Researching Robert Porterfield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 149 people with the Porterfield surname? In that year Porterfield was ranked number 3430 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Porterfield on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Porterfield and the Porterfield Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 242 people with the Porterfield surname in the UK? Porterfield is now ranked number 3814 for popularity in the UK. |
Porterfield Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Porterfield surname in the USA? Porterfield is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Porterfield. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Porterfield
Robert Porterfield
Robert Huffard Porterfield (December 21, 1905 – October 28, 1971) was an American actor and theatre director who was best known for founding the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. The theatre was founded in 1933 during the Great Depression. In 1941, it was designated as the State Theatre of Virginia, but with the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America entering World War II, the grant promised by the Commonwealth's legislature was put off. Young men either enlisted or were drafted into the U.S. military, and the theatre went dark from 1942 to 1945. Porterfield, too, was drafted. He returned to Abingdon in 1946 to reopen the theatre. As promised in 1941, the legislature came through with a $10,000 grant. Porterfield served as artistic director of the year-round repertory theatre until his death in 1971. His most prominent, credited film role was in the 1941 film Sergeant York in which he portrayed Zeb Andrews, a local rival of the title character played by Gary Cooper.
Source: Robert Porterfield, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Porterfield
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