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and Radio Station KLLA.Family HistoryBy John T. CupilWe shall try to finish the Henderson - doward - Perkins family line this week. The Parkins came from Sbuth Carolina to. Georgia and then to Mississippi, 'the Vaginal was John Perkins who- was married twide and had one son by each wife, David and Rees. Rees married Elizabeth Rice (Rees) and Rad several children, among them 'was James.• In the Probate Court papers of Marion County, Miss., we learn that James Perkins, who had married Margaret Chandler, listed these children, Susannah Lou Sandford, son Samuel Perkins, daughter Nancy Brown, wife of Moses Brown, son Rees, and three daughters Elizabeth Tanner, JaneLeesville Drug Co.AIR CONDITIONED Pkone 74 t . UcrtilUaaugnter, mtuy uyiui, iuTTla, £*.nuptialGates ot Shreveport The vows^will Exchanged, oh April 15 at the (Fitsf Methodist Church105. Both Miss Dishongh and Mr. Gates are now students at Northwestern State College.Smart and Margaret Perki is. Nathan P. Smart and Corhelii; s Newman were witnesses, and Hosea Davis was * administrator. Dated Nov. 18, 1826- John Smart married a slater I of James J erkins.Samuel : Peikins marrie d and settled at. the place named for him, Perkinston,” Miss., El zabeth and Naae| bojth came to Louisiana, but took i the .name 1 ’erkrns here, as they were probab y widows. Orte ‘ of Nancy’s daughters, Sarah, married Joseph Calhoun, but no issue.Rees Perkins as has been, stated preVioysly died in Big Woods, Caicasieu P'arish, La. I have given most of the marriages of Rees Perkins’ children and tbe|r children in previous articles. James married Catherine Henilerson, Samuel married Rebecca Coward, Rees, Jr. married Vianna Coward, Hepsey married Willis Butler, Eliza married Needham Cpward, Margaret married Allen Coward, Lethy Ann married William Coward, Martha married a Townsend,Harriet married William New land and Miranda marriage not known.The rest of this weeks report wil) be from the Census Records of flapides Parish, La., for i860. Wei begin with house No. 848, whfoh is Patrick ‘Fletcher, agei 48, boxin in N. C., Martha Ann 49,; also torn in N, C., Richard A., 21, bom in MisA, Cornelia 20, bom in N. i€., Marmaduke 19, bom in Mi^s., Amanda 14, P. H. 12, Melissa Ann 10, William E. 6, all boitn in La. No. 349 was John W. Conner, age 35, bom in Fla., Martha 25, born in La., Alexander 4, Mary Laura 2, both born m Texas James P. Pipes, age 21, bom in Ala. was in the home of Conner. No. 350 was Alexander Wilson, age 50, bom in Miss., Sarah 18, born in La , David 14, born in TexasIn No 351 was J C Turner, age 39, Sophia 37, both born in Ga Sarah E 15, Dempsey 12, John R. 9, pnd Ruth 5, ail bom in Fla. In hojise No. 352 twas E. FraiikiinTTGA1WexpmarthoiloniloveHixwasandHosyouersmerJoeBroJuJudJPariFedevs. lt;er.B3 Seiz rect abcn com ficic isiai scril here pub bide dooi in i duri fortheated
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Leesville Leader
Leesville, Louisiana, US
Thu, Feb 25, 1960
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