Elijah Perkins

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73514120/elijah_perkins

• Residence: 1850 - Washington, Belmont, Ohio, USA
  • Reference: 1850 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Jun 3 2018, 10:47:31 UTC

Diary of Elijah Perkins The following narrative given by Elijah Perkins & hand written by Leroy Welsh appears to be vintage 1876. It was found by Carolyn Ford among the possessions of her grandfather Luther Perkins, a direct descendent of Reuben Perkins via Everhart. It was written on nine pages of lined paper and folded inside a wrapper that had contained U.S. News & World Report. It was marked "Diary of Elijah Perkins, Belongs to Rex Armstrong". Accordingly, Mrs. Ford sent the very fragile document to the late Virginia Armstrong Smythe in 1993. It's current disposition is unknown. However, a copy was retained and its contents are presented as deciphered with comments offered in parenthesis... Elijah Perkins, B. 18 Nov. 1792, Will be 84 years of age the 18th of Nov. 1876. (Elijah's birth date was 17 Nov, 1794) Father's name Reuben: came from Ten Mile, PA. (more precisely. Black Dog Hollow near Millsboro) I was about three or four years old then. I don't know where we crossed the Ohio River. Settled first on the Brown farm near Dorsey's Mills.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 13 2020, 8:11:25 UTC