, Virginia, b. Jul 1868, North Carolina, United States , d. 8 May 1936, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
(Age 67 years)
Married Abt 1896 Children 1. PORTER\PORTIS, Florence Portis/, b. May 1897, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
2. PORTER, Lucien, b. Nov 1898, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
3. PORTER\PORTIS, Annie Portis/, b. Abt 1900, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
4. PORTER\PORTIS, James Portis/, b. Abt 1904, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
5. PORTER\PORTIS, Lula Portis/, b. Abt 1906, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
6. PORTER\PORTIS, Louisiana Portis/, b. Abt 1908, North Carolina, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 Family ID F1548 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S175] 1870 US Census.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina - Walnut Creek, Page 20, Family #163 - http://is.gd/8YIsJ - [S177] 1880 US Census.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina - Walnut Creek, District 69, Page 4, Family #33 - http://is.gd/8TcUb - [S178] 1900 US Census.
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County - District 13, Sheet 12A, Family #224. Age 38, Born Nov. 1862. Married 4 years. http://goo.gl/3mxAS. - [S179] 1910 US Census.
Rocky Mount, Nash County - District 76, Sheet 7B, Family #144. Wife is widowed and youngest child is 2. http://goo.gl/jiIUx. - [S1] Somebody Knows My Name.
Cohabitation records of Edgecombe county. Listed as slaves of Kemp Battle plantation and at time of registration had 3 kids.
- [S175] 1870 US Census.