John Porter and Julia A. Bloom

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Husband John Porter ¹

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           Born: 4 Jun 1821 - Lycoming Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Porter (      -1821) 1
         Mother: Martha Thompson (1787-1864) 1

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       Marriage: 1845 2

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Wife Julia A. Bloom ²

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           Born: 28 Oct 1826 - Pike Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 2
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         Father: Benjamin Bloom, Sr. (1790/1790-1878) 3 4 5
         Mother: Sally McClure (1792/1792-1868) 6 7

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Children

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1 M Robert Porter ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Benjamin Porter ²

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3 F Nancy Porter ²

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         Spouse: John Coons (      -      ) 2

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4 F Sarah Porter ²

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         Spouse: D. Bell (      -      ) 2

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5 F Martha Porter ²

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6 M John N. Porter ²

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7 M Curtis Porter ²

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8 F Florence Porter ²

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General Notes: Husband - John Porter

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He remained with his mother and step-father until fifteen years of age, when he went to Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, to learn the trade of saddlery and harness making. After a year and a half he accompanied his employer, James Alexander, to Clearfield, completing a three-years' apprenticeship, but the business did not agree with his health, and in consequence he secured work as a farm hand. Later he worked in timber lands until 1841, when with the capital he had acquired through his own labors he purchased 134 acres of raw land, upon which he built a cabin. In 1845 he was married and erected a better home, after which he applied himself assiduously to the development of his land, having ninety acres under a high state of cultivation, while the place was improved with a commodious frame residence, large barns and outbuildings and an excellent orchard. The place came to comprise 160 acres, and in 1890 he purchased an improved farm of 102 acres, upon which he erected a house and made other substantial improvements. In clearing his land he rafted his timber to market, and for twenty-seven years he was engaged in the lumber business.

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.

3 Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 631.

4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 418, 615.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 753, 918.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 918.

7 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 615.