Levi Perkins (1787 - 1876)

Born 15 Oct 1787 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Eleanor (Burgess) Perkins — married 24 Aug 1854 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1876 at age 88 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Levi Perkins served in the Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: January 1814
Unit(s): Richard M Ratton's Company, 4th Regiment
Service ended: May 1814

Levi was born in 1787 in Abbeville, SC. He was the son of Ute Perkins and Sarah Gant. In 1808 he married Lucy Rhea. They had 10 children. He served as a Private in the Capt. Richard M Ratton's Co, 4h Regiment of the TN Militia in the War of 1812 from 28 Jan to 23 May 1814.

After Lucy passed away in 1854 he married again on 24 Aug 1854 to Mary Eleanor Burgess. They had one child, a daughter. Mary and Levi lived in White, Tennessee throughout their lives where he passed away in 1876. He is buried in the Perkins Cemetery in Putnam, TN.

Add'l Info

Larimore Cooper wrote on June 29, 1983, "I suspect but I cannot prove it that Levi Perkins became a Restoration Convert thru the influence of the pioneer Minister "Raccoon" John Smith who had relatives living in Jackson County that then joined White County not too far from Levi's home where Smith would have been visiting and in which area Smith is known to have labored. And, further, I suspect Levi Perkins became our Reuben's mentor beginning with our Reuben's courtship of Levi's daughter, Lavinia. Our Reuben was a dirt farmer and not theologically educated--Reuben held the fort and held it well while Levi was the mentor and strategist for the most of a lifetime from Reuben's courting days. Reuben Cooper planted well at Cherry Creek which yet is a thriving Church of Christ congregation."

"There were 12-15 additional grandchildren who died when very young and not named."

"Levi Perkins served with the 4th TN Militia (Col.) Robert Steele of West TN (War of 1812) and was discharged at Fayetteville on May 23, 1814. He was then 28 years old with black hair, black eyes, dark complexion and 5'-10" tall. Also, he was a Church of Christ and travelled from one community to another with horse and buggy often being accompanied by his grown daughter, Martha Jane. Where there were no churches, services were held in someone's home and were attended by community members. Such services were often held in the Ammon D. Jones' home near Boiling Springs.

Life Details

He married Lucy Rhea (1787–1854) about 1808

Children:

John Wesley Perkins (1809–1891)

Cynthia An Perkins (1810–1856)

Mary Ann Polly Perkins (1812–1900)

Martha Lavina Perkins (1813–1896)

Reuben Perkins (1816–1896)

Jesse N Perkins (1817–1837)

Michal Perkins (1819–1891)

Dicey Perkins (1820–1898)

William Jordan Perkins Sr. (1825–1898)

Martha Jane Perkins (1827–Death unknown)

Levi A. Perkins (1833–Death unknown)

He married Mary Eleanor "Nelly" Burgess (1822–1907) on 24 August 1854 in White county, Tennessee, USA

Child:

Elizabeth Jane Perkins (1855–1932)

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26110522
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• 1820 United States Federal Census: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: East of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina; Page: 372; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 240
• 1830 United States Federal Census: 1830; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 182; Page: 32; Family History Library Film: 0024540
• Year 1838. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• 1840 United States Federal Census: Year: 1840; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Roll: 536; Page: 31; Family History Library Film: 0024550
• 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, White, Tennessee; Roll: 900; Page: 88a
• 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 16, Putnam, Tennessee; Page: 99; Family History Library Film: 805269
• Year 1862. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918: Records of the Internal Revenue Service. Record Group 58. The National Archives at Washington, DC.
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 16, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1554; Page: 225B; Family History Library Film: 553053
• Year 1870. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880: Census Place: Putnam, Tennessee; Archive Collection Number: T1135; Roll: Roll 15; Schedule Type: Agriculture
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• War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815: Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15.
• https://www.fold3.com/image/68836706?terms=levi,civil,perkins,war,union,confederate,148838,rel,161838
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14224025/person/332164198272/facts

Original sources: Citation "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-JP8 : 12 December 2017), Levi Perkins, 1860.

Citation "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-HZR : 15 June 2019), Levi Perkins, 1870.

Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKM-RNQ2 : 13 December 2015), Levi Perkins, 1876; Burial, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States of America, Perkins Cemetery; citing record ID 26110522, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.