James H. Porter [1840-1902]

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

James H. Porter [1840-1902]

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

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

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

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Provenance Detail

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

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

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).