Henderson Perkins (1852 - 1953)

Born 1852 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1953 at about age 101 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Biography

Henderson Perkins is a part of US Black heritage.

Henderson Perkins was interviewed in Fort Worth, Texas about 1937 about his life and his time as an enslaved person. The typescript is stamp dated July 6, 1937.

"It am a long time after day I gits married. We'uns have weddin' supper and sho' am happy den. Den we moves to Waco and has 14 chillen."

Interview: Henderson Perkins was interviewed in Fort Worth, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Slave Owner

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Henderson Perkins - Vol. 16, Part 3, Texas, pages 180-182, images 186-188 of 275.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PF-Q1T : accessed 10 November 2021), Henderson Perkins, Waco city Ward 3, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 19A, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,656.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QB-CWJ : 20 February 2021), Henderson Perkins, 10 Jan 1953; citing certificate number 5019, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,748.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S3-6HVB : 10 September 2021), Pa, ; Burial, Haltom City, Tarrant, Texas, United States of America, New Trinity Cemetery; citing record ID 155425216, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.