Perkins Family Cemetery Inscriptions Jenkins County, GA PERKINS FAMILY CEMETERY Jenkins County, Georgia Location: 1.7 miles WNW of SR 23 on Messex Rd. to dirt lane through pine woods; .19 mile north on lane to cemetery Census taken February 20, 1998 by L.L. Ketchum Note: cemetery is well maintained and enclosed by chain-link fence. Format is: No. Name Dates Inscriptions/Notes 1 Mamie Lee Perkins Died Febry 9th 1872 Aged 8 months & 5 days Daughter of S.M. & T.M. Perkins; In memory of 2 Rebecca Perkins Jan. 31, 1791-Sept. 5, 1859 unreadable verse; In memory of 3 David Perkins Oct 20th 1773-Nov. 20th 1847 unreadable verse 4 Mary Wallace March 29, 1820-March 5, 1856 Wife of Matthew Wallace; In memory of; unreadable verse 5 none none child-size grave marked by small head & foot stones 6 Miss Amelia Scarborough Jan’y 7th 1829-Jan’y 7th, 1858 In memory of; unreadable verse 7 Frances A. Perkins Died Jan’y 4th 1861 Aged 38 y’rs, 11 mo’s & 3 days Wife of Doct. D.S. Perkins; In memory of 8 Ella Perkins Died Aug. 17th 1867 Aged 12 y’rs & 12 days Daughter of D.S. & F.A. Perkins; She rests in Jesus 9 none none footstone & headstone (with no inscription) lying flat on ground 10 Newton Perkins Nov. 20th 1778-Sept. 10th 1867 unreadable verse 11 Enoch Perkins 28th of May 1839-14th of June 1861 Son of Nancy and Newton Perkins; He was one among the first victims of the late war. Truth, Generosity and Patriotism were shining traits in this dear Boy. Those who knew him best loved him most. Calling his Sister to his bedside just before he died to show her the beauties before him on being asked what it looked like. He said it looks like Heaven, I think. Rest in peace dear Brother. Deborah 12 David Perkins Feb. 26th ?-? Son of D.S. & F.A. Perkins; In memory of; stone is broken and has been repaired through dates 13 unreadable stone has "twin peaks" and is lying flat on ground and is less than 2' in height 14 Dalee Wallace 1896-1896 daughter of Clarence Rozzie Wallace; cement slab 15 Mary Wallace 1903-1903 daughter of Clarence Rozzie Wallace; cement slab 16 Luciana Wallace Nov. 29, 1864-May [blank], 1945 cement slab 17 Newton Perkins, Jr. Feb’y 2nd 1804-Feb’y 19th 1870 Aged 66 years & 17 days An honest man is the noblest work of God 18 none none small footstone near back fence 19 none none small head and foot stones near back fence 20 none none small head and foot stones near back fence 21 Raymond Wallace B. 1887 D.Y. small cement slab 22 Alice Wallace 1869-1895 small cement slab 23 Bertha Wallace 1877-Mar. 1894 small cement slab 24 Louderick Wallace 1875-1904 small cement slab 25 Stirring C. Wallace May 27, 1838-1903 small cement slab 26 Mary Drucilla Perkins Wallace Feb. 12, 1847-May 5, 1911 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: L. L. Ketchum xgkids@maqs.net ====================================================================