Individual Details
James Rufus Porter
(1870 - 10 Apr 1946)
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, James R. Porter appears with his wife Ella, and children Rimmel, Amy and Hall. James is a manager of a general store. Ella is the mother of 3 children all of whom are currently living.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, James R. Porter is a merchant in a retail store. His wife is Ella and children Rimmel and Amy are both college students.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, Jamie R. Porter appear with his wife Martha E., son-in-law Chester A. Trotter and daughter Amy Trotter. Chester and Amy work as farm laborers.
Herald-Democrat, 11 April 1946: J. R. Porter Dies in Little Rock Hospital. J. R. Porter, 75 of Harmony retired merchant died Wednesday morning April 10, at a Little Rock Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 PM at the Harmony Presbyterian Church. Interment under the direction of the Hardwicke Funeral Home will be in the Harmony Cemetery. Porter, who was born and spent his entire life in Johnson County was a leading citizen in the community. He owned and operated a general store at Harmony for many years, retiring several months ago because of ill health. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. C.A. Trotter, Harmony, one son, R. B. Porter, Boone, N.C.; one sister Mrs. Una Bennett, Harmony, and two brothers, Gus Porter, Harmony and G. C. Porter, Farmington, Ark.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, James R. Porter is a merchant in a retail store. His wife is Ella and children Rimmel and Amy are both college students.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Horsehead, Johnson Co., Arkansas, Jamie R. Porter appear with his wife Martha E., son-in-law Chester A. Trotter and daughter Amy Trotter. Chester and Amy work as farm laborers.
Herald-Democrat, 11 April 1946: J. R. Porter Dies in Little Rock Hospital. J. R. Porter, 75 of Harmony retired merchant died Wednesday morning April 10, at a Little Rock Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 PM at the Harmony Presbyterian Church. Interment under the direction of the Hardwicke Funeral Home will be in the Harmony Cemetery. Porter, who was born and spent his entire life in Johnson County was a leading citizen in the community. He owned and operated a general store at Harmony for many years, retiring several months ago because of ill health. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. C.A. Trotter, Harmony, one son, R. B. Porter, Boone, N.C.; one sister Mrs. Una Bennett, Harmony, and two brothers, Gus Porter, Harmony and G. C. Porter, Farmington, Ark.
Events
| Birth | 1870 | Harmony, Johnson Co., Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 25 Dec 1899 | Johnson Co., Arkansas - Ella Martha King | | ||
| Death | 10 Apr 1946 | Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas | | ||
| Burial | Harmony Cemetery, Harmony, Johnson Co., Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Ella Martha King (1874 - 1968) |
| Child | Remmell Bartlett Porter (1900 - 1954) |
| Child | Amy Porter (1902 - 2003) |
| Child | Hall B. Porter (1904 - 1918) |
| 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 | Augustus Franklin Porter (1873 - 1948) |
| 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..
2. 1870 Census Johnson Co., Arkansas.
3. Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD 244.
4. Obituary of M. V. Temple..
5. Herald-Democrat, Obituary of James Rufus Porter (n.p: April 11, 1946, n.d).