For some unknown reason, she also used the surname MacNair. [3]
In 1880 Millie Perkins is recorded living in her grandmother's household in Trowbridge, Allegan County, Michigan. [4]
Susan was married thrice.
She was wed firstly to George Alexander Adams on 7 November 1900 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan. [5] To this union were born:
Alice Rachel Adams, 1901–1991;
George Weston Adams, 1902–1965;
Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1906–1995.
She was wed secondly to Cary Thomas Scott (1875–1940) on 16 May 1911 in Napa, Napa County, California.
She was wed thirdly to Herman de Vries van Doesburgh (1861–1941) on 18 January 1915 in San Francisco, California.
Susan Melissa Millie Perkins Adams Scott de Vries van Doesburgh died on 29 November 1946 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. [6]
Sources
↑ Michigan, USA. Michigan, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Susan M. Perkins; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Trowbridge, Allegan, Mich; Birth Date: 7 Jul 1879; Father's Name: Joseph W Perkins; Mother's Name: Alice Perkins; FHL Film Number: 1017868."
↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Text: "Name: Melissa Perkins Devries Vandoesburgh [Melissa Perkins Perkins]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 7 Jul 1879; Birth Place: Allegan, Michigan; Father: Weston Perkins; Mother: Alice Carter; SSN: 072122849; Notes: May 1939: Name listed as MELISSA PERKINS DEVRIESVANDOESBURGH."
↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Trowbridge, Allegan, Michigan.
Household Members Age Relationship
Melissa Perkins 66 Self (Head)
Charles H. Perkins 41 Son
Julia Perkins 30 Daughter
Weston J. Perkins 32 Son
Alice U. Perkins 22 Daughter-in-law
Millie Perkins 11/12 Granddaughter"
↑ Michigan, U.S. County Marriage Records, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Melissa Perkins; Gender: Female; Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1879; Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1900; Marriage Place: Berrien, Michigan, USA; Spouse: George A. Adams; Film Number: 002240717."
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