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Gertrude May Perkins 1906–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1906

Birth Location: Raleigh C., West Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jul 1960

Death Location: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Charles Watkins

Mother: Nannie Burford

Spouse(s): George Perkins

Children(s): Mildred Perkins, Mary Perkins, Dewey Sr, Thelma Perkins, Paul Perkins, Billy Perkins, dorothy perkins, Herman Sr, James Perkins, Roy Perkins

In 1906, Gertrude May Perkins entered the world in Raleigh C., West Virginia, born to Charles Wesley Watkins And Nannie Burford. In 1910, Gertrude May Perkins resided in Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Gertrude May Perkins resided in Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City. Gertrude May Perkins married George Perkins, and had children including Billy George Perkins, Dewey Lee Perkins Sr, Dorothy Perkins, Gertrude Marie Perkins, Herman Powhatan Perkins Sr, James Jackson Jackie Perkins, Mary Margaret Perkins, Mildred Sunray Perkins, Paul Lincoln Perkins, Roy Eugene Perkins, Thelma Lillian Perkins. Gertrude May Perkins passed away in 1960 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Gertrude May Perkins entered the world in Raleigh C., West Virginia, born to Charles Wesley Watkins And Nannie Burford.
  • In 1910, Gertrude May Perkins resided in Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Gertrude May Perkins resided in Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City.
  • Gertrude May Perkins married George Perkins, and had children including Billy George Perkins, Dewey Lee Perkins Sr, Dorothy Perkins, Gertrude Marie Perkins, Herman Powhatan Perkins Sr, James Jackson Jackie Perkins, Mary Margaret Perkins, Mildred Sunray Perkins, Paul Lincoln Perkins, Roy Eugene Perkins, Thelma Lillian Perkins.
  • Gertrude May Perkins passed away in 1960 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Watkins
1879–1943
Birth Location: Wildwood, Georgia, USA
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Nannie Burford
1887–1955
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

George Perkins
1895–1993
Birth Location: Giles Co., Virginia
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Children(s)

Mildred Perkins
1924–1997
Birth Location: Cabell Co., WVA
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Mary Perkins
1928–1998
Birth Location: Huntington, West Virginia
MP
Dewey Sr
1937–2006
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia
DS
Thelma Perkins
1923–1924
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
TP
Paul Perkins
1926–2009
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
PP
Billy Perkins
1933–2009
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
BP
dorothy perkins
1940–2013
Birth Location: Virginia
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Herman Sr
1929–1994
Birth Location: Huntington C, West Virginia
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James Perkins
1944–2022
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Roy Perkins
1942–2022
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
RP

Gertrude Perkins's Ancestors

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Gertrude Perkins
1906–1960
Birth Place: Raleigh C., West Virginia
Parents
Charles Wesley Watkins
1879–1943
Wildwood, Georgia, USA
Nannie Burford
1887–1955
Virginia
Grandparents
John Watkins
1854–1923
Georgia, United States
Mary Watkins
1851–1934
Appling County, Georgia
John (Wesley) BURFORD
1852–1927
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (E. "Maggie") Willmer
1850–1905
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Watkins
1824–1911
Elizabeth Holsomback
1833–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gertrude Perkins's Descendants

1.
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Gertrude (May) Perkins (22 Nov 1906–12 Jul 1960) m. George Perkins (may 21 1895–29 Oct 1993)
  1. 1. Mildred (Sunray) Perkins 1924–1997 m. James (Russell) Bess 1921–1980
    1. 1. James ("Jimmy" Lee) Bess 1947–1999
    2. 2. John (Paul) Bess 1949–2009
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Perkins 1928–1998 m. William (Henry) Wilcher 1924–1981
    1. 1. Paul (L) Perkins 1947–1947
  3. 3. Dewey (Lee Perkins) Sr 1937–2006
  4. 4. Thelma (Lillian) Perkins 1923–1924
  5. 5. Paul (Lincoln) Perkins 1926–2009 m. Edith (Marie) McDaniel 1926–2020
  6. 6. Billy (George) Perkins 1933–2009 m. Christine Witt 1930–2003
  7. 7. dorothy perkins 1940–2013 m. John (Ross) McGavisk 1908–1980 m. Carlton (Lynn) Crews 1941–2021
  8. 8. Herman (Powhatan Perkins) Sr 1929–1994 m. Katherine Witt 1931–2013
  9. 9. James (Jackson (Jackie)) Perkins 1944–2022
  10. 10. Roy (Eugene) Perkins 1942–2022

Gertrude Perkins's Timeline

13 Records

1906
22 Nov 1906
Birth of Gertrude May Perkins in Raleigh C., West Virginia
Raleigh C., West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 4
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1934
1934
Age 28
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
1938
1938
Age 32
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 34
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 36
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1946
1946
Age 40
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1955
1955
Age 49
Gertrude May Perkins resided here in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1960
12 Jul 1960
Age 54
Death of Gertrude May Perkins in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Raleigh C., West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 119-41
    [2] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1912; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 29
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0017
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1695; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1375708
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lanark, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1695; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1375708

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roanoke Highland Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1912; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0017

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 119-41

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 119-41

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1960
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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