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Absalom Perkins 1797–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1797

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Jan 1850

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Father: Ute Perkins

Mother: Sarah Gant

Spouse(s): Nancy Martin

Children(s): Ute Perkins, Susan Perkins, Christopher Perkins, Hyrum Perkins, George Perkins, William Perkins, David Perkins, Nancy Perkins, John Perkins, James Perkins, Frances Perkins, Sarah Perkins, Levi Perkins

Absalom Perkins was born in 1797 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Ute Perkins And Sarah Gant. In 1820, Absalom Perkins resided in Month of August 1820, Washington County, IL. In 1840, Absalom Perkins resided in Hancock, Illinois, USA. Absalom Perkins married Nancy Martin, and had children including Christopher Columbus Perkins, David Martin Perkins, Frances Marion Perkins, George Washington Perkins, Hyrum Perkins, James Cafra Perkins, John Calvin Perkins, Levi Perkins, Nancy Adeline Perkins, Sarah Caroline Perkins, Susan Perkins, Ute Waldo Perkins, William Lewis Perkins. Absalom Perkins passed away in 1850 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Absalom Perkins was born in 1797 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Ute Perkins And Sarah Gant.
  • In 1820, Absalom Perkins resided in Month of August 1820, Washington County, IL.
  • In 1840, Absalom Perkins resided in Hancock, Illinois, USA.
  • Absalom Perkins married Nancy Martin, and had children including Christopher Columbus Perkins, David Martin Perkins, Frances Marion Perkins, George Washington Perkins, Hyrum Perkins, James Cafra Perkins, John Calvin Perkins, Levi Perkins, Nancy Adeline Perkins, Sarah Caroline Perkins, Susan Perkins, Ute Waldo Perkins, William Lewis Perkins.
  • Absalom Perkins passed away in 1850 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Absalom Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Perkins
1797–1850
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Ute Perkins
1761–1844
Bladen, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Gant
1760–1845
Old Granville County, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Biggan) Perkins
1736–1823
Lincoln, North Carolina
Elizabeth Lollar
1740–1823
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard III.
1713–1789
Elizabeth Cutchen
1710–1811
Isaac Lollar
1714–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1689–1772
Mary Sherrill
1693–1772
Martha Kilpatrick
1700–

Absalom Perkins's Descendants

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Absalom Perkins (22 Nov 1797–13 Jan 1850) m. Nancy Martin (01 May 1795–22 Aug 1856)
  1. 1. Ute (Waldo) Perkins 1816–1901 m. Annie Warren 1813–1908 m. Sarah (Louisa) Shipley 1842–1911
    1. 1. Amanda (Ellen) Perkins 1838–1915 m. Thomas (Henshall) Griffin 1828–1912
      1. 1. Hortense (Vilate) Griffin 1867–1932 m. James (Isaac) Shepard 1865–1947
        1. 1. Naomi Shepard 1905–2000 m. Wilbert (Lorin) MacCabe 1904–1949
        2. 2. Annie Shepard 1908–
        3. 3. Thomas (Ute) Shepard 1897–1901
        4. 4. Myrtle (Vilate) Shepard 1889–1970
        5. 5. Lodicy (Ann) Shepard 1894–1913
        6. 6. Lillian (Beatrice) Shepard 1900–1902
        7. 7. Justin (W.) Shepard 1893–1969
        8. 8. James (Leo) Shepard 1887–1966
        9. 9. Harold (G.) Shepard 1908–1991
        10. 10. Amanda (Viola) Shepard 1891–1978
        11. 11. Venna (Winifred) Shepard 1903–1992
      2. 2. Selina (Ellen) Griffin 1857–1916
      3. 3. Orion (T) Griffin 1872–1931
      4. 4. Julian (Perkins) GRIFFIN* 1864–1939
      5. 5. Thomas (Fulton) Griffin 1860–1861
      6. 6. Lodicy (Ann) Griffin 1862–1950
      7. 7. Anna (Jemima) Griffin 1869–1881
      8. 8. Ute (Elom) Griffin 1875–1961
    2. 2. Joseph (Smith) Perkins 1842–1866
    3. 3. William (Alma) Perkins 1847–1934
    4. 4. Ute (Warren) Perkins 1849–1903 m. Sarah Laub 1850–1938
      1. 1. Ralph Perkins 1886–
      2. 2. George (Elwood) Perkins 1880–
      3. 3. Joseph (Franklin) Perkins 1874–
      4. 4. Fay Perkins 1884–
      5. 5. Eva (R) Perkins 1868–
      6. 6. Emma (E) Perkins 1872–
      7. 7. Mary (V) Perkins 1882–
      8. 8. Pearl Perkins 1876–
      9. 9. Clara Perkins 1889–
      10. 10. John (F) Perkins 1878–
      11. 11. Ute (V) Perkins 1870–1949 m. Lavina (E) Whitney 1879–1963
        1. 1. Voris (Glenn) Perkins 1903–1984
        2. 2. Robert (Elwood) Perkins 1900–1956
        3. 3. Vera Moss 1902–1992
        4. 4. Clara (Lovina) Logan 1909–1999
        5. 5. Arthur (Marion) Perkins 1908–1974
        6. 6. Gerald Perkins 1921–1922
    5. 5. Louisa (Deseret) Perkins 1852–1940
    6. 6. Sarah (Caroline Caddy) Perkins 1836–1895
    7. 7. Lodica (Ann) Perkins 1840–1871
    8. 8. Hyrum (Carlos) Perkins 1845–1845
  2. 2. Susan Perkins 1830–1913
  3. 3. Christopher (Columbus) Perkins 1838–1923
  4. 4. Hyrum Perkins 1821–1874
  5. 5. George (Washington) Perkins 1836–1916
  6. 6. William (Lewis) Perkins 1819–1899
  7. 7. David (Martin) Perkins 1823–1874
  8. 8. Nancy (Adeline) Perkins 1831–1923
  9. 9. John (Calvin) Perkins 1828–1848
  10. 10. James (Cafra) Perkins 1827–1848
  11. 11. Frances (Marion) Perkins 1833–1857
  12. 12. Sarah (Caroline) Perkins 1817–1849
  13. 13. Levi Perkins 1824–1898

Absalom Perkins's Timeline

4 Records

1797
22 Nov 1797
Birth of Absalom Perkins in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1820
1820
Age 23
Absalom Perkins resided here in Month of August 1820, Washington County, IL
Month of August 1820, Washington County, IL
1840
1840
Age 43
Absalom Perkins resided here in Hancock, Illinois, USA
Hancock, Illinois, USA
1850
13 Jan 1850
Age 53
Death of Absalom Perkins in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1797
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1797; Birth city: Abbeville; Birth state: SC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1797; Birth city: Abbieville; Birth state: SC
    [3] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Month of August 1820, Washington County, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 60; Page: 220; Image: 1030; Family History Library Film: 0007642

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1797; Birth city: Abbeville; Birth state: SC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1797; Birth city: Abbieville; Birth state: SC
    [3] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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