Gene Stratton-Porter

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Geneva Grace Porter (Stratton) (1863 - 1924)

Also Known As: "Gene Stratton-Porter"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana, United States
Death: December 06, 1924 (61)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Place of Burial: Rome City, Noble County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Rev. Mark Stratton and Mary Ann Stratton
Wife of Charles Dorwin Porter
Mother of Jeannette Meehan
Sister of Anastasia Taylor; Mary Ann Oliver; Jerome Q Stratton; Hon. Irvin Franklin Stratton; Florence Compton and 6 others

Occupation: author, nature photographer, and naturalist
Managed by: Patricia Ann Clark
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About Gene Stratton-Porter

Biography

Gene Stratton-Porter was born on August 17, 1863 in Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. Her parents were Rev. Mark Stratton and Mary Stratton (Shallenberger). She was a author, nature photographer, and naturalist.

Geneva married Charles Dorwin Porter. Together they had the following children: Jeannette Meehan (Porter).

She died on December 6, 1924 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States and was buried in Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Rome City, Noble County, Indiana, United States.


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Gene Stratton-Porter's Timeline

1863
August 17, 1863
Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana, United States
1887
August 27, 1887
Indiana, United States
1924
December 6, 1924
Age 61
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Rome City, Noble County, Indiana, United States