Frances Rhea1

b. circa 1 November 1835, d. 29 August 1853
Birth-Calccirca 1 Nov 1835 Frances Rhea was born in Indiana circa 1 Nov 1835 (calculated from her headstone).2,3 
Marriage3 Nov 1852 She married John Wilson Porterfield, son of James Porterfield and Jeannette Clark, on 3 Nov 1852 in Andrew County, Missouri.4 
Death29 Aug 1853 Frances died on 29 Aug 1853.2 
Burial She was buried at Lower Neely Cemetery in Andrew County, Missouri.2 
  Frances was just 17 years old when she died. She had given birth to a daughter, also named Frances, just a few days earlier. Ironically, the younger Frances also died at a young age, also leaving a baby daughter. 

Family

John Wilson Porterfield b. 8 Mar 1828, d. 1 Jan 1888
Child
Last Edited5 Apr 2013

Citations

  1. [S2245] "Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). John W. Porterfield and Francis Rea entry 3 Nov. 1852, Andrew Co. MO (digital image), viewed Nov. 2010.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Apr. 2013). Frances Porterfield memorial #61317059, Lower Neely Grove Cemetery, Andrew Co., MO (entry includes photo of stone).
  3. [S601] Johnathan Rea household, 1850 U.S. census, Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Platte twp, p. 72 stamped, family 557, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2010. Household includes: Johnathan Rea, 44, NC, Luru, 36, TN; b. IN: David, 19; Frances, 15; Joseph, 13; Jane 10; Elizabeth 9; b. MO Martha, (age smudged), Katharine, 5; Mary A. 2.
  4. [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 152-160.