Barb: I haven't forgotten about you. It's just been a very busy time around here. You should see me trying to mow five acres of lawn on a riding mower with a broken foot. What a hoot! I've had to mow it twice in the last week because we've had so much rain. Anyhoo, here are the PORTERs from the 1860 Belmont County Census: WHEELING TWP. 1478-1486 Alfred A. PORTER 25 PA Farm Hand Susan 50 PA Mary 21 PA William 18 PA George W. 14 PA RICHLAND TWP. - TOWN OF ST. CLAIRSVILLE 270-280 Angeline PORTER 20 PA Living in home of George & Isabella Starkey WHEELING TWP. 1456-1464 Anna M. PORTER 6 OH Living in home of Samuel & Ann Amon MEAD TWP. 161-151 Catharine PORTER 12 OH Living in home of Henry & Mary Welch RICHLAND TWP. - TWON OF ST. CLAIRSVILLE 184-194 Eliza PORTER 9 UNK Living in home of John & Lucy Alexander SOMERSET TWP. 806-773 Sarah A. PORTER 14 OH Margaret E. LOW 31 OH Milliner John A. LOW 8 OH Sallie DOUDLE 18 OH 807-774 Ephriam PORTER 23 OH Shoemaker Mary M. 19 OH Idela F. 2/12 OH Julia A. WILSON 14 OH 819-786 William PORTER 71 MD Farmer Sarah 67 MD Henry H. 27 OH Mary C. 8 OH Sarah E. 5 OH Hannah FINCH 16 OH PULTNEY TWP. 375-368 Mary PORTER 80 UNK Smith 36 UNK Miner Washington 12 UNK Laborer 376-369 Harrison PORTER 16? UNK Miner Caroline 21 OH Harrison 4 OH Amos 1 OH PEASE TWP. 946-908 Henry PORTER 54 MD Laborer Mary 51 VA Leander 28 OH Laborer Jerome 21 OH Laborer Hester A. WOODS 15 OH Jennette WOODS 13 OH John PORTER 16 OH Laborer Eliza HAMMONS 19 OH Domestic 1043-998 James PORTER 56 OH Laborer Sarah 51 OH Mary 79 OH Mary E. 19 OH Catharine E. 17 OH John A. 14 OH Ross 11 OH WARREN TWP. 588-560 Andrew HUTCHISON 59 IRE Road Bldr Elizabeth 45 IRE John A. PORTER 20 OH Bell L. PORTER 18 OH Mary E. PORTER 13 OH SOMERSET TWP. 801-769 John B. PORTER 26 OH Farmer Ruth 25 OH William 2 OH Trimble 1 OH PEASE TWP. 1032-987 Lovina PORTER 42 OH Widow Theodore 17 OH Laborer John 12 OH Agnes 9 OH Albert 3 OH 1037-992 William PORTER 35 OH Miner Catharine 34 WALES Elizabeth 13 OH George 11 OH Martha J. 2 OH William 3/12 OH William 71 VA Jacob HINES 23 OH Laborer Andrew HINES 20 OH Laborer 883-845 Patterson PORTER 40 OH Brickmaker Margaret 30 VA Oliver 16 OH Brickmaker Eliza J. 15 OH Henrietta 11 OH Robert M. 19 OH Reuben 6 OH Lavinia 3 OH George LABRE 42 OH Clerk RICHLAND TWP. - TOWN OF ST. CLAIRSVILLE 701-709 COUNTY INFIRMARY Rachel PORTER 38 OH Alexander PORTER 7 OH PEASE TWP. 1158-1113 Rezin PORTER 31 OH Nancy 26 OH Emma 7 OH Elva 4/12 OH 986-940 Sarah E. PORTER 19 OH Domestic Living in home of Levi & Eliza McPherson COLERAIN TWP. 1394-1350 Dennis HULL 61 PA Farmer Catharine 50 PA Sarah 23 OH Thomas 21 OH Farmer Scott 18 OH Farmer Scott PORTER 12 OH Laura PORTER 14 OH PEASE TWP. 843-905 Thomas PORTER 25 OH Laborer Elizabeth 31 OH Laura 14 OH Joseph 12 OH Adeline 1 OH SMITH TWP. 1812-1777 William PHILLIPS 60 VA Farmer Catharine 60 OH Nancy 19 OH Mary C. C. DELONG 13 OH Deborah PHILLIPS 8 OH Elizabeth LOY 23 OH Domestic William PORTER 9 OH G. Washington JEFFRIES 26 OH Fm Labor _____________________ That's all the PORTERs I could locate in the 1860 Belmont County, OH census. I can send you the information on the 1870 census if you would like. I hope this helps to make some connections. Linda Johnston ljohnston@nethawk.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <BJHREADS@aol.com> To: <ljohnston@nethawk.com> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 11:55 PM Subject: 1860-1870 census > Linda: Thank you so much for your search of the surname Porter. It has > given me some info that I needed. The first Alfred you listed surely looks > like the one I have been looking for. Have had a couple of lists of Porters > from PA in the file--now just have to match Sarah on that list and will > probably find his family. > > I would appreciate what may be available for all the Porter's in 1860. Then > I can eliminate names I have garnered previously. Yes, there are always > twists and turns and unanswered questions -- such as -- my great-grandfather > James Alfred Porter was born in Bellaire, Belmont County 7 Oct 1868 and lived > all of his life in the Bellaire area. My grandmother Arminda was born in > Pultney Twp in 1888. So, where was he at the time of the 1870 census? > > Thanks again for your time. > > Barb