It’s Family Time~John Davis Perkins, Sr. Family

John Davis Perkins, Sr. was born on 6 Mar 1874 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

He was the son of James Franklin Perkins and Margaret Emeline “Aunt Mag” Davis. After leaving Chesterfield, John appears in the 1920 Census, Douglas, Coffee, Georgia and the 1930 Census, Lineville, Clay, Alabama. In 1940, I could not locate John Davis. His wife and two children were living in the household of her Mother. John’s tombstone shows he died on 8 May 1941 at the age of 67. Where he was in 1940 when the census was taken is unknown. There was no death certificate found in the Georgia Death Index.

John Davis Perkins Sr and Lillian C. Hilliard were married on 9 Oct 1921 in Glynn, Georgia. Lillian C. Hilliard, daughter of Hiram Hilliard and Maude Gertrude Arnold, was born on 21 Nov 1906. She died on 13 Oct 1987 at the age of 80 in Alachua, Florida.

John Davis Perkins and Lillian C. Hilliard had the following children:

i. John Davis Perkins Jr. was born on 22 Jul 1922 in Coffee County, Georgia. He died on 30 Sep 1923 at the age of 1 in Coffee County, Georgia.

ii. James F. Perkins was born on 18 Mar 1924. He died on 20 Jan 1968 at the age of 43 in Ware, Georgia. James served in the military, US Navy.

iii. Leon Alfred Perkins was born on 28 Nov 1925 in Georgia. He died on 5 Mar 1973 at the age of 47 in Duval County, Florida.

John Davis Perkins, Sr. is my 2nd Cousin 3X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 February 2021); Memorial page for John Davis Perkins Sr.; (6 March 1874–8 May 1941); Find a Grave memorial # 34959497, Citing Douglas City Cemetery; Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia, USA.

2. 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page 323C, Line 22, Dwelling 222, Family 222, Household of James F. PERKINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 18 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.

3. 1920 U. S. Census, Coffee County, Mississippi, population schedule, Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia, enumeration district (ED) 70, Page 5A/185(Stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 82, Family 85, J. D. PERKINS Cousin; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 February 2021); citing NARA publication T625.

4. 1930 U. S. Census, Clay County, Alabama, population schedule, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 15, Page: 6A/279 (Stamped); Line 6, Dwelling 111, Family 119, Household of John D. PERKINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 2 February 1921); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_6.

5. The Georgia Archives Morrow, Georgia., "Georgia, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1828-1978," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 February 2021), Marriage: John Davis Perkins & Lillian C. Hilliard; The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.; Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1921.

6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lillian C Hilliard Bruton (21 November 1906–13 October 1987), Memorial # 94098496.

7. 1940 U. S. Census, Ware County, Georgia, population schedule, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, enumeration district (ED) 148-10, Page 24B/133 (Stamped), Line 74, Household #895, Household of and Maud G. JOHNSON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 February 2021); citing NARA publication Roll: T627.

8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, James F. Perkins (18 March 1924–20 January 1968), Memorial # 34959496.

9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Leon Alfred Perkins (28 November 1925–5 March 1973), Memorial # 34959498.