Amelia R Perkins

Brief Life History of Amelia R

When Amelia R Perkins was born on 1 January 1858, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Perkins, was 42 and her mother, Ann Maria Copeland, was 37. She married Dr. James Barbee Beckett on 26 June 1884, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Fort Thomas, Campbell, Kentucky, United States for about 15 years and Miami, Dade, Florida, United States in 1940. She died on 29 August 1941, in Dade, Florida, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Campbell, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. James Barbee Beckett
1860–1920
Amelia R Perkins
1858–1941
Marriage: 26 June 1884
Dr. H. Roy Beckett
1886–1959
Beckett
1886–

Sources (15)

  • Pamelia Perkins in household of Thomas Perkins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amelia Perkins - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Amelia Perkins
  • Amelia Perkins, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Dade, Florida, United States 1997: Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.

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

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