John Perkins born PA/wv
I have a John Perkins whose mother was born in PA and father MD.He was born in either WV or PA 1817/18.
He married (l) in 1849 to Christina Forsythe Linn co, IA.His brother was William Perkins who lived in Linn co, IA and died there in the early 1900's and his bio says he was born in Wheeling WV.
John left IA and appears in Monroe county WI - do not know what happened to his wife and baby daughter who was 3 months old in 1850 census of Linn co IA.John married (2) to Tirzah Ide in Feb 1855.They had Robert, James Edward, John, Helen, and William between 1855 and 1861.No children between 1861 and 1866 but can not find a war record.In 1866 they moved to Buchanan county IA and lived there until 1870 (census record).They had a daughter Eliza 1866 and a son Francis Oliver (my ancester) in 1867.In 1871 Tirzah sells the land while living in Wright county MN.In 1889 she files on homestead land claim she she belonged to John but she declares that she is a widow.She sells this land and disappears in 1894.John appears in the 1900 Cass county MN census with son James Edward and dies and is burried in Palisade cemetery Aitkin MN.Any help on this family would be greatly appreciated.Jackie