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George Washington Perkins 1836 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1836

Birth Location: Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Jun 1916

Death Location: Magna (Pleasant Green), Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Father: Absalom Perkins,

Mother: Nancy Martin

Spouse(s): Alice Mellen

Children(s): John Perkins, Nancy Perkins, Ute Perkins

The story of George Washington Perkins began in 1836 in Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA. George Washington Perkins married Alice Mellen, and had children including John Absalom Perkins, Nancy Jane Perkins, Ute Mellen Perkins. George Washington Perkins passed away in 1916 in Magna (Pleasant Green), Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Perkins began in 1836 in Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA.
  • George Washington Perkins married Alice Mellen, and had children including John Absalom Perkins, Nancy Jane Perkins, Ute Mellen Perkins.
  • George Washington Perkins passed away in 1916 in Magna (Pleasant Green), Salt Lake, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Perkins,
1797 – 1850
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Nancy Martin
1799 – 1856
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alice Mellen
1845 – 1918
Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
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Children(s)

John Perkins
1870 – 1959
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
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Nancy Perkins
1874 – 1910
Birth Location: Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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Ute Perkins
1877 – 1962
Birth Location: Pleasant Green Acres, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
UP

George Perkins's Ancestors

Self
George Perkins
1836 – 1916
Birth Place: Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Absalom Perkins,
1797 – 1850
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Martin
1799 – 1856
Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Pvt (Ute) Perkins,
1761 – 1844
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Gant
USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Perkins
1736 – 1823
Elizabeth Perkins
1740 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Perkins
1689 – 1740

George Perkins's Descendants

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George (Washington) Perkins (1 May 1836 – 20 Jun 1916) m. Alice Mellen (27 Jun 1845 – 22 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. John (Absalom) Perkins (10 April 1870 – 21 May 1959)
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Perkins (13 Jul 1874 – 30 Sep 1910)
  3. 3. Ute (Mellen) Perkins (23 August 1877 – 15 Jun 1962)

George Perkins's Timeline

3 Records

1836
1 May 1836
Birth of George Washington Perkins in Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
1916
20 Jun 1916
Age 80
Death of George Washington Perkins in Magna (Pleasant Green), Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Magna (Pleasant Green), Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1916
25 JUN 1916
Age 80
Burial of George Washington Perkins in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, UT
Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, UT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1836
    Event Place: Perkins Settlement, Crooked Creek, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Magna (Pleasant Green), Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [2] Age:
    80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 JUN 1916
    Event Place: Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, UT
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