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1850 Wisconsin Biographical Sketches |
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Emma
Perkins b.1846 WI was listed on the 1850 WI Census at Racine, Racine Co., WI in the
household of John C. Conkwright. |
| Source: WI Census Records |
| Ephraim
Perkins III b.1810 NY d.1891 Kenosha, WI. Son of (Ephraim Jr. & Lucy (Merrick)
Perkins). His
wife
"FANNY" (MERRICK)
b.1812 Wilbraham,
MA d.12.23.1845 Montalona/Richmond, IL They were
married at Wilbraham, MA on 12.25.1835. They came from
Trenton, Oneida Co., NY. He was listed on the 1850 WI Census at Burlington,
Racine Co., WI. No wife listed.
In 1851 there is a marriage certificate
found for an Ephraim Perkins m.
Mrs. LUCY (Unknown) CROSBY,
widow of Amos Grosby, in Kenosha Co., WI. In 1860 he is listed at Somers, Kenosha Co., WI with
wife LUCY
b.1820 NY and children Lucy; Fidelia ; Helen & Elizabeth. His known children were:
1. Ephraim Perkins b.1835 MA (Listed in the below household of
Ephraim Perkins Jr. b.1773)
2. Lucy Perkins b.
3.9.1837 Joliet, IL d.5.6.1862 Somers, Kenosha Co., WI
3. Fidelia Perkins b.8.29.1838 Joliet, IL
*Removed to Ohio
4. Helen W. Perkins b.6.30.1841 Montalona/Richmond, IL
5. Chancey\Chauncey Perkins b.1843 NY ? d. before 1889
6. George Merrick Perkins b.1845 Montalona/Richmond, IL d.1.5.1846 WI
7. Elizabeth Perkins b.1848 WI d. before 1889
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Source: WI Census Records
Source: Burial - George M. Perkins - Old Burlington Cemetery - Burlington,
WI
Source: Genealogy of the Merrick --Mirick--Myrick family of Massachusetts
by; George B. Merrick (1902)
Source: Death - Lucy Perkins b.1837 d.1862 - The Kenosha Telegraph dated
5.22.1862- Kenosha, WI
Source: Death of Lucy (Unknown) Crosby, widow of Amos Crosby & widow of
Ephraim Perkins - The Telegraph-Courier - Kenosha, WI - Thursday May 4th,
1899. |
| Ephraim
Perkins Jr. b.1773
Becket, Berkshire Co.,
MA d.2.6.1851
Burlington, WI. Son of (Ephraim Sr.
& Mary (Chaplin) Perkins). His wife LUCY
(MERRICK) b.1773 Windham, MA d.1851 WI. They came from Trenton, Oneida Co., NY
where they were listed on the
1810-1830 NY Census.
In 1835 he moved his family to
Manhattan Township, Will County, IL at a place known as Five-Mile Grove.
They removed to
Wisconsin in 1840 and were then
listed on the 1850 WI Census at Burlington, Racine Co., WI.
Known
children that came to Wisconsin were:
1. Origen Perkins
b. Mansfield, MA 2.21 or 2.25.1801 d.1853
*Moved to Calf. during the
gold rush. Murdered on his way home*
2. Edward\Edwin Perkins b. 4.6.1803 Mansfield, MA *Died
1846 at Manhattan Twp, Will Co., IL
3. Lucy Perkins b.5.3.1805 Mansfield, MA
4. Mary Perkins b.9.27.1806 Trenton, Oneida Co., N.Y.
5. Emily Perkins b.9.7.1808 Trenton, Oneida Co., N.Y. m. 1834;
James Hollister
*Removed to Sandusky Co., OH & Settled at
Buffalo, Erie Co., NY
6. Ephraim Perkins III. b.5.5.1810 Trenton, Oneida Co., NY
7. Pliny Merrick Perkins b.1.21.1812
Trenton, Oneida Co.,NY
Also listed in this household were:
a. Ellen Perkins b.1826 NY
(wife
of Pliny)
b. Emily Perkins b.1848 WI
(dau. of Pliny)
c. James Perkins b.1850 WI (son of Pliny)
d. Arin Perkins b.1822 NY
e. Ephraim Perkins b.1835 IL
(prob. son
of Ephraim III & Fanny (Merrick) Perkins b.1810 NY (Above Family).
