Brief Life History of Nicholas George Watson
When Nicholas George Watson Perkins was born on 30 August 1860, in Virginia, United States, his father, Nicholas Constantine Perkins, was 23 and his mother, Icy Minerva Jones, was 26. He married Emelia Josephine Flentge from 25 September 1889 to 25 October 1889, in Myrtle Point, Coos, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Myrtle Point, Coos, Oregon, United States for about 30 years. He died on 24 November 1947, in Coos, Oregon, United States, at the age of 87.
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Sources (14)
- Nicholas Perkins, "United States Census, 1930"
- N G W Perkins en el registro de Lois Angeline Giles, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- Legacy NFS Source: Nicholas George Watson Perkins - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 24 November 1947; Coos, Oregon, United States
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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