Ancestry of
Janis Joplin

Singer and Songwriter

Robert Ury Porter

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• • Great-grandfather of Janis Joplin — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 10 
  • Father:
  • John W. Porter 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 12 Dec 1825 
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  • Death Date:
  • 31 Oct 1899 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Porters Chapel Cemetery, Caldwell, Burleson, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Arminta Roberson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 11 Feb 1872 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Burleson County, Texas 
  • Child:

  Florence E. Porter (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Sources for Robert Ury Porter

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/10/2021).
  • ² Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, Marriage record for Robert U Porter and Minta Robinson.
  • ³ Joplin, Laura, Love, Janis, New York: HarperCollins Publishers (2005), 16.