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William J Porter
WILLIAM J. PORTER, contractor and builder, residing in Parks township,
Armstrong county, Pa., was born there June 11, 1871, son of William Porter and
grandson of William Porter.William Porter, the grandfather, was born in New York State and from there
came to Pennsylvania, settling in Westmoreland county, his farm being the
present site of the borough of Greensburg. Thence he subsequently moved to
Allegheny township, Armstrong county, where the remainder of his life was
passed. He married a member of the Ford family and they had the following
children: William, Henry, Thomas, Elizabeth, Rachel, Martha and Catherine.William Porter, son of William and father of William J. Porter, was born on
his father�s farm in Westmoreland county and later accompanied his parents
to Armstrong county. At the death of his father he became the successor on the
home farm of ninety acres and this land he cleared and erected all the
buildings on the place. In addition to farming, in earlier years he followed
coopering. He was twice married, first to Salina, daughter of John Myers,
second to Mary Hodel. To the first marriage the following children were born:
Mary, Henry, Elizabeth, Thomas, Rachel, William J., Archibald, Sarah and
Martha. To the second union were born: Robert, Ford, Edward, Frederick and
Samuel.William J. Porter obtained his educational training in the Slate Point
school, in Parks township, in the meanwhile assisting on the home farm until
he was seventeen years of age when he learned the carpenter�s trade, and he
had a great deal of practical experience in building prior to 1905, at which
time he went into business for himself. He has been very successful in his
business undertakings and has built houses and barns all over this section,
doing a large amount of work at Leechburg. He purchased the Darbaker faarm of
seventy acres, lying in Parks township, a valuable tract underlaid with coal,
and has maintained his home on the farm ever since.Mr. Porter was married Feb. 27, 1896, to Sallie B. Riggle, daughter of
Henry and Mary C. (Parks) Riggle, and they have eight children: Harvey R.,
Elizabeth C., Florence B., Lucilla M., Rosanna M., Loraine, William J. and
James R.. Mr. Porter and family are members of the Lutheran Church at
Highfields. Politically one of the leading Democrats of Parks township, he
served three years in the office of constable, also as a member of the
election board and seven years as a member of the school board, of which he is
president. Fraternally he is a member of Leechburg Lodge, No. 577, F. & A.
M., and belongs also to the Grange.Source: Pages 864-865, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed November, 1998 by Pam Clarkn for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
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