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|Description=<p>Rufus Porterfield is listed in the 1880 census as a "porter."</p> | |Description=<p>Rufus Porterfield was born about 1845 in Tennessee. He is listed in the 1880 census as a "porter."</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> | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 27 January 2015
| Date of Birth | Circa 1845 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death |
Biography
Rufus Porterfield was born about 1845 in Tennessee. He is listed in the 1880 census as a "porter."
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.
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 |