John Henry Perkins III was born 8 October 1878, a son of John Henry Perkins, Jr. and Margaret E. Griggs. John Henry was the oldest of 4 children borne to this couple.
John Henry Perkins III enlisted and served as a Private with Company "L", 2 SC Infantry, Spanish American War.
The Spanish-America War was a short-lived conflict between the United States and Spain. Due to unrest in Cuba, President McKinney sent the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba to protect American citizens. He delayed notifying Spain and that upset the Spanish Government.
On the night of February 15, 1898 there was an explosion on-board the U.S.S. Maine and it sank in Havana Harbor killing 266 soldiers. This led to hostiles between Spain and the United States called the Spanish-American War.
If you haven’t read much about the Spanish-American War, I highly recommend the article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
By 2 June 1900 when the census was enumerated, John Henry Perkins III had served in the Spanish American War, received his discharge and married Jerusha Ann Sellers, daughter of Samuel Joseph Sellers, Sr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Hurst, The 1900 census showed John and Jerusha married in 1900 with no children.
John Henry Perkins and Jerusha Ann Sellers had the following children:
i. Joyce Myrtle Perkins, born 15 Sep 1905, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Clester Merritt Cobb; died 24 Dec 1986, Cobb County, Georgia.
ii. Maggie Perkins was born about 1908 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. Charles Henry Perkins was born on 22 Oct 1913 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He died on 22 Sep 1992 at the age of 78 in Fulton County, Georgia.
iv. John Robert Perkins was born on 11 Dec 1918 in Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia. He died on 11 Nov 1999 at the age of 80.
John Henry Perkins, III died 24 October 1949 in Cobb County, Georgia. His wife, Jerusha Ann Sellers Perkins died 25 November 1943 in Cobb County, Georgia. They share a double tombstone in the Mount Bethel Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34345771/john-henry-perkins
John Henry Perkins is my 3rd Cousin 2X Removed.
Jerusha Ann Sellers is my 2nd Cousin 3X Removed.
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[1] http://www.spanamwar.com/2ndsouthcarolinaroster.html
[2] http://www.fold3.com/image/1/309186895/
[3] 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0036, Page: 3A/106 (stamped); Line 39, Dwelling 48, Family 49, Household of John H. PERKINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
[4] 1920 U. S. Census, Fulton County, Georgia, population schedule, Buckhead, Fulton, Georgia, enumeration district (ED) 157, Page: 11A/253 (stamped); Line 9, Dwelling 192, Family 224, Household of John H. PERKINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2015); citing NARA publication Roll: T625_253.
[5] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2015); Memorial page for John H. Perkins; (8 October 1878–24 October 1949); Find a Grave memorial # 34345771, Citing Mount Bethel Cemetery; Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA.
[6] 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page: 320B(stamped); Line 39, Dwelling 184, Family 184, Household of Saml SELLARS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 October 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
[7] 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 020, Page 74B (Stamped); Line #68, Dwelling 33, Family 33, Household of Henry H. PERKINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
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