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Amos John Perkins 1875 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1875

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1954

Death Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Father: James Perkins

Mother: Damie Sorrel

Spouse(s): Clarissa Gurr

Children(s): Edna Perkins, Addie Perkins, Amos Perkins, Edith Perkins, Clara Perkins, Reuben Perkins, Bert Perkins, Fay Perkins, Clinton Perkins, Ruth Perkins, Wilford Perkins, Melva Perkins

Amos John Perkins Sr was born in 1875 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Monroe Perkins and Damie Sorrel. In 1880, Amos John Perkins Sr resided in Dannebrog, Howard, Nebraska, USA. In 1900, Amos John Perkins Sr resided in Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. Amos John Perkins Sr married Clarissa Gurr, and had children including Edna May Perkins, Addie Bell Perkins, Amos James Perkins, Edith Perkins, Clara Perkins, Reuben William Perkins, Bert Leroy Perkins, Fay Clara Perkins, Clinton Perkins, Ruth Perkins, Wilford Perkins, Melva Marie Perkins. Amos John Perkins Sr passed away in 1954 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Amos John Perkins Sr was born in 1875 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Monroe Perkins and Damie Sorrel.
  • In 1880, Amos John Perkins Sr resided in Dannebrog, Howard, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1900, Amos John Perkins Sr resided in Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.
  • Amos John Perkins Sr married Clarissa Gurr, and had children including Edna May Perkins, Addie Bell Perkins, Amos James Perkins, Edith Perkins, Clara Perkins, Reuben William Perkins, Bert Leroy Perkins, Fay Clara Perkins, Clinton Perkins, Ruth Perkins, Wilford Perkins, Melva Marie Perkins.
  • Amos John Perkins Sr passed away in 1954 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Perkins
1832 – 1905
Birth Location: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
JP
Damie Sorrel
1841 – 1915
Birth Location: Kentucky
DS

Spouses(s)

Clarissa Gurr
1880 – 1929
Birth Location: Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA
CG

Children(s)

Edna Perkins
1896 – 1900
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
EP
Addie Perkins
1899 – 1997
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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Amos Perkins
1901 – 1958
Birth Location: Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA
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Edith Perkins
1903 – 2004
Birth Location: Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
EP
Clara Perkins
1907 – 1959
Birth Location: Idaho, USA
CP
Reuben Perkins
1907 – 1986
Birth Location: Howe, Fremont, Idaho, USA
RP
Bert Perkins
1909 – 1981
Birth Location: Howe, Fremont County, Idaho, USA
BP
Fay Perkins
1910 – 1959
Birth Location: Idaho, USA
FP
Clinton Perkins
1911 – 1942
Birth Location: Howe, Butte, Idaho, USA
CP
Ruth Perkins
1914 – 1983
Birth Location: Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
RP
Wilford Perkins
1916 – 1992
Birth Location: Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
WP
Melva Perkins
1919 – 1991
Birth Location: Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
MP

Amos Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Amos Perkins
1875 – 1954
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
James Monroe Perkins
1832 – 1905
Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
Damie Sorrel
1841 – 1915
Kentucky
Grandparents
Amos Perkins
1797 – 1856
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Pierce
1810 – 1888
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Amos Perkins's Descendants

