James K Perkins1

#31130, (February 1845 - 19 July 1938)

Family

Alice J Gorton b. 1848, d. 1919
Children 1.Carl D Perkins10 (c 1870 - )
 2.Genevieve Perkins10 (c 1871 - )
 3.Luella Perkins10 (c 1873 - )
 4.Edith Perkins10 (c 1877 - )
 5.Flora Perkins10 (1879 - )
 6.Chester Roy Perkins11 (1882 - )
 7.Edna M Perkins11 (1884 - )
 8.Jeanette Perkins11 (1885 - )
 9.Earl Milton Perkins11 (1886 - )
 10.James Ernest Perkins+1 (1889 - 1951)
Birth*February 1845He was born in February 1845 at Livingston Co., New YorkG.2,3 
Marriage*25 December 1867He married Alice J Gorton on 25 December 1867 at Centerville, Michigan.4,2 
30 July 1870He and Alice J Gorton appeared on the census of 30 July 1870 at Albion Twp., Butler Co., IowaG.5 
1 June 1880He and Alice J Gorton appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 at Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., IowaG.6 
6 June 1900He and Alice J Gorton appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 at Galloway Twp., Christian Co., MissouriG.2 
25 April 1910He and Alice J Gorton appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 at Lake Preston, Kingsbury Co., South DakotaG.7 
Death*19 July 1938He died on 19 July 1938 at Estelline, Hamlin Co., South DakotaG, at age 93.8 
ObituaryObituary for James K Perkins was published.9 

Citations

  1. [S2463] Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1967, online Ancestry.com, Death cert. of James Ernest Perkins, son of James K Perkins and Alice White, 1951, q.v.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Jas. K (55), b. NY Feb 1845, father b. ME, mother b. NY, farmer; Alice J (52), b. MI Mar 1848, parents b. NY, 9 children, all living; marr. 32 yrs.
  3. [S711] Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Record Group M1749, NARA, online Ancestry.com. Hot Springs > Registers > V > img. 83/136, p. 6909. James J Perkins, age 80, b. Livingston Co. NY, res. Lake Preston SD, wid., father of Earl M Perkins; enlsted Crystal Lake IL 14 Aug 1861, Private, 36th IL Infantry, disch. Springfield IL 7 Jun 1865; admitted to home 30 Dec 1923, disch. 20 Dec 1926.
  4. [S554] Newspaper item (source unknown), Death rec. of James K Perkons, FindaGrave Memorial 86044644, 1938, q.v.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James (26), b. NY, farmer, real estate value $1300, personal estate $400; Alice (21), b. MI, keeping house.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. James (30), b. and mother b. NY, father b. VT, farmer; Alice (31), b. MI, parents b. NY, keeping house.
  7. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. James K (66), b. and parents b. NY, painter; Alice J (62), b. MI, father b. NY, mother b. WI, 12 children, 8 living; both first marr., marr. 43 yrs.
  8. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Simple standing memorial, "Perkins." Narrative: Alice Josephine Gorton, dau. of Levi E Gorton (1814-1859) and Eliza Ann Sheridan (1817-1895), b. Colon Twp., St. Joseph Co. MI, 1849, d. Lake Preston, Kingsbury Co. SD, 13 Oct 1919; James K Perkins, son of Aaron Perkins (5 Sep 1800 - 8 Sep 1851), b. Livingston Co. NY 14 Feb 1844, d. Estelline, Hamlin Co. SD, 19 Jul 1938. Images incl. newspaper obituary clipping for both, no source given. Lake Preston Cemetery, Lake Preston SD. Memorials 86044699 and 86044644, created by larry, photos added by B Thompson.
  9. [S554] Newspaper item (source unknown), Death rec. of James K Perkins, no source given, FindaGrave Memorial 86044644, 1938, q.v. James K Perkins, b. Livingston Co. NY 14 Feb 1844, d. Estelline SD Hospital 19 Jul 1938, age 94y 5m 5d. Marr. at Centerville MI, 25 Dec 1867, Alice J Gorton, b. Colon MI, d. 1919, 12 children, 8 living. Enlisted 33rd IL Infantry during the Civil War, wounded and captured at battle of Chickamauga, disch. at end of war. Removed to Parkersberg IA 1870, then Waterloo IA, and in 1882 to a homestead south of Lake Preston SD; visited Gettysburg battlefield earlier this year. Survived by sister Mrs. Armitta Sterns (Brookings SD); sons Carl D (Vienna SD), Chester Roy (Bryant SD), Earl Milton (Thomas SD) and James E (NE); daus. Genevive North (MT), Luella Parks (Portland OR), Mrs. Edna Ethel Schlender (Cornelius OR) and Junata Guse (Bryant SD).
  10. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  11. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.