Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William A. Porter and Lizzie Liddell




Husband William A. Porter 1

           Born: 5 Mar 1851 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Porter (1812/1815-1898) 2 3
         Mother: Jemima Read (1823-1903) 3 4


       Marriage: 1883 - Sandy Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1



Wife Lizzie Liddell 1

           Born:  - Brady Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
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         Father: Andrew Liddell (      -      ) 1
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1 M Robert Porter 1

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2 F Mary Porter 1

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3 F Ruth Porter 1

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4 F Marguerite Porter 1

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5 F Elizabeth Porter 1

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6 M William Porter 1

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7 F Sarah Porter 1

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General Notes: Husband - William A. Porter


He was reared on his father's farm, which he helped to clear. He was educated in the schools of the neighborhood, and taught five terms in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. As a young man he engaged in the lumber business, which he followed for many years. In 1895 he removed to Clearfield, and in September of that year was elected a director of the County National Bank. He was a Presbyterian in religious faith, and on political questions was a Democrat. He was a member of the F. & A. M., Curwensville Lodge No. 480, of the R. A. M., Clearfield Chapter No. 228, and of Moshannon Commandery, at Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Sources


1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 757.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 757, 904.

3 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 578.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 811.


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