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|Description=<p>Rufus Porterfield was born about 1845 in Tennessee. He is listed in the 1880 census as a "porter."</p> | |Description=<p>A Rufus Porterfield was born about 1845 in Tennessee. He is listed in the 1880 census as a "porter."</p> | ||
<p><br />In 1910 a black man named Rufus Porterfield (son of Charles Porterfield) died in Nashville, but his birth was listed as 1851, which would have made him 15 at the time of the incident.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>"Recorder's Court." <em>Daily Union and American </em>[Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, <em>Chronicling America.</em> 11 Apr. 2014. <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/</a></p> | |Sources=<p>"Recorder's Court." <em>Daily Union and American </em>[Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, <em>Chronicling America.</em> 11 Apr. 2014. <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/</a></p> | ||
<p>"The Five B's C Stars." <em>Daily Union and American </em>[Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, <em>Chronicling America.</em> 11 Apr. 2014. <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/</a></p> | <p>"The Five B's C Stars." <em>Daily Union and American </em>[Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, <em>Chronicling America.</em> 11 Apr. 2014. <a class="external free" href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/" rel="nofollow">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/</a></p> | ||
<p>"A Freedman's Club." <em>Republican Banner</em> [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866.</p> | <p>"A Freedman's Club." <em>Republican Banner</em> [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866.</p> | ||
<p><br />1880 Federal Census. Davidson County, TN.</p> | <p><br />1880 Federal Census. Davidson County, TN.</p> | ||
<p>Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; <em>Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959</em>; Roll #: <em>M-14</em></p> | |||
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|Comment=<p>It is not clear whether BBBBBC was an actual club, or merely an informal group of players saddled with a sarcastic moniker in a local newspaper. He was fined $5 for playing base ball on the sabbath (September 16, 1866).</p> | |Comment=<p>It is not clear whether BBBBBC was an actual club, or merely an informal group of players saddled with a sarcastic moniker in a local newspaper. He was fined $5 for playing base ball on the sabbath (September 16, 1866).</p> | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 27 January 2015
| Date of Birth | Circa 1845 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death |
Biography
A Rufus Porterfield was born about 1845 in Tennessee. He is listed in the 1880 census as a "porter."
In 1910 a black man named Rufus Porterfield (son of Charles Porterfield) died in Nashville, but his birth was listed as 1851, which would have made him 15 at the time of the incident.
Sources
"Recorder's Court." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/
"The Five B's C Stars." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. 11 Apr. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-09-18/ed-1/seq-3/
"A Freedman's Club." Republican Banner [Nashville, TN], 18 Sept., 1866.
1880 Federal Census. Davidson County, TN.
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: M-14
Comment
It is not clear whether BBBBBC was an actual club, or merely an informal group of players saddled with a sarcastic moniker in a local newspaper. He was fined $5 for playing base ball on the sabbath (September 16, 1866).
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Clubs
| Club | Years | Roles | Edit Association with Player |
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| Brownlow's Black Boys Base Ball Club | 1866 |