When Peter Perkins was born on 7 March 1826, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States, his father, Rev. Peter Perkins, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 47. He married Rebecca Wiet on 2 April 1846, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 8 February 1896, in Siler, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Siler, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
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English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.
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Possible Related NamesPeter Perkins was the son of Peter Perkins (?-1847) and Elizabeth "Bettie" Brown (?-1850). Peter Perkins first married Rebecca Weir (or Wiet) on April 2, 1846 in Campbell County, Tennessee. Rebecca mu …
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