Lester E Perkins
1900–1968 (Age 67)
New York, United States
The Life of Lester E
When Lester E Perkins was born on 10 November 1900, in New York, United States, his father, Elmer Perkins, was 32 and his mother, Isabelle Fuller, was 27. He lived in Jewell, Vienna, Oneida, New York, United States in 1935 and Vienna, Oneida, New York, United States in 1940. He died in 1968, in Cleveland, Constantia, Oswego, New York, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Oneida, New York, United States.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Elmer Perkins
1868–1944
Isabelle Fuller
1873–1951
Leola I Perkins
1894–1963
Ethel F Perkins
1896–1968
Elbert Lawrence Perkins
1896–1975
Lester E Perkins
1900–1968
Walter L Perkins
1904–2001
Parents & Siblings
- Elmer Perkins
1868–1944Male
- Isabelle Fuller
1873–1951Female
siblings
(5)
1894–1963Female
- Ethel F Perkins
1896–1968Female
1896–1975Male
1900–1968Male
- Walter L Perkins
1904–2001Male
World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 1
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 17
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 18
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
1 English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.2 Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Peer, a Dutch form of Peter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Lester Perkins in household of Elmer Perkins, "United States Census, 1940"
Lester Perkins in household of Elmer Perkins, "United States Census, 1930"
Lester E Perkins in household of Elmer Perkins, "United States Census, 1910"
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