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William Otis Perkins 1918–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1918

Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 19 June 1944

Death Location: Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Perkins

Mother: Virginia Knucks

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Children(s):

In 1918, William Otis Perkins entered the world in Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to George Henry Perkins And Virginia Martha Knucks. William Otis Perkins passed away in 1944 in Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1918, William Otis Perkins entered the world in Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to George Henry Perkins And Virginia Martha Knucks.
  • William Otis Perkins passed away in 1944 in Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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William Perkins's Ancestors

Self
William Perkins
1918–1944
Birth Place: Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
George Henry Perkins
1869–1952
Three Springs, Hart County, Kentucky
Virginia (Martha) Knucks
1875–1949
Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Horace) Perkins
1840–1915
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Sarah (J) Hudgins
1842–1923
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
George Perkins
1814–1861
Mary Lester
1821–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Perkins
1781–1862
Hannah Bradshaw
1781–1852

William Perkins's Timeline

2 Records

1918
12 August 1918
Birth of William Otis Perkins in Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
1944
19 June 1944
Age 26
Death of William Otis Perkins in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1918
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hart, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1944
    Event Place: France
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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