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1830 Ohio Biographical Sketches:

Ohio Biographical Sketches

GRANT PERKINS

Grant Perkins(7) b. ca. 1787 MA. Son of (Phineas(6) & Unknown (Unknown) Perkins)[son of Thomas(5) & Mary (Standish) Perkins, Thomas(4), John(3),Thomas(2), John(1) of Ipswich, MA] . His wife m. 1.15.1811 or m. 2.8.1811 OH SOPHIA (BLISH) b.1789. They were listed on the 1830 Census at Bainbridge, Geauga Co., Ohio. In 1850 he is listed at Solon, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

His known children were:

1. Isaac Shelby Perkins b. 1813 OH
2. Artemesia Perkins b. ca. 1813 m. (1831) at Solon, OH; Benjamin Blish
3. Lewis Perkins b. 1815 OH (probably m.11.18.1841; Lucy (Phelps)

* A brother of Leicester Perkins
*Did Grant Perkins also m. DIADEMA (KINCAID) >?

Source: Marriage to Diadema Kincaid - Geauga Co. OH Marriages 1806-1814 - Book A- Edward Paine, Recorder
Source: Marriage to Sophia Blish - LICENSE APPLICATIONS: 1823 - 1865 - Geauga Co., Probate Court.
Source: Marriage to Sophia Blish - A History of the town of Middlefield, MA 1670-1851 by: Edward Church Smith - Menasha, WI - Pvt. Print (1924)
Source: Marriage to Sophia Blish - Mack Genealogy - Appendix v. 2 - Containing Genealogies of Allied Families and Vital Statistics of Middlefield, MA and other towns by Mrs. Sophia (Smith) Martin (1904)
Source: Marriage & Daughter Artemesia Perkins - Genealogy of the Blish family in America, 1637-1905. James Knox Blish, 1843-1920. - (1905)
Marriage: Lewis Perkins to Lucy (Phelps) - The Report - Ohio Genealogy Society Quarterly - v.11 Index

ISAAC S. PERKINS

Isaac Shelby Perkins b. 8.1.1813 Aurora, OH d.1896 Chagrin Falls, OH. Son of (Grant & Sophia (Blish) Perkins). His 1st wife m.1840; MARTHA (DURAND), his 2nd wife m. EMILINE (MINER). He moved with his parents to Bainbridge, Geauga county, OH near Geauga Lake in 1819, then in 1832 to Solon, Cuyahoga Co., OH and lived there for 52 years. In 1884 he removed to Chagrin Falls, OH until his death.

His children w/ Martha were:

1. May Perkins b.? OH
2. Eliza Perkins b.? OH
3. Ansel Perkins b.? OH
4. Augusta Perkins b.? OH

His children w/ Emiline were:

1. Milo Perkins b.? OH
2. Ameila Perkins b.? OH m. Albert W. Smith *Removed to Ottawa Lake, MI
3. Willie Perkins b.? OH
4. Florence Perkins b.? OH
5. Grant Perkins b.? OH

Source: Obituary - The Chagrin Falls Exponent - Chagrin Falls, OH
Marriage: Isaac S. Perkins to Martha (Darrow) - The Report - Ohio Genealogy Society Quartely - v11 Index
Source: Isaac S. Perkins marriages - Evergreen Hill Cemetery Records - Find-A-Grave.com
Marriage - Isaac "Shelby" Perkins to Emeline C. (Miner) - The Report - Ohio Genealogy Society Quarterly - v.20, No. 1 (Spring 1980)

AMBROSE PERKINS

Ambrose Perkins b.1787/1791 CT d.1865 OH. Son of (Aaron & Odice (Unknown) Perkins, a son of John & Thankful (Chamberlin) Perkins). His wife ELECTA (FORD) b.1787 d.1866. They were listed on the 1830 Census in Middlefield, Geauga Co., OH. He came to Ohio from Connecticut in 1818. He was a Baptist Minister. He first settled in Sandusky, OH before removing to Middlefield, Geauga Co., OH.

Their known children were:

1. William L. Perkins b. 1814 CT m. Selinda (Atwood)
2. Catharine E. Perkins b.1826 OH d.1857 OH m. Ira Noble Strong
3. Sarah S. Perkins b. ? OH d.1853 OH
4. Caroline Amelia Perkins b. ? OH m. George Washington Noble

Source: Book: 1789 Pioneer and General History of Geauga County, OH; with sketches of some pioneer and prominent men. Pub. By: The Historical Society of Geauga County, OH: 1880
Source: Deaths - Geauga County Ohio - Middlefield Village Township Cemetery records.
Source: Catharine E. Perkins - The History of the descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, MA (vol. 2 - part 2) by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight -(1871)
Source: Caroline A. Perkins - The History and Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Noble by: Lucius M. Boltwood (1878)
Source: Marriage - William L. Perkins to Selinda Atwood on 12.29.1842 Geauga Co., OH - OH Marriage Records

WILLIAM L. PERKINS

William Lee Perkins, Attorney b.1.22.1799 Ashford, Windham Co., CT d.1882 OH. 3rd Son of 11 children of (William & Mary (LEE) Perkins of Ashford, CT - CT State Attorney and Senator). He removed from CT to Painesville, Ohio in 1828. His 1st wife JULIA (GILLETTE) b. 1803 ? d.9.24.1830 OH, his 2nd wife m. 1837; MARGARETTA SARAH (OAKLEY) WAITE, dau. of Daniel Oakley, Esq. of Painesville, OH. They were listed on the 1830 Census at Painesville, Geauga Co., OH. In 1840 the town of Painesville, Geauga, OH was changed to Painesville, Lake Co., OH. Husband, wife and small children all buried at the Evergreen Cemetery - Painesville, Lake Co., OH.

