John Porter and Martha C. Turner

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Husband John Porter ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 13 Feb 1823 - Cherry Twp, Butler Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: Joseph Porter (1792-1886) 2 4 5
         Mother: Martha Van Dyke (      -      ) 2 6

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       Marriage: 21 Oct 1847 2 3

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Wife Martha C. Turner ^{2 3 7}

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         Father: William Turner, Jr. (Abt 1791-1833) 8 9
         Mother: Mary "Aunt Mollie" McCandless (1795-1866) 10 11

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Children

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1 F Mary A. Porter ²

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2 F Margaret I. "Maggie" Porter ²

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           Born: 12 Mar 1850
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           Died: 1 Jun 1919
         Buried:  - Scrubgrass Stone Church Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: John Henry Crawford (1844-1925) 2

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3 F Jennie J. Porter ²

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         Spouse: Abner Buchanan (      -      ) 2

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4 M Joseph T. Porter ^{2 13}

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           Born: 2 Feb 1859 - Marion Twp, Butler Co, PA 2 13
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         Spouse: Melda E. Carson (      -      ) 2 13
           Marr: 24 Sep 1884 2 13

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5 F Ada E. Porter ²

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         Spouse: Martin McGill (      -      ) 2

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6 F Laura H. Porter ²

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         Spouse: Lewis C. Sankey (1859-      ) 2 14

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General Notes: Husband - John Porter

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He received a common school education, and learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for several years. In June, 1852, he settled in Marion township, Butler County, PA, on a farm on which he has made all the improvements. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, was an ardent advocate of prohibition, and voted the Republican ticket. He served in the Union army ten months during the Civil war.
He and his wife had eleven children.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 407, 424.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1312.

3 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 17.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 424, 436.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 990.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 424.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 407, 437.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 407.

9 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 7.

10 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 338, 407.

11 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 10.

12 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 67.

13 Joseph A. Ferree, The McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Natrona Heights, PA: Self-Published, 1977), Pg 29.

14 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 807.