Nancy R. Kirk

F, (1876 - )
FatherWilliam J. Kirk (1838 - )
MotherElizabeth (?) (1845 - )
Birth*1876 Nancy was born at Alabama in 1876. 
Last Edited9 July 1999

Laura E. B. Kirk

F, (1879 - )
FatherWilliam J. Kirk (1838 - )
MotherElizabeth (?) (1845 - )
Birth*1879 Laura was born at Alabama in 1879. 
Last Edited9 July 1999

Winnie S. R. (?)

F, (1847 - )
Married Name Her married name was Kirk. 
Marriage* She married William J. Kirk. 
Birth*1847 Winnie was born at Alabama in 1847. 

Family

William J. Kirk (1838 - )
Last Edited3 July 2001

Mary J. (?)

F, (1848 - )
Married Name Her married name was Kirk. 
Marriage* She married Elijah Kirk. 
Birth*1848 Mary was born at Alabama in 1848. 

Family

Elijah Kirk (1840 - )
Children
Last Edited9 July 1999

James K. Kirk

M, (1867 - )
FatherElijah Kirk (1840 - )
MotherMary J. (?) (1848 - )
Birth*1867 James was born at Alabama in 1867. 
Last Edited9 July 1999

Emily Kirk

F, (1867 - )
FatherElijah Kirk (1840 - )
MotherMary J. (?) (1848 - )
Birth*1867 Emily was born at Alabama in 1867. 
Last Edited9 July 1999

Malcolm Oliver Perry II, M.D.

M, (3 September 1929 - 5 December 2009)
FatherKent Cannon Perry (1 Jan 1907 - 1 Mar 1934)
MotherAlma Wilson (11 Mar 1904 - )
Birth*3 September 1929 Malcolm was born at Allen, Collin Co., Texas, on 3 September 1929.1,2 
SSN*between 1936 and 1950 His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in Texas.2 
Residence*1979 Malcolm resided at Larchmont, Westchester Co., New York, in 1979. 
Biography* Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry, II is the son of Kent Cannon and Alma (Wilson) Perry. He was born and raised in Collin Co., TX and he was four years old when his father was killed in an accident.

Dr. Perry went on to earn his B. A. from the University of Texas in 1951 and his M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, in 1955.3 He then interned at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, CA while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force. He left the service with the rank of Captain in 1958. Following this, Dr. Perry did his residency in surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, TX until 1962.3 In 1962, Dr. Perry remained at Parkland Memorial Hospital but he also became a fellow in vascular surgery at the University of California in San Francisco and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Texas in Dallas, TX.3

At this point, Dr. Perry found himself at the crossroads of history. When President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, TX on Nov. 22, 1963, Dr. Perry was one of the attending physicians in the Parkland Memorial Hospital emergency room. The following is a summary of the events at the hospital by Kemp Clark, M.D., Director, Service of Neurological Surgery at the hospital.4

