Porterfield, Elijah Samuel 1a

Birth Name Porterfield, Elijah Samuel
Also Known As Porterfield, Elisha Samuel
Gender male
Age at Death 73 years, 9 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 21 Mar 1864 Wythe, Virginia, United States of America    
Note

This is the date of birth on his death certificate. His tombstone has 23 Mar 1863 and the 1900 census has July 1866.

Census 1 Jun 1900 Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America Lige Porterfield Household, 1900 Census 2a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 2a
  County of: St. Francois 2a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 10 2a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 93 2a
  Sheet No.: 10A 2a
  Division of County: Perry township 2a
  Enumeration Date: 8 June 1900 2a
  Name: Porterfield, Lige 2a
  Relation to head: head 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Month of birth: July 2a
  Year of birth: 1866 2a
  Age: 33 2a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 2a
  Years of present marriage: 13 2a
  Place of birth: Virginia 2a
  Place of birth of father: Ireland 2a
  Place of birth of mother: Virginia 2a
  Occupation: Machine driller in lead mines 2a
  Months not employed: 0 2a
  Can read: yes 2a
  Can write: no 2a
  Can speak English: yes 2a
  Home owned or rented: O 2a
  Owned free or mortgaged: F 2a
  Farm or house: H 2a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America Elijah Porterfield Household, 1910 Census 3a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 3a
  County of: St. Francois 3a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 11 3a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 86 3a
  Sheet No.: 7A 3a
  Division of County: Perry township 3a
  Enumeration Date: 19 April 1910 3a
  Name: Porterfield, Elijah 3a
  Relationship to head: head 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Age: 44 3a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 3a
  Years of present marriage: 24 3a
  Place of birth: Virginia 3a
  Place of birth of father: Virginia 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Virginia 3a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 3a
  Occupation: Mine Boss 3a
  Nature of industry: Lead Mine 3a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: W 3a
  Out of work: no 3a
  Weeks out of work in 1909: no 3a
  Able to read: yes 3a
  Able to write: yes 3a
  Home owned or rented: O 3a
  Owned free or mortgaged: F 3a
  Farm or house: H 3a
Death 15 Jan 1938 St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America   4a
Burial 18 Jan 1938 Bonne Terre City Cemetery, Bonne Terre, Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Porterfield, Jackson
Mother Sisk, Margaret M.
         Porterfield, Elijah Samuel 21 Mar 1864 15 Jan 1938

Families

Family of Porterfield, Elijah Samuel and Cook, Cora Lee

Married Wife Cook, Cora Lee ( * 8 May 1867 + 19 Apr 1949 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 23 Apr 1887 Wythe, Virginia, United States of America    
Note

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940:

Name: Elisha Porterfield
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1887
Marriage Place: Wythe County, Virginia
Spouse: Cora Lee Cook
FHL Film Number: 34254

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Porterfield, Frances Margaret14 Nov 188914 Aug 1970
Porterfield, Della M.about Jan 1892
Porterfield, Tilmon Andrew4 Dec 18949 Dec 1963
Porterfield, Marie Ollie Rose5 Feb 18974 Mar 1970
Porterfield, Betty Irene8 Feb 1902about Oct 1980
Porterfield, James Earl12 Aug 1904about Sep 1978
Porterfield, Paul J.18 Nov 1906about May 1976

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 184687199
  2. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 10, Enumeration District 93, Sheet 10A, Lines 7-12
      • 1900 Census, Perry township, St. Francois county, Missouri
  3. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Missouri, Lines 4-12
      • 1910 Census, Perry township, St. Francois county, Missouri
  4. Missouri State Archives: Missouri Digital Heritage : Death Records Certificates
      • Page: 1938-702
      • Death Certificate, Elisha Samuel Porterfield

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