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 1870 Michigan Biographical Sketches

ISAAC PERKINS
Isaac Perkins b.1812 OH. His wife ARMINDA "MINDA" (WILCOX). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Northampton, Summit Co., OH. On the 1860 & 1870 MI Census at Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1. Dennis C. Perkins b.1855 MI
2. Harriet Perkins b.1857 MI
3. Lawton Perkins b.1859 MI

4. Arthur Herschel Perkins b.1862 MI*  m. Grace (Hale)

*Probably he who died 1943 @ Los Angeles, CA [See CA Death Index]
Source: OH Census Records
Source: MI Census Records
Source: Maiden name of Arminda (Wilcox) - MI Marriage Records - MI Death Records

 

WILLIAM PERKINS
William Perkins b.1813 OH. His wife HESTER ANN (UNKNOWN). They were listed on the1850 Census at Solon, Cuyahoga Co., OH Census. On the 1860 at Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI Census and in 1870 at Wayland, Allegan Co., MI.

Their known child was:

1. Harriet Ella Perkins b.1854 MI m. Oliver Sprankle   *Removed to Summit Co., OH

Source: OH Census Records
Source: MI Census Records

 

RICHARD H. PERKINS
Richard H. Perkins b.1813 OH. His wife NANCY (MORRIS). They came from Bainbridge, Geauga Co., Ohio. They were listed on the 1860-1870 MI Census at Dorr, Allegan Co., MI.

Their known child was:

1. Emily Perkins b.1852 OH d.1870 MI m. William Frary ?

Source: MI Census Records
Source: OH Marriage records

 

 
 
 

 

HENRY H. PERKINS
Henry H. Perkins b. 10.25.1844 MI d.5.8.1918 MI. Son of (John & Pheba (O'Brian) Perkins).  His wife VIOLETTA (BRAINARD). They were listed on the 1870 MI Census at Hopkins, Allegan Co., MI in the home of Peter Buskirk.

Their known children were:

1. Franklin Peter Perkins b.1867 MI m.1st; Cora (Scofield), m.2nd; Bessie (Collar) Bacon
2. Pheobe Edith Perkins b.3.5.1873 MI d.1934 MI m. Frank Telford
3. Zua Lena Perkins b.1882 MI  m. John I. Coats
4. Fanny Dell Perkins b.1885 MI
d.1925 MI *Never married

Source: MI Census Records
Source: MI Marriage Records
Source: MI Death Records

 

HIRAM PERKINS
Hiram H. Perkins b.1813 OH d.1879 MI. Son of (Enoch & Clarissa (Barnes) Perkins). His wife m.1836 Geauga Co., OH; ANGELINE (CALL). They removed from Ohio in 1869 and were listed on the 1870 MI census at Saugatuck, Allegan Co., MI. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck, Allegan Co., MI

Their known children were:

1. Orlando Perkins b. 1837 OH
2. Angeline Perkins b. 1838 OH
3. Francis Perkins b. 1840 OH
4. Ladora Perkins b.1842 OH m. William Isaac Blair
5. Laura Perkins b.1849 OH
6. Ansel Lemuel Perkins b.1854 OH m. Mrs. Nora (Morris) Marsh    *Removed to Seattle, WA
7. Hiram Perkins Jr. b.1860 OH

Source: MI Census Records
Source: Washington Marriage Records

 

JENNIE PERKINS
Jennie Perkins b.1845 PA. She was listed on the 1870 MI Census at Otsego, Allegan Co., MI in the house hold of Archibald Olmstead.

Her known child was:

1. George Perkins b.1864 NY

Source: MI Census Records

 

STEPHEN PERKINS
Stephen Perkins Jr. b.1822 OH d. 11.16.1878 MI. Son of (Stephen  b. NY & Lydia  b. VT (Harrington) Perkins). His wife m. 10/2/2044;  RUTH (CENTIP/CENTISS). They were listed on the 1850 Census at Twinsburg, Summit Co., OH. In 1860-1870 MI Census at Dorr, Allegan Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1. Alonzo Perkins b.1842 OH   <Born 2 years before marriage ?
2. Julia S. Perkins b.1845 OH d.1867 Long Lake, Grand Traverse, MI  m. _______ Jeffers 
3. Mary Ann Perkins b.1847 OH d.7.2.1869 Long Lake, Grand Traverse Co., MI
4. Sarah/Clara Perkins b.1850 OH
5. Albert Perkins b.1853 MI

