From "Old and New Westmoreland," by Hedley, 1918, p. 1067/68:
"Frederick Porch, son of Jacob Porch, marrried early in life in Somerset county, then took charge of his father's farm, and after the death of the latter became the owner of it... Frederick Porch continued to reside at the home farm, and took a prominent part in the life of the community, holding several important local offices. He served for some time as township assessor, and was a staunch Democrat in politics. He was a Lutheran in his religious belief, and a member of the Ridge Church of that demonination. His death occurred at the age of sixty years... Frederick Porch married Sarah Barclay, and they were the parents of the following children: Caroline... William Henry... Catherine E., Lucinda and Mary, all of whom died of diphtheria within a few days of one another [1862]. They were all in young womanhood at the time of their deaths and fell victims to this dread disease at a time when it was epidemic in that region. About sixty young people died of it in this immediate neighborhood and the region generally suffered greatly from it."
From "Ancestors and Descendants of Noah Gettemy and Mary Magdalene Weimer..." :
"David (Weimer) farmed nearby in the vicinity of Porch's Cemetery. David and Hannah had nine children when a diphtheria epidemic hit the community in 1859. David died in March, two days later his father died, and in another two days Hannah's mother was taken. In April, David's oldest daughter died, followed by his sister, Mary, and on the first of May, Hannah died. All who died in the epidemic are buried in Porchs Cemetery. Lewis Hayes, Jr. who was married to Hannah's sister, Sarah, became the guardian of the orphaned children."
His son William is the only child who lived beyond 22 years of age.
The 1880 Mortality census says he died of Dropsy: heart disease in May of that year.