AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
NamePolly Cook 
Birthabt 1836, western NY
Death1929, Lake Placid, FL
BurialMichigan
FatherGamehial Cook
Mother(Unknown) Washburn
Spouses
Birth24 Jan 1825, Ellisburg Township, Jefferson, NY231
Deathabt 1922, Charlotte, Michigan
Occupation1850232
Memoa clothier
Occupation1860233
Memoa carpenter
FatherSylvanus Whitmore (1779-1841)
MotherHester Mima Haskins (1783-1873)
Marriage7 Mar 1872, Sinclairville, Chautauqua, NY231
ChildrenAlbert Ceylon (1875-1959)
Benjamin (1881-1943)
Military notes for Ceylon Porter (Spouse 1)
He enlisted in Company D, Michigan Volunteers (Union Army) in 1861. He was mustered out on 16 Jan 1865 in Savannah, GA.235
Served in the Civil War. He took part in the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of Corinth, Miss., the Battle of Chickamauga, GA, Sherman's March to the Sea and the Siege of Savannah, GA.236
Served in the Civil War. He took part in the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of Corinth, Miss., the Battle of Chickamauga, GA, Sherman's March to the Sea and the Siege of Savannah, GA.236