Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
James Porter, Jr.
History of Daviess County
Goodspeed Publishing Company 1886
JAMES PORTER Jr., is a son of James W. and Ann (McCoy) Porter, and was born in Daviess County, Ind., May 3,1845, of Scotch-Irish descent. The father was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1814, and his mother in Virginia in 1813. They came to Daviess County in 1838, and located in Reeve Township. Subject lived with his parents until twenty-one years old, when he began life for himself. He tilled his father's farm for three years, and then purchased a farm in the southern part of the county, on White River, remaining there until 1877, when he purchased and located on his present farm. He owns 640 acres of good land, of which 540 acres are in a fine state of cultivation. It 1869 be began buying and selling stock, and raises a great many short-horn cattle. In August, 1863, he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Seventeenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served nine months. He was honorably discharged in 1864. In September, 1874, Mr. Porter married Judith Lemmon, a native of Dubois County, Ind., born March 5, 1851, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth Lemmon. Two children blessed their union: Artie, born in 1878, and Clara, born in 1880. Mr. Porter is a Republican, and joined the Masons in 1872. He is the largest land owner and heaviest tax payer in Harrison Township, and is one of the most esteemed and respected citizens of the county. His wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Contributed by: Michael L Tedrow