Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated . e died in 1842. His father,George Porter, was also a native of Chilli-cothe, Ohio, and there passed his life anddied. The widow of Edward T. Porter, re-turning to Fayette county, married EleazarRobinson, of Uniontown, Pa., by
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated . e died in 1842. His father,George Porter, was also a native of Chilli-cothe, Ohio, and there passed his life anddied. The widow of Edward T. Porter, re-turning to Fayette county, married EleazarRobinson, of Uniontown, Pa., by whom shehad two children: William L. Robinson, ofPittsburg, Pa., who married Anna, daughterof the late John Oliphant, and Mary nowthe wife of Dr. A. P. Bowie, of (Wilson) Porter was a daughter ofJames Wilso i, a native of Lancaster countv,Pa., born in 1764, and came to Fayettecounty in 1778. He became a large landowner near McClellandtown and served as ajustice of the peace of German township from1807 to 1840. He was married twice, hisfirst wife being Mary H. Robb, and his sec-ond, Elizabeth Lowrie. George Portercompleted his education at Dunlaps Creekacademy, and was thereafter a leading agri-culturist in German township for a periodof twenty years. In 1879 he purchased prop- ?i W JM.«- JUTJI J 1»1 ?! -??! ? »B?, -?;. AXD HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 679 cm\ in McClellandtown, and there estab-! . ! a ^oiier-iil store, which he continuedi„, s ? ccssiully conduct in conjunction with• ; cultivation of his farming lands in thatitttniiv until 1894, when he came to Union-; iwn, where the following year, he estab-; -li•.??! a real estate and insurance the same conservative businessmethods which marked his successful mer-cantile career at McClellandtown, Mr. Porterhas established an enviable reputation as asafe man in looking after the real estate in-terests and operations of his clients at Union-town. He repres
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