The President arrived at the Emergency Room at 12:43 P.M., the 22nd of November, 1963. He was in the back seat of his limousine. Governor Connally of Texas was also in the car. The first physician to see the President was Dr. James Carrico, a Resident in General Surgery. Dr. Carrico noted the President to have slow, agonal respiratory efforts. He could hear a heartbeat but found no pulse or blood pressure to be present. Two external wounds, one in the lower third of the anterior neck, the other in the occipital region of the skull, were noted. Through the head wound, blood and brain were extruding. Dr. Carrico inserted a cuffed endotracheal tube. While doing so, he noted a ragged wound of the trachea immediately below the larynx. At this time, Dr. Malcolm Perry, Attending Surgeon, Dr. Charles Baxter, Attending Surgeon, and Dr. Ronald Jones, another Resident in General Surgery, arrived. Immediately thereafter, Dr. M. T. Jenkins, Director of the Department of Anesthesia, and Doctors Giesecke and Hunt, two other Staff Anesthesiologists, arrived. The endotracheal tube had been connected to a Bennett respirator to assist the President's breathing. An Anesthesia machine was substituted for this by Dr. Jenkins. Only 100% oxygen was administered. A cutdown was performed in the right ankle, and a polyethylene catheter inserted in the vein. An infusion of lactated Ringer's solution was begun. Blood was drawn for type and crossmatch, but unmatched type "0" RH negative blood was immediately obtained and begun. Hydrocortisone 300 mgms was added to the intravenous fluids. Dr. Robert McClelland, Attending Surgeon, arrived to help in the President's care. Doctors Perry, Baxter, and McClelland began a tracheotomy, as considerable quantities of blood were present from the President's oral pharynx. At this time, Dr. Paul Peters, Attending Urological Surgeon, and Dr. Kemp Clark, Director of Neurological Surgery, arrived. Because of the lacerated trachea, anterior chest tubes were placed in both pleural spaces. These were connected to sealed underwater drainage. Neurological examination revealed the President's pupils to be widely dilated and fixed to light. His eyes were divergent, being deviated outward; a skew deviation from the horizontal was present. No deep tendon reflexes or spontaneous movements were found. There was a large wound in the right occipitoparietal region, from which profuse bleeding was occurring. 1500 cc. of blood were estimated on the drapes and floor of the Emergency Operating Room. There was considerable loss of scalp and bone tissue. Both cerebral and cerebellar tissue were extruding from the wound. Further examination was not possible as cardiac arrest occurred at this point. Closed chest cardiac massage was begun by Dr. Clark. A pulse palpable in both the carotid and femoral arteries was obtained. Dr. Perry relieved on the Cardiac massage while a cardiotachyscope was connected, Dr. Fouad Bashour, Attending Physician, arrived as this was being connected. There was electrical silence of the President's heart. President Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1300 hours by Dr. Clark.

Dr. Perry's handwritten Parkland Memorial Hospital Admission Note was included as President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Exhibit No. 392 and Dr. Perry was one of the doctors called to testify before the Commission because of the controversy about the direction and number of bullets that had hit the President. The following is from chapter III of the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy a.k.a. The Warren Report:

Commander Humes, who believed that a tracheotomy had been performed from his observations at the autopsy, talked by telephone with Dr. Perry early on the morning of November 23, and learned that his assumption was correct and that Dr. Perry had used the missile wound in the neck as the point to make the incision. This confirmed the Bethesda surgeons' conclusion that the bullet had exited from the front part of the neck.

The findings of the doctors who conducted the autopsy were consistent with the observations of the doctors who treated the President at Parkland Hospital. Dr. Charles S. Carrico, a resident surgeon at Parkland, noted a small wound approximately one-fourth of an inch in diameter (5 to 8 millimeters) in the lower third of the neck below the Adam's apple. Dr. Malcolm 0. Perry who performed the tracheotomy, described the wound as approximately one-fifth of an inch in diameter (5 millimeters) and exuding blood which partially hid edges that were "neither cleancut, that is, punched out, nor were they very ragged." Dr. Carrico testified as follows:

Q. Based on your observations on the neck wound alone did you have a sufficient basis to form an opinion as to whether it was an entrance or an exit wound?

A. No, sir; we did not. Not having completely evaluated all the wounds, traced out the course of the bullets, this wound would have been compatible with either entrance or exit wound depending upon the size, the velocity, the tissue structure and so forth.

The same response was made by Dr. Perry to a similar query:

Q. Based on the appearance of the neck wound alone, could it have been either an entrance or an exit wound?

A. It could have been either.

Then each doctor was asked to take into account the other known facts, such as the autopsy findings, the approximate distance the bullet traveled and tested muzzle velocity of the assassination weapon. With these additional factors, the doctors commented on the wound on the front of the President's neck as follows:

DR. CARRICO. With those facts and the fact as I understand it no other bullet was found this would be, this was, I believe, was an exit wound.

