John Campbell Perpignan (1899 - 1971)

Born 13 Jul 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Apr 1971 at age 71 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

J Campbell Perpignan was born on 13 July 1899, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, apparently to Alfred F Perpignan and Helen Cooper Partenheimer. ^{[1] [2]} However, he is not living with them in the 1900 or 1910 censuses, both of which claim that Helen had no living children. ^{[3] [4]}

He finished four years of high school. ^[5]

On 5 September 1918, he registered for the draft. He was living at 421 West Upsal Street, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a student. He was medium height, medium build, and had gray eyes, and brown hair. ^[1]

In 1920, 1930, and 1940, he was living at 421 Upsal Street, Philadelphia, with his parents (and sometimes others). He was an insurance broker--in 1940, a casualty insurance broker. ^{[6] [7] [5]}

On 16 February 1942, he registered for the draft. He listed his mother as the person to contact. He was self-employed, working at the Commercial Trust Building, at 15th and Penn Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 5'10-1/2" tall, weighed 160 pounds, and had gray eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion. ^[2]

On 23 April 1971, he died, at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He lived at 134 Middlesex Road, in Chestnut Hill. A memorial service was held at All Saints' Episcopal Church, in Brookline, on Satursday 8 May. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} World War I draft registration card, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Jack Campbll Perpignan, FamilySearch
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} World War II draft card, John Campbell Perpignan, Ancestry
3. ↑ 1900 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 27, enumeration district 670, page 166 = 5 B handwritten, family 295, FamilySearch
4. ↑ 1910 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 29, enumeration district 687, pages 152 = 1A-1B handwritten, family 11, FamilySearch
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1940 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, enumeration district 51-170, page 1B handwritten, household 22, FamilySearch
6. ↑ 1920 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 22, enumeration district 599, page 265 = 3A handwritten, family 56, FamilySearch
7. ↑ 1930 United States census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2/21, enumeration district 51-637, page 182 = 4A handwritten, family 50, FamilySearch
8. ↑ Massachusetts death index, John C Perpignan, 23 April 1971, abstract at FamilySearch
9. ↑ social security death index, John Perpignan, Apr 1971, FamilySearch
10. ↑ death notice, John Campbell Perpignan, Boston Herald, Thursday 6 May 1971, page 39, GenealogyBank

    John Campbell Perpignan

    of 134 Middlesex Road

    died 23 April 1971

    memorial service Saturday 8 May

see also

• John Campbell Perpignan, on FamilySearch's FamilyTree