James Armstrong Porterfield1,2

b. 1 April 1866, d. 10 October 1926
FatherJohn Wilson Porterfield2 b. 8 Mar 1828, d. 1 Jan 1888
MotherMartha Campbell2 b. 7 Jan 1828, d. 7 Jan 1888
Birth1 Apr 1866 James Armstrong Porterfield was born on 1 Apr 1866.1 
Marriage21 Aug 1889 He married Lydia Catherine Johnston on 21 Aug 1889.1 
Children  James and Lydia had three children: Luther Ray Porterfield (1890), Elsie Myrtle Porterfield (1892) and Harold Ward Porterfield (1894).1,2 
Cens-19004 Jun 1900  In 1900 James and Lydia lived in the town of Rosendale in Andrew County where James was employed as a brick mason. They had been married 11 years.3 
Death10 Oct 1926 James died on 10 Oct 1926 at age 60.1 
Burial He was buried at Savannah Cemetery in Andrew County, Missouri.4 
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited18 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 196.
  2. [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 152-160.
  3. [S975] James Porterfield household, 1900 U.S. cens., Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Rosendale, ED 2, sheet 4A (p. 16 stamped), dwelling 82, family 82, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2006, image 7 of 25. Enumeration includes: James Porterfield, b. Apr 1866, marr 11 yrs, b. MO, father b. VA, mother b. TN, brick mason, owns home, no mortgage; Lyddia, wife, 39, b. Aug. 1860, marr 11 yrs, mother of 3 children, all living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Luther R., son, b. June 1890, 9, b. MO; Myrtle, dau, 8, b. Apr 1892, b. MO; Ward, 6, b. Feb. 1894, b. MO.
  4. [S2530] Photograph Andrew County Tombstones (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moacc/ : viewed Nov. 2010), James A. and Lydia C. Porterfield headstone (digital image), Savannah Cemetery.