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Richard "Dick" PERKINS 1813–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1813

Birth Location: Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 April 1894

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky

Father: Peter Perkins

Mother: Elizabeth (Brown)

Spouse(s): Mary (Perkins)

Children(s): Richard Jr., James Perkins, Susan Perkins, Elizabeth Perkins, Lewis Perkins, Thomas Perkins, Jesse Perkins, Pryor Perkins, Rachel Perkins, William Perkins, Cynthia Perkins, Peter Perkins, John Perkins

Richard "Dick" PERKINS was born in 1813 in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Peter Perkins And Elizabeth Betty Perkins Brown. In 1840, Richard "Dick" PERKINS resided in Whitley, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Richard "Dick" PERKINS resided in Hendren, Washington, Kentucky, USA. Richard "Dick" PERKINS married Mary Elizabeth Polly Baird Perkins, and had children including Cynthia C Perkins, Elizabeth Perkins, James A Perkins, Jesse Perkins, John Perkins, Lewis Perkins, Peter Artman Perkins, Pryor Perkins, Rachel S Perkins, Richard Dick Perkins Jr, Susan A Perkins, Thomas Perkins, William Perkins. Richard "Dick" PERKINS passed away in 1894 in Whitley, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Richard "Dick" PERKINS was born in 1813 in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Peter Perkins And Elizabeth Betty Perkins Brown.
  • In 1840, Richard "Dick" PERKINS resided in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Richard "Dick" PERKINS resided in Hendren, Washington, Kentucky, USA.
  • Richard "Dick" PERKINS married Mary Elizabeth Polly Baird Perkins, and had children including Cynthia C Perkins, Elizabeth Perkins, James A Perkins, Jesse Perkins, John Perkins, Lewis Perkins, Peter Artman Perkins, Pryor Perkins, Rachel S Perkins, Richard Dick Perkins Jr, Susan A Perkins, Thomas Perkins, William Perkins.
  • Richard "Dick" PERKINS passed away in 1894 in Whitley, Kentucky.

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Richard PERKINS's Ancestors

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Richard PERKINS
1813–1894
Birth Place: Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Peter Perkins
1778–1847
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Betty" Perkins) (Brown)
1779–1850
Wilkes, North Carolina, Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas (Jacob Perkins) Jr
1757–1821
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lucinda Riley
1747–1821
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
James (C) Brown
1750–1805
Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
Sarah (Brown) (Riley)
1748–1805
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard PERKINS's Descendants

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Richard ("Dick") PERKINS (18 Mar 1813–9 April 1894) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Polly" Baird) (Perkins) (15 Apr 1820–1880)
  1. 1. Richard ("Dick" Perkins) Jr. 1858–1938 m. Caty Malicoat 1880–1947
    1. 1. Judge Perkins 1903–1973 m. Cansada Beard 1905–1981
      1. 1. James (Edward Perkins) Sr 1932–2008 m. Mary (Nell) Reed 1933–2002
      2. 2. Joe (Carl) Perkins 1943–1965
      3. 3. Mary (Louise Perkins) Trammell 1926–
      4. 4. Maud (Marie) Perkins 1927–2002
    2. 2. Laura Douglas 1896–1979
    3. 3. Walter (E) Perkins 1888–1923
    4. 4. George Perkins 1900–1923
    5. 5. Richard (Elmore) Perkins 1892–1960
    6. 6. Elbert Perkins 1905–1955
    7. 7. Mary (J) Perkins 1892–1914
  2. 2. James (A.) Perkins 1863–
  3. 3. Susan (A.) Perkins 1837–1913
  4. 4. Elizabeth Perkins 1844–1925
  5. 5. Lewis Perkins 1841–1909
  6. 6. Thomas Perkins 1847–1929
  7. 7. Jesse Perkins 1850–1917
  8. 8. Pryor Perkins 1864–1913
  9. 9. Rachel (S) Perkins 1853–1940
  10. 10. William Perkins 1839–1919
  11. 11. Cynthia (C) Perkins 1853–1948
  12. 12. Peter (Artman) Perkins 1846–1920
  13. 13. John Perkins 1847–1929

Richard PERKINS's Timeline

4 Records

1813
18 Mar 1813
Birth of Richard "Dick" PERKINS in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 27
Richard "Dick" PERKINS resided here in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 67
Richard "Dick" PERKINS resided here in Hendren, Washington, Kentucky, USA
Hendren, Washington, Kentucky, USA
1894
9 April 1894
Age 81
Death of Richard "Dick" PERKINS in Whitley, Kentucky
Whitley, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1813
    Event Place: Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 59
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hendren, Washington, Kentucky; Roll: 445; Page: 444a; Enumeration District: 210
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: 126; Page: 192; Family History Library Film: 0007832

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hendren, Washington, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hendren, Washington, Kentucky; Roll: 445; Page: 444a; Enumeration District: 210

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1894
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky

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