Sarah Elizabeth Porterfield1

b. 3 October 1853, d. 1949
FatherJames Clark Porterfield1,2 b. 1823, d. 1895
MotherEleanor Hays Davis1 b. 1 Nov 1822, d. 12 Jul 1901
Birth3 Oct 1853 Sarah Elizabeth Porterfield was born on 3 Oct 1853 in Virginia.3,1,4 
 Sarah may have been named for her father's sister Sarah and her mother's sister Sarah. She was the 2nd daughter, and third child, in a family of 10 children. Five siblings died in childhood or as young adults, and another sister died in 1902 just shy of her 51st birthday. 
Anecdote  In 1937 Sarah contributed family information to Frank Porterfield's book on the Porterfield family. She stated that neither she nor any of her siblings had ever married. She also stated that they had all been affiliated with the Old Glade Spring Church. Sarah commented that she was very lonely; at the time she wrote this she would have been the last surviving member of the family.1 
Death1949 Sarah died in 1949.3 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited15 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, pp. 152-153.
  2. [S165] James C. Porterfield household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 18 (61B stamped), dwelling 153, family 154, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 18 of 54. James C. Porterfield, 57, farmer; Ellen R., 57, wife; Jane R. 26, dau; Sarah E. 20, dau; Thomas M. 21, son; Francis H., 16, son; Malinda M. 11, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 186. Transcription of stone reads: Lizzie Porterfield, 1853-1949 (within iron fence with Huttons and Robinsons).
  4. [S634] Thomas Porterfield household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 109, sheet 14 (page 96A stamped, dwelling 272, family 283, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 27 of 29. Reported data includes: Thomas Porterfield, 39, b. March 1861, farmer, owns home free and clear; Jane, sister, 47, b. Dec. 1852; Sarah E., sister, age and date of birth not readable; cont. on page B: Frank, bros, 35, b. Jan 1865, farm laborer; Linda, sister, 30, b. Oct. 1869; Elliner, mother, 77, wid, b. Nov. 1822, mother of 10 children, 5 living; all children single; all persons b. VA. Note: all underlined years of birth are in error.