His child with 1st wife was:

1. William Perkins b. ? OH *Removed to Buffalo, NY

His known children w/2nd wife were:

1. Mary Lee Perkins b. 1837 OH m. Charles H. Morley *Removed to Fort Scott, KS
2. Julia Perkins b.1839 OH d.8.24.1856 OH
3. Lucy Mygatt Perkins b.1842 OH *Twin d.7.19.1868
4. Daniel Oakley Perkins b.1842 OH *Twin d.8.27.1847
5. John Kunze Perkins b.1845 OH d.8.29.1847 OH
6. George Perkins b.1847 OH d.6.12.1889 m. Gertrude E. Withers   *Assistant editor of the Chicago Times
      6a. Margaretta Muhlenberg Perkins b.1875
     6b. Gertrude Withers Perkins b.1876
     6c. Lee Perkins b.1878
     6d. Mary Lee Perkins b.1880 d.1880

*Lineage: William Lee Perkins, William & Mary (Lee) Perkins, Isaac Perkins - Mass. to Connecticut, John Perkins - London England to Sutton Mass.

Source: Family of William L. Perkins and Margaretta S. Oakley - Pennsylvania - German Society - Proceedings and Addresses at Ephrata (PA) - Oct. 20.1899 Vol. X by: The Society - 1900 - p. 45 - Descendants of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.
Source: Marriage of William L. Perkins to Sarah Margaretta WAITE, dau. of Daniel Oakley - Commercial Adviser - Newspaper - New York, NY - 1.31.1837
Source: Death of Julia (Gillett) Perkins - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 9.28.1830
Source: Death of daughter Julia Perkins - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 9.3.1856
Source: Maiden name of Julia (Gillett) Perkins - Find-a-grave.com - Find A Grave Memorial# 66826621 - Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Lake Co., OH
Source: Death of William L. Perkins - Find-a-grave.com - Find A Grave Memorial# 66826351
Source: Other children's deaths - Evergreen Cemetery - Painesville, Lake Co., OH
Source: Biographical Sketch - A biographical cyclopedia and portrait gallery of distinguished men : with an historical sketch, of the state of Ohio (1880)
Source: Descendants of Henry Melchior Mublenberg by H.M.M. Richards (1900)

JOHN PERKINS

John Perkins Jr. b.1811 N.Y. d.12.19.1859 OH. Son of (John Sr. & Unknown (Unknown) Perkins). His wife CYNTHIA (LOCKMAN). They were married at Painesville, Geauga Co., OH on May 28th, 1835. In 1840, Painesville, Geauga Co., OH became Painesville, Lake Co., OH. She m. 2nd. John Dickinson in 1864. They are buried together at the Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Lake Co., OH.

Their known children were:

1. Charles Perkins b.1836 OH d.8.20.1844 OH
2. Mary Jennette Perkins b.1839 OH d.4.22.1843 OH
3. Henry H. Perkins b.1841 OH d.4.4.1858 OH
4. John C. Perkins b.1843 OH
5. Marinda Perkins b.1845 OH d.1847 OH
6. George W. Perkins b.1848 OH
7. Fredrick C. Perkins b.1854 OH
8. Franklin H. Perkins b.1857 OH
9. [male] Perkins

Source: OH Census Records
Source: Marriage announcement - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 5.29.1835
Source: OH Marriage Records - 5.28.1835 - Recorded as "John Perkins Jr. & Cinthia Lockman"
Source: Death of Mary J. Perkins - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 5.10.1843 - Buried Evergreen Cemetery - Painesville, OH
Source: Death of Charles Perkins - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 9.4.1844 - Buried Evergreen Cemetery - Painesville, OH
Source: Death of Henry H. Perkins - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 4.8.1858 - Buried Evergreen Cemetery - Painesville, OH
Source: Death of John Perkins (aged 52) - Painesville Telegraph - Newspaper - 12.22.1859 - Buried Evergreen Cemetery - Painesville, OH
Source: Total number of children - Find-a-grave.com -Find A Grave Memorial# 72955723

JAMES PERKINS

James Perkins b. ca. 1784 d. 1835 Osnaburg, Stark Co., Ohio. His 1st wife m.(1810); RACHEL (SHAW) b.1778 his 2nd wife m.(1826); ELIZABETH (SMITH). They were listed on the 1830 Census at Stark Co., OH. His son, John Perkins was the administrator of the estate of James Perkins. His children removed to Wells Co., Indiana.

His known children w/Rachael Shaw were:

1. John Perkins b.ca. 1812-1815 m. Margaret A. (Allen) *Removed to Jefferson, Wells Co., IN
      1a. Samuel Perkins b.1850 IN
      1b. Margaret S. Perkins b.1852 IN
      1c. Robert A. Perkins b.1853 IN
      1d. Rachel J. Perkins b.1855 IN
      1e. John S. Perkins b.1858 IN
      1f. Thomas S. Perkins b.1859 IN
      1f. Mary Perkins b.1865 IN

2. Sarah Perkins b.1816 OH *Possibly d.1849 @ Wells Co., IN m. A. Miller
3. Ann Perkins b.1818 Ohio
4. Margaret Perkins b. ?

Source: Inventory of the state of James Perkins of Osnaburg, Stark Co., Ohio - Administrated by a John Perkins - OH Wills & Probate Records
Source: The Fulton Family of Westmoreland CO., PA by Ernest S. Graighead (1940)
Source: OH Marriage Records - 9/7/1826
Source: OH Census Records
Source: IN Census Records
Source: Elhanan Cemetery - Ossian, Wells Co., IN

*Note* Some of all of this Information may not be correct. It will be up to you, the researcher to show proof before passing any of this information on.