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Jesse Perkins 1840–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1840

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1894

Death Location: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Perkins

Mother: Rebecca Shepherd

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Creekmore

Children(s):

Jesse Perkins was born in 1840 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Perkins And Rebecca Shepherd. In 1860, Jesse Perkins resided in Whitley, Wild Cat, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1863, Jesse Perkins resided in 16th Sub District, Whitley, Kentucky, United State. Jesse Perkins married Elizabeth Jane Creekmore. Jesse Perkins passed away in 1894 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Perkins was born in 1840 in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Perkins And Rebecca Shepherd.
  • In 1860, Jesse Perkins resided in Whitley, Wild Cat, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1863, Jesse Perkins resided in 16th Sub District, Whitley, Kentucky, United State.
  • Jesse Perkins married Elizabeth Jane Creekmore.
  • Jesse Perkins passed away in 1894 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Perkins
1801–1860
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
WP
Rebecca Shepherd
1812–1866
Birth Location: Marsh Creek, McCreary, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Creekmore
1848–1934
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
EC

Children(s)

Jesse Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Perkins
1840–1894
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Perkins
1801–1860
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Shepherd
1812–1866
Marsh Creek, McCreary, Kentucky
Grandparents
Capt. (Jabez Perkins) Sr
1766–1835
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Nancy (Ann) Creekmore
1766–1835
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sr
1736–1784
Miriam Sperry
1742–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Perkins
1704–1776
Phebe Moulthrop
1712–1776
Abel Sperry
1700–1776
Merriam Hotchkiss
1700–1765

Jesse Perkins's Timeline

6 Records

1840
21 Apr 1840
Birth of Jesse Perkins in Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Jesse Perkins resided here in Whitley, Wild Cat, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Wild Cat, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 23
Jesse Perkins resided here in 16th Sub District, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
16th Sub District, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 30
Jesse Perkins resided here in Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Jesse Perkins resided here in Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1894
4 Sep 1894
Age 54
Death of Jesse Perkins in Holly Hill, Whitley Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Holly Hill, Whitley Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Whitley, Wild Cat, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Whitley, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: M653_400; Page: 737; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: 16th Sub District, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: M593_504; Page: 376A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 446; Page: 180C; Enumeration District: 112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1894
    Event Place: Holly Hill, Whitley Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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