Husband John C. Porterfield 1
Born: 6 Sep 1828 - Venango Co, PA 2
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Died: 5 Apr 1894 - Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 2
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Father: Joseph Porterfield (1799-1876) 3
Mother: Hannah Hall (1806-1893) 2 3
Marriage: 1851 2
Wife Susan Allebach 1
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Died: Aft 1913
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Father: Henry Allebach (1800-1888) 1 4 5 6
Mother: Sarah Shaner (cal 1801-1888) 1
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1 F Emma Porterfield 2
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Spouse: W. S. Watson ( - ) 2
2 M Howard Hall Porterfield 2
Born: 6 Jan 1856 - Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 6
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Spouse: Anna L. Latshaw (1870- ) 6
Marr: 26 Oct 1900 6
3 F Jessie A. Porterfield 2
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Died: Aft 1913
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Spouse: P. O. Heasley ( -Bef 1913) 2
4 M Henry A. Porterfield 2
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General Notes: Husband - John C. Porterfield
He spent his youth at the home farm, attended the public schools, and for a short time taught school and worked in the store operated by the proprietors of Shippen Furnace. When nineteen years of age he located in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, where he became clerk in the Morgan dry goods store, then situated near the bridge. In 1849 he became manager of the "Iron Store" established by Brown, Phillios & Company, of the Kittanning Iron Works. He continued in that employ until 1857, when he became the senior member of the general hardware firm of Porterfield, Teitzeli & Company, John McCombs being the silent partner. In 1860 the firm became Porterfield & McCombs, so continuing until the death of Mr. McCombs in 1890, Mr. Porterfield continuing the business until his death four years later. Under his management the business had grown and expanded from that of the "Iron Store" to one of great proportions, combining four departments. It was not only the oldest business house in Emlenton, but the largest in that section.
John C. Porter was a man of varied activities and a most potent factor in the development of Emlenton and Venango county. He maintained a large, general mercantile establishment at Foxburg, and for twenty-four years was a director and stockholder in the Foxburg Bank. He was treasurer of the Emlenton Bridge Company; director of the Emlenton Gas Light and Fuel Company; interested in the St. Petersburg Bank, and in oil and gas properties elsewhere. Another enterprise with which he was connected and one that gave Emlenton its first great impetus was the building of the Emlenton & Shippensville railroad. The corporation was organized June 17, 1875, Mr. Porterfield being chosen a member of the first board of directors. He was a charter member of Allegheny Valley Lodge, 552, Free and Accepted Masons. In politics he was a Republican, and a most liberal, public-spirited and valuable citizen. From an humble beginning he built for himself a name synonymous with integrity and success, leading where others followed and bequeathing to his posterity not only riches, but an honorable name. [GPHAV, 338]