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1892: Jan. 29th - The Otsego Farmer -
Cooperstown, NY. Nahum Perkins, an old and respected citizen, aged about 88 years, died at his residence near this place on Monday last. He had for a long while been an invalid, suffering from the infirmities of old age. Mrs. Susan Perkins, a relative of Mr. Perkins and a lady of advanced years, though not as old as Mr. Perkins, died from grip last Saturday. She made it her home in Mr. Perkins family for many years. Mrs. Nahum Perkins is very sick with the grip, and doubts are entertained as to her recovery. Truly this is a stricken household.
Mrs. Nahum Perkins died on Wednesday during the funeral services of
her husband. Miss Anna Perkins, the daughter,
is sick with grip, as is also Mr. Salusbury, the hired man.
1894: Nov. 23rd - The
Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY. 1896: July 3rd - The Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY.
Mt. Vision - After
several months of illness, Mrs. Libbie Perkins,
wife of E. Perkins, died at her home
Monday evening, aged twenty-four years. She leaves a husband, a mother, a
sister and two brothers to mourn her early death. She gave her heart to
God early in life. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, the
Rev. H. W. Greene.
Miss.
Anna Perkins, died at her home near this
village on Tuesday last of rheumatism. She was a quiet "home lady" of a
retiring disposition and unobtrusive in her ways, warm hearted and kind to
those who possessed her friendship. Only one sister, as we understand,
remains of her family to mourn her death.
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1902/1903: The Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY. Mrs. Bird Perkins died' at her home, last Wednesday, evening. The funeral services were held Friday, conducted by the. Rev, S. Lee Whiteman. ___________________ 1918: Nov. 1st - The Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY.
Grover Perkins died Saturday evening at 7:20
o'clock at his home on Parr avenue. Hartwick, NY, of pneumonia. He was
born at Edmeston, twenty-five years ago, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Perkins. He was married July 26, 1909 to
Agatha Telfer of Hartwick, NY. Since his marriage he resided there having
been a motorman for the Southern New York Railroad and one of the most
efficient employees. He is survived by his wife and two daughters,
Thelma Perkins and
Hilda Perkins, who resided at home. His mother, living in Edmeston,
NY; three sisters, Mrs. E. H. Chase, Mrs. William Tyler, and Mrs. Apollos
Barton, all of Garrattsville, NY, and one brother,
Howard Perkins of Edmeston, NY. 1930: March 28th - The Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY. Miss. Florence Clinton Perkins
died at Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, March 20th, 1930, after an
illness of two months. She was born in Shirley, Mass, daughter of the Rev.
Orren and Sarah M. (Clinton) Perkins. After
several years residence in Winchester, New Hampshire, the family came to
Cooperstown, NY, where Mr. Perkins was for sometime Principal of the
Cooperstown Seminary. She graduated from Vassar College as valedictorian
of her class and won the Phi Beta Kappa key and other scholastic honors.
After teaching in Burlington, Vt., and at Vassar College, she went to
Cleveland as head of the Greek department at Central High School in 1880.
Since her retirement in 1885, due to ill health, her home has been with
her sister, Prof. Emma M. Perkins. She is
also survived by a niece and nephew, Mary K. and John C. Pearson, of
Shaker Heights, Ohio, and several cousins in Otsego county and elsewhere.
Funeral services were conducted at her home, Saturday afternoon, by Dr.
Charles F. Thwing, president emeritus of Western Reserve University.
Burial was at Lake View cemetery.
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1932: May 6th - The Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY. Mrs.
Hannah E. Perkins, widow of
Arthur Perkins, died Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock at her home at
East End in her eighty-third year, death being due to the infirmities of
age, complicated by a toxic goiter. She had been in failing health for a
year, and since December her condition had been serious. Hannah E. Milward
was born March 29th, 1849, in the town of Middlefield, NY, the daughter of
Thomas and Hannah (Wayne) Milward. When she was nine years old the family
moved to Delaware County, residing first in the town of Sidney for a few
years and later at Northfield, where she became the wife of
Arthur Perkins of Middlefield, NY, April 9th,
1873. After living in Middlefield about five years, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins
moved to a farm in the town of Hartwick, NY, where they resided until
1919, a period of forty-one years. Since that time, Oneonta had been her
home, Mr. Perkins having died last August. Mrs. Perkins was keenly devoted
to her home, but had been influential in the Hartwick Grange and in the
Episcopal church during her more active years. Surviving are one brother,
Frank Milward of Cameron, Ill, and a number of nephews and nieces among
whom are Mrs. Luella Rogers, who had lived with Mr. and Mrs. Perkins for
many years; Mrs. Earl D. Griswold of R. D. J. Oneonta, Mrs. George Bailey
and Earl Milward of Walton, and Mrs. Mary Stilson of Greene. Funeral
services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Very
Rev. Alfred J. Miller, rector of St. James Episcopal church, officiating.
Burial was made in the cemetery at Hartwick Seminary - Oneonta Star. 1936/37: The Otsego Farmer - Cooperstown, NY. Mrs. Harriet Perkins, widow of James Haskell Perkins, died Monday, Feb. 3rd, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Edick, where she had resided the past six months. Mrs. Perkins was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mason, and was one of eleven children. She has been in failing health for some time, and a few days previous to her death she had suffered a shock. She was seventy-nine years of age. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James Neill of Pulaski, NY and Mrs. Charles Edick of Leonardsville, NY; two sons, James Perkins of Canastota, NY and Paul Perkins of Sauquoit, NY; four brothers as well as several grandchildren and great grand-children. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at Clockville, NY where she had resided, and burial was at that place. ___________________
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