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Edna Jean Perkins 1900 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1900

Birth Location: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 28 December 1974

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Perkins

Mother: Clara Morse

Spouse(s): Sterling Wilson

Children(s): Edna Wilson, Sterling Wilson, Clara Wilson

The story of Edna Jean Perkins began in 1900 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America. In 1910, Edna Jean Perkins resided in Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Edna Jean Perkins resided in Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana. Edna Jean Perkins married Sterling V Wilson, and had children including Edna Ruth Wilson, Sterling V Wilson, Clara N Wilson. Edna Jean Perkins passed away in 1974 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edna Jean Perkins began in 1900 in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • In 1910, Edna Jean Perkins resided in Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Edna Jean Perkins resided in Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana.
  • Edna Jean Perkins married Sterling V Wilson, and had children including Edna Ruth Wilson, Sterling V Wilson, Clara N Wilson.
  • Edna Jean Perkins passed away in 1974 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Perkins's Ancestors

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Edna Perkins
1900 – 1974
Birth Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Eugene Perkins
1868 – 1961
Minnesota, USA
Clara (Eliza) Morse
1862 – 1940
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Henry Morse
1835 – 1901
Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Hellen (Mary) Read
1838 – 1910
Chautauqua County New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Morse
1793 – 1848
Margaret Fisher
1805 –
Thomas Read
1801 – 1863
Eliza Ferguson
1813 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
David Ferguson
1773 –
Mary Thompson
1776 –

Edna Perkins's Descendants

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Edna (Jean) Perkins (1 May 1900 – 28 December 1974) m. Sterling (V) Wilson (27 April 1899 – 28 August 1964)
  1. 1. Edna (Ruth) Wilson (10 June 1926 – 13 October 1996) m. Harry (Phillip) Owen (2 March 1925 – 6 April 2002) m. Arthur Blind (abt 1926 – )
    1. 1. Ronald (Gene) Blind (11 May 1946 – 20 September 1978)
    2. 2. John (Sterling) Blind (23 October 1947 – 24 September 2016)
  2. 2. Sterling (V) Wilson (abt 1931 – )
  3. 3. Clara (N) Wilson (abt 1933 – )

Edna Perkins's Timeline

6 Records

1900
1 May 1900
Birth of Edna Jean Perkins in Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 10
Edna Jean Perkins resided here in Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Edna Jean Perkins resided here in Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana
Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 40
Edna Jean Perkins resided here in Scipio Twp, Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Scipio Twp, Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Edna Jean Perkins resided here in Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
1974
28 December 1974
Age 74
Death of Edna Jean Perkins in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1900
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01070; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 46-62

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Scipio Twp, Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01070; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 46-62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Scipio, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Scipio, LaPorte, Ind

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1974
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Door Village, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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