Brief Life History of Wilson Gardner
When Wilson Gardner Perkins was born on 11 March 1807, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Reuben Perkins, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Petillo, was 24. He married Dianna Anderson in 1830, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1830 and Wilson Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1838. He died on 3 September 1849, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wilson G Perkins, "United States Census, 1830"
- Wilson G Perkins, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Wilson G in entry for Harry H Perkins, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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MISSOURI DESCRIBED, by Elizabeth Jane Perkins
Elizabeth Jane Perkins, daughter of Wilson and Diana, wrote of the move to Missouri giving her own description of this beautiful land: AI was born in Jackson County, Tennessee, February 11th, 1837. M …
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