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George Watson Perkins 1808 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1808

Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Sep 1868

Death Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Father: Edward Perkins

Mother: Elizabeth Bell

Spouse(s): Ann Harwell

Children(s): Mary Perkins, Emma Perkins, Edward Perkins, John Perkins, William Perkins

The story of George Watson Perkins began in 1808 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA. In 1850, George Watson Perkins resided in Sussex, Virginia. In 1860, George Watson Perkins resided in Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United St. George Watson Perkins married Ann Bates Harwell, and had children including Mary W Perkins, Emma Jane Perkins, Edward Leath Perkins, John Early Perkins, William Perkins. George Watson Perkins passed away in 1868 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of George Watson Perkins began in 1808 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, George Watson Perkins resided in Sussex, Virginia.
  • In 1860, George Watson Perkins resided in Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United St.
  • George Watson Perkins married Ann Bates Harwell, and had children including Mary W Perkins, Emma Jane Perkins, Edward Leath Perkins, John Early Perkins, William Perkins.
  • George Watson Perkins passed away in 1868 in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Perkins
1770 – 1846
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Bell
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ann Harwell
1804 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Perkins
1835 – 1879
Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, USA
MP
Emma Perkins
1838 – 1922
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Edward Perkins
1840 – 1923
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EP
John Perkins
1842 – 1909
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William Perkins
Birth Location: –
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George Perkins's Ancestors

Self
George Perkins
1808 – 1868
Birth Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Perkins
1770 – 1846
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Watson) Bell
Grandparents
Lewis Perkins
– 1813
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Perkins's Descendants

1.
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George (Watson) Perkins (abt 1808 – Sep 1868) m. Ann (Bates) Harwell (1804 – )
  1. 1. Mary (W) Perkins (24 Nov 1835 – 14 Mar 1879)
  2. 2. Emma (Jane) Perkins (14 Feb 1838 – 08 Mar 1922)
  3. 3. Edward (Leath) Perkins (01 Dec 1840 – 04 Mar 1923) m. Emily (Crawford) Perkins (02 Jun 1847 – 26 Mar 1915)
    1. 1. Belinda (Gertrude) Perkins (07 Oct 1866 – 6 Dec 1950)
    2. 2. Theelbert (Edward) Perkins (24 Dec 1868 – 13 Sep 1955)
    3. 3. Eddie (L.) Perkins (abt 1870 – )
    4. 4. Eustace (Peabody) Perkins (21 Feb 1870 – 30 Dec 1938)
    5. 5. George (Early) Perkins (Apr 1872 – 1 Sep 1947) m. Eva Clements (Oct 1874 – 3 Nov 1936)
      1. 1. Willie (Clements) Perkins (Abt 1899 – 22 Jan 1941)
      2. 2. George (Earl) Perkins (abt 1902 – )
      3. 3. Robert (Edward) Perkins (abt 1906 – Jun 1980)
      4. 4. Gerald (M.) Perkins (Abt 1908 – 1 Nov 1930)
      5. 5. Doris (Perkins) Thrift (21 Nov 1912 – 18 Sep 1999) m. John (Haddon) Thrift (17 May 1896 – 23 April 1956)
        1. 1. John (H) Thrift (9 Sept 1937 – 20 Jan 2022) m. Pamela (Crowder) Thrift (21 Nov 1945 – 13 Jun 2019)
        2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Thrift (abt 1940 – Deceased) m. Eugene Brown
        3. 3. Eva (Diana) Thrift (about 1941 – 13 January 2021) m. Richard (George) Columbo (abt 1939 – )
      6. 6. Glen (Fairfax) Perkins (abt 1915 – )
      7. 7. Hiram (Eugene) Perkins (13 Jun 1917 – 18 SEP 1985)
      8. 8. Polyanna ('Polly') Perkins (14 Jan 1920 – 12 Jun 2011) m. George (Benjamin Moody,) Jr (22 Apr 1925 – 17 Mar 2011)
    6. 6. Nellie (Bernice) Perkins (16 Jun 1873 – 11 Sep 1952)
    7. 7. Cora (Riddick) Perkins (19 Sep 1875 – 2 Dec 1946)
    8. 8. Grace (May) Perkins (5 May 1877 – 23 Dec 1945)
    9. 9. James (Linwood) Perkins (15 Nov 1879 – 8 Jan 1934)
    10. 10. Emily (Crawford) Perkins (15 May 1881 – 4 May 1952)
  4. 4. John (Early) Perkins (10 Nov 1842 – 09 Sep 1909)
  5. 5. William Perkins

George Perkins's Timeline

4 Records

1808
abt 1808
Birth of George Watson Perkins in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
George Watson Perkins resided here in Sussex, Virginia
Sussex, Virginia
1860
1860
Age 52
George Watson Perkins resided here in Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
1868
Sep 1868
Age 60
Death of George Watson Perkins in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1808
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1342; Page: 107; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 805342
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sussex, Virginia; Roll: M432_978; Page: 128A; Image: 251

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sussex, Virginia; Roll: M432_978; Page: 128A; Image: 251

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Revenue District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1342; Page: 107; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 805342

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1868
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
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