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HARVEY PERKINS

Harvey Perkins b.1799 ? d.10.17.1832 Troy, Oakland Co., MI. His wife ELIZABETH (PEARSALL). They were married 1821 at Cayuga Co., NY and removed to Oakland Co., MI. I find a land purchase made on 3/7/1825 by a Harvey Perkins in Township/Range 002 North-011 East, Section 28, E1/2 SW 1/4 in Oakland Co., MI.  In 1834 his wife m. 2nd. Gilman Alexander.

Their known children were:

1.Harvey M. Perkins b.1825 Troy, Oakland Co., MI
2.Esther J. Perkins b. 1828 MI d.1913 MI m. ______ Leonard
3.James B. Perkins b.1831 MI

Source: Burial\Memorial - Crooks Road Cemetery - Troy, Oakland Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com
Source: Descendants of John Irish - The Immigrant
Source: MI Land Records

 

JAMES B. PERKINS
James B. Perkins b.2.13.1831 MI. d.12.21.1893 Kent Co., MI. Son of (Harvey & Elizabeth (Pearsall) Perkins).  His wife IRENE (LAMB).   He was listed on the 1850 MI Census at Troy, Oakland Co., MI in the household of Hugh Wilson.  They were listed on the 1860 & 1870 MI Census at Alpine, Kent Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1.Jerome Perkins b.1852 MI d.1938 Kent Co., MI m. Eleanor R. Porter
2.Helen Perkins b.1857 MI
3.Riley Perkins b.1862 MI
4.Minnie Perkins b.1867 MI

Source: Death - Maiden name of Irene (Lamb) Perkins - MI Death Records Index
Source: Burial - Saur-Cross Cemetery - Walker, Kent Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com
Source; Burial - Pine Grove Cemetery - Comstock Park, Kent Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com

 

HARVEY M. PERKINS
Harvey M. Perkins b.1826 Oakland Co., MI d.1921 Shiawassee Co., MI. Son of (Harvey & Elizabeth (Pearsall) Perkins).  His wife ELIZABETH (ACKERMAN) b.1832 MI d.7.14.1911 Southfield, Oakland Co., MI. They were married in Oakland Co., MI. They were listed on the 1850 MI Census at Troy, Oakland Co., MI in the household of G. Alexander who was his step-father. In 1860 they were listed at Berlin, St. Clair Co., MI. They removed back to Oakland Co., MI by 1870-1910. In 1920 he is listed living with his daughter Mary Wooster in Shiawassee Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1.Flora E. Perkins b. 5.12.1851 Oakland Co., MI d. 3.4.1919 Owasso, Shiawassee Co., MI m. Thomas Hawley Power
2.Mary S. Perkins b. 1855 MI m. Clyde Wooster   
*Removed to Owasso, Shiawassee Co., MI
3.Russell Harvey Perkins b.1853 MI d.1891 MI
4.William "Willie/Willis" Perkins b.1862 MI
4.Helen E. Perkins b.1873 MI d.1875 MI

Source:  Death of Flora E. (Perkins) Power - MI Death Records
Source: 1860 Census
Source: Burial of Harvey M. Perkins - Crooks Road Cemetery - Troy, Oakland Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com
Source: Burial of Flora E. (Perkins) Power - Oak Hill Cemetery - Pontiac, Oakland Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

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