Porterfield, Margaret

1874 - 1950  (76 years)

• Name	Porterfield, Margaret  [1]
  Born	10 Apr 1874	Iowa, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	5 Jun 1900	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2]
  Died	1 Oct 1950	San Diego County, California, USA   [1]
  Buried	Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I86056	Sackett
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Porterfield, William Stuart,   b. 16 Oct 1846, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1877  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Davis, Mary Jane,   b. 1846, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1920, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Children	+ 1. Porterfield, Margaret,   b. 10 Apr 1874, Iowa, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1950, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F35251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanton, Luther Frederick,   b. Oct 1873, New York, USA ,   d. 1904  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1897	San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Fanton, Roland Hempstead,   b. 9 Apr 1898, San Diego County, California, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1977, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 78 years) + 2. Fanton, Evangeline,   b. 22 May 1899, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1986, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F35249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 10 Apr 1874 - Iowa, USA Married - 9 Apr 1897 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Child - Fanton, Roland Hempstead - 9 Apr 1898 - San Diego County, California, USA Child - Fanton, Evangeline - 22 May 1899 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Census - 5 Jun 1900 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Died - 1 Oct 1950 - San Diego County, California, USA Buried - - Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 14 Jan 2024. Memorial ID 203699125 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203699125 Margaret Porterfield Fanton Birth 10 Apr 1874 Iowa, USA Death 1 Oct 1950 (aged 76) San Diego County, California, USA Burial Greenwood Memorial Park San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA Researched by Ted Smith [S954] 1900 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2024. 1900 Census, enumerated 5 Jun 1900 at 406 W 28th in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Luther F Fanton, Head, W, M, Oct 1873, 26, Married 3 years, New York, New York, New York, Dry Goods Salesman Margaret B Fanton, Wife, W, F, Apr 1875, 25, Married 3 years, 2 children, 2 living, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, ___ Roland H Fanton, Son, W, M, Apr 1898, 2, S, California, Iowa, New York, ___ Evangeline Fanton 1 Daughter, W, F, May 1899, 1, S, California, Iowa, New York, ___ Researched by Ted Smith [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2024. The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 11 Apr 1897, Page 28 OUT OF TOWN SOCIETY SAN DIEGO Miss Margaret Belle Porterfield and Luther Frederick Fanton were married in the Congregational Church on Friday night. The bride was gowned in white silk, tulle and nun's veiling, with a veil and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss Evangeline Buck and Miss Maud Noyes, in white silk,, carrying white roses. C. A. Bailey and Hilliard Campbell were ushers. Miss Georgia Bldwell and Miss Hortense Smith, little maids of honor, walked before the, bride, scattering roses in her pathway. The Rev; Dr. S. A. Norton performed the ceremony beneath a double arch of smilax and roses, from which swung a bell. The San Diego and La Mesa lodges of Good Templars were present in full regalia, the groom being a prominent member of that organization. The bride and groom started for Los Angeles on Saturday morning for a trip among Southern California resorts. Transcribed by Ted Smith