DR. PERRY. A full jacketed bullet without deformation passing through skin would leave a similar wound for an exit and entrance wound and with the facts which you have made available and with these assumptions, I believe that it was an exit wound.

After this life changing experience, Dr. Perry then continued with his medical career becoming chief of vascular surgery in 1967 and a professor of surgery in 1971.3 In 1974, Dr. Perry became a professor of surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.3 In 1978, he became a professor of surgery and chief of vascular surgery at Cornell University Medical College in New York, NY.3 In 1987, Dr. Perry went on to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN.3 And, in 1991, he was made chief of vascular surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX.3 
Death*5 December 2009 He died at Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas, on 5 December 2009 at age 80.2 
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Last Edited17 February 2010

Citations

  1. Who's Who in America, 1st Ed., 1899-1900, Providence, RI: Marquis Who's Who, 1899, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 973 D36w 1 ed.
    47th Ed., 1992-1993, Vol 2 p 2639.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. Who's Who in America 1992-1993 (New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who) 47th edition, vol. 2, p. 2639
  4. The summary is included as part of Appendix VIII, "Medical Reports From Doctors at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Tex." from the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy a.k.a. The Warren Report (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964) SuDocs No.: Pr 36.8:K 38/R 39

William Edward Perry

M, (8 December 1953 - 2 November 1971)
FatherWilliam Elton Perry (3 Apr 1914 - 15 Sep 1998)
Birth*8 December 1953 William was born on 8 December 1953.1 
Death*2 November 1971 He died on 2 November 1971 at age 17.1 
Last Edited9 July 1999

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 6.6.

Weldon Euell Perry

M, (5 May 1931 - 1 February 2009)
FatherElbert John Perry (2 Aug 1901 - 2 Jul 1976)
MotherFloy Lewis (31 Mar 1900 - 30 Sep 1980)
Birth*5 May 1931 Weldon was born at Snyder, Scurry Co., Texas, on 5 May 1931.1 
Biography*6 November 1978 Palmer W. Perry wrote 6 Nov 1978 that the two sons of Elbert Perry [Weldon and Eldon] were "quite active in rodeo activities around Snyder, TX."2 
Residence*1979 Weldon resided at Snyder, Scurry Co., Texas, in 1979. 
Death*1 February 2009 He died at Snyder, Scurry Co., Texas, on 1 February 2009 at age 77.3 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 September 2014

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.1.c.
  2. Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), e-mail address.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Eldon Nenal Perry1

M, (5 May 1931 - 19 July 1985)
FatherElbert John Perry (2 Aug 1901 - 2 Jul 1976)
MotherFloy Lewis (31 Mar 1900 - 30 Sep 1980)
Birth*5 May 1931 Eldon was born at Snyder, Scurry Co., Texas, on 5 May 1931.2 
Biography*6 November 1978 Palmer W. Perry wrote 6 Nov 1978 that the two sons of Elbert Perry [Weldon and Eldon] were "quite active in rodeo activities around Snyder, TX."3 
Residence*1979 Eldon resided at Hermleigh, Scurry Co., Texas, in 1979. 
Death*19 July 1985 He died at Scurry Co., Texas, on 19 July 1985 at age 54.4,5 
Burial*say 22 July 1985 His body was interred say 22 July 1985 at Hillside Memorial Gardens, Snyder, Scurry Co., Texas.6 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 September 2014

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  2. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.1.b.
  3. Lewis W. Griffin Jr. (#47), e-mail address.
  4. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  5. Texas Department of Health, compiler, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876
  6. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 94824840.

