Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Porter, William 1860 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM PORTER. Many of the native sons of Lapeer Township, Lapeer County, have
now grown to years of maturity, and are carrying on the business of life within
her bounds. Mr. Porter is one of these and makes his home in Goodland Township.
He was born in Almont Township, December 14, 1860, being a son of Andrew and
Sophia (Sanborn) Porter. The father is a native of New York and the mother a
Canadian by birth and our subject is the youngest of their two children, his
sister Emma being the wife of Morris Morton.

  Mr. Porter has spent the greater part of his life in his native county,
working in the forest in the winter months and farming during the summer. His
marriage with Miss Mary Ragatz took place February 22, 1879. This lady is a
native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of Martin Ragatz, being born December 26,
1867. By this union they have four children: Gertrude, born December 12, 1879;
Emma, December 6, 1882; Anna, July 25, 1885; and Grover, July 17, 1888.

  Mr. Porter has general charge of his father's farm, which is an extensive one,
comprising eighty acres on section 33, and an equal extent on section 32. Here
he carries on general farming and stock-raising, paying especial attention to
horses. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and politically is a
Democrat.

  Andrew Porter, the father of our subject, was born in the State of New York,
July 13, 1830, and is a son of John Porter, who came west when this son was only
six years old. The family located one mile north of Utica, Macomb County, and
here Andrew Porter grew to manhood and upon arriving at his majority undertook
work for himself, apprenticing himself to the blacksmith trade. He afterward
went to work at the fanning mill business, which he followed for six years and
subsequently learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner at which he worked for
about three years and later spent one year in farming.

  The father of our subject bought out a livery stable in Almont which he
carried on successfully for eight years, after which he returned permanently to
farming. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sophia Sanborn and is
a native of Michigan, being a daughter of Elijah Sanborn. She was united in
marriage with Andrew Porter in 1856, and, as we have said, became the mother of
two children. The father, like the son, is a Democrat in his political opinions
and works in that party.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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