*In 1860 his mother Lydia Perkins b.1792 VT aged 68 was living in his household

Source: OH Census Records
Source: OH Marriage Records
Source: MI Census Records
Source: Death - Stephen Perkins - MI Death Records Index
Source: Death - MaryAnn Perkins - MI Death Records Index
Source: Death - Julia S. (Perkins) Jeffers - MI Death Records

 

DANIEL C. PERKINS
Daniel C. Perkins b.1836 OH. Son of (George W. & Rebecca (Conklin) Perkins). His wife HARRIET (BRONSON). He removed from Erie Co., OH and was listed in 1860 at to Scipio, Allen Co., IN. They were listed on the 1870 MI Census at Heath, Allegan Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1. Ella Perkins b.1866 Indiana
2. William Perkins b.1868 MI

His mother Rebecca Perkins b.1806 NY was residing in his household.

Source: MI Census Records

 

SAMUEL M. PERKINS
Samuel M. Perkins b.8.26.1823 Genesee Co., NY d. 7.2.1911 MI. **Probably** Son of (George W. & Rebecca (Conklin) Perkins). His wife ELIZA (GOLDSMITH). They were married at Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio. They came to Allegan Co., MI in 1860 and were listed on the 1870 MI Census at Heath, Allegan Co., MI. In 1871 they settled at Saugatuck, Allegan Co., MI where they both died.

Their known children were:

1. Joanna "Anna" Perkins b.1852 OH d.1919 MI m. Charles Roblyer
2. Eunice "Emma" Perkins b.1853 d. after 1930 OH m. Thomas Garton
3. Ida Perkins b.1855 OH d. 1944 MI m. R. G. Annesley
4. George Perkins b.1857 OH d. before 1930     *Removed to Milwaukee, WI
5. Henry Perkins b.6.6.1858 Vermillion, OH d.7.2.1941 MI  m. Jessie (Chamberlain)    *Resided Allegan Co., MI
6. Deborah "Delia" Perkins b.1860 MI d.1927 MI m. Charles Greenhalgh
7. Sarah "Nellie" Perkins b.1862 MI d. after 1930

Source: Biographical of Gilbert M. Goldsmith the brother of Eliza Goldsmith - A Biographical History of Central Kansas, Vol. II - Lewis Pub. Co. (1902)
Source: Maiden name of Eliza Perkins -  MI Death Records
Source: Fathers name of Samuel Perkins  - MI Death Records
Source: Death Dates of Samuel & Eliza Perkins - Riverside Cemetery - Allegan Co., MI - Find-a-grave.com
Source: Samuel Perkins - Early Memories of Saugatuck, Michigan : 1830-1930 - by: May Frances Heath - Pub: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Grand Rapids, MI (1930)
Source: Obituary of Samuel & Eliza Perkins - The Commercial Record - Saugatuck-Douglas, Allegan Co., MI
Source: Death - Obituary of Henry Perkins - Burial at Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Allegan Co., MI

 

ANNA PERKINS
Anna Perkins b.1855 OH. She was listed on the 1870 MI Census in Manlius, Allegan Co., MI as a worker in the Hotel of David Seymor.
Source: MI Census Records

 

HARRIETT PERKINS
Harriett Perkins b.1852 MI. She was listed on the 1870 MI Census at Allegan, Allegan Co., MI as a servant in the home of William P. Dumont.
Source: MI Census Records

 

DEXTER H. PERKINS
Dexter H. Perkins b.5.22.1834/1839 NY d.11.16.1907 Arenac Co., MI. Son of (Justice & Almira/Elvira (Smith) Perkins). His wife MARY E. (GLENSON). They were listed on the 1870 & 1880 MI Census at Omer, Arenac Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1. Mary N. Perkins b.1863
2. Julia S. Perkins b. 1865 d.1881 Arenac Co., MI
3. Noel/Newell D. Perkins b.1867 MI d.1881 Arenac Co., MI
4. James Perkins b.1869 MI
m. Mattie Turner
    
 4a.Elenor Perkins b.1891 MI
      4b.Henry Perkins b.1893 MI
      4c.Mary Perkins b.1894 NY
      4d.Newell H. Perkins b.1895 MI
      4e.George Perkins b.1896 MI
      4f.Marnia Perkins b.1898 MI
 

Source: MI Census Records
Source: Name of Parents: Evergreen Cemetery - Arenac Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com

 

 

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