Porter Cemetery

Dublin Road / C. Boston Road · Dublin District No. 4 · Somerset County, Maryland

Cemetery No. 911-Q-43-SE

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The Porter family plot was recorded north of Dublin Road near C. Boston Road. The survey’s position was originally estimated from a topographical map; a revised Google Earth location was supplied in February 2011. The group contains Porter family inscriptions and related Dickinson and Coston burials.

Latitude 38° 09′ 53.8″ N
Longitude 75° 37′ 34.3″ W

Location note: The 2011 adjusted position is 38° 9.853′ N, 75° 37.486′ W; original coordinates above are retained from the source.

Graves Recorded

Edith Porter

Transcription / field record

In Memory of
Edith
daughter of
John L. & Amanda Porter
born July 11 1858
died Feb 11 1861

Priscilla Porter

Transcription / field record

In Memory of
Priscilla
relict of Wrixham Porter
born Aug 23 1781
died Jan 14 1858
aged 76 yrs 4 mos & 22 dys

Wrixham L. Porter

Transcription / field record

In Memory of
Wrixham L. Porter
born Apr 7 1771
died Oct 22 1816
aged 45 yrs 6 mos & 15 dys
Meridith, maker Balt.

Mary Ann Dickinson

Transcription / field record

Mary Ann
wife of Jas. T. Dickinson
born 2 Feb 1811
died 11 Dec 1852
aged 41 yrs 10 mos & 9 dys

Sally Porter

Transcription / field record

Sally Porter
wife of William Porter
born June 9 1808
died May 31 1864

Oh Mother dear, a short farewell,
that we may meet again above, and
rove where angels love to dwell,
where trees of life bear fruits
of love.

Levin Rush Porter

Transcription / field record

In Memory of
Levin Rush Porter
who departed this life
Oct 23 1860
aged 16 yrs 11 mos 10 dys

Blessed are the dead that die
in the Lord. He that believeth
in Me though he die yet shall he
live. St. John 11:25
Hall & Malone Salisbury, Md

William Porter

Transcription / field record

In Memory of
William Porter
who departed this life
Oct 14 1853
in the 53rd year of his age

Ernest Porter

Transcription / field record

Ernest Porter
son of S.M. & Sallie A. Coston
born March 19 1872
died Oct 31 1873

Why should I vex my heart, or fret?
No more he’ll visit me;
My soul will mount to him at last,
And there my child I’ll see.

Field note: An additional transcription spells the name “Earnest.” Both source documents are linked below.

Research / transcription note

The source transcriptions differ in the spelling of Ernest/Earnest Porter and in the epitaph. The wording above reflects the updated reading.

Documentation and Sources

Listed Sunday, 20 January 1991 by Philip L. Goldsborough and Rebecca F. Miller; updated March 2008. A second transcription was retyped by Phil Goldsborough February 2011.