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Dec 5, 2018 · Genealogy for Sara Lindsay Porter (Coleman) (1868 - 1959) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Jun 27, 2017 · While living in New York, he and his childhood friend Sara "Sallie" Lindsey Coleman, of Weaverville, began corresponding with each other. Their rekindled friendship led to an engagement,...
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Research genealogy for Sara Lindsey Coleman of Greensboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, as well as other members of the Coleman family, on Ancestry®.
- Female
- February 18, 1868
- Greensboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
- August 14, 1959
Sara Lindsay. Coleman. Porter. Birth. 18 Feb 1868. North Carolina, USA. Death. 14 Aug 1959 (aged 91) Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.
- Childhood and Early Adulthood
- Texas Years
- Fugitive Years and Imprisonment
- Writing Career Takes Off
- New York Years
- Legacy
O. Henry is the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter, who was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. His father, Algernon Sidney, was a prominent physician. His mother, Mary Jane Virginia Swaim, was a graduate of Greensboro Female College (now Greensboro College). When young Porter was three years old, his mother died of tuberculo...
In 1882 Porter moved to southwestern Texas and lived on the Hall cattle ranch in La Salle County. The Halls were native North Carolinians and family friends who had moved to Texas a decade earlier. Porter's congenial personality quickly endeared him to the Hall family, and they allowed him to live on the ranch as a guest. He did some minor ranch wo...
Porter was fired from the bank in 1892 after a shortage of money was discovered in his books. Someone paid the shortage—over $4,000—and the bank agreed not to press charges. Nevertheless, a federal bank examiner decided to prosecute, and Porter was indicted for embezzlement. Arrested in Houston in February 1896, he escaped while returning to Austin...
Porter began his writing career in earnest while incarcerated. During his three years and three months of confinement, he worked in the prison pharmacy on the night shift and used his free time to write short stories. Using various pseudonyms, including the name O. Henry, he sent his stories out to magazines and kept submitting them even after they...
In 1902 Porter moved to New York, continued writing under the pen name O. Henry, and finally gained success as a writer. Aiming for a popular rather than a literary readership, he sold stories to several magazines. In 1903 he signed a contract with the New York World, then the largest newspaper in the United States. During his first two years in Ne...
After O. Henry's death, five posthumous collections of his short stories were published. His works have been translated into several languages, and millions of copies of his works have been sold. Some of his stories have been adapted into plays and television scripts. While his short stories are no longer as popular as they were during the early 20...
Dec 6, 2017 · O. Henry’s last years were extremely difficult, due to struggles with poor health, alcoholism, and financial distress. He married Sara Lindsey Coleman in 1907, but the marriage failed and they separated after a year. William Sydney Porter, the writer known as O. Henry, died of cirrhosis of the liver June 5, 1910. Additional Resources
In November 1907 O. Henry married Sara Lindsey Coleman, a childhood friend. The marriage was unhappy, and he spent the last few years of his life in poor health. He briefly moved to Asheville, North Carolina, hoping the mountain air would benefit his health, before moving back to New York.
