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Jemima Perkins 1808–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUN 1808

Birth Location: White Co., TN

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Father: James Whitson

Mother: Elizabeth Rhea

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Perkins, Zenira Perkins, Reuben Perkins, Harvey Perkins, Charles Perkins

Jemima Perkins was born in 1808 in White Co., TN, the child of James Whitsun Whitson And Elizabeth Rhea. In 1825, Jemima Perkins established residence. Jemima Perkins had children including Charles Perkins, Elizabeth Lizzy Jane Matson Perkins, Harvey Lytle Perkins, Reuben Winchester Perkins, Zenira M Perkins. Jemima Perkins passed away in 1889 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.

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Biography

  • Jemima Perkins was born in 1808 in White Co., TN, the child of James Whitsun Whitson And Elizabeth Rhea.
  • In 1825, Jemima Perkins established residence.
  • Jemima Perkins had children including Charles Perkins, Elizabeth Lizzy Jane Matson Perkins, Harvey Lytle Perkins, Reuben Winchester Perkins, Zenira M Perkins.
  • Jemima Perkins passed away in 1889 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitson
1867–1928
Birth Location: Dirleton, Haddingtonshire
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Elizabeth Rhea
1765–1840
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Perkins
1848–1916
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
EP
Zenira Perkins
1843–1860
Birth Location: Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
ZP
Reuben Perkins
1828–1877
Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
RP
Harvey Perkins
1834–1919
Birth Location: Jackson, Missouri, United States
HP
Charles Perkins
1833–1851
Birth Location: Jackson, Missouri, United States
CP

Jemima Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Jemima Perkins
1808–1889
Birth Place: White Co., TN
Parents
James (Whitsun) Whitson
1867–1928
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire
Elizabeth Rhea
1765–1840
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (A Whitson) III
1740–1819
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Alcey) Whitson
1745–1820
Stafford, Virginia, USA
RICHARD (R) PRYOR
1700–1797
Virginia
Mourning (Pryor Huddleston) White
1764–1802
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Whitson
1706–1783
Margaret Stevenson
1715–1783
{DLA} II
1700–1773
William Whitson
1706–1783
Colonel Pryor
1693–1766
Prudence Pryor
1699–1742
Thomas Thompson
1736–1744
Hannah McAllister
1720–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738
John Plumley
1677–1732
Mary BAINBRIDGE
1687–1733
Richard Taylor
1667–1715
Sarah
1674–1715
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738
Richard Pryor
1663–1757
Anne Bland
1735–
William Thornton
1649–1727
Prudence Willis
1664–1720
Colonel Thompson
1691–1774
Hannah Thompson
1720–1814
Andrew Jr
1665–1704
Hannah Roberts
1668–1704

Jemima Perkins's Descendants

1.
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Jemima Perkins (27 JUN 1808–1889)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Lizzy Jane Matson) Perkins 1848–1916
  2. 2. Zenira (M) Perkins 1843–1860
  3. 3. Reuben (Winchester) Perkins 1828–1877
  4. 4. Harvey (Lytle) Perkins 1834–1919
    1. 1. Louisa Perkins 1856–
    2. 2. Huldah Perkins 1866–1930
    3. 3. George (Washington Lafayette) Perkins 1868–1913
    4. 4. Ivie (Elizabeth) Perkins 1874–1937
    5. 5. Harvey (Lytle) Perkins 1858–1936
    6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth) Perkins 1859–1937
    7. 7. John (Jefferson) Perkins 1863–1952
    8. 8. William (Harris) Perkins 1864–1871
    9. 9. Arthur Perkins 1872–
  5. 5. Charles Perkins 1833–1851

Jemima Perkins's Timeline

6 Records

1808
27 JUN 1808
Birth of Jemima Perkins in White Co., TN
White Co., TN
1825
BET 1825 AND 1925
Age 17
Jemima Perkins resided here
None
1850
1850
Age 42
Jemima Perkins resided here in Davis, Utah Territory, USA
Davis, Utah Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
Jemima Perkins resided here in Franktown, Washoe County, NV
Franktown, Washoe County, NV
1889
1889
Age 81
Death of Jemima Perkins in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1889
1889
Age 81
Burial of Jemima Perkins in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1808
    Event Place: White Co., TN
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Davis, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 11b
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1825 AND 1925
    Record Source: Conquerors of the West, Vol. 3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1849
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1849
    Event Place: Deseret, United States
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Davis, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Davis, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 11b

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Franktown, Washoe County, NV
    Record Source: Nevada, U.S., Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Age:
    80-81

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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