Hampton Seldon Perkins (1860 - 1938)

Born 18 Aug 1860 in Elwood, Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States

Husband of Malinda (Nave) Ericson — married 16 Oct 1890 in Huntington, Indiana

Died 18 May 1938 at age 77 in Elwood, Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Hampton Perkins was born in Elwood, Indiana to John Perkins and wife Elizabeth Lee. He was first enumerated at age 9 in his father's 1870 Van Buren County, Michigan household.^[1]

Hampton was married 18th October 1890 in Huntington, Indiana to Miss Matilda Nave, daughter of Solomon Nave. She used many first names throughout her live, excepting her apparent given name Matilda.^[2] She appears to have preferred Della Malinda. The couple was enumerated in Madison County, Indiana with their three children in 1900.^[3][4][5] They divorced after 1904, certainly prior to 1910, when Hampton was enumerated in the Van Buren, Michigan household of his widowed sister Esther Hall, and Della was enumerated as a widow with their youngest son James Eldie Perkins in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[6][7] Hampton was again married in 1935 to Ethel Kemp. He passed away in Madison County, Indiana in 1938.^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Household of John Perkins, Antwerp, Van Buren Co., Michigan

   John Perkins, 55 (ditto marks)

   Elisabeth Perkins, 54 Ohio

   Harriet Perkins, 19 Indiana

   Milton Perkins, 16 Indiana

   Asbrane Perkins, 14 Indiana

   Hampton Perkins, 9 Indiana

   Levi Mc Pherson, 2 Indiana

2. ↑ Obituary of Solomon Nave. Daily News-Democrat, Huntington, Indiana. February 14, 1907.
3. ↑ 1900 Household of Hampton Perkins, Pipe Creek, Madison Co., Indiana

   Hampton Perkins, 33 Indiana, Aug 1866

   Malinda T. Perkins, 26 Indiana, July 1873 married 10 yrs

   Rosa V. Perkins, 8 Indiana Aug 1891

   John S. Perkins, 6 Indiana, Aug 1893

   James E. Perkins, 4 Indiana, Mar 1896

4. ↑ Rosa Perkins burns Nellie Maynard to death, 1904. The Elwood Daily Record, Elwood, Indiana · Saturday, December 10, 1904.
5. ↑ Perkins Family Investigation. The Call-Leader, Elwood, Indiana · Thursday, December 08, 1904.
6. ↑ 1910 Household of Ester A. Hall, Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan

   Ester A Hall, 62

   Isaac E Hall, 36

   Pearl I Hall, 6 Indiana (Granddaughter)

   Hampton Perkins, 49 Indiana (Brother)

7. ↑ 1910 Household of Della Perkins, Indianapolis Ward 12, Marion, Indiana.

   Della Perkins, 32 Indiana

   Eldie Perkins, 15 Indiana

8. ↑ Death of Hampton Seldon Perkins. Anderson Daily Bulletin. Anderson, Indiana · Thursday, May 19, 1938.
9. ↑ Obituary of Hampton Perkins The Call-Leader, Elwood, Indiana · Thursday, May 19, 1938.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237019522/hampton-s-perkins: accessed 17 October 2023), memorial page for Hampton S Perkins (18 Aug 1860–18 May 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237019522, citing Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by LH (contributor 46593779).

Acknowledgements

Perkins-5617 was created by Lea Ranum through the import of Marks Family Tree.ged on Jan 6, 2015.