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Fallen Leaves:
THE
LOUP COUNTY, NEBRASKA PERKINS FAMILIES
including the
Joshua
Carter Perkins' and Joshua Frye Perkins'
Nebraska Pioneers 1872 ~
1996
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Perkins Great-Get Together |
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"Perry (Perkins) was one of
the early homesteaders in Loup County. He was engaged in farming
and ranching for many years. Perry carried mail for twenty-two
years on what is now known |
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information.
Joshua Frye Perkins' were living in Hall County, at Cameron Township By 1886 the younger Joshua Frye Perkins' had joined Highly's parents,
the Joshua Carter Perkins', and were |
Where
were they in 1870? |
Where were they in
1872? |
Where were they in
1880? |
NEBRASKA |
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Fayette County,
Illinois |
Howard County, Nebraska 1895 |
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Joshua Carter Perkins' were in Ramsey Twp, Fayette County, Illinois, as was his sister, Martha Perkins, and her daughters, Lucy, and Caroline Perkins. William C. Miller, widower of Susannah Perkins Miller, and their children, John Pulaski Miller and Didama Miller Moore, also lived there. |
According to the Loup County
Centennial Book, 1883-1983, |
The James Monroe Perkins Family lived in Howard County. After 1885 they moved to Utah, and then Oregon. Sarah Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of Sarah (Cooper) and Joshua Carter Perkins lived there with her husband, James H. Smouse. After his death, she remarried, William H. Piggott. |
Where were they in 1880? |
Where were they in 1880? |
Where were they in
1900? |
Hall County, Nebraska 1895 |
Custer County, Nebraska 1895 |
Loup County, Nebraska, 1895 |
Joshua Frye Perkins, and Highly Perkins were married in 1876, and the 1880 US Census shows them living in Hall County, with their two young children, Claud and Hannah. Also, his mother, Nancy (Pierce) Perkins, widow of Amos Perkins is enumerated in that same census. |
The 1880 US Custer, Nebraska
census enumerates the family of Joshua Carter Perkins and Sarah (Cooper)
Perkins, which included their children, Amanda Hannah Perkins, John Amos
Perkins, and William H. Perkins. |
The Loup County Centennial 1883-1983 Book records that by 1900, the family of Highly and Joshua Frye Perkins were now living in Loup County. The 1900 US Loup County, Nebraska Census records the same information. |
Not all came to
Nebraska - - |
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Monona County, Iowa, 1895 |
Fleming County, Kentucky 1895 |
Bath County, Kentucky |
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Sarah Perkins, daughter of Amos
and Nancy (Pierce) Perkins, died before 1864. |
Eliza Louisa Perkins was the
second daughter of Amos and Nancy (Pierce) Perkins. She
married Andrew Yates, and they had three sons, James, John, and
Lewis Yates. |
The above map images are all
courtesy of Mardos On-Line Library, and its wonderful webmaster, Pam
Reitsch, who
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Sarah (Sally) COOPER Perkins |
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Born 6 May 1818 in North Carolina Married on 17 September 1840 in Washington County, Tennessee Died 26 January 1903 in Loup County, Nebraska Buried Kent Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska Wife of Joshua Carter Perkins Mother of Hannah Amanda, Mary Paulina, Highly, Nancy, John Amos, Sarah Elizabeth and William H. Perkins Mother, Martha Cooper. Father, not yet traced. Siblings, Nancy COOPER Perkins, Highly Cooper, Lawson Cooper and four others, all of Carter and Washington Counties, Tennessee |
Amanda Hannah PERKINS |
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Born 17 March 1845 in Washington County, Tennessee |
Mary Paulina PERKINS King |
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Born 1847 in Washington County, Tennessee Moved with her family to Letcher County, Kentucky Married Mr. King, who served in the Confederate Army. Died after 1867, presumed in Estill County, Kentucky Buried in Kentucky, place unknown Daughter of Joshua Carter Perkinsand Sarah (Sally) COOPER Perkins |
Highly PERKINS Perkins |
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Born 17 July 1850 at Letcher County, Tennessee |
