The Shemwell Family

Harry Allen PerkinsAge: 89 years18801970

Name
Harry Allen Perkins
Given names
Harry Allen
Surname
Perkins
Birth August 10, 1880 29 32
Birth of a brotherRoy Perkins
1882 (Age 16 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Blacker
August 20, 1892 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 fatherJohn Alexander Perkins
April 7, 1900 (Age 19 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMabel Pearl RiceView this family
1902 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherRoy Perkins
September 22, 1905 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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/
Death of a motherMary Ann Warner
March 26, 1924 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Death of a wifeMabel Pearl Rice
1951 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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
Death of a brotherWilliam L Perkins
March 1966 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sisterLenora Perkins
1968 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 January 7, 1970 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rice Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 5, 1873Piatt, Illinois, United States
17 months
elder sister
14 months
elder sister
Della May Perkins
Birth: March 12, 1875 23 27Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
Death: February 26, 1971Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
20 months
elder brother
18 months
elder sister
Bertha Maude Perkins
Birth: May 15, 1878 27 30Illinois, United States
Death: January 1975Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
Harry Allen Perkins
Birth: August 10, 1880 29 32Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: January 7, 1970Will, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Roy Perkins
Birth: 1882 30 34Illinois, United States
Death: September 22, 1905Illinois, United States
Family with Mabel Pearl Rice - View this family
himself
Harry Allen Perkins
Birth: August 10, 1880 29 32Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: January 7, 1970Will, Illinois, United States
wife
Mabel Pearl Rice
Birth: September 21, 1884 27 26Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: 1951Illinois, United States
Marriage: 1902Champaign, Illinois, United States

Harry Allen Perkins has 20 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ann Warner - Household

Sadonus Township ED 23 Champaign, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Perkins, Mary AheadWFJan184753Wd86OHOHPAFarmer0YesYesYesRMF
Perkins, WilliamsonWMOct187624SILOHOHFarm Hand0YesYesYes
Perkins, HarrysonWMAug188020SILOHOHFarm Hand0YesYesYes
Swinfor, Eliasson-in-lawWMJun187426M0IlINILFarm Hand0YesYesYes
Swinfor, Bertha MdaughterWFMay187822M000ILOHOHYesYesYes