Individual Details
Augustus Franklin Porter
(27 Mar 1873 - 30 Apr 1948)
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, Augustus appears with his wife Marvilla S. and children Emmett C., Effie B., and Loyd J. Augustus and Marvilla have been married 8 years and Marvilla is the mother of 4, 3 of whom are alive at this time.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Johnson Co., Arkansas, A. F. Porter appears with his wife Lizzie C. N. and children Emmett, Effie and Loyce. A. F. and Lizzie have been married 7 years and have no children of their own. A. F. is a farmer.
Obituary in Herald-Democrat 3 May 1948: A. F. Porter, funeral services for A. F. Porter, 75 years of age, who died April 30 at his home in Harmony after a long illness were conducted at 4 pm Sunday, May 2 at the Harmony Presbyterian Church with the Rev. E. Hoyt Kerr Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville officiating. Burial was in the Harmony Cemetery, directed by the Hardwicke Funeral Home. A retired farmer, Mr. Poeter was well-known through the county. He is survived by his widow; one daughter Mrs. A. B. Sexton, Malden, MO, two sons, Charles E. Porter of Marfa, TX and J. L. Porter of Harmony, 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. W. S. Bennett, Hartman; one brother G. C Porter of Farmington, AR.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Johnson Co., Arkansas, A. F. Porter appears with his wife Lizzie C. N. and children Emmett, Effie and Loyce. A. F. and Lizzie have been married 7 years and have no children of their own. A. F. is a farmer.
Obituary in Herald-Democrat 3 May 1948: A. F. Porter, funeral services for A. F. Porter, 75 years of age, who died April 30 at his home in Harmony after a long illness were conducted at 4 pm Sunday, May 2 at the Harmony Presbyterian Church with the Rev. E. Hoyt Kerr Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville officiating. Burial was in the Harmony Cemetery, directed by the Hardwicke Funeral Home. A retired farmer, Mr. Poeter was well-known through the county. He is survived by his widow; one daughter Mrs. A. B. Sexton, Malden, MO, two sons, Charles E. Porter of Marfa, TX and J. L. Porter of Harmony, 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. W. S. Bennett, Hartman; one brother G. C Porter of Farmington, AR.
Events
| Birth | 27 Mar 1873 | Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Apr 1892 | Johnson Co., Arkansas - Marvilla Gardner | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jan 1903 | Johnson Co., Arkansas - Elizabeth "Lizzie" Campbell | | ||
| Death | 30 Apr 1948 | Harmony, Johnson Co., Arkansas | |||
| Alt name | Gus Porter | ||||
| Burial | Harmony Cemetery, Harmony, Johnson Co., Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Marvilla Gardner (1876 - 1901) |
| Child | Charles Emmett Porter (1892 - 1956) |
| Child | Effie B. Porter (1894 - 1979) |
| Child | James Loyce Porter (1899 - 1981) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Campbell (1880 - 1967) |
| Father | Joseph Bartlett Porter (1839 - 1913) |
| Mother | Nancy Caroline Baskins (1842 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Mary Emmaline Porter (1861 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Amanda Ann Dora Porter (1862 - 1867) |
| Sibling | John Thomas Porter (1866 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Willie Porter (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | James Rufus Porter (1870 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Una Serena Porter (1877 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Guy Covington Porter (1879 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Amy Beulah Porter (1882 - 1897) |
Endnotes
1. Obituary of M. V. Temple., May 3, 1948.
2. Ancestry.com.
3. Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD 244.
4. Ancestry.com.
5. Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957.
6. Graphic Newspaper, Johnson Co., Arkansas.