Jeannette Porterfield

b. 4 July 1868, d. 23 April 1954
FatherLillburn Breckenridge Porterfield1,2,3 b. 26 Sep 1830, d. 19 Jul 1905
MotherRachel Craig Buchanan1,2 b. 7 Sep 1832, d. 27 Nov 1906
Birth4 Jul 1868 Jeannette Porterfield was born on 4 Jul 1868.4,5 
Marriage20 Sep 1916 She married Earl Bourn Clark, son of John Porterfield Clark and Martha A. Ryburn, on 20 Sep 1916 at the age of forty-eight.1,6 
Residence Following their marriage Earl and Jennie lived on present day Deerfield Lane near the Old Glade Presbyterian Church and manse in Washington County. In the 1950s interstate I-81 was built very close to their old home. The house fell into disrepair and was eventually torn down.7,8,9 
Death23 Apr 1954 Jeannette died on 23 Apr 1954 at age 85.4 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 

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ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited1 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 158.
  2. [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton and Jennie Porterfield were second cousins.
  3. [S165] Lilburn Porterfield household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 25 (65A stamped), dwelling 180, family 181, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 25 of 54. Lilburn Porterfield, 49, farmer; Rachel, 47, wife; Marge, 18, dau; Lee E., son, 16; Thomas B., 14, son; Jennie, dau, 11; Albert, son, 8; William, 5, son; John, 2, son, Rebecca Johnson, servant, 23, black; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 178. Stone reported to read: Jeanette Porterfield Clark, 4 Jul 1868-23 Apr 1954.
  5. [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 197. This source reports her date of birth as 20 Sept 1868.
  6. [S23] Dorothy B. (Lahs) McKenna, "John Peter Clark" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 114.
  7. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, Jan. 2004.
  8. [S859] Earl Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 142, sheet 2 B, dwelling 28, family 29, viewed online at Genealogy.com, 2003, image 39 of 58. Earl Clark, 58, b. VA, farmer; Jennie, 51, b. VA; living on the Emory and Glade Spring Rd. Note: p. 2B states that it is ED 142, however, the previous sheet (2A) and the following sheet (3A) are both ED 149 and the family and household numbers continue as expected. This census page lists the families as living on Glade Spring Rd. but the accuracy of that is also in question.
  9. [S639] Earl B. Clark household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 96-7, sheet 8B, dwelling 140, family 147, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 16 of 31. Recorded data includes: Earl B. Clark, 69, married, owns home which is on a farm; Jennie, 62, wife, 62; both b. VA. No address was provided.