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Elizabeth Jane Perkins 1824–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1824

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 7 June 1897

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Alexander Perkins

Mother: Suleta Jernigan

Spouse(s): William Sr.

Children(s): Martha Sharpe, William Jr., Virgina Sharpe, Daniel Sharpe, Orilla Sharpe, Ella Sharpe, Caroline Sharp, Sarah Sharpe, Lillian Sharp, Rebecca Sharpe, William Sharpe, George Sharpe, Mary Sharpe, Andrew Sharpe

Elizabeth Jane Perkins was born in 1824 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Alexander Perkins And Suleta Lelah Leta Jernigan. In 1850, Elizabeth Jane Perkins resided in Division 60, Monroe, Georgia, USA. In 1870, Elizabeth Jane Perkins resided in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, USA. Elizabeth Jane Perkins married William Henry Sharpe Sr, and had children including Andrew Jackson Sharpe, Caroline Black Sharp, Daniel Perkins Sharpe, Ella Augusta Sharpe, George W Sharpe, Lillian Jane Sharp, Martha Florence Sharpe, Mary Ann Sharpe, Orilla Sharpe, Rebecca Elizabeth Sharpe, Sarah Josephine Sharpe, Virgina Caroline Sharpe, William Henry Sharpe, William Henry Sharpe Jr. Elizabeth Jane Perkins passed away in 1897 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Jane Perkins was born in 1824 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Alexander Perkins And Suleta Lelah Leta Jernigan.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth Jane Perkins resided in Division 60, Monroe, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Elizabeth Jane Perkins resided in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, USA.
  • Elizabeth Jane Perkins married William Henry Sharpe Sr, and had children including Andrew Jackson Sharpe, Caroline Black Sharp, Daniel Perkins Sharpe, Ella Augusta Sharpe, George W Sharpe, Lillian Jane Sharp, Martha Florence Sharpe, Mary Ann Sharpe, Orilla Sharpe, Rebecca Elizabeth Sharpe, Sarah Josephine Sharpe, Virgina Caroline Sharpe, William Henry Sharpe, William Henry Sharpe Jr.
  • Elizabeth Jane Perkins passed away in 1897 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Perkins's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Perkins
1824–1897
Birth Place: Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Alexander Perkins
1795–1892
Greene County, Georgia, USA
Suleta (Lelah Leta) Jernigan
1799–1874
Georgia
Grandparents
William Perkins
1745–1816
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Sarah Walker
1752–1819
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Hardy (Rice) Jernigan
1766–1836
Craven Co, South Carolina
Frances Colbert
1777–1854
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Constantine Perkins
1721–1769
Mary Walker
1720–1769
David Jr
1720–1772
Frances Vernon
1722–1777
Needham Jernigan
1736–1814
Elizabeth Saunders
1736–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Constantine Perkins
1682–1767
Anne Pollard
1684–1760

Elizabeth Perkins's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Jane) Perkins (31 January 1824–7 June 1897) m. William (Henry Sharpe) Sr. (1816–10 Apr 1863)
  1. 1. Martha (Florence) Sharpe 1848–1936 m. Robert (Darrell) Cheney 1840–1917
    1. 1. Robert (Darrell) Cheney 1868–1925
    2. 2. Henry (Sharpe) Cheney 1872–1937
    3. 3. Bennie (Arelia) Cheney 1876–1892
    4. 4. Elizabeth ("Diddie") Cheney 1869–1957
  2. 2. William (Henry Sharpe) Jr. 1853–1909 m. Benigna Geary 1852–1933
    1. 1. Anna (Geary) Sharp 1880–1958
    2. 2. Henry Sharpe 1874–1934
  3. 3. Virgina (Caroline) Sharpe 1842–1882 m. Daniel (P) Ferguson 1836–1909
    1. 1. Harry (B) Ferguson 1877–1923
    2. 2. William (Neil) Ferguson 1860–1930
    3. 3. Dannie (P) Ferguson 1867–1903
  4. 4. Daniel (Perkins) Sharpe 1843–1843
  5. 5. Orilla Sharpe 1858–1875
  6. 6. Ella (Augusta) Sharpe 1858–1875
  7. 7. Caroline (Black) Sharp 1841–
  8. 8. Sarah (Josephine) Sharpe 1847–
  9. 9. Lillian (Jane) Sharp 1845–1850
  10. 10. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Sharpe 1855–1855
  11. 11. William (Henry) Sharpe 1830–
  12. 12. George (W) Sharpe 1836–
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Sharpe 1837–
  14. 14. Andrew (Jackson) Sharpe 1838–

Elizabeth Perkins's Timeline

4 Records

1824
31 January 1824
Birth of Elizabeth Jane Perkins in Georgia, United States of America
Georgia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 26
Elizabeth Jane Perkins resided here in Division 60, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Division 60, Monroe, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 46
Elizabeth Jane Perkins resided here in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, USA
Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, USA
1897
7 June 1897
Age 73
Death of Elizabeth Jane Perkins in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1824
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 60, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: 78; Page: 12b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 60, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 60, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: 78; Page: 12b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1897
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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