Margaret Clawson

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Clawson was born on 16 December 1812, in Virginia, United States, her father, James W Clawson, was 38 and her mother, Jane Larimer, was 29. She married William D Perkins in 1830, in Carter, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Sullivan, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. She died on 10 May 1898, in Lindley, Grundy, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Lindley, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William D Perkins
1807–1873
Margaret Clawson
1812–1898
Marriage: 1830
Sarah Ann Collins
1825–1916
James Wood Perkins
1830–1912
Mary Jane Perkins
1832–
Sarah I. Perkins
1832–
Jacob F Perkins
1835–1888
Frances Ann Perkins
1838–1879
Nancy C Perkins
1840–
William Perkins
1841–1864
Alexander H Perkins
1844–1864
Henrietta O Perkins
1845–1882
Eliza Perkins
1849–1882
Sarah E Perkins
1850–1874
Joshua H Perkins
1854–1876
Josephine Perkins
1856–1875

Sources (5)

  • Margret Perkins, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Margaret Clawson Perkins, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Margaret Perkins in household of William Perkins, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1821

Historical Boundaries 1821: Daviess, Indiana, United States

1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Claxton .

Americanized form of North German, Danish, and Norwegian Clausen , Claussen , or Klausen , and also of their Dutch cognates, such as Claassen or Klaassen, patronymics from short forms of the local equivalents of the personal name Nicholas . Compare Clauson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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