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Lyman Henry Perkins

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Lyman Henry Perkins

Birth
Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
Death
12 Jan 1922 (aged 77)
Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Kirwin, Phillips County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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The son of George and Lucy Perkins.
Born December 13, 1844 in Richmond, Michigan.

He married Mary T. Cooper on June 17, 1869