Original biography on record added by Rattlebox (inactive) on Dec. 14, 2004 as follows:
"Son of Joseph Perkins and Harriet Draper. Husband of Rhoda Jane Frazer of Michigan, and/or Serelda Barnard of Iowa, and/or Mary Jane Wade of New York. May have had two children, Melissa Perkins (born in Michigan, 1845) and Emerson James Perkins (born in Iowa, 1849)"
REVISED details and following biography added by James Wesley Herbert, great grandson, June 5, 2012:
VINSON GIDEON PERKINS
Born: June 21, 1820, Stratford, Montgomery County, NY
In 1838, this part of Montgomery became Fulton County. Family records give his birth in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY, however, Aug. 7 1820 Federal Census lists his family in Stratford. An exhaustive search has not found any family members who were in Schenectady at that time based on the census so one may assume that his birthplace was as newly noted.
Died: Aug. 4, 1898, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Obit of Aug. 6, 1898 from Florida Times-Union and Citizen says he was visiting a "Mr. Leland" which would have been Ora Miner Leland, son of his niece, Harriet (Perkins) Leland.
PARENTS:
Joseph Woodmancy Perkins 1793-1870
Harriet Draper 1796-1834
SPOUSE #1:
Julia Brooks b.1825 m Jan. 17, 1841 Lawrence Twp, Van Buren County, MI
SPOUSE #2:
Rhoda Jane Frazier 1824-1906 m 1844 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Mary Melissa Perkins 1845-1943
*Emily E Perkins 1847-1913
*Julius Augustus Perkins 1846-1920
SPOUSE #3:
Mary Jane Wade 1830-1912 m 1848 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Emerson James Perkins Downie 1849-1919 - took last name of stepfather, Erastus Downie
SPOUSE #4:
Srielda Malvina Barnard 1836-1924 m June 20, 1853 Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA
CHILDREN:
*Andrew Vinson Perkins 1854-1855
*Amos Perkins 1856-1856
*Harriet Malvina Perkins 1859-1874
*Joel Carmel Perkins 1860-1921
*Polly Perkins 1863-1863
*Bertha B Perkins 1864-1940
*Ruth Emily Perkins 1866-1955
*Grant Levi Perkins 1868-1955
*Wesley Perkins 1871-1952
*John Valentine Perkins 1873-1874
Farmer, hotel keeper, merchant, Vinson had a "wanderlust" which was apparently never satisfied. After leaving home in New York, he lived in Michigan, Iowa, Territorial Nebraska, Iowa and then in Grand Haven, Michigan with his brother, Miner Gaylord Perkins, during the 1890's and possibly slightly before. His last days were in Tallahassee where he lived for 3 months prior to his death according to the obit as noted.
"Son of Joseph Perkins and Harriet Draper. Husband of Rhoda Jane Frazer of Michigan, and/or Serelda Barnard of Iowa, and/or Mary Jane Wade of New York. May have had two children, Melissa Perkins (born in Michigan, 1845) and Emerson James Perkins (born in Iowa, 1849)"
REVISED details and following biography added by James Wesley Herbert, great grandson, June 5, 2012:
VINSON GIDEON PERKINS
Born: June 21, 1820, Stratford, Montgomery County, NY
In 1838, this part of Montgomery became Fulton County. Family records give his birth in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY, however, Aug. 7 1820 Federal Census lists his family in Stratford. An exhaustive search has not found any family members who were in Schenectady at that time based on the census so one may assume that his birthplace was as newly noted.
Died: Aug. 4, 1898, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Obit of Aug. 6, 1898 from Florida Times-Union and Citizen says he was visiting a "Mr. Leland" which would have been Ora Miner Leland, son of his niece, Harriet (Perkins) Leland.
PARENTS:
Joseph Woodmancy Perkins 1793-1870
Harriet Draper 1796-1834
SPOUSE #1:
Julia Brooks b.1825 m Jan. 17, 1841 Lawrence Twp, Van Buren County, MI
SPOUSE #2:
Rhoda Jane Frazier 1824-1906 m 1844 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Mary Melissa Perkins 1845-1943
*Emily E Perkins 1847-1913
*Julius Augustus Perkins 1846-1920
SPOUSE #3:
Mary Jane Wade 1830-1912 m 1848 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Emerson James Perkins Downie 1849-1919 - took last name of stepfather, Erastus Downie
SPOUSE #4:
Srielda Malvina Barnard 1836-1924 m June 20, 1853 Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA
CHILDREN:
*Andrew Vinson Perkins 1854-1855
*Amos Perkins 1856-1856
*Harriet Malvina Perkins 1859-1874
*Joel Carmel Perkins 1860-1921
*Polly Perkins 1863-1863
*Bertha B Perkins 1864-1940
*Ruth Emily Perkins 1866-1955
*Grant Levi Perkins 1868-1955
*Wesley Perkins 1871-1952
*John Valentine Perkins 1873-1874
Farmer, hotel keeper, merchant, Vinson had a "wanderlust" which was apparently never satisfied. After leaving home in New York, he lived in Michigan, Iowa, Territorial Nebraska, Iowa and then in Grand Haven, Michigan with his brother, Miner Gaylord Perkins, during the 1890's and possibly slightly before. His last days were in Tallahassee where he lived for 3 months prior to his death according to the obit as noted.
