Gallia County OhArchives Biographies.....PORTER, RUFUS P. (Published 1882) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: The Ohio Biographies Project Brysun23@cs.com July 22, 2006, 12:31 am Author: HARDESTY'S BOOK on Families and Bio's. Page 10. >From the The Ohio Biographies Project http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~usbios/Ohio/mnpg.html a part of The U.S. Biographies Project http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/usbios/usbiog.html This Information comes from the Personal History Department in Gallia County.Page 10. HARDESTY'S BOOK on Families and Bio's. RUFUS P. PORTER--and Mary A. Butler were married in Gallia county, July 28, 1864. He was born in Athens county, March 22, 1821, and his wife is a native of this county, born June 13, 1840. Their children are: Carrie E., born May 11, 1865; William P., December 28, 1866; Luther E.B., June 20, 1876; Kate, October 18, 1878; they all reside at home. The parents of Mr. Porter are Solomon C. and Phebe K. (Burnham) Porter; his father was born in 1798, and came to Gallia county in 1836; the mother of Rufus ws born in the year 1801. The first wife of Mr. Porter was Elizabeth Heaton, who died December 10, 1863. To show the respect in which Mr. Porter is held by the residents of this township, it is only necessary to say that he served as county commissioner six years; justice of the peace nine years; school director, fifteen years; and township treasurer, five years. The parents of Mrs. Porter are Fleming and Elizabeth (Eagle) Butler, settlers of this county in 1816. Mr. Butler was a soldier in the war of 1812, and drew a pension during his life. Mr. Porter is a farmer, residing in Huntington township. His postoffice address is Vinton, Gallia county, Ohio. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/gallia/bios/porter230gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb