O.Henry's Life By Bwoods1101 Period: Sep 11, 1860 to Jul 5, 1910 O.Henry's Life Sep 11, 1862 William SIdney Porter is born Sep 5, 1876 Graduated from his Aunt Evelina's Elementary School Mar 6, 1877 Enrooled in Lindsey Street High School Feb 5, 1882 Moved to Texas May 19, 1884 Moved to Austin Jul 1, 1887 Married Athol Oct 18, 1889 Porter began writing Apr 9, 1894 Accused of embezzlement while working at First National Bank of Austin Apr 12, 1896 Fled to Honduras Nov 26, 1898 Changed middle name spelling to Sydney Feb 28, 1902 Moved to Ney York CIty and wrote 381 short stories Mar 6, 1907 Married Sallie Lindsey Coleman Jun 5, 1910 Porter dies of cirrohsis of the liver