Individual Details
Joseph Bartlett Porter
(22 Feb 1839 - 1 Nov 1913)
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, J. B. Porter appears with his wife Nancy C. and children Mary E., John T., James R., Augustus, Una S. and Guy C. J. B. is a farmer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Johnson Co., Arkansas, Joseph B. Porter appears with his wife Nancy C. and children Una S. and Guy C. Joseph is a farmer and Guy works as farm laborer. Nancy is the mother of 8, 6 of whom are still living.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Horsehead Township, Johnson Co., Arkansas, J. B. and N. C. appear. they have been married 50 Years. Nancy is the mother of 9 children, 6 of whom are currently living. J. B. works as a saw mill employee.
Clarksville-Democrat, Clarksville, Arkansas, 6 Nov. 1913: Death of Judge Porter. Judge J. B. Porter of Harmony at his home Saturday evening Nov. 1st at the age of 74 years and was buried in the Harmony graveyard. Rev. G. D. Crawford preaching the funeral sermon. The attendance at the funeral was very large many friends of Judge Porter from every part of the county being present. He had been in failing health of some time. Judge Porter was one of the most universally respected citizens of Johnson county having spent practically all his life here. He was at one time county judge of this county was an old confederate soldier and no man in Johnson county was held in higher esteem. He is survived by a widow and several children.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Johnson Co., Arkansas, Joseph B. Porter appears with his wife Nancy C. and children Una S. and Guy C. Joseph is a farmer and Guy works as farm laborer. Nancy is the mother of 8, 6 of whom are still living.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Horsehead Township, Johnson Co., Arkansas, J. B. and N. C. appear. they have been married 50 Years. Nancy is the mother of 9 children, 6 of whom are currently living. J. B. works as a saw mill employee.
Clarksville-Democrat, Clarksville, Arkansas, 6 Nov. 1913: Death of Judge Porter. Judge J. B. Porter of Harmony at his home Saturday evening Nov. 1st at the age of 74 years and was buried in the Harmony graveyard. Rev. G. D. Crawford preaching the funeral sermon. The attendance at the funeral was very large many friends of Judge Porter from every part of the county being present. He had been in failing health of some time. Judge Porter was one of the most universally respected citizens of Johnson county having spent practically all his life here. He was at one time county judge of this county was an old confederate soldier and no man in Johnson county was held in higher esteem. He is survived by a widow and several children.
Events
| Birth | 22 Feb 1839 | Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jan 1860 | Johnson Co., Arkansas - Nancy Caroline Baskins | | ||
| Death | 1 Nov 1913 | Harmony, Johnson Co., Arkansas | | ||
| Title (Nobility) | Judge | ||||
| Burial | Harmony Cemetery, Harmony, Johnson Co., Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Caroline Baskins (1842 - 1934) |
| Child | Mary Emmaline Porter (1861 - 1924) |
| Child | Amanda Ann Dora Porter (1862 - 1867) |
| Child | John Thomas Porter (1866 - 1939) |
| Child | Willie Porter (1868 - ) |
| Child | James Rufus Porter (1870 - 1946) |
| Child | Augustus Franklin Porter (1873 - 1948) |
| Child | Una Serena Porter (1877 - 1971) |
| Child | Guy Covington Porter (1879 - 1970) |
| Child | Amy Beulah Porter (1882 - 1897) |
| Father | Thomas Brantley Porter (1804 - 1883) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Covington (1807 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Jane E. Porter (1828 - 1904) |
| Sibling | John W. Porter (1830 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Amanda F. Porter (1834 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Mary Eliza Porter (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | James Columbus Porter (1844 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Thomas Brantley Porter Jr. (1845 - 1862) |
| Sibling | William F. Porter (1847 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Edmond LaFayette Porter (1854 - 1897) |
Endnotes
1. Bernice Adkins Hunt, notes, 30 May 1971.
2. Obituary of M. V. Temple..
3. Johnson Co. Arkansas Marriage Record Book, Book N, Page 63.
4. Bernice Adkins Hunt, notes, 30 May 1971.
5. Obituary of Joseph Porter, Clarksville-Democrat, Clarksville, Arkansas, 6 Nov. 1913..
6. Obituary of Joseph Porter, Clarksville-Democrat, Clarksville, Arkansas, 6 Nov. 1913.