Portis family-Claiborne,AL
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Portis family-Claiborne,AL
| lee,barbara (View posts) | Posted: 22 Jun 1999 3:56PM GMT |
Joe and Armelia Hill Portis..Grandmother Melia daughter of Pasty Hill. Some siblings Bud Hill, Shug Agee, Ann Rabb, Elizer Dean Scott, Sarah Hill Johnson and Rob Packer...Joe Portis came frm Peach Tree, AL. they had 1 son Edmond. Joe passed and melia m. Israel Watkins 3kids Phillip Watkins, Ella Marshall Watkins and Violet (godchild) more kids James Johnson Sr., Anner Watkins, Lizzie Watkins and Mary Watkins. Edmond m. Louise Dean 10kids Louise passed March 15,1931 Edmond then m. Mary C. Lee 1son Theodore R. Portis . Rev Dr Phillip Watkins moved Birmingham,AL pastor to Trinity Baptist Church at time of passing he was Secy. of Alabama Bapt. Assoc. adopted daughters Violet (sister to Lucy Burrell),Angeline Dean, and Anner Bell of Mobile, AL all raised by Melia and the grandchildren of Israel Watkins by a previous marriage. Phillip and Ella Watkins both passed in Birmingham and reported to be buried in the cemetery adjacent to the church. Israel Watkins was a WWI vet he passed Mobile,AL. and is buried in the veterans cemetery there. Melia passed in 1943. Edmond Portis Sr. passed Oct 28,195 Mary c Portis Jackson passed Jan,1976......