History of Benton Co. 1878 pg. 607 - Polk Township PORTER, W.H.H., farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Urbanna; born in Ireland in 1828; emigrated to America in 1847; came to Benton Co. in 1865; has 345 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Married Grace Sloan in 1856; she was born in Ireland in 1835; they have five children --- Wm. H., James, mary J. and Angeline (twins) and John. Democratic in politics. Members of the Evangelical Church. Enlisted at Buffalo, N.Y., in 1855, in the 10th Regulars, under Col. E.B. Alexander, for the frontier; was on the expedition to the Red River; crossed the plains in 1857 on foot; on half rations the whole of the Winter of 1856, and again the Winter of 1857; the officers, all Southern men except three or four, going with the South at the breaking-out of the war. pg. 588 - Fremont Township PORTER, W.M., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2; P.O. Shellsburg; was born in Montgomery Co., Ind., Sept 15, 1839; came to this county in 1863; has 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Politics, Republican. Held the office of Justice of the Peace. Belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Married Susan M. Wilson; she was born in Indiana July 3, 1841; mother of four living children. Enlisted Sept 16, 1861, in the 10th Ind. Regt., Co. B; was at the battle of Mill Springs, KY.; was wounded by a minie ball, taking away thumb and second finger; was discharged on account of wounds received in battle; was commissioned as Captain of a militia company of Indiana; also held commission from the Governor of Iowa as Captain of Co. K, Iowa National Guards. Mr. P. has a good farm and a comfortable home. pg. 595 - Monroe Township PORTER, S.M., farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Dysart; born in New York in 1817; came to Benton Co. in 1860; has eighty acres of land, valued at $35. per acre. Married Harriet A. Hawkins in 1847; she was born in Vermont in 1830; they have seven children -- L. Augusta, Harriet N., Wallace W., Samuel N., Helen M., Charles H., Allen A. Republican in politics. Township Trustee eight years. Member of (The) Church. pg. 567 - Canton Township PORTER, J.A., farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 27; P.O. Shellsburg; born in Virginia April 17, 1817; came to this county in 1863; has 147 acres of land, valued at $5,000. Been a member of the Presbyterian Church forty-five years. Married first wife, Eliza N. Youel, born Oct. 19, 1818; mother of six living children -- William Y., born Sept 15, 1839; Charlotte A., born Oct 21, 1847; R. Margaret, born March 29, 1850; James R., born June 24, 1845; Cynthia Ann, born Oct. 24, 1852; Charles L., born April 30, 1860. For his second wife, married Mary Stevens, born in Scotland Oct. 15, 1818; has an adopted daughter -- Mary Hailstone, born Sept. 18, 1872. Mr Porter went to Montgomery Co., Ind., and lived there thirty-three years; from there came direct to this county. His son William enlisted in the 10th Ind. V.I.; was wounded at Mill Spring; lost thumb and finger; also John and James were in the Union Army. Mrs. Porter had two sons in the army; Thomas D. Crawford, in the 9th Kan. V.C., w! as killed in Missouri by the Marmaduke Guerrillas; had eleven balls shot into his body; John A. Crawford enlisted in the 35th I.V.I., and served two years; was wounded in the battle of Tupelo; shot through the bowels and died in two days. Mr. P. was a hospital Nurse nearly two years; went out with the 35th I.V.I. pg. 491 - Taylor Township PORTER, C.E., hardware. Thought this might help in your search for PORTER. Vonda DeMerritt *** Visit My Homepage: http://www.cet.com/~vondadem/ -----Original Message----- From: Marcia Heinz <mheinz@hannibal.wncc.cc.ne.us> To: IABENTON-L@rootsweb.com <IABENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 2:16 PM Subject: [IABENTON-L] 1870 census > Hi I just got the 1870 census for Benton county. I am looking for >Porter. They had a son born in Urbana in 1865 and I know they were there >afterwards. But, I have looked at Polk Township and cannot find them. Am I >looking in the right place?? > Any suggestions??? >marcia porter heinz >