Judge Graham Crockett Porterfield1
b. October 1855, d. 24 November 1917
Birth | Oct 1855 | Judge Graham Crockett Porterfield was born on the 14th or 15th of Oct 1855.4,5,6 |
Education | | Graham attended Southwest Virginia Institute and Emory and Henry College.1 |
Marriage | 20 Dec 1882 | He married first Almetta Elizabeth Dickey on 20 Dec 1882 in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Widowed | 1895 | Almetta died in 1895. |
Marriage | 26 Jan 1898 | He married second Justiana Louise Snapp on 26 Jan 1898.7 |
Public Serv | | Graham served as a judge in Grayson County and he later edited a newspaper at Abingdon in Washington County.1 |
| | Graham's children from his first marriage appear to have lived with his parents after their mother's death and their father's remarriage. |
Death | 24 Nov 1917 | Graham died on 24 Nov 1917 at age 62.6 |
Burial | | He was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.6 |
Family | Almetta Elizabeth Dickey b. abt 1866, d. 1895 |
Children | - Stella Lee Porterfield8 (1886 - 16 Dec 1926)
- John Dickey Porterfield8 (6 Sep 1890 - )
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Citations
- [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 154.
- [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 28, 86. Graham C. Porterfield, 24, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co. VA, lawyer, s/o Lilburn Porterfield AND Mettie Dickey, 17, sgl, b. Grayson Co., VA, resid WCV, d/o John M. & Nannie Dickie; 20 Dec. 1882.
- [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton and Graham Porterfield were second cousins.
- [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 70-85. Lists date of birth as the 14th.
- [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 198; source states Graham Crockett Porterfield was born on Oct. 14, 1855, in Glade Spring, Virginia, and died Nov. 24, 1917 in Abingdon, Virginia. He married (1) Dec. 21, 1882, Almetta Elizabeth Dickey; (2) Jan. 26, 1898, Mrs. Justiana Louise (Snapp) Hughes.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 185. Stone reported to read: Judge G.C. Porterfield, 15 Oct. 1855-24 Nov. 1917.
- [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 198; source states Mrs. Justiana Louise (Snapp) Hughes, b. Nov. 8, 1858, daughter of Philip Snapp and Mary Dickenson Meek.
- [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 198.