Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Porter and Maria Bucher




Husband John Porter 1 2 3

           Born: 9 Sep 1797 - Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Mar 1881 - Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 4
         Buried:  - Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA


         Father: Thomas Porter (      -1801) 1 4
         Mother: Jane Montgomery (      -      ) 4


       Marriage: 13 Mar 1821 4



Wife Maria Bucher 1 2 3

           Born: 3 May 1801 - Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 1892 4
         Buried:  - Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA


         Father: John Conrad Bucher (1775-1852) 3 5 6 7
         Mother: Hannah Mytinger (1780-1863) 5 7 8




Children
1 M Thomas Conrad Porter 1 4

           Born: 22 Jan 1822 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susan Kunkel (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 24 Dec 1850 10


2 F Mary Elizabeth Porter 1 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel Milliken (1819-1894) 1 4
           Marr: 13 May 1845 4


3 M George Bucher Porter 1 11

           Born: 13 Mar 1826 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Walker Lyon (1831-1860) 13
           Marr: 23 Dec 1852 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre Co, PA 14


4 F Clara Jane Porter 1 4

           Born: Sep 1828 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1893 10
         Buried:  - Alexandria Cemetery, Alexandria, Fairfax Co, VA
         Spouse: Samuel Templeton Charlton, M.D. (1825-1886) 1 15
           Marr: 20 Dec 1855 15


5 F Anna Caroline Porter 1 11

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: George W. Lyon (1826-      ) 1 13
           Marr: 25 Jun 1863 14


6 M John Montgomery Porter 1 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Rebecca Moore (1846-1876) 4
           Marr: 18 Nov 1869 4


7 M Charles Howard Porter 1 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1895 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Kathleen Banks (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 7 Jun 1864 4


8 F Eleanor Porter 1 4

           Born: 5 Jun 1843 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Augustus S. Landis (1834-      ) 1 4 16
           Marr: 23 Nov 1865 15



General Notes: Husband - John Porter

Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA - a merchant

He was a prominent man of the vicinity, and represented his county in the Legislature of 1831-32. He was a noted churchman of the Presbyterian denomination, an elder for many years, and superintendent of a Sabbath-school for half a century.

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Sources


1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 420.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 126.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1380.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 133.

5 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 422.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 124.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 874.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1379.

9 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 133, 358.

10 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 140.

11 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 133, 396.

12 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 404.

13 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 396.

14 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 402.

15 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 141.

16 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Blair County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 85.


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