James H. Porter [1840-1902]

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.501

Description

Charcoal enlargement of James H. Porter [1840-1902] - husband of Mary Jane Zollars, son of John Porter & Clarissa Hupp. The Porters and Grables connect via the marriage of James Galen Grable [1894-1970] and Mabel Estella Porter [1897-1993]. Mabel was the daughter of Demas Hartford Porter [1869-1959] and Jessie Emma Barr [1873-1957]. Demas was the son of James H. Porter [1840-1902] and Mary Jane Zollars [1842-1894]. Handwritten inscription on back of photograph reads, "Great Grandpa Porter, James H. Porter." Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Artist

No artist / photographer / studio listed.

Notes

Date: 1880s ca

Lexicon

Search Terms

Porter family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: GCHS-AN025-0002-0004

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Porter, James H. [1840-1902]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Grable-McGinnis Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Grable Subseries - Grable-McGinnis Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

The Grable-McGinnis Series photographs feature the family of Daniel Grable [1795-1851] and his wife, Abigail McGinnis [1809-1880]. The series was donated by James Grable in 2007, to the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, 2011. Source Citation: James H. Porter [1840-1902], item no. GCHS-AN025-0002-0004, Grable-McGinnis Series donated by James Grable in 2007, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).