Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County,
Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of
prominent and representative citizens of the county: together with
portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States,
and governors of the state; Biographical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL; 1890;
page 362-363; Transcribed by Margaret Rose Whitehurst
Porter J. Green is a well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser of this
county, owning a valuable farm, of which one hundred acres lie on
section 5, and sixty acres on section 6, Farmington township. He is a
native of Rensselaer County, N. Y. His father, Jonathan Green, was born
in the same county. He was there married to Miranda Himes, and of the
nine children born to them the following is recorded: Antoinette
married Barber Green and lives in Adams, Mass.; Samuel resides in
Zilonite, Mass.; Margaret, who lives in Rhode Island, has been twice
married, first to Mr. Lamb and afterward to Mr. Green; Priscilla lives
in Adams, Mass.; William died at the age of twenty-two; Porter, our
subject; Amy died at the age of nineteen; Dyer is a resident of
Nebraska; Ambrose, of Rhode Island. the father died in Rensselaer
County, and the mother then removed back to Massachusetts, where her
life was brought to a close at the age of eighty years.
The subject of this biographical review was born November 12,
1841. He was well trained by his worthy parents, and started out in
life well prepared to fight its battles. He early adopted the calling
of a farmer and has met with success in his pursuits. He purchased his
present homestead in 1880. This is provided with a neat and substantial
set of buildings, including a fine new barn which was erected in 1889.
The farm is first class in all its appointments and is one of the most
desirable places in the neighborhood.
Our subject was married in Jefferson County, his native State,
to Miss Matilda Brimmer, a daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Saunders)
Brimmer. Her father came to Fulton County in 1854 and became a very
well-to-do man. He died in the State of New York in January, 1886, at
the advanced of eighty-two years. His widow is still living in
Jefferson County, N. Y., and is in her seventy-ninth year. Of the eight
children born of their marriage seven grew to maturity, namely, Jacob,
Nathan, Electa, Mary, Matilda, Ambrose and Sarah. Mrs. Green was born
in Jefferson County, N. Y. She is a capable woman, and knows well how
to manage the affairs of her household. Two children are the fruit of
her marriage with our subject--Arthur, who lives at home, and Nellie.
The latter is the wife of Nelson Wright, of Farmington Township, and
they have one child--Lloyd, a beautiful, black-eyed boy.
Mrs. (Saunders) Brimmer and Mrs. John S. Green are the only
survivors of the Saunders family. The Brimmers were Methodists in their
religious views, the Saunders were Seventh-Day Baptists and the Greens
were Baptists. Thus our subject and his wife received an early
religious training, are people of earnest Christian belief and among
the leading members of the Baptist Church of Farmington. As a true
citizen should be, Mr. Green is interested in politics and is a stanch
adherent of the Republican party.
