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

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Lemuel Perkins
1911 – 1987
Birth Location: McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
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Opsy Gilreath
1908 – 1933
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Nov 1927
    Event Place: Stearns, Ky.
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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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