Nancy PERKINS |
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Born 31 December 1852 in Letcher County, Kentucky Died May 1853 in Letcher County, Kentucky Buried in Letcher County, Kentucky Infant Daughter of Joshua Carter Perkins and Sarah (Sally) COOPER Perkins |
Sarah Elizabeth PERKINS |
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Born 25 December 1859 in Letcher County, Kentucky Homesteaded in Howard, Custer Counties, Nebraska and Morrow County, Oregon Twice widowed, she moved to Washington State and then Morrow County, Oregon about 1902 Died 13 May 1936 in Spokane County, Washington Buried High View Cemetery, Ione, Morrow, Oregon Mother of Henry Vincent and Daisy Smouse, & Florence B. and Howard Piggott After the death of James Smouse, Sarah married William H. PIGGOTT in Howard County, Nebraska in 1889 William H. Piggott died in 1892 She was the daughter of Joshua Carter Perkins and Sarah (Sally) COOPER Perkins |
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Married to James Henry SMOUSE on 27 March 1880 in Howard County, Nebraska James Henry Smouse served with the 24th Iowa Co "G" Pvt. promoted to Wagoner James Smouse was born 3 April 1839 in Bedford, Pennsylvania He died 21 April 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois He is buried in Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Addition (D) He was the son of Jonathan and Mary Ann WHITFORD Smouse |
Henry Vincent Smouse were
born at Boelus, Howard, Nebraska Henry Vincent Smouse is buried at Highview Cemetery, Ione, Oregon His sister, Daisy, was also born at Boelus, Howard County, Nebraska She was married Raymond Hoss Daisy SMOUSE Hoss is buried at Hope Cemetery, Hope, Idaho Florence B. PIGGOTT was born in Custer County, Nebraska Florence was married to Lawson W. Sipes She is buried at is buried with her mother at Highview Cemetery, Ione, Oregon Another child, Howard Piggott, died young and may be buried in an unmarked grave at Kent Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska |
William H. "Bill" PERKINS |
Born 23 April 1861 in
Harlan County, Kentucky |
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John Amos PERKINS |
Born 23 April 1856 in Letcher County, Kentucky Homesteaded in Custer County, Nebraska Moved to Washington State in 1902 with his brother William H. Perkins Lived in Skagit, Lewis, & Pierce Counties, Washington State Died October 1932 in Roy, Pierce County, Washington Son of Joshua Carter Perkins and Sarah (Sally) COOPER Perkins |
Joshua Frye PERKINS |
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Born 18 July 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee Married 27 December 1876 in Fayette, Illinois Died 4 March 1920 in Loup County, Nebraska Buried in Kent Cemetery, Taylor, Nebraska Husband of Highly Perkins Father of Claud, Hannah, Mary, Laura, Clara, Sidney, and Perry Perkins Brother of Sarah PERKINS Taulbee, Eliza PERKINS Yates, James Monroe, Lewis W., and Hardy Graves PERKINS Son of Amos and Nancy PIERCE Perkins Son-in-law of Joshua Carter Perkins and Sarah (Sally) COOPER Perkins Grandson of Jacob and Nancy Ann (Graves) Perkins |
Shiloh Battlefield, West Tennessee |
4th Kentucky Infantry Regiment Co "C"
1861-2 53rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment Co "E" 1864-5 Joshua Frye Perkins may have fought at Shiloh as there is a whetstone, with a note in his handwriting, saying that he picked it up from the battlefield at Shiloh. He also fought at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee where it is said that his gun jammed and a fellow comrade, who was mortally wounded, gave him his gun, and thus saved his life. |
The children of Highly PERKINS and Joshua Frye Perkins - - and children
of Loup Claud PERKINS, 1877-1962, buried Kent Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska Hannah Ellen PERKINS Knutson, 1880-1963, buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, California Mary PERKINS, 1882-1884, buried Hall County, Nebraska Laura Belle PERKINS Clemens, 1884-1967, buried Forest Lawn Mausolem, Seattle, King, Washington Clara S. PERKINS Land Yocom, 1886-1964. buried Willamina Cemetery, Willamina, Yamhill, Oregon Sidney PERKINS, 1891-1954, buried, Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Indiana Perry Seward PERKINS, 1893-1976, buried Kent Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska |
