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 1860 Wisconsin Biographical Sketches

FREDRICK B. PERKINS
Frederick Burchard\Berchard Perkins b. Oct. 30th 1825 Syracuse, NY d. Dec. 1918 WI. Son of (Daniel Buck & Betsey (Loomis) Perkins). They came to WI from St. Lawrence Co., NY in 1852 and settled at\near Burlington, WI. He was listed on the 1850 Census at Raymond, Racine Co., WI in the household of his brother Otis G. Perkins. In 1860 WI Census at Norway, Racine Co., WI with his wife SARAH (HINDS)  b.1835 NY d. 1917 WI. He build a flour mill and a woolen mill and the road through the wilderness so that farmers could bring grain to his mill. They both died at Waukau, Winnebago Co., WI

Their known children were:

1. Frank Perkins b. NY or WI 1854 NY d. 1921 WI m. Ida Thrull    *Resided at Oshkosh, WI
2. Henrietta Esther Perkins b.1856 WI m. Wm. H. Pier         *Resided at Milwaukee, WI
3. Silas Perkins b.1857 WI d m. Carrie B. (Thrall)         *Resided Oshkosh, WI
        
3a. Lyle A. Perkins b. ? WI
       3b. Otis T. Perkins b. ? WI

4.
Harriet Perkins b.1859 WI m. Mr. Bentley    *Resided at Oconomowoc, WI; Burlingame, CA
5. Frederick O. Perkins Jr. b.1861 WI d.1923
6. Belle Perkins b. ? WI m. Mr. Westover      *Resided at Waukau, WI
7. Warren W. Perkins b. 1872  WI      *Removed to Cincinnati, OH; Norwood, OH
8. Emma Perkins b. ? WI m. Mr. Potter         *Resided in Oakland, CA

*Note: In 1860 they resided two households away from Otis G. Perkins b.1818. His brother (See Below).

*Soldier of the Civil War
WI Census Records
See 1917 & 1918 Obit: Oshkosh Daily Northwestern  Sarah Perkins and Frederick "Richard" Perkins  *Birthday articles for 1916

 

FREDERICK O. PERKINS Jr.
Frederick O. Perkins Jr. b.1861 WI d.1923 Waukau, Winnebago Co., WI. Son of (Frederick & Sarah (Hinds) Perkins). His wife ESTHER (WALKER). They resided in Kenosha, Kenosha Co., WI. He was a traveling salesman in the states of KS and MO. He later settled at Omro, Winnebago Co., WI where he died. Buried at the Waukau Cemetery, Waukau, Winnebago Co., WI.

Their children were:

1. Anson Walker Perkins b.1898 Chillicothe, MO
2. Katherine Perkins b. ?               
*Resided in Evanston, IL

WI Census Records
Source: Biographical Sketch of Anson Walker Perkins -  Southeastern Wisconsin, a history of old Milwaukee ... v.4. By: John G.
Gregory, John Goadby

 

WARREN W. PERKINS
Warren Wesley Perkins b.1872 Racine, Racine Co., WI d.1955 Norwood, OH. Son of (Frederick & Sarah (Hinds) Perkins). His 1st wife ABBIE M. (DUNHAM) d.1938, 2nd wife; EDNA G. RUBLE d.1952. He removed from Wisconsin to Cincinnati, OH and then Norwood, OH where he died.

Their known children were:

1. Birchard William Perkins b.1894
2. Sarah Ethel Perkins b.1897
3. Frank E. Perkins b.1901
4. Warren L. Perkins b.1904
5. Clyde Llewellyn Perkins b.1907

Source: Find-A-Grave.com - Rest Haven Memoria Park Cemetery - Evendale, Hamilton Co., OH

 

HELEN PERKINS
Helen Perkins b.1842 IL. She was listed on the 1860 WI Census at Raymond, Racine Co., WI in the household of Newman Fillmore.
Source: 1860 WI Census

 

MARY PERKINS
Mary Perkins b.1838 NY. She was listed on the 1860 WI Census at Racine, Racine Co., WI in a hotel.
Source: 1860 WI Census

 

NELSON PERKINS
Nelson Perkins b.1826 NY. Son of (Levi & Hannah (Salisbury) Perkins). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Wawarsing, Ulster Co., NY in the household of his brother Nathan S. & Nancy (Gillett) Perkins. In 1860 they are listed on the Census at Yorkville, Racine Co., WI with his wife 1st wife;  JULIA (Unknown) b.1831 NY. He m. 2nd; RUTH ANN (Unknown) and 3rd; CORNELIA (HAMLIN). He removed to Fillmore Co., MN.

His known children w/Julia were:

1. Lucy Perkins b.1852 NY
2. Lillas / Lilles Perkins b.1855 WI
3. Clarence/Clairese Perkins (Female) b.1855 WI
4. George Perkins b.1858 WI

His known child w/Ruth Ann was:

5. Catherine Perkins b.1859 NY

His known children w/Cornelia were:

6. John E. Perkins b.1868 MN
7. Charles N. Perkins b.1870 MN
 

Source: 1850 NY Census Records
Source: 1860 WI Census Records
Source: 1870 MN Census Records

 

OTIS G. PERKINS
Otis Goodspeed/Godspeed Perkins b.1816-1818 NY d.1892 WI. Son of (Daniel Buck & Betsey (Loomis) Perkins). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Raymond, Racine Co., WI. In 1860 WI Census at Norway, Racine Co., WI with his wife JULIA ANN (BENDER) b.1824 NY. He made his first land purchase in Wisconsin on 9/1/1848 at Columbia Co., WI.

