Served in Company "B", 1st West Virginia Cavalry as Quarter Master and Commissary Sergeant from 1/1/62 to 7/8/65.

Enlisted at Washington, PA, 8/26/61.

Married Mary Elizabeth Marple, Ohio County, WV, 10/12/66. PHOTO

Parents: Hugh & Margaret (Garvin) Porter.

1912 - Andrew lived in Sherrard, Marshall County, WV.

Andrew died 4/13/1915; buried Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery, Marshall County, WV.

*Note: The photo is probably Andrew B. Porter but has not been verified. The rank shown on his uniform is consistent with that verified for Andrew by the National Archives. Andrew was also proven to be in Washington, D. C., the location of the photography studio where this photo was taken. Furthermore, a careful comparison with the photo below of the elderly Andrew, leaves little doubt that Andrew is the subject in the Civil War photo. However, conclusive proof would be appreciated.

Letter from Department of Interior, included in Pension file:

ACT OF JUNE 27, 1890
DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., January 15, 1898

Certificate No. 664625
Name, ANDREW B. PORTER

Sir:
     In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below.

Very respectfully,
H. Clay Evans, Commissioner.

First. Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her married name.
Answer. Yes. Mary Elizabeth Porter. Mary Elizabeth Marple.

Second. When, where, and by whom were you married?
Answer. October 10, 1866; in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; by Rev. E. H. Trainer.

Third. What record of marriage exists?
I don't know, but the law required ministers to record them. It should be recorded in the office of the clerk of the County Court, of Ohio County, West Virginia.

Fourth. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce.
Answer. No.

Fifth. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.
Answer. Yes. Three. Dallas Leroy Porter born May 19, 1867; Mary Ella Porter, now Mrs. Ella Aberley, born Nov. 22, 1872; William Cracraft Porter, born August 25, 1885.

Signature of Andrew B. Porter
Date of reply, May 21, 1898
Wheeling, W.Va.

Andrew B. Porter, s/o Hugh & Margaret (Garvin) Porter, married 10/12/66, Mary Elizabeth Marple (12/25/1845 - 1/26/1910), the daughter of George (1817-1907) & Isabella Little (8/27/1826-1905) Marple who were married in 1842.

The women in this photo are related to Andrew or Mary Elizabeth - but how? Might they be the 7 daughters of George and Isabella (Little) Marple? (Photo)

Andrew & Mary Elizabeth (Marple) Porter were the parents of Mary Ella Porter, born 11/22/1872, Bethlehem, Marshall County, WV; Dallas Leroy Porter, born 5/19/67; William Cracraft Porter, born 8/25/85.

Mary Ella Porter married in WV 1/1/1896, William August Aeberli, born 10/28/1873 at 131 Spring Garden Avenue, Allegheny City, now North Side, Pittsburgh, PA. William was a founder of a funeral home, North Side, Pittsburgh, PA. William & Mary Ella (Porter) Aeberli had the following children: James (4/25/1897- 4/25/1897); Howard (10/28/1898-5/25/1947); Ruth (b. 7/24/1900); William (3/16/1905-twin-4/9/1959); Grace (3/16/1905-twin-2/21/1906); Robert (8/21/1910-7/12/1972).

Robert Lee Aeberli, born 8/21/1910 in Pittsburgh, PA, graduated the Univ. of Pittsburgh and was Funeral Director of the Wm. A. Aeberli, Co., Pittsburgh, PA. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He married LaVergne Crawford Huggins, 2/10/1933, Bradford Woods, PA. Lavergne was born 5/5/1909, Pittsburgh, PA, d/o Gilbert & Crawford Huggins. Robert & LaVergne were the parents of Sarah Jane and David.