Nancy PIERCE Perkins |
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Born 1810 in North Carolina, parents not yet known Married 1830 in North Carolina to Amos Perkins Died 1888 in Hall, Nebraska and, probably, buried in Hall County, Nebraska Served as Union Civil War Nurse after the death of her son, Hardy Graves Perkins Homesteaded in Hall County, Nebraska Mother of Sarah, Eliza, James Monroe, Lewis W., Joshua Frye, and Hardy Graves Perkins |
Amos Perkins |
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Born 1797 in Tennessee Married 1830 in North Carolina to Nancy Pierce Died About. 1856 in Kentucky Buried in Kentucky, place unknown Amos, with his four brothers, Joseph, Joshua, Jacob and John were the founders of the Cranberry Mine, Burke County, North Carolina Occupation, 1850, carpenter Father of Sarah, Eliza, James Monroe, Lewis W., Joshua Frye, and Hardy Graves Perkins Son of Jacob and Nancy Ann (Graves) Perkins |
Children are gifts from God, and in
Victor Hugo's' words they are, "God's opinion that the world should go on." |
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Sarah
A. PERKINS Taulbee |
Born
in Yancey County, North Carolina in 1830 Married William A. Taulbee on 25 April 1853 in Morgan County, Kentucky Children: Rebecca A., James Henry, Didama, and Josephine Emma TAULBEE Died about 1864 in Montgomery County, Kentucky |
James
Monroe PERKINS |
Born
in Yancey County, North Carolina on 22 August 1832 Wife: Didama (Sorrell) Perkins Children: Joshua Frye, Elijah Crockston, Hardy Graves, Mary Alice, James William, Phoebe Ann, Amos John, Tillie Lucy, & Nettie May Perkins Died 30 May 1905, Hood River, Hood River, Oregon |
Eliza
(Louisa) PERKINS Yates |
Born
in Yancey County, North Carolina in 1835 Married Andrew Yates on 17 April 1853 in Morgan County, Kentucky Children, John, Lewis, and James Yates Widowed before 1860 Died after 1860 in Kentucky |
Lewis W. PERKINS |
Born
1 January 1842 in Yancey, North Carolina Married Martha Ann Basford on 18 December 1860 Children, Charles Lee, James Fizer, John Paul, William N., Thomas Nelson, Edward, Henry Wills, Margaret P., & Elizabeth PERKINS Died 4 July 1912 at Castana, Monona County, Iowa |
Joshua Frye PERKINS |
Born
on 18 July 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee Married Highly Perkins on 25 December 1876 at Fayette County, Illinois Children, Claud S., Hannah Ellen, Mary, Laura Belle, Clara S., Sidney C., and Perry Seward Perkins Died 4 March 1920 at Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska |
Hardy Graves PERKINS |
Born
in 1846 in Lee County, Virginia Never Married Died in 1862, presumed Bath County, Kentucky where his mother Nancy PIERCE Perkins lived. |
Claud S. Perkins |
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Veteran of Spanish American War and World War I Born 5 October 1877 in Hall County, Nebraska Married to Faye Irish Died 18 August 1962 at Loup County, Nebraska Buried in Kent Cemetery, Taylor, Nebraska Son of Highly PERKINS and Joshua Frye Perkins |
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Daisy Belle CHILES Perkins |
PERRY |
Born 11 September 1893 Married 2 June 1916 Died 9 December 1976 Buried: Kent Cemetery, Loup County, Nebraska |
DAISY |
Born 19 July 1898 Married 2 June 1916 Died 10 February 1979 Buried: Kent Cemetery, Loup County Nebraska |
CHILDREN |
Faye, Harold, Joshua, George, Robert, Edith, Perry, Virginia, Eula, Loyd, Richard, Shirley, Carole, Jerry and Bruce PERKINS |
Robert Wayne
PERKINS |
Jerry Lee
PERKINS |
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Veteran World War II |
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Veteran of Korean Conflict |
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Loyd D. PERKINS |
Bruce Paul
PERKINS |
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AIC US Air Force |
Born 25 October 1941 in Loup County, Nebraska |
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Virginia PERKINS Daughter of |
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Thomas Wolfe's novel, You Can't Go
Home Again, may not be quite so true - -
as you can visit the Perkins' "home" at the Loup County NEGenWeb with a click on the
"house" below.
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Thanks so
much - -
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Copyright 2002 by
Patricia C. Ash, Seattle, Washington.
6 July 2004.