Son of Andrew Haywood Porterfield and Jane Lea Porterfield.

Married to Nancy Myrtle Crabtree on November 3, 1912 in Person County, North Carolina.

John and Nannie were the parents of Ernest Clifton Porterfield.
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North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Nannie Crabtree
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1890
Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1912
Marriage Place: Person, North Carolina
Spouse: John Porterfield
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 33
Event Type: Marriage

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: John H Portoifield
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Flat River, Person, North Carolina
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nannie Portoifield
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: On Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Portoifield 42
Nannie Portoifield 29
Earnest Portoifield 2

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: John Porterfield
Respondent: Yes
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Melville, Alamance, North Carolina
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Person, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Rural, Person, North Carolina
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 20B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 331
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 6
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
John Porterfield 60
Namie Porterfield 49
Johnita Porterfield 17

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: John Potterfield
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1878
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina
Residence: Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina
Death Date: 3 Sep 1946
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Spouse: Annie Crabtree
Father: Haymond Potterfield
Mother: Not attainable
Cause of death: Injuries received with runaway horse and buggy on farm
Informant: Son Ernest Potterfield, Rt 1, Cedar Grove