Family History - Frank Charles Perkins

1. Frank Charles Perkins,¹ born 22 November 1888 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Charles A. Perkins and Julia A. Sisson;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} died 28 June 1941 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.^{2, 8} Frank married, 12 October 1910 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, Minnie Morgan Kingsley¹¹ (born June 1889 in Connecticut, the daughter of Frank M. Kingsley and Mary J. Lyman^{9, 10}). Frank is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.²

	2	i.	Frank R. Perkins, born ca. 1911 in Connecticut.10
	3	ii.	Annie L. Perkins, born ca. 1919 in Connecticut.10

1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Frank Charles Perkins, residing in Springfield, Agawam, Mass.; born: 22 November 1888 in Lebanon, Connecticut; occupation: machinist; married with wife and child.
2. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Frank C. Perkins, born: 1888; died: 1941 (from record, which provides the name and link for his sister Fannie [incorrectly labeled as Spouse]. Frank and Fannie are inscribed on the back of the gravestone for their parents, Charles A. and Julia A. Perkins.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, Enumeration District 451, Sheet No. 7B, family of Charles A. Perkins (36, Conn., Oct. 1863, farmer); wife of 15 years Julia A. Perkins (36, Conn., Sep. 1863 [sic, actually born in 1857], 2 children, 2 living); son Frank C. Perkins (11, Conn., Nov. 1888); daughter Fannie C. Perkins (9, Conn., Feb. 1891).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 507, Sheet No. 5A, Charles A. Perkins, 47, Connecticut, farmer; wife of 25 years Julia A. Perkins, 47, Connecticut, 2 children, 2 living; son Frank C. Perkins, 21, Connecticut, laborer, home farm; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 19, Connecticut, cook, at home.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-16, Sheet No. 1B, Charles A. Perkins, 66, Connecticut, first married age 21, farmer, dairy farm; wife Julia A. Perkins, 66, Connecticut, first married age 21; son Frank C. Perkins, 41, Connecticut, divorced, first married age 22, carpenter, house; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 39, Connecticut, mother’s helper, house work.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-26, Sheet No. 2B, Charles A. Perkins, 76, Connecticut, widowed, farmer, farm; son Frank C. Perkins, 50, Connecticut, divorced, laborer, farm; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 47, Connecticut.
7. Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, Vol. VII, 1907-1908, Putnam, Conn.: William Harrison Taylor, 1908. Page 236, photograph and biography of Charles A. Perkins.
8. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Frank Perkins, died: 28 June 1941 in Groton, Connecticut.
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 451, Sheet No. 5A, Frank M. Kingsley, 37, Connecticut, May 1863, farmer; wife of 15 years Mary J. Kingsley, 42, Connecticut, October 1857, 2 children, 2 living; daughter M. Tilley Kingsley, 14, Connecticut, March 1886; daughter Minnie M. Kingsley, 12, Connecticut, June 1889; m-in-law Harriet S. Lyman, 67, New York, September 1832, widowed, 1 child, 1 living.
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-17, Sheet No. 8A, Minnie M. Perkins, 42, Connecticut, divorced; son Frank R. Perkins, 19, Connecticut, laborer, odd jobs; daughter Annie L. Perkins, 11, Connecticut.
11. Wedding Announcement, Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut, 15-16 October 1910, Miss Minnie Morgan Kingsley and Mr. Frank Charles Perkins, married on 12 October 1910 in Lebanon, Connecticut. The article provides the names of their parents, Frank M. Kingsley and Mary J. Lyman, and Charles A. Perkins and Julia A. Sessions [sic, Sisson] and provides brief wedding details.