Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Porter and Martha Thompson




Husband Robert Porter 1

           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1821 - ? Lycoming Co, PA 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage:  - Ireland



Wife Martha Thompson 1

           Born: 1787 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864 1
         Buried: 

   Other Spouse: William Hepburn (      -      ) 1 - Lycoming Co, PA


Children
1 M Robert Porter 1

           Born: 1813 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 F Nancy Porter 1

           Born: 1815 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 M George W. Porter 1

           Born: 1818 - Philadelphia, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 M John Porter 1

           Born: 4 Jun 1821 - Lycoming Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1898
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Julia A. Bloom (1826-      ) 2
           Marr: 1845 2



General Notes: Husband - Robert Porter


He and his wife were natives of Ireland. In that country they were married, and two children were born to them prior to their emigration to America in 1818. After a short residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they went to Lycoming County, where he successfully followed farming. Both he and his wife were lifelong members of the Presbyterian Church.

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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 594.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 595.


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