James M. Perkins (1838 - 1913)

Born 18 May 1838 in Saratoga County, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cloud) Perkins — married 29 Aug 1857 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA

Died 15 May 1913 at age 74 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

James was born in 1838. He was the son of Hiram Perkins and Elizabeth King. He passed away in 1913.^[1] In the 1850 US Census, James was 12 and living with his family in Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York^[2].

Marriage and Children

James M. Perkins and Elizabeth Cloud were married 29 Aug 1857 in Tippecanoe County, Illinois^[3].

James and Elizabeth had 5 children of which 2 died as infants:

1. Sarah Ann Perkins (1859-1859)
2. Laura Jane Perkins (abt.1860-1860)
3. Mary E. (Perkins) Zink (abt.1864-bef.1913) m. William Anthony Zink.
4. Jennie Josephine (Perkins) Douglas (abt.1867-1924), m. Charles J. Douglas.
5. Charles H. Perkins (1870-1936) m. Iona Toomey.

Censuses

In the 1860 US Census, James and Elizabeth are in Union Township, White County, Indiana. There are no children listed. James is 22 and Elizabeth is 23^[4]

In the 1870 US Census, James, Elizabeth and their three young children were living in Burnettsville, White County, Indiana^[5]: James M Perkins Male 32 New York; Elizabeth Perkins Female 32 Ohio; Mary E Perkins Female 6 Indiana; June J Perkins Female 3 Indiana; Charles H Perkins Male 0 Indiana.

In the 1880 U.S. Census, James, Elizabeth, and their three children were living in Jefferson Township, Carroll, Indiana, ^[6]: James Perkins Self Male 42 New York; Elizabeth Perkins Wife Female 42 Ohio; Mary E. Perkins Daughter Female 16 Indiana; Josephine Perkins Daughter ;Female 14 Indiana; Charles Perkins Son Male 10 Indiana, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41578940/james-montgomery-perkins : accessed 23 February 2022), memorial page for James Montgomery Perkins (18 May 1838–15 May 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41578940, citing Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, White County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Jenny B (contributor 47225373) . Includes photo of headstone and obituary.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1J-7MH : 24 December 2020), James M Perkins in household of Hiram Perkins, Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFXC-FZH : 13 January 2020), James M Perkins, 1857.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NC-DT8 : 18 February 2021), James Perkins, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6L-PJ7 : 28 May 2021), James M Perkins, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMX-LHT : 13 January 2022), James Perkins, Jefferson Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• Obituary of James M. Perkins. Published 23 May 1913 in the White County Democrat, White County, Illinois, USA.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZG-S5P : accessed 23 February 2022), James Perkins in household of Charles H Perkins, Center, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 211, sheet 8B, family 173, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 459; FHL microfilm 1,374,472.