”Herman Goodwin Porter
Minister, 372 N. Branciforte Ave., Santa Cruz, Cal. Ph. B. Born, January 9, 1874. Xenia, Kans. Entered North Indiana Conference ; transferred to St. John’s River Conference; superintendent Jacksonville District, St. Johns River Conference; centenary evangelist, 1919. Married, September 27, 1899, Miss Grace E. Ware, Lee’s Summit, Mo. Father of Merlin W., Gladys, Lois, Frances M. and Ruth.”
Source: Alumnal Record, DePauw Univesity, by Martha J. Ridpath, published by University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1920, page 176