1.
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Amos (John) Perkins (18 Apr 1875 – 24 May 1954) m. Clarissa Gurr (23 Jan 1880 – 9 Apr 1929)
  1. 1. Edna (May) Perkins (Dec 1896 – 5 Jun 1900)
  2. 2. Addie (Bell) Perkins (11 Aug 1899 – 16 Dec 1997) m. Elmer (Marion) White (12 May 1881 – 4 Apr 1938) m. Kenneth (Roger) Vincent (11 Jul 1895 – 14 Dec 1957)
    1. 1. Raymond (Morgan) White (8 Apr 1919 – 2 Oct 1919)
    2. 2. Arthur (St Clair) White (6 Jun 1920 – 11 Nov 1944)
    3. 3. Norene (Adline) White (30 May 1921 – 1 Jun 1998) m. Robert (Edward Tanner) II (30 June 1919 – 16 Jan 1985)
      1. 1. Lana (Joanne) Tanner (12 Oct 1942 – ) m. Daryl (McKinley) Jackson (abt 1941 – )
        1. 1. Jackson
        2. 2. Jackson
      2. 2. Robert (Edward) Tanner (12 Jul 1946 – ) m. Christine (Marie) Dunken (1948 – )
      3. 3. John (Arthur) Tanner (16 Apr 1951 – 1 Dec 2014)
    4. 4. Albert (Allen) White (3 Oct 1923 – 29 Jul 1955)
    5. 5. Robert (Blanchard) White (1 Apr 1924 – 21 Mar 2005)
    6. 6. Edna (Mae) White (26 May 1926 – 9 Feb 2014)
    7. 7. Selma White (4 Jul 1927 – 5 Feb 1928)
  3. 3. Amos (James) Perkins (22 Jan 1901 – 26 Jan 1958) m. Ferne Mayhew (abt 1904 – ) m. Margaret (Estella) Brooks (1906 – )
    1. 1. Donald (St Clair) Perkins (24 May 1923 – 3 Apr 1989) m. Ruby (Elden) Wall (23 Mar 1923 – 18 Jan 1989)
      1. 1. Michael (James) Perkins (22 Sep 1941 – ) m. Judith (Maxine) Baker (1941 – )
      2. 2. Byron (Rae) Perkins (3 Jul 1947 – ) m. Linda (Louise) Cannon (1949 – )
  4. 4. Edith Perkins (15 Mar 1903 – 30 Sep 2004) m. Carl (Ernest) Pyeatt (14 August 1899 – 25 Oct 1958)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Rose) Pyeatt (24 Apr 1924 – 11 Oct 2013) m. Warren (Barlow) Ling (12 Aug 1923 – 18 Sep 2003)
      1. 1. Barbara (Lorraine) Ling (25 Nov 1945 – ) m. Leonard (Allen) Martin (1 Jun 1946 – ) m. Maurice (William) Walker (11 Jul 1943 – )
      2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Ling (29 Nov 1948 – ) m. Scott (Alan) Freeburn (10 May 1949 – )
  5. 5. Clara Perkins (1907 – 23 Nov 1959)
  6. 6. Reuben (William) Perkins (31 Aug 1907 – 15 Nov 1986) m. Ruby (E) Hart (4 Jan 1908 – 3 Mar 1995)
    1. 1. Lorna (Lee) Perkins (25 Jul 1935 – 30 Nov 2000) m. Danny (Armstrong) Yoder (11 Nov 1929 – 19 Apr 2017) m. Darl (L) Thornton (16 Dec 1937 – 18 Aug 2023)
  7. 7. Bert (Leroy) Perkins (13 Sep 1909 – 16 Feb 1981) m. Eunice (Carmel) Smith (26 Mar 1921 – 29 Dec 2007) m. Shirley (Aldene) Hayes (30 May 1928 – 5 Aug 2001)
  8. 8. Fay (Clara) Perkins (1910 – 23 Nov 1959) m. Ed Prebish
  9. 9. Clinton Perkins (13 Jul 1911 – 9 Dec 1942)
  10. 10. Ruth Perkins (6 Apr 1914 – 26 Nov 1983) m. Samuel Gilmore (3 Oct 1897 – 17 Oct 1992)
    1. 1. Alice (Marie) Gilmore (14 Sep 1937 – 28 Nov 2004)
    2. 2. Ruth (Virtue) Gilmore (27 Jul 1941 – 14 Jul 1943)
    3. 3. John Gilmore (18 May 1943 – 8 Apr 2024)
    4. 4. Mary (Louise) Gilmore (2 Dec 1944 – 17 Jun 2005)
    5. 5. Jo (Ann) Gilmore
  11. 11. Wilford Perkins (29 Sep 1916 – 6 Jan 1992) m. Doris (E) Kruger (22 Oct 1920 – 17 Apr 2014)
  12. 12. Melva (Marie) Perkins (22 Jan 1919 – Oct 1991) m. Alfred (Domino) Vomero (26 Feb 1904 – 30 Oct 1958) m. Tyler

Amos Perkins's Timeline

6 Records

1875
18 Apr 1875
Birth of Amos John Perkins Sr in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Amos John Perkins Sr resided here in Dannebrog, Howard, Nebraska, USA
Dannebrog, Howard, Nebraska, USA
1900
1900
Age 25
Amos John Perkins Sr resided here in Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Amos John Perkins Sr resided here in 410 13th Street, Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
410 13th Street, Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
1954
24 May 1954
Age 79
Death of Amos John Perkins Sr in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
1954
May 1954
Age 79
Burial of Amos John Perkins Sr in Salem Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
Salem Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [6] Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1923

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dannebrog, Howard, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: 410 13th Street, Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1954
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1954
    Event Place: Salem Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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