Weaving a Path Back Home

Introducing the next in the long and winding line, the daughter of Governor James Davis Porter and---

My Great-Grandmother

Susanna Dunlap Porter (Bibb)

“Mamie”

Married 1878
Dr. William George Bibb (Martha Dandridge's son)

1854 – 1902
Children—
Mattie Gilmer Bibb
Dr. James Porter Bibb
William George Bibb, Jr.
Fred Bibb

When William George Bibb married Susanna Porter, the daughter of Governor James Davis Porter of Paris, Tennessee, he stole her away to Montgomery, Alabama.


Newspaper Clipping
Unidentified Newspaper
From Susanna Dunlap Porter Bibb’s Scrapbook

"Dr. W. G. Bibb, of Montgomery, Ala., and Miss Susie D. Porter, daughter of Governor Porter, were married on Tuesday morning the 25th inst., at the Maxwell House, in Nashville, Rev. Thos. O. Summers officiating.
The marriage was private, and the happy parties left soon thereafter for their future in Montgomery, Alabama.
The beautiful bride is a native of Paris, and numbers among her friends all who know her. The groom, who is said to be an elegant gentleman, and talented man and physician, has won a great and priceless prize.
Many are the good wishes of friends. May their lives be bright and happy. Our society sustains the loss of one of its brightest ornaments and jewels, and Montgomery is the gainer by our loss."

Newspaper Article

S.D. P. Bibb’s Scrapbook

On the Wedding—

"….Shortly after the ceremony the couple accompanied by the mother of the bridegroom took the train for Montgomery. The Governor’s winsome daughter had many warm admirers among the beaux in Nashville, who are doubtless anything but pleased at the success of the Alabama rival; but their heartiest of wishes will follow the fair young bride to her new home."

William George Bibb and his bride set up housekeeping in his hometown at the old Bibb mansion on Moulton Street where the groom had been raised. His medical practice and budding family took root in Montgomery.