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The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
Matilda Elizabeth PERKINS
1844 - 1852 (7 years)1. Matilda Elizabeth PERKINS was born on 20 Sep 1844 in Arkansas, USA (daughter of Absalom Tidwell PERKINS and Elizabeth Emmeline HOOPER); died on 24 May 1852. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 20 Nov 1850, Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, USA
2. Absalom Tidwell PERKINS was born on 2 Nov 1826 in Arkansas, USA (son of Jesse PERKINS and Mary TIDWELL); died on 27 Jul 1879 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Blacksmith
- Occupation: Farmer
- Census: 1830, Tumlinson Township, Crawford, Arkansas Territory, USA
- Census: 1840, Scott County, Arkansas, USA
- Census: 20 Nov 1850, Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, USA
- Census: 1 Jun 1860, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
- Voter Registration: 2 Aug 1866, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
- Census: 15 Jun 1870, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Notes:
Perkins Street in Ukiah, California, was named for Absalom.
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P. O. Ukiah
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P. O. UkiahAbsalom married Elizabeth Emmeline HOOPER. Elizabeth (daughter of Obadiah Carter Cyrus HOOPER and Matilda Diadem MURDOCK) was born on 1 Dec 1826 in Georgia, USA; died on 15 Jul 1901; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Emmeline HOOPER was born on 1 Dec 1826 in Georgia, USA (daughter of Obadiah Carter Cyrus HOOPER and Matilda Diadem MURDOCK); died on 15 Jul 1901; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Keeping House
- Census: 20 Nov 1850, Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, USA
- Census: 1 Jun 1860, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
- Census: 15 Jun 1870, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
- Census: 7 Jun 1900, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Notes:
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P. O. Ukiah
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P. O. UkiahChildren:
- 1. Matilda Elizabeth PERKINS was born on 20 Sep 1844 in Arkansas, USA; died on 24 May 1852.
- Murdock Shurles PERKINS was born on 10 Jan 1846 in Arkansas, USA; died on 1 Jan 1921; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- James Francis PERKINS was born on 26 Oct 1848 in Arkansas, USA; died on 9 Apr 1921; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Cynthia Venable PERKINS was born on 7 Nov 1850 in Arkansas, USA; died on 4 Mar 1937; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Mary Eleanor PERKINS was born on 14 Aug 1852 in Arkansas, USA; died on 6 Dec 1943 in Mendocino County, California, USA; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Emily Saline PERKINS was born on 26 Nov 1856 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA; died on 25 Nov 1936; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Andrew Jackson PERKINS was born on 9 Oct 1858 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA; died in Jan 1904 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA.
- Pernecia Arabella PERKINS was born on 3 Nov 1861 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA; died on 17 Nov 1915.
Generation: 3
4. Jesse PERKINS was born on 15 Dec 1798 in North Carolina, USA (son of Joshua PERKINS and Rebecca SHERRILL). Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Farmer
- Census: 1820, Manville Township, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
- Census: 1830, Tumlinson Township, Crawford, Arkansas Territory, USA
- Census: 1840, Scott County, Arkansas, USA
- Census: 20 Nov 1850, Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, USA
- Census: 2 Jul 1860, Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, USA
Notes:
Jesse’s second wife was a Martha whose maiden name was possibly Crane (b. 1816, d. 1865). They had one child, Hymanis G. Perkins (b. 1859) who married Daniel Henry.
Jesse married Mary TIDWELL on 8 May 1817 in Saint Clair County, Illinois, USA. Mary (daughter of Absalom TIDWELL and Nancy) was born on 21 Feb 1799 in Tennessee, USA; died before 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary TIDWELL was born on 21 Feb 1799 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Absalom TIDWELL and Nancy); died before 1859. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Polly
- Census: 1820, Manville Township, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
- Census: 1830, Tumlinson Township, Crawford, Arkansas Territory, USA
- Residence: May 1830, Crawford County, Arkansas Territory, USA
- Census: 1840, Scott County, Arkansas, USA
- Census: 20 Nov 1850, Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, USA
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Married:
Vol. B, p. 28Children:
- Lucinda PERKINS was born in 1817; died in 1902.
- John Wesley PERKINS was born in 1819.
- Eliza Eleanor PERKINS was born about 1823 in Illinois, USA.
- Rebecca Ann PERKINS was born in 1824.
- 2. Absalom Tidwell PERKINS was born on 2 Nov 1826 in Arkansas, USA; died on 27 Jul 1879 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Joshua Sherrill PERKINS was born in Mar 1829 in Arkansas Territory, USA.
- Pernecia Jane PERKINS was born on 17 Jul 1831; died on 13 Nov 1867; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Cynthia PERKINS was born in 1833.
- Esrom PERKINS was born in 1836.
- Malvina Caroline PERKINS was born about 1839 in Arkansas, USA; died in 1879.
- Mary Arebella PERKINS was born about 1840 in Arkansas, USA.
6. Obadiah Carter Cyrus HOOPER was born on 4 Jul 1798 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA; died on 30 Nov 1880 in Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA; was buried in Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: Obadiah was a Mexican War veteran. He served as a Private in Capt. Welch's Company G, of Lt.Col. Gray's Battalion. He enlisted at Fort Smith Arkansas 16 Jul 1846.
- Voter Registration: 4 Aug 1866, East Bear River Township, Yuba, California, USA
Obadiah married Matilda Diadem MURDOCK. Matilda was born on 18 Dec 1802 in Clarke County, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Mar 1898 in Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA; was buried in Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Matilda Diadem MURDOCK was born on 18 Dec 1802 in Clarke County, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Mar 1898 in Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA; was buried in Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA. Notes:
Birth:
possibly 1804Children:
- 3. Elizabeth Emmeline HOOPER was born on 1 Dec 1826 in Georgia, USA; died on 15 Jul 1901; was buried in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA.
- Joseph Murdock HOOPER was born on 13 Jul 1832; died on 20 Oct 1911; was buried in Winters Cemetery, Winters, Yolo, California, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Joshua PERKINS was born about 1765; died on 6 Oct 1839 in Bond County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1820, Manville Township, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
Joshua married Rebecca SHERRILL on 13 Dec 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. Rebecca was born about 1776; died about 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Rebecca SHERRILL was born about 1776; died about 1863. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1820, Manville Township, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
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(presumed)Children:
- 4. Jesse PERKINS was born on 15 Dec 1798 in North Carolina, USA.
10. Absalom TIDWELL was born about 1772 (son of William TIDWELL and Mary FUNK); died before May 1830. Other Events and Attributes:
- Tax List: 1798, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1821, Miller County, Arkansas Territory, USA
Notes:
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Capt. Walter Bells Company District
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Signer of a Memorial of certain thereof relative to the treaty with the ChoctawsAbsalom married Nancy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Nancy Notes:
The administratrix of the estate of Absalom Tidwell was Nancy Tidwell. The estate mentions heirs “Horam Tidwell, Polly Perkins, Esram Tidwell & Ann Tunilson [sic].”
Children:
- Hiram TIDWELL was born about 1794; died before 1838.
- 5. Mary TIDWELL was born on 21 Feb 1799 in Tennessee, USA; died before 1859.
- Esrom TIDWELL was born about 1803; died before Mar 1838.
- Ann TIDWELL was born about 1804; died about 1835.