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William Perkins (1896 - 1959)

William Perkins
Born in Fayette County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 11 Nov 1924 (to 18 May 1959) in Marion County, Illinois, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 63 in Marion County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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William Perkins has German Roots.

Biography

William Perkins was born March 4, 1896 in Fayette County, Illinois. He was the oldest child and first son of George Perkins and Carolina Gödel.[1][2][3]

William registered for the WWI draft in Fayette County, Illinois[2]. He enlisted in the US Army on June 24, 1918 and served in the Headquarters and Supply unit of the 13th Battery, Field Artillery. William was discharged on December 17, 1918.[4]

William married Mary Elizabeth Smith on November 11, 1924 in Marion County, Illinois.[5] William and Mary had 13 children.[6][7] William and Mary had 10 children.

William was recorded in the following US censuses:

  • 1900 (William Perkins, son of George Perkins, Fayette County, Illinois)[8]
  • 1910 (William Perkins, son of Geo W. Perkins, Fayette County, Illinois)[9]
  • 1920 (William Perkins, son of George Perkins, Marion County, Illinois)[10]
  • 1930 (William Perkins, head of household, Marion County, Illinois)[11]
  • 1940 (William Perkins, head of household, Marion County, Illinois)[12]

William passed away on May 18, 1959 about 5 miles north of Odin, Marion County, Illinois when he was kicked in the chest by a horse.[1][4][13][6] William was buried in Fredonia Cemetery located in Odin, Marion County, Illinois,[3]

Research Notes

Information and/or sources missing:

  • Military service record and whether or he deployed overseas.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J182-JZK : 19 May 2014), William Perkins, May 1959; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Q2W-16W2 : 24 October 2019), William Perkins, 1917-1918.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 April 2020), memorial page for William Perkins (4 Mar 1896–18 May 1959), Find a Grave Memorial no. 104456172, citing Fredonia Cemetery, Odin, Marion County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Jane Gerrish Waddell (contributor 47310089).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, William Perkins, died 18 May 1959, (Ancestry.com : 7 Apr 2020).
  5. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-RD3X : 18 October 2017), William Perkins and Mary Elizabeth Smith, 11 Nov 1924; citing Marion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,516.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Killed by Horse," news item, The Kinmundy Express, (Kinmundy, Illinois), 21 May 1959, pg. 1, col. 4, (www.newspapers.com : 7 Apr 2020).
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 April 2020), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Smith Perkins (21 Sep 1906–22 Mar 1986), Find a Grave Memorial no. 104456304, citing Fredonia Cemetery, Odin, Marion County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Jane Gerrish Waddell (contributor 47310089).
  8. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7B-JTH : accessed 28 March 2019), George W Perkins, Pope Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 7A, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,300.
  9. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDM-8N1 : accessed 28 March 2019), Geo W Perkins, Pope, Fayette, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 5A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 287; FHL microfilm 1,374,300.
  10. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHF-4LG : accessed 28 March 2019), George Perkins, Carrigan, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing ED 167, sheet 7B, line 91, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,820,391.
  11. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1H-YX8 : accessed 8 April 2020), William Perkins, Carrigan, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 3A, line 47, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 543; FHL microfilm 2,340,278.
  12. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWC6-K47 : 28 July 2019), William Perkins, Carrigan Township, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-3, sheet 6B, line 55, family 126, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 852.
  13. "Farmer Killed by Kick From Horse," news item, Mt. Vernon Register-News (Mt. Vernon, Illinois), 19 May 1959, pg. 1, col. 5, (www.newspapers.com : 7 Apr 2020).




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