Harvey Huston Perkins

Brief Life History of Harvey Huston

When Harvey Huston Perkins was born on 22 September 1840, in Alpha, Grundy, Missouri, United States, his father, Wilson Gardner Perkins, was 33 and his mother, Dianna Anderson, was 28. He married Annie Meredith about 1861, in Alpha, Grundy, Missouri, United States. He lived in Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 27 December 1920, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Harvey Huston Perkins
1840–1920
Sarah Amelia Simons
1861–1949
Marriage: 24 November 1892

Sources (31)

  • Harvey H. Perkins, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Harvey H Perkins, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Harvey H. Perkins, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business

1863

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

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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