Finnie married the pianist and composer Porter Grainger on September 25, 1923, in Stamford, Connecticut, with whom she performed throughout the northeastern United States, appearing at various venues and performing on radio programs, as documented in the pages of the African-American press of the period. It seems that after the birth of their daughter, Portia Lee Grainger, Finnie curtailed her activities and remained in New Orleans, close to her family, residing at 4021 Dryades Street.
Finnie married the pianist and composer Porter Grainger on September 25, 1923, in Stamford, Connecticut, with whom she performed throughout the northeastern United States, appearing at various venues and performing on radio programs, as documented in the pages of the African-American press of the period.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Finnie
Finnie
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
marry
married
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
pianist
pianist
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
composer
composer
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Porter
Porter
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Grainger
Grainger
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
September
September
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
25
25
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1923
1923
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Stamford
Stamford
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Connecticut
Connecticut
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
whom
whom
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
perform
performed
VERB
VBD
case
throughout
throughout
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
northeastern
northeastern
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
appear
appearing
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
various
various
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
venue
venues
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
perform
performing
VERB
VBG
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
radio
radio
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
program
programs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
document
documented
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
page
pages
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
press
press
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
period
period
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It seems that after the birth of their daughter, Portia Lee Grainger, Finnie curtailed her activities and remained in New Orleans, close to her family, residing at 4021 Dryades Street.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seems
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
birth
birth
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Portia
Portia
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Grainger
Grainger
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
flat
Number=Sing
Finnie
Finnie
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
curtail
curtailed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
activity
activities
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remained
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Orleans
Orleans
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
close
close
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
reside
residing
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4021
4021
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
Dryades
Dryades
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Street
Street
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.