Winifred Leslie Ware

M, (7 August 1934 - 4 March 2011)
FatherGuy Ware (29 Jul 1900 - 4 May 1960)
MotherRuth Estelle Perry (15 Jun 1906 - Nov 1987)
Birth*7 August 1934 Winifred was born at Frankston, Anderson Co., Texas, on 7 August 1934.1 
Residence*1979 Winifred resided at Eden, Concho Co., Texas, in 1979. 
Death*4 March 2011 He died at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas, on 4 March 2011 at age 76.2 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited1 October 2014

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.4.c.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Ella Rebecka Clegg

F, (26 February 1890 - 16 March 1890)
FatherGeorge Washington Clegg (19 Dec 1857 - 1 Aug 1936)
MotherMary Jane Green (30 Mar 1858 - 30 Jan 1908)
Birth*26 February 1890 Ella was born on 26 February 1890. 
Death*16 March 1890 She died on 16 March 1890. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Last Edited9 July 1999

Von Kathlyn Biggs

F, (4 April 1922 - 1 October 1995)
FatherRev. Ivey Biggs (26 Dec 1896 - 7 Oct 1955)
MotherThelma Lee Perry (4 Apr 1903 - 4 Jul 1990)
Birth*4 April 1922 Von was born at Georgetown, Williamson Co., Texas, on 4 April 1922.1,2 
Marriage*17 September 1942 She married James Bruce Edwards at Texas on 17 September 1942 at age 20.3 
Married Name17 September 1942  As of 17 September 1942, her married name was Edwards. 
Residence*1981 Von resided at Canyon, Randall Co., Texas, in 1981. 
Death*1 October 1995 She died at Canyon, Randall Co., Texas, on 1 October 1995 at age 73.4 

Family

James Bruce Edwards (28 April 1920 - 3 April 2004)
Children
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Last Edited19 July 2014

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.2.a; POB.
  2. Descendants of Martha Lee Culpepper, Chloe-Marion (Schmidt) Perry (Mrs. Gerald David Perry), e-mail: e-mail address, to Lew Griffin, 1997.
    p. 9.
  3. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.2.a.
  4. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

James Bruce Edwards

M, (28 April 1920 - 3 April 2004)
Birth*28 April 1920 James was born on 28 April 1920.1 
Marriage*17 September 1942 He married Von Kathlyn Biggs at Texas on 17 September 1942 at age 22.1 
Death*3 April 2004 He died at Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, on 3 April 2004 at age 83.2 
Obituary*say 4 April 2004 James Bruce Edwards, 83, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 3, 2004.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Ivey Edwards and the Rev. Scott Richards officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell Ave.

Mr. Edwards was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church since 1948. He served in the Army Air Corps and was a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Frances; five sons, James Ivey Edwards of Clarendon, Ronald Perry Edwards of San Antonio, John Charles Edwards of Colleyville, Francis "Hank" Cannon of Amarillo and Jerry Richard Cannon of Phoenix; three daughters, Jean Cannon and Martha Sue Cannon, both of Phoenix and Carmen Lynn Archer of Amarillo; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to Trinity United Methodist Church.3 
Burial*say 6 April 2004 His body was interred say 6 April 2004 at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.3 

Family

Von Kathlyn Biggs (4 April 1922 - 1 October 1995)
Children
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Last Edited22 November 2014

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.2.a.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
  3. Find a Grave (online database)
    http://www.findagrave.com
    Find A Grave Memorial# 8600444.

James Newman Biggs

M, (26 August 1925 - 18 January 2001)
FatherRev. Ivey Biggs (26 Dec 1896 - 7 Oct 1955)
MotherThelma Lee Perry (4 Apr 1903 - 4 Jul 1990)
Birth*26 August 1925 James was born at Snyder, Scurry Co., Texas, on 26 August 1925.1 
Residence*1981 James resided at Stanton, Martin Co., Texas, in 1981. 
Death*18 January 2001 He died at Stanton, Martin Co., Texas, on 18 January 2001 at age 75.2 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited31 July 2014

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 6.2.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

William Perry Garner

M, (15 May 1933 - 5 August 1986)
FatherEdgar Carson Garner (1 Jan 1905 - 3 Feb 1981)
MotherJewell Pauline Perry (20 Jun 1910 - May 1987)
Birth*15 May 1933 William was born at Fort Stockton, Pecos Co., Texas, on 15 May 1933.1 
Death*5 August 1986 He died at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, on 5 August 1986 at age 53. 
Burial* His body was interred at Elmwood West Memorial Gardens, Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas. 
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited29 January 2000

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    1 Jan 1981 p. 3.

