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James Porterfield (abt. 1800 - aft. 1880)

James Porterfield
Born about in Virginia, USAmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 14 May 1822 (to before 1870) in Wilson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died after after about age 80 in Jackson County, Tennesseemap
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Biography

James was born about 1800 in Virginia.[1][2][3]

James Porterfield married Mary Jennings in 1822. [4] They were the parents of:

  1. Malinda Jane[5]
  2. John W
  3. Elizabeth
  4. Asahel Carroll

He was still alive at near the age of 79 or 80 in 1880.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC67-W7T : accessed 19 January 2015), James Poterfield, Wilson county, part of, Wilson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1489, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDH-WN8 : Wed Oct 04 03:31:25 UTC 2023), Entry for J W Porterfield and Elisabeth Porterfield, 1870.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com Porterfield Message Board. "Re: Samuel & Jane Porterfield of Tennesee", 2 Jun 2012 6:29AM, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.porterfield/236.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx
  4. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD79-942 : 16 March 2020), James Porterfield, 1822.
  5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58218494/malinda-jane-bland: accessed 20 October 2023), memorial page for Malinda Jane Porterfield Bland (13 Dec 1824–25 Apr 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #58218494, citing Bland Cemetery, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Karen Frizzelle (contributor 47141041).
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7V-WC8 : Fri Oct 06 14:06:23 UTC 2023), Entry for John Parterfield and Elizabeth Parterfield, 1880.




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