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James Monroe Perkins 1832 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1832

Birth Location: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1905

Death Location: Soldiers' Home, West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA

Father: Amos Perkins

Mother: Nancy Pierce

Spouse(s): Damie Sorrel

Children(s): Joshua Perkins, Elisha Perkins, Hardy Perkins, Mollie Perkins, James Perkins, Phiba Perkins, Amos Perkins, Kirsey Perkins

In 1832, James Monroe Perkins entered the world in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA, born to Amos Perkins and Nancy Pierce. Years later, James Monroe Perkins married Damie Sorrel, and the couple became parents to Joshua Perkins, Elisha Perkins, Hardy Perkins, Mollie Perkins, James W Perkins, Phiba Perkins, Amos John Perkins and Kirsey Perkins. James Monroe Perkins died in 1905 in Soldiers' Home, West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA.

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Parents

Amos Perkins
1797 – 1856
Birth Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Pierce
1810 – 1888
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Damie Sorrel
1841 – 1915
Birth Location: Kentucky
DS

Children(s)

Joshua Perkins
1862 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JP
Elisha Perkins
1864 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Hardy Perkins
1866 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
HP
Mollie Perkins
1868 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MP
James Perkins
1872 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Phiba Perkins
1874 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Amos Perkins
1875 – 1954
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Kirsey Perkins
1878 –
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
KP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Aug 1832
    Event Place: Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, 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: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 955; Page: 341b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 31, Lee, Virginia, 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: District 31, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 955; Page: 341b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Dannebrog, Howard, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 May 1905
    Event Place: Soldiers' Home, West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Jun 1905
    Event Place: Idlewilde Cemetery, Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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