Brother of:
John Erastus Perkins ,
Matthew Perkins,
Bishop Perkins |
Source: WI Census Records
Source: The History of Will County, IL: Containing a history of the
County, etc.. p. 634.
Source: Death of Ephraim Perkins - The Daily Gazette - Utica, NY - 3.6.1851
Source: Death of Lucy (Merrick) Perkins - Milwaukee Sentinel - 9.6.1851
Source: Biographical Sketch -
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of
Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin Containing Biographical Sketches of
Business and Professional Men and Many of the Early Settled Families.
[p.135]
Source: The family of John
Perkins of Ipswich, MA - George Augustus Perkins
Source: Marriage - Emily Perkins to James Hollister - The Hollister Family
of America: Lieut. John Hollister, of Wethersfield, CT and his Descendants,
by: Lafayette W. Case (1886)
Source; Marriage - Lucy Merrick to Ephraim Perkins - Genealogy of the
Merrick--Mirick--Myrick family of Massachusetts by George B. Merrick (1902) |
| Edward Perkins b.1803 Mansfield, CT. Son
of (Ephraim & Lucy (Merrick) Perkins). His wife
SARAH (GAGE). He resided at Trenton, Oneida Co., NY.
He may have been the Edward Perkins listed on the 1840 WI Census
at Racine Co., WI. One
source lists that he lived and died at Trenton, NY and another source
lists that he died in Illinois.
Their
known children were:
1. Ephraim Gage Perkins b.
1836 Joliet, IL d.11.23.1912 Colorado Springs, CO
2. Henry Perkins b.
3. Mary Perkins b.
4. Emily Perkins b. |
Source: WI Census Records
Source: The family of John Perkins of
Ipswich, MA - George Augustus Perkins
Source: The History of Will County, IL: Containing a history of the
County, etc.. p. 634.
Source: Death of Lucy (Merrick) Perkins - Milwaukee Sentinel - 9.6.1851
Source: Biographical Sketch -
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of
Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin Containing Biographical Sketches of
Business and Professional Men and Many of the Early Settled Families.
[p.135] |
| (Dr.) Ephraim Gage
Perkins b.1836 Joliet, IL d. 1912 Colorado Springs, CO. Son of (Edward
& Sarah (Gage) Perkins). His wife
MARTHA "MATTIE" (VAN KIRK). In 1854 he traveled to California and lived there
several years.
He moved to Burlington, Racine Co., Wisconsin.
It was
probably he who is listed on the 1860 Census at Kenosha, Kenosha Co., WI
as E.G.
Perkins. He
later removed to Colorado Springs, Co. and was a resident for 34 years
when he died. Their
known children were:
1. (Dr.) Pliny H. Perkins b.1871
Burlington, Racine Co., WI d. 1914 Colorado Springs, CO.
*He
resided at one time in Dunlap, Harrison Co., IA. *Removed to Colorado
Springs, Co.
2. Ellen G. Perkins b.1873 IA
3. Charles Edward Perkins b.1875 WI |
Source: WI Census Records
Source: Death of E.G. Perkins -
November 24th, 1912 -
Colorado
Springs Gazette Newspaper - Colorado Springs, CO.
Source: Death of Dr. Pliny H. Perkins - Jan. 30th - 1914-
Dunlap
Reporter - Dunlap, IA (via.. the Colorado Springs, CO Telegraph.)
Source: Death of Dr. Pliny H. Perkins -
Jan. 18th, 1914 - Colorado
Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, CO.
Source: *Both E.G. Perkins and Pliny H. Perkins are buried at the
Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso Co., CO. |
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JULIA
A. (Dyer/Deyer) Perkins
b.1815 VT d.8.27.1858 WI. Widow of (Origen Perkins b.
1801, d. 1853 CA, Son of Ephraim & Lucy
(Merrick) Perkins). He was 1st married at Stonington, CT to
MARIA
(STANTON) who died at Trenton, NY on 1-13-1833.
His 2nd wife Julia (Dyer/Deyer) Perkins was listed as the head of
household on the 1850 WI Census at Burlington, Racine Co., WI. Origen
Perkins made his first land purchase in Wisconsin on 12/10/1840 at Racine
Co., WI.