Lillian Opal Gregg1

F, (22 January 1909 - October 1993)
FatherWalter Clay Gregg (c 1882 - c 1935)
MotherSara Martha Elizabeth Rampy (5 Feb 1886 - 16 Dec 1956)
Birth*22 January 1909 Lillian was born on 22 January 1909. 
Married Namecirca 1926  As of circa 1926, her married name was Bertrand. 
Marriage*circa 1926 She married William Frank Bertrand at Texas circa 1926. 
Death*October 1993 She died at Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas, in October 1993 at age 84.2 

Family

William Frank Bertrand (say 1906 - )
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 December 2010

Citations

  1. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Justice Precinct 4, Collingsworth, Texas; Roll: T625_1783; Page: 5B; Enumeration
    District: 34; Image: 1089.

    Household Members: Name Age
    Walter C Gregg 37
    Sallie M Gregg 31
    Edward C Gregg 13
    Lillian O Gregg 10
    Willa J Gregg 7
    Thomas ? Gregg 6
    Emma Jene Gregg 2 11/12.
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

William Frank Bertrand

M, (say 1906 - )
Name-Comm His was commonly known as Frank Bertrand. 
Birth*say 1906 William was born say 1906. 
Marriage*circa 1926 He married Lillian Opal Gregg at Texas circa 1926. 

Family

Lillian Opal Gregg (22 January 1909 - October 1993)
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited13 December 2010

Ruby A. Bynum

F, (circa 1913 - )
FatherCharles Bynum (13 Jan 1888 - Jun 1976)
MotherCora Leondia Rampy (28 Nov 1889 - 20 May 1933)
Birth*circa 1913 Ruby was born at Texas circa 1913. 
(Daughter) 1920 Census1920 Ruby and Mamie was listed as a daughter in Charles Bynum's household on the 1920 Census at Taylor Co., Texas. 31 m-ED 272 sheet 51 line 57. 
Marriage* She married Vernon Wiltrout at Texas. 
Married Name Her married name was Wiltrout. 
Residence*1978 Ruby resided at Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas, in 1978. 
Biography*  (an unknown value.) 

Family

Vernon Wiltrout (say 1911 - )
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited28 January 2000

Vernon Wiltrout

M, (say 1911 - )
Birth*say 1911 Vernon was born say 1911. 
Marriage* He married Ruby A. Bynum at Texas. 

Family

Ruby A. Bynum (circa 1913 - )
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited18 March 2001

Leota Rampy

F, (2 December 1916 - 29 November 1994)
FatherMelvin Carl Rampy (19 Apr 1894 - Jun 1969)
MotherLois Williams (24 Jul 1896 - Oct 1981)
Birth*2 December 1916 Leota was born at Texas on 2 December 1916. 
(Daughter) 1920 Census1920 Leota was listed as a daughter in Melvin Carl Rampy's household on the 1920 Census at Taylor Co., Texas. 25 m-ED 272 sheet 2 line 52. 
Marriage* She married Conrad Alexander at Texas.1 
Married Name Her married name was Alexander. 
Death*29 November 1994 She died at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, on 29 November 1994 at age 77. 

Family

Conrad Alexander (30 December 1915 - 2 July 1996)
ChartsJohn Culpepper of Randolph AL Female Descendants
Last Edited19 January 2000

Citations

  1. William Perry Garner family group sheets, William Perry Garner to Lew Griffin.
    4 Jan 1981 p. 12.1.e.