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1850 Wisconsin Biographical Sketches |
| James Perkins
b.1816 England. He and his wife MARY
(JENKINS) were listed on the1850 and 1860 WI Census at Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI.
They came from Calstock, Cornwall, England in 1846 and first settled in New
York. In 1848 they removed to Mineral Point, WI and settled at Dodgeville,
Iowa Co., WI in 1849. Their known children were:
1. Elizabeth Perkins b.1842 R Druth ?, Eng.
m.
James Roberts
2. Thomas Perkins b.2.20.1845 Eng. m.
Anne Kelly
b. Isle of Man
3. James Perkins b.1848 Eng
4. William Perkins b.1852 WI
5. Henry Perkins b.1855 WI
6. Martha Perkins b.1857 WI
7. Evaline Perkins b.1859 WI
A Fanny Perkins or Jenkins
b.1828 Eng. and a Fanny Perkins or Jenkins b.1847 WI were also
listed in this household. |
| Source:
History of Iowa County, Wisconsin: containing an account of
its settlement, growth, development and resources; an extensive and minute
sketch of its cities, towns and villages--their improvements, industries,
manufactories, churches, schools and societies; its war record, biographical
sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; the whole preceded
by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract of its
laws and constitution and of the constitution of the United States. p.895 |
| Joseph
Perkins b.1817 Cornwall, England d.1900 WI. He and his wife GRACE (SINCOX) b.1818 N.Y. d.1895 WI
came from Cornwall, England and were listed on the 1850 WI Census at
Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI. They moved to Dodgeville, WI in 1845. Their known children were:
1. Joseph Perkins Jr. b.1838 Eng.
2. Thomas Perkins b.1840 Eng.
3. Grace Perkins b.1843 Eng. m.
Alonzo Lowry
4. Bathsheba Perkins b.1845 Eng. m.
John Temby
5. Edward John Perkins b.1850 WI m.
1st. Elizabeth Elliott, 2nd. Laura E. House
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Source:
Memoirs of Iowa County, Wisconsin From the Earliest Historical Times Down to
the Present. [p.133]
Source: Obituary of Mrs. Joseph Perkins - Galena Daily Gazette - Galena, Jo
Daviess Co., IL - 9.5.1895 |
| William
Henry
Perkins b.11.11.1814 Camborne, Cornwall, England d. 5.20.1870 Dodgeville,
Iowa Co., WI. He and his wife MARY
JANE (RULE)
b. 12.23.1816 Camborne, Cornwall, England d. 9.17.1864 Dodgeville, Iowa Co.,
WI. They were married on 9.3.1835 at Camborne, Cornwall, England and
emigrated to the United States. They were listed on the 1850 and 1860 WI Census at Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI.
In 1870 he is listed in the household of his daughter Elizabeth (Perkins),
wife of Edward Williams. Their known children were:
1. Elizabeth Perkins b.1835 Eng.
m.
Edward Williams
2. William H. Perkins Jr. b.1837 Eng.
3. Phillip Perkins
b.1838 Eng. d.1909 WI
4. Joseph Perkins b.1841
Eng. d.1905 MI
*Removed to Hancock,
Houghton Co., MI
5. John L. Perkins b.1842
Eng.
6. Thomas Perkins b.1844 Eng. m.
Harriet Lane/Lean
7. Richard P. Perkins
b.1845 Eng.
8. Alfred Perkins b.1848
WI d.1894
9. Mary Jane Perkins b.1850 WI d.1902 m.
Alfred Hawley
10. Caroline Perkins b.1852 WI
*Listed on the
1870 Census with her brother Phillip Perkins*
11. Ellen Perkins b.1857 WI d. 1930 WI
*Listed on the
1870 Census with her brother Phillip Perkins*
*William H. Perkins & Mary Jane (Rule)
Perkins are both buried at the East Side Cemetery in Dodgeville, WI |
| Jane Perkins b.1810
N.Y. was listed on the 1850 WI Census at Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI. No husband is
listed. She may have been the "Jane" Perkins listed on the
1860 Census at Calamus, Dodge Co.,
WI with her husband Oliver Perkins. Her known
children were listed as:
1. H. Perkins b.1841 N.Y. [male]
2. M. Perkins b.1844 N.Y. [female] |
| Source: WI Census Records |
| Josiah
S. Perkins
b. 1810 NY or Medina Co., OH d.1855 WI. (Probable Son of (Josiah
Perkins). He removed from Medina, Medina Co., OH in 1848 to Watertown,
Jefferson Co., WI. His 1st wife;
ELIZABETH (CONKLIN).
He and his 2nd wife; MARY
(BROWN) were listed on the 1850 WI Census at Farmington, Jefferson
Co., WI. The Biographical sketch of him stated that he served in the war of
1812. It is more than likely his father served in this War.
Known Children w/ 1st wife were:
1. Marion Perkins b. ? Median,
Medina Co., OH d/y
*Drowned as an child
2. Avery
Perkins b.1842 Medina, Medina Co., OH
*Died in the Civil War
3. Sanford Riley Perkins,
DDS b.1845 Medina, Medina Co., OH
Known children w/ 2nd wife were:
4. Andrew Perkins b.1847 OH
*Died in the Civil War
5. Cyrena\Serena Perkins b.1848 WI m.
________ Denton
*Removed to Waukesha Co., WI
6. Eliphalet N. Perkins b.1850 WI died from a
horse kick.
7. Adelaide Perkins b. ? WI m.
_________ Colwell
Also listed below these
children was:
a. William Fresh b.1831 Germany |
William Perkins b.ca.1800 Cornwall,
England. His wife MARIA (Unknown)
b.1806 Cornwall, England d.1888 Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI. They removed
from Cornwall, England to WI in 1862. In 1880 she was living with her
daughter Anna (Perkins) Kingsman at Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI.
Their known children were:
1. Mary Ann Perkins b. ? England m. _______
Bennett
2. Elizabeth Perkins b. 1843 England m. William
Gribble
3. William Perkins b. ? England
4. Anna Perkins b. 1843 England m. _________
Kingsman |
Source: 1880 WI Census
Source: Obituary of Mrs. Maria Perkins - Galena Daily Gazette - Galena,
Jo Daviess Co., IL - 10_23_1888 |
| *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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