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William Perkins 1801 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1801

Birth Location: Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: April 1859

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

Father: Jabez Perkins

Mother: Nancy Creekmore

Spouse(s): Margaret McKee

Children(s): Cyrenous Perkins

Early life: William Perkins arrived in Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America in 1801, born to Jabez Jabus Perkins and Nancy Jane Ann Creekmore. Over time, William Perkins formed a family with Margaret "Peggy" McKee, which included Cyrenous William Perkins. William Perkins concluded life in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America in 1859.

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Parents

Jabez Perkins
1766 – 1835
Birth Location: New Haven Co, Connecticut, USA
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Nancy Creekmore
1775 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret McKee
1805 – 1832
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Cyrenous Perkins
1831 – 1901
Birth Location: Whitley City, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 June 1801
    Event Place: Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 June 1801
    Event Place: Grayson, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Whitley, Kentu

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: April 1860
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: April 1859
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Whitley, Kentu

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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