"A.M. Porter, M.D., was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, November 24, 1825, and is one of the seven children of Seth W. and Cynthia (Davis) Porter, their names being Albert, Austin, Morris, William D., Eveline, Jane and Seba; the daughters are deceased. Seth W. Porter was born May 29, 1791, at Snow Hill, Maryland. In his youth, he was apprenticed to a shoe-maker, and worked at that trade until middle age, after which he farmed until his death. He was
under Col. Dudley in the War of 1812; was taken prisoner by the Indians, and after three months exchanged at Montreal for a bob-tail pony. He died in May 1870 in Boone County, Indiana.
Dr. Porter, with his parents removed to Parke County, Indiana, and thence to Boone County. He studied medicine at Wabash, Indiana, under Dr. Loop. In July 1847, he came to this county, and after two years began practicing in Jamestown, Boone County, and remained two and a half years. In the spring of 1852, he returned to Warren County, and located in this township (Kent) where he has since resided, coming to his present location, near State Line City in 1859. After attending Wabash College, he received his first lectures, in 1847-48 at the Indiana Medical College, then located at LaPorte, and afterward at the same institution in Indianapolis, from which he received his degree.
Dr. Porter was married July 23, 1850, to Eliza Layton, who died in February 1855; afterward, March 12, 1860, he married Maria Layton, by whom he had one child, Seba. Mrs. Porter died in 1861. His third marriage was to Isabella Calhoun, November 23, 1865, by whom he had three children - Carrie (deceased), Albert (deceased) and George Seth.
Dr. Porter is an enthusiast in his profession, and has two brothers, physicians. He is a Knight Templar Mason, an Old Fellow and a Presbyterian." - Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana, 1883, pages 178 & 179
under Col. Dudley in the War of 1812; was taken prisoner by the Indians, and after three months exchanged at Montreal for a bob-tail pony. He died in May 1870 in Boone County, Indiana.
Dr. Porter, with his parents removed to Parke County, Indiana, and thence to Boone County. He studied medicine at Wabash, Indiana, under Dr. Loop. In July 1847, he came to this county, and after two years began practicing in Jamestown, Boone County, and remained two and a half years. In the spring of 1852, he returned to Warren County, and located in this township (Kent) where he has since resided, coming to his present location, near State Line City in 1859. After attending Wabash College, he received his first lectures, in 1847-48 at the Indiana Medical College, then located at LaPorte, and afterward at the same institution in Indianapolis, from which he received his degree.
Dr. Porter was married July 23, 1850, to Eliza Layton, who died in February 1855; afterward, March 12, 1860, he married Maria Layton, by whom he had one child, Seba. Mrs. Porter died in 1861. His third marriage was to Isabella Calhoun, November 23, 1865, by whom he had three children - Carrie (deceased), Albert (deceased) and George Seth.
Dr. Porter is an enthusiast in his profession, and has two brothers, physicians. He is a Knight Templar Mason, an Old Fellow and a Presbyterian." - Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana, 1883, pages 178 & 179
"A.M. Porter, M.D., was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, November 24, 1825, and is one of the seven children of Seth W. and Cynthia (Davis) Porter, their names being Albert, Austin, Morris, William D., Eveline, Jane and Seba; the daughters are deceased. Seth W. Porter was born May 29, 1791, at Snow Hill, Maryland. In his youth, he was apprenticed to a shoe-maker, and worked at that trade until middle age, after which he farmed until his death. He was
under Col. Dudley in the War of 1812; was taken prisoner by the Indians, and after three months exchanged at Montreal for a bob-tail pony. He died in May 1870 in Boone County, Indiana.
Dr. Porter, with his parents removed to Parke County, Indiana, and thence to Boone County. He studied medicine at Wabash, Indiana, under Dr. Loop. In July 1847, he came to this county, and after two years began practicing in Jamestown, Boone County, and remained two and a half years. In the spring of 1852, he returned to Warren County, and located in this township (Kent) where he has since resided, coming to his present location, near State Line City in 1859. After attending Wabash College, he received his first lectures, in 1847-48 at the Indiana Medical College, then located at LaPorte, and afterward at the same institution in Indianapolis, from which he received his degree.
Dr. Porter was married July 23, 1850, to Eliza Layton, who died in February 1855; afterward, March 12, 1860, he married Maria Layton, by whom he had one child, Seba. Mrs. Porter died in 1861. His third marriage was to Isabella Calhoun, November 23, 1865, by whom he had three children - Carrie (deceased), Albert (deceased) and George Seth.
Dr. Porter is an enthusiast in his profession, and has two brothers, physicians. He is a Knight Templar Mason, an Old Fellow and a Presbyterian." - Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana, 1883, pages 178 & 179
under Col. Dudley in the War of 1812; was taken prisoner by the Indians, and after three months exchanged at Montreal for a bob-tail pony. He died in May 1870 in Boone County, Indiana.
Dr. Porter, with his parents removed to Parke County, Indiana, and thence to Boone County. He studied medicine at Wabash, Indiana, under Dr. Loop. In July 1847, he came to this county, and after two years began practicing in Jamestown, Boone County, and remained two and a half years. In the spring of 1852, he returned to Warren County, and located in this township (Kent) where he has since resided, coming to his present location, near State Line City in 1859. After attending Wabash College, he received his first lectures, in 1847-48 at the Indiana Medical College, then located at LaPorte, and afterward at the same institution in Indianapolis, from which he received his degree.
Dr. Porter was married July 23, 1850, to Eliza Layton, who died in February 1855; afterward, March 12, 1860, he married Maria Layton, by whom he had one child, Seba. Mrs. Porter died in 1861. His third marriage was to Isabella Calhoun, November 23, 1865, by whom he had three children - Carrie (deceased), Albert (deceased) and George Seth.
Dr. Porter is an enthusiast in his profession, and has two brothers, physicians. He is a Knight Templar Mason, an Old Fellow and a Presbyterian." - Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana, 1883, pages 178 & 179
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