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Charles Rufus Perkins 1842 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sept 9 1842

Birth Location: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1897

Death Location: Binnsville, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Robert Pirkins

Mother: Emma Pirkins

Spouse(s): Katherine Dunnick, Kate Dunnick

Children(s): Florence Perkins, Charles Perkins, Emma Perkins, Eloise Perkins, Harriet Perkins, Robert Perkins, Frances Perkins, Marguerite Perkins

According to available records, Charles Rufus Perkins (Pirkins) was born in 1842 in Menard County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Robert L. Pirkins and Emma M. Pirkins. Following those early years, Charles Rufus Perkins (Pirkins) married Katherine Dunnick and Kate Dunnick, and their family grew to include Florence Margaret Perkins, Charles Rufus Perkins, Emma Dorand Perkins, Eloise Dunnick Perkins, Harriet Bone Perkins, Robert Lucien Perkins, Frances Janet Perkins and Marguerite Angeline Perkins. In the later years of life, Charles Rufus Perkins (Pirkins) died in 1897 in Binnsville, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Parents

Robert Pirkins
1819 – 1892
Birth Location: –
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Emma Pirkins
1825 – 1904
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Dunnick
1856 – 1935
Birth Location: , , IL
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Kate Dunnick
1857 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

Florence Perkins
1880 – 1894
Birth Location: , , IL
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Charles Perkins
1882 – 1924
Birth Location: Illinois
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Emma Perkins
1884 – 1968
Birth Location: , , IL
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Eloise Perkins
1886 – 1964
Birth Location: Sangamon County, Illinois
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Harriet Perkins
1890 – 1981
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
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Robert Perkins
1892 – 1955
Birth Location: Illinois
RP
Frances Perkins
1894 – 1968
Birth Location: Illinois
FP
Marguerite Perkins
1898 – 1992
Birth Location: Springfield, Illinois
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Sept 9 1842
    Event Place: Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 250; Page: 290C; Enumeration District: 233, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 17 Range 7, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M653_205; Page: 775; Family History Library Film: 803205, Year: 1850; Census Place: Menard, Illinois; Roll: M432_120; Page: 327B; Image: 495

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Menard, Illinois; Roll: M432_120; Page: 327B; Image: 495

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Township 17 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 17 Range 7, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M653_205; Page: 775; Family History Library Film: 803205

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Menard, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 250; Page: 290C; Enumeration District: 233

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 December 1897
    Event Place: Binnsville, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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