Judge Graham Crockett Porterfield1

b. October 1855, d. 24 November 1917
FatherLillburn Breckenridge Porterfield2,3 b. 26 Sep 1830, d. 19 Jul 1905
MotherRachel Craig Buchanan3 b. 7 Sep 1832, d. 27 Nov 1906
BirthOct 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 
Marriage20 Dec 1882 He married first Almetta Elizabeth Dickey on 20 Dec 1882 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Widowed1895  Almetta died in 1895. 
Marriage26 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. 
Death24 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 

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Family

Almetta Elizabeth Dickey b. abt 1866, d. 1895
Children
  • Stella Lee Porterfield8 (1886 - 16 Dec 1926)
  • John Dickey Porterfield8 (6 Sep 1890 - )
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited20 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 154.
  2. [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.
  3. [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton and Graham Porterfield were second cousins.
  4. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 70-85. Lists date of birth as the 14th.
  5. [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.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 185. Stone reported to read: Judge G.C. Porterfield, 15 Oct. 1855-24 Nov. 1917.
  7. [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.
  8. [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 198.