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James Chester Perkins 1927 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1927

Birth Location: Stearns, Ky.

Death Date: 20 Sep 1988

Death Location: Mt. Vernon, Ill. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.

Father: Lemuel Perkins

Mother: Opsy Gilreath

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In 1927, James Chester Perkins entered the world in Stearns, Ky., born to Lemuel Edgar Perkins and Opsy M Gilreath. James Chester Perkins passed away in 1988 in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill..

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Biography

  • In 1927, James Chester Perkins entered the world in Stearns, Ky., born to Lemuel Edgar Perkins and Opsy M Gilreath.
  • James Chester Perkins passed away in 1988 in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill..

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James Perkins's Ancestors

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James Perkins
1927 – 1988
Birth Place: Stearns, Ky.
Parents
Lemuel Edgar Perkins
1911 – 1987
McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
Opsy (M) Gilreath
1908 – 1933
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Frank Perkins
1870 – 1911
Kentucky
Sarah Neely
1880 – 1940
Kentucky
James (Granville) Gilreath
1871 – 1930
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Martha (Jane) Gilreath
1877 – 1932
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Cyrenous Perkins
1831 – 1901
Terrill Neely
1823 – 1904
Lucinda Troxell
1848 – 1877
William Gilreath
1824 – 1885
Sarah Gregory
1830 – 1900
Elifus Holt
1835 – 1901
Jerucia Strunk
1837 – 1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Perkins
1801 – 1859
Margaret McKee
1805 – 1832
Terril Neely
1823 –
Nancy Ramsey
1827 –

James Perkins's Timeline

2 Records

1927
14 Nov 1927
Birth of James Chester Perkins in Stearns, Ky.
Stearns, Ky.
1988
20 Sep 1988
Age 61
Death of James Chester Perkins in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Mt. Vernon, Ill. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1927
    Event Place: Stearns, Ky.
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1988
    Event Place: Mt. Vernon, Ill. Buried: Harmony Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harmony, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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