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

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