Grandfather & Grandmother Perkins
Jesse Lafayette Perkins (Image) (1864 - 1948) and Ellen Elizabeth Madison - Born 28 Apr 1866 in Edmonson County, Ky. and died 15 Apr 1917 in Warren County, Ky.
They were married on December 29, 1888
They resided in Smiths Grove, Kentucky HERE which is now near the intersection of Highway 101 and I-65.
Jesse's Parents: Father: John Sartin Perkins Mother: Elizabeth Ann Hammer
Ellen's Parents: Father: John Milous Madison Mother: Lydia Caroline Wells
Jesse & Ellen's Children:
Lottie C. (1886 - 1926) was married to W.P. Edwards (1886 - 1967) (One Son, Bill Edwards)
(Lottie died of Tuberculosis on Aug 9, 1926 at the age of 30.)
Bill Edwards Family:
Bill married Pauline. They had a daughter named Beverly. 1961 family photo
(In the photo, (L to R) Aunt Maude, Pauline Edwards, David Lee Perkins (in back), Daughter Beverly Edwards (front) and Cousin Bill Edwards.)
Tandy Maude (Jan 23, 1890 - 1968) was Married to Paul Samuelson of Chicago (1875 - 1954) (No children)
Photographs: As a Teenager In 1954 Moved to 4th & Kentucky Street, Smiths Grove As last remembered
John W.(19 Apr 1892 - 1954) was married to Elizabeth D. (1897 - 1981)
Lydia G Stump (Image) (01 Jan, 1901 - 11 Feb, 1967) lived in San Diego, CA. (seamstress)
Was married to: Jack Stump (6 yrs older) Children: Jackie and Teddy
David Norton (Image) (Sep 23, 1907 - May 5, 1978) was married to Vivian Marie (Image) Coleman (One Son, David Lee)
Marie was the daughter of: Father: William Miller Coleman (Image) Mother: Edith Lambert (Image) of Smiths Grove, Ky.
Marie's Father's Parents: Father: Joseph William Coleman Mother: Mary Emily Potts
Grandfather Coleman was born 19 Jan 1881 in Ohio County, Ky. He passed on 29 August, 1954 at his home in Smiths Grove, Ky.
Edith H Lambert's Parents: Father: Milton Lambert Mother: Josephine Miller
Edith was born: 8 Aug 1883 in Hancock County, Ky. She passed on 6 Sep 1922 in Warren County, Ky.
Grandfather Coleman later re-married to: Margaret "Maggie" Raney as he could not stand the loneliness.
Children: Kenneth Cruse Coleman (11-18-1906 - 5-29-1966) and Vivian Marie (9-4-1910 - 5-19-2004)
Uncle Kenneth and Aunt Pauline (8-14-1909 - 1-10-1994) adopted two girls: Nell Coleman Taul (1-16-1947 - 10-8-1972) and
JoAnn Coleman Bruington (5-22-45 - 7-28-2017) of Hardinsburg, Kentucky.
David Norton and Marie had one Son:
David Lee Perkins (Sept 26, 1945 to Present) was married to Annette (NMN) Lowe
Annette is the daughter of Royce B. Lowe and Virginia Copas of Warren County in Kentucky.
David and Annette had two children:
Johnathan Lee Perkins (Sept 03, 1972 to Present)
and
Sarah Virginia Perkins (July 11, 1977 to Present)
Perkins Family Gravesite in Smiths Grove, Kentucky
David Lee Perkins' Maternal Family Gravesites in Owensboro and Hardinsburg, Kentucky
My Grandfather Coleman's Family Grave Stone located at the Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA