William L PerkinsAge: 89 years1876–1966
- Name
- William L Perkins
- Given names
- William L
- Surname
- Perkins
 Birth | October 29, 1876 25 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Bertha Maude Perkins May 15, 1878 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Allen Perkins August 10, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Roy Perkins 1882 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Blacker August 20, 1892 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | John Alexander Perkins April 7, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Lilly May Smith — View this family December 17, 1902 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Gladys Luciele Perkins September 17, 1903 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Perkins September 22, 1905 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Cecil Williams Perkins February 13, 1909 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Erma H Perkins January 1, 1914 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 41 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Adelia Woneta Perkins January 28, 1919 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Annetta Pearl Perkins June 15, 1923 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Warner March 26, 1924 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 73 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | March 1966 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bement Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Alexander Perkins Birth: April 1, 1851 37 34 — Pickaway, Ohio, United States Death: April 7, 1900 — Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Warner Birth: January 1848 30 25 — Pickaway, Ohio, United States Death: March 26, 1924 — Sardorus, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: August 5, 1873 — Piatt, Illinois, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Lenora Perkins Birth: 1874 22 26 — Illinois, United States Death: 1968 — Illinois, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Della May Perkins Birth: March 12, 1875 23 27 — Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States Death: February 26, 1971 — Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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20 months himself |
William L Perkins Birth: October 29, 1876 25 28 — Illinois, United States Death: March 1966 — Illinois, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Bertha Maude Perkins Birth: May 15, 1878 27 30 — Illinois, United States Death: January 1975 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Harry Allen Perkins Birth: August 10, 1880 29 32 — Champaign, Illinois, United States Death: January 7, 1970 — Will, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Roy Perkins Birth: 1882 30 34 — Illinois, United States Death: September 22, 1905 — Illinois, United States |
| Family with Lilly May Smith |
| himself |
William L Perkins Birth: October 29, 1876 25 28 — Illinois, United States Death: March 1966 — Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Lilly May Smith Birth: November 1, 1884 — Illinois, United States Death: 1971 — Bement, Piatt, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 17, 1902 — Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Gladys Luciele Perkins Birth: September 17, 1903 26 18 — Sadorus, Champaign, Illinois, United States Death: September 14, 1972 — Ivesdale, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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5 years son |
Cecil Williams Perkins Birth: February 13, 1909 32 24 — Illinois, United States Death: October 14, 1998 — Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Erma H Perkins Birth: January 1, 1914 37 29 — Illinois, United States Death: March 22, 2006 — Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Adelia Woneta Perkins Birth: January 28, 1919 42 34 — Illinois, United States Death: October 4, 2001 — Illinois, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Annetta Pearl Perkins Birth: June 15, 1923 46 38 — Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 2005 — Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Alexander Perkins - Household
ED 179 Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ann Warner - Household
Sadonus Township ED 23 Champaign, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William L Perkins - Household
Ed 29 Sardorus, Champaign, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William L Perkins - Household
ED 35 Sardorus, Champaign, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William L Perkins - Household
ED 3 Bement, Piatt, Illinois, United States
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