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Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins 1862–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 Jul 1938

Death Location: Marshes Siding, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Cyrenous Perkins

Mother: Elizabeth Perkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Patrick

Children(s): Robert Perkins, Napoleon Perkins, Geneva Perkins, Dora Perkins

The story of Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins began in 1862 in Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA. In 1870, Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided in Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided in Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins married Elizabeth Jane Lizzie Patrick, and had children including Dora Belle Dorothy Isabel Biegelaar Strunk Atkins Perkins, Geneva Ellen Kirkpatrick Perkins, Napoleon Barnett Nip Perkins, Robert Estes Perkins. Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins passed away in 1938 in Marshes Siding, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins began in 1862 in Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1870, Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided in Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided in Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins married Elizabeth Jane Lizzie Patrick, and had children including Dora Belle Dorothy Isabel Biegelaar Strunk Atkins Perkins, Geneva Ellen Kirkpatrick Perkins, Napoleon Barnett Nip Perkins, Robert Estes Perkins.
  • Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins passed away in 1938 in Marshes Siding, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cyrenous Perkins
1831–1901
Birth Location: Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
CP
Elizabeth Perkins
1832–1908
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Patrick
1869–1952
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
EP

Children(s)

Robert Perkins
1892–1958
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
RP
Napoleon Perkins
1905–1995
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
NP
Geneva Perkins
1911–1947
Birth Location: Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
GP
Dora Perkins
1891–1968
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
DP

Jesse Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Perkins
1862–1938
Birth Place: Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Cyrenous William Perkins
1831–1901
Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Mills) Perkins
1832–1908
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Perkins
1801–1860
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ((Peggy)) McKee
1805–1832
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Sr
1766–1835
Nancy Creekmore
1766–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sr
1736–1784
Miriam Sperry
1742–1778

Jesse Perkins's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Lafayette "Decker") Perkins (15 Sep 1862–1 Jul 1938) m. Elizabeth (Jane "Lizzie") Patrick (31 Dec 1869–30 Sep 1952)
  1. 1. Robert (Estes) Perkins 1892–1958 m. Ida (Belle (Duncan) (Perkins)) Thomas 1890–1966 m. Della ((Perkins) (Ayres) (Hooper) (Ryan)) Adams 1896–1990 m. Ruth (Naomi (Perkins) (Thorne) (Coombs)) Fisher 1890–1963 m. Charlotte Riggs 1916–1957 m. Dorothy (Lena (Perkins) (Kiamie)) Young 1907–2011
    1. 1. Robert (E Perkins) Jr. 1928–2020 m. Joan (Hale) Squires 1927–2020
    2. 2. Evelyn (Margaret (Pollock) (Donaldson) Perkins) Ayres 1917–2002 m. Richard (Henry) Donaldson 1914–1969 m. Samuel (Keller) Pollock 1918–2017
  2. 2. Napoleon (Barnett "Nip") Perkins 1905–1995 m. Evelyn (Allie) Anderson 1918–1997
    1. 1. Patrick (August) Perkins 1937–2001 m. Tommie (Jean (Frasure) (Perkins)) Jones 1934–2011
  3. 3. Geneva (Ellen (Kirkpatrick)) Perkins 1911–1947 m. Charlton (Edward) Kirkpatrick 1901–1986
  4. 4. Dora (Belle "Dorothy Isabel" (Biegelaar) (Strunk) (Atkins)) Perkins 1891–1968 m. August (Jacobus Pancras) Biegelaar 1889–1944 m. William (Henry) Atkins 1886–1958 m. Thomas (Murray Strunk) Jr 1886–1935

Jesse Perkins's Timeline

8 Records

1862
15 Sep 1862
Birth of Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins in Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 8
Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided here in Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided here in Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided here in Whitley, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided here in Whitley, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 58
Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided here in Whitley, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins resided here in District 1, District 1, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
District 1, District 1, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1938
1 Jul 1938
Age 76
Death of Jesse Lafayette "Decker" Perkins in McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
McCreary County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Whitley City, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marsh Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Whitley, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Whitley, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Whitley, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whitley, McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: T625_589; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 168

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, District 1, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, McCreary, Kentucky; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340500

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitley City
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1938
    Event Place: McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshes Siding, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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