Brief Life History of David Ernest
When David Ernest Perkins Senior was born on 28 April 1920, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, James Emery Perkins, was 36 and his mother, Lila Luella Bess, was 30. He married Joyce Evelyn Steele on 12 September 1940, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 13 May 1971, at the age of 51, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Ernest Perkins, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ernest Perkins, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
- Earnest David Perkins, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1924 · The Egyptian Theater is Constructed
"After the Arlington Hotel burnt down in 1923, Harman and Louis Peery devised a plan to build a grand theater like the Grand Opera House but with moving pictures. It was constructed after the manner of other famous theaters that were Egyptian-themed. The first feature played there was a silent film titled, ""Wanderer of the Wasteland"" and was accompanied by the famous pipe organ named, ""The Mighty Wurlitzer"". In 1951 the theater was renovated so that more people would be able to enjoy the films shown there. The theater exists today but only as a community theater and performing arts house."
1934 · The Construction of a Reservoir
In 1933 the funds were obtained to start building a reservoir at the Pineview site. President Roosevelt then authorized the Ogden River Project on November 16, 1935 and was supervised and fully funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
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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