Thomas
Wright
Perkins
Born in Georgia, USA
Son of John Wright Perkins
and Martha (Brooks) Perkins
Brother of
John J Perkins, Williamson E Perkins, Francis A (Perkins) Waller, Isham Perkins, Benjamin Green Perkins and Abner Fletcher Perkins
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 30
in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2017
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1832. He was the son of John Perkins and Martha Brooks. In 1850, the family was living in Talbot County, Georgia,.[1]
Thomas married Elizabeth Ann Adams. In 1860, they were residing in Stewart County, Georgia.[2]
He was killed in the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia in 1862, during the Civil War. He served in Co E of the 31st Georgia Infantry. A cenotaph was erected in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia[3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-9HJ : 9 November 2014), Thomas Perkins in household of Wright Perkins, Talbot county, Talbot, Georgia, United States; citing family 724, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMT-S78 : 30 December 2015), T W Perkins, 1860.
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 157456972 Cenotaph[1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~3.12%
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