Their known children were:

1. Francis M. Perkins b.1846 WI m. Mary Alice (James)  *Moved to Lawrence, KS*
        
 1a. Edward Otis Perkins b.1879 KS
        1b. Margarette L. Perkins b.1883 KS
        1c. Francis H. Perkins b.1888 KS
        1d. Henry J. Perkins b.1889 KS


2. Mary Perkins b.1851 WI m. Homer A. Wheat
3. Lucius Hiram Perkins b.1855 WI m. Clara L. (Morris)     *Moved to Lawrence, KS*

*Note: In 1850 his brother Frederick Perkins was living in his household.  In 1860 they resided two households away from his brother Frederick Perkins b.1826 NY

Source: A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written & compiled by William E. Connelley; Chicago, IL - 1918
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin
Source: WI Land Records
Source: US Census Records

 

PLINY M. PERKINS
Pliny/Plinney Merrick Perkins b. Jan. 24th, 1812 NY d.1881 WI. Son of (Ephraim & Lucy (Merrick) Perkins). They came from Trenton, Oneida Co., NY and Joliet, IL. He came to Wisconsin in 1837/38. He was listed on the 1860 Census at Burlington, Racine Co., WI with his wife ELLEN (CONKEY) b.1826-28 NY d. Colorado Springs, CO. *[A sister of Elizabeth (Conkey), wife of Ephraim Perkins]. They were daughters of *Lucius McConkey/Conkey b.1795 Sudbury, VT & Phoebe (Townsend) b.1799 Herford, Washington Co., N.Y. Pliny and Ellen (Conkey) Perkins were m. 1846\1847 Oak Grove, Dodge Co., WI. He was the President of the First Bank of Burlington. He made his first land purchase on 12/10/1840 in Racine Co., WI. as Plinney M. Perkins.

Their known children were:

1. Emily Hollister Perkins b.1848 WI m. Andrew Lawton *Removed to Colorado Springs, CO
2. James Pliny Perkins b.1850 WI
3. Edward DeWitt Perkins b.1853 WI m. Caroline (Benson)
4. Origin Lucius Perkins b.1854 WI d.4-10-1861 WI
5. Mary Chaplin Perkins b.1858 WI m. Fred E. Wells
6. Frank Augustus Perkins b.1859 WI  
*Removed to Colorado Springs, CO
7. Elmer Ellsworth Perkins b. 1861 WI
8. Lucius Conkey Perkins b. 1863 WI m. Mary (Cooper)   
*Removed to Colorado Springs, CO
9. Orin Ephraim Perkins b. 1864 WI
10. Charles Townsend Perkins b. 1866 WI  

*The "Mc" in McConkey was left off the name by grandfather McConkey, since which time the line has been known as Conkey.

WI Census Records
Source of Marriage Record: 
American Freeman - Newspaper - Waukesha, WI - Vol. 3 Issue 10 Page 3 - 1-5-1847
Source: History of Racine & Kenosha Co., WI-
by Western Historical Co - 1879
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: Wife of Lucius Conkey Perkins - Linage Book, Volume 38 by: Daughters of the American Revolution
Source: WI Land Records

 

SYLVIA PERKINS
Sylvia H. (Bailey) Perkins b.1834 NY. Wife of JOSEPH C. PERKINS b. 1829 NY d.1880 Walworth Co., WI. They were listed on the 1855 WI State Census at Rochester, Racine Co., WI. She was listed on the 1860 WI Census at Rochester, Racine Co., WI in the household of Ira Bailey. They were again listed on the 1870 Census together at Rochester, Racine Co., WI

Their known children were:

1. Albert H. Perkins b.1856 WI d.1934 WI m. Caroline (Tollefson)   *Removed to Walworth Co., WI & Waukesha Co., WI
2. Ella Perkins b.1862 WI
3. Anne M. Perkins b.1864 WI

Source: Ancestry of Leslie Nutbrown
Source: WI Census Records
Source: Burials: Honey Creek Cemetery -Rochester, Racine Co., WI - Find-A-Grave.com

 

WILLIAM A. PERKINS
William Allen Perkins b.1833 NY. Son of (Allen and Martha (Unknown) Perkins). He was listed on the 1860 WI Census at Westford, Richland Co., WI with his wife CLARA (Unknown). He m. 2nd GRACEY (KNIGHT) and removed to Marion Co., AK

Their known children were:

1. Harriet Perkins b.1859 WI

His children w/Gracey were :

2. Mahala Perkins b.
3. Fletcher Perkins b.
4. Leroy Perkins b.
5. Sylvia Perkins b.
6. Rosie Perkins b.

Source: 1860 WI Census
Source: Burial - Bruno Cemetery - Marion Co., Arkansas - Find-A-Grave.com

 

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