Child of Origen & Maria (Stanton)
Perkins:
1. Mary
Perkins b. 1831 NY d. 1845
2. Frederick S. Perkins
b.1833 NY d.1899 WI
Child of Origen & Julia (Dyer/Deyer) Perkins:
1. Charles Perkins b.1835 IL d.1836 Joliet, Ill
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Source: WI Census Records
See Newspaper Article:
The Racine Journal
Source:
History of Racine & Kenosha Co.,
WI- by
Western Historical Co - 1879
Source: History of the Davis family:
Being an account of the descendants of John Davis by: Albert H. Davis
Source: Death of Julia A. Perkins - 9.15.1858 - New York Herald-Tribune -
New York, NY |
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William
Perkins b.1792-1800 England. He was listed on the 1850 WI Census at Rochester, Racine Co.,
WI. He was listed at the same location on the 1860 WI Census. He was a
bachelor. |
George Perkins b.1832 N. H. (Possibly a Son
of one of the brothers of George Perkins
(below). He was listed on the 1850 WI Census at Racine, Racine Co., WI at a
Hotel owned by James Lafflin.
**No Children** |
| Source: WI Census Records |
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George Perkins b.10.6.1809 Enfield, N. H. d.1889 Racine, WI. Son of (George
W. & Eliza (Thomas) Perkins). His
wife m. Feb. 21st 1839 MA;
MELISSA
(MORRIS) b.1821 NH.
They arrived in Racine Co., WI on Sept. 1st, 1839. In 1850 he was listed on at Burlington, Racine Co., WI as a Wagon Maker in
the establishment of his brother-in-law Roswell & Rowena (Unknown) Morris. In 1860 he and his wife were listed at
Paris, Kenosha Co., WI. In 1870 they resided in Racine, Racine Co., WI.
**No children listed**
He was known to have a brother Benjamin Perkins who died in Racine
Co., WI in 1846 and a brother whose name started with an "R" Perkins
that was living in Texas in 1902.
It may have been this Benjamin Perkins of Racine, WI who was the B. R.
Perkins who had wrote a letter in 1843, telling his brother Barnalias\Barnabas
? Perkins
of Columbus, OH to
come to Racine to ply his trade. That there were no carriage makers in
Racine, WI at the time. He also had a sister named Eliza T. (Perkins)
Williamson b.1813 Enfield, N.H. d.1892 Marshfield, MA, wife of
Elijah Williamson of Massachusetts.
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Source: WI Census Records
Source: Brothers "R" Perkins and Benjamin Perkins mentioned - The Racine
Journal - 8.2.1902 -
See Newspaper Article:
The Racine Journal
Source: Interview with Melissa Perkins -
Racine
Journal Interview
Source: Pioneer History of Wisconsin - A Letter from B. R. Perkins
of Racine, WI to Barnalias Perkins of
Columbus, OH - WI Territorial Letters 1843 - Call Number, Wis Mss My Box 1
Folder 7 located at the State of Wisconsin
Source: Obituary - The Journal Times - Racine, WI - Monday April 8th, 1998,
page 3
Source: Names of Parents - Eliza T. (Perkins) Williamson - Massachusetts
Death Records |
| Frederick Stanton Perkins b. 12-6-1832
Trenton, Oneida Co., NY d.1899
WI. Son of (Origin & Maria (Stanton) Perkins).
Came to Wisconsin from Joliet, IL in 1837.
He resided at Burlington, Racine Co., WI. His 1st wife
EMILY (WAINWRIGHT)
b. 3/5/1837 d. 5/18/1877. His 2nd wife
SARAH
(STARKEY) b. 6/21/1863 d. 2/19/1957.
His known children w/1st wife were:
1. Frederick Wainwright Perkins b. 1866 WI
2. Robert Stanton Perkins b. 1870 WI
d.1927 *Moved
to Mexico
3. Henry Edson Perkins b. 1873 WI
4. Edward Wainwright Perkins b. 1875 WI
His known children w/2nd wife were:
1. Origen Perkins b. ? WI
2. Alice Perkins b. ? WI
3. Linda Perkins b. ? WI
4. Paul Perkins b. ? WI
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| He was a
archeologist, and the collector of antiquities and the
"Original pop-corn grower" in Burlington, WI |
Source: WI
Census Records
See Newspaper Article:
The Racine Journal , 2nd Source:
History of Racine & Kenosha Co., WI
Source: Maiden name of 2nd wife & names of their children: Perkins
Research received an email from the Burlington, Racine County Historical
Society providing this valuable information. |
| *NOTE*. Some
or all of this material may contain errors. It will be up to the researcher to show proof
before passing on any of this information. |
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