Robert, the eldest boy, was apprenticed to a blacksmith in Philipsburg, where he made a hammer, when 12 years old, and gave it to his brother John, whose son now has it.2344
____________

A 65 year old Robert Porter appears in the 1880 census for Pike Township, Clearfield, PA. He’s a farmer born in Ireland, as were both his mother and father. His wife is Jemima, age 57 and a daughter Emma J, age 30, is living with them. Also a son William O (28), Miles R (26), Robert F (23), James M (21), John (15) daughters Florence (18) and Heellen (12).1100