Original biography on record added by Rattlebox (inactive) on Dec. 14, 2004 as follows:
"Son of Joseph Perkins and Harriet Draper. Husband of Rhoda Jane Frazer of Michigan, and/or Serelda Barnard of Iowa, and/or Mary Jane Wade of New York. May have had two children, Melissa Perkins (born in Michigan, 1845) and Emerson James Perkins (born in Iowa, 1849)"
REVISED details and following biography added by James Wesley Herbert, great grandson, June 5, 2012:
VINSON GIDEON PERKINS
Born: June 21, 1820, Stratford, Montgomery County, NY
In 1838, this part of Montgomery became Fulton County. Family records give his birth in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY, however, Aug. 7 1820 Federal Census lists his family in Stratford. An exhaustive search has not found any family members who were in Schenectady at that time based on the census so one may assume that his birthplace was as newly noted.
Died: Aug. 4, 1898, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Obit of Aug. 6, 1898 from Florida Times-Union and Citizen says he was visiting a "Mr. Leland" which would have been Ora Miner Leland, son of his niece, Harriet (Perkins) Leland.
PARENTS:
Joseph Woodmancy Perkins 1793-1870
Harriet Draper 1796-1834
SPOUSE #1:
Julia Brooks b.1825 m Jan. 17, 1841 Lawrence Twp, Van Buren County, MI
SPOUSE #2:
Rhoda Jane Frazier 1824-1906 m 1844 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Mary Melissa Perkins 1845-1943
*Emily E Perkins 1847-1913
*Julius Augustus Perkins 1846-1920
SPOUSE #3:
Mary Jane Wade 1830-1912 m 1848 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Emerson James Perkins Downie 1849-1919 - took last name of stepfather, Erastus Downie
SPOUSE #4:
Srielda Malvina Barnard 1836-1924 m June 20, 1853 Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA
CHILDREN:
*Andrew Vinson Perkins 1854-1855
*Amos Perkins 1856-1856
*Harriet Malvina Perkins 1859-1874
*Joel Carmel Perkins 1860-1921
*Polly Perkins 1863-1863
*Bertha B Perkins 1864-1940
*Ruth Emily Perkins 1866-1955
*Grant Levi Perkins 1868-1955
*Wesley Perkins 1871-1952
*John Valentine Perkins 1873-1874
Farmer, hotel keeper, merchant, Vinson had a "wanderlust" which was apparently never satisfied. After leaving home in New York, he lived in Michigan, Iowa, Territorial Nebraska, Iowa and then in Grand Haven, Michigan with his brother, Miner Gaylord Perkins, during the 1890's and possibly slightly before. His last days were in Tallahassee where he lived for 3 months prior to his death according to the obit as noted.
"Son of Joseph Perkins and Harriet Draper. Husband of Rhoda Jane Frazer of Michigan, and/or Serelda Barnard of Iowa, and/or Mary Jane Wade of New York. May have had two children, Melissa Perkins (born in Michigan, 1845) and Emerson James Perkins (born in Iowa, 1849)"
REVISED details and following biography added by James Wesley Herbert, great grandson, June 5, 2012:
VINSON GIDEON PERKINS
Born: June 21, 1820, Stratford, Montgomery County, NY
In 1838, this part of Montgomery became Fulton County. Family records give his birth in Schenectady, Schenectady Co, NY, however, Aug. 7 1820 Federal Census lists his family in Stratford. An exhaustive search has not found any family members who were in Schenectady at that time based on the census so one may assume that his birthplace was as newly noted.
Died: Aug. 4, 1898, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Obit of Aug. 6, 1898 from Florida Times-Union and Citizen says he was visiting a "Mr. Leland" which would have been Ora Miner Leland, son of his niece, Harriet (Perkins) Leland.
PARENTS:
Joseph Woodmancy Perkins 1793-1870
Harriet Draper 1796-1834
SPOUSE #1:
Julia Brooks b.1825 m Jan. 17, 1841 Lawrence Twp, Van Buren County, MI
SPOUSE #2:
Rhoda Jane Frazier 1824-1906 m 1844 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Mary Melissa Perkins 1845-1943
*Emily E Perkins 1847-1913
*Julius Augustus Perkins 1846-1920
SPOUSE #3:
Mary Jane Wade 1830-1912 m 1848 Hudson Twp, Lenawee County, MI
CHILDREN:
*Emerson James Perkins Downie 1849-1919 - took last name of stepfather, Erastus Downie
SPOUSE #4:
Srielda Malvina Barnard 1836-1924 m June 20, 1853 Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA
CHILDREN:
*Andrew Vinson Perkins 1854-1855
*Amos Perkins 1856-1856
*Harriet Malvina Perkins 1859-1874
*Joel Carmel Perkins 1860-1921
*Polly Perkins 1863-1863
*Bertha B Perkins 1864-1940
*Ruth Emily Perkins 1866-1955
*Grant Levi Perkins 1868-1955
*Wesley Perkins 1871-1952
*John Valentine Perkins 1873-1874
Farmer, hotel keeper, merchant, Vinson had a "wanderlust" which was apparently never satisfied. After leaving home in New York, he lived in Michigan, Iowa, Territorial Nebraska, Iowa and then in Grand Haven, Michigan with his brother, Miner Gaylord Perkins, during the 1890's and possibly slightly before. His last days were in Tallahassee where he lived for 3 months prior to his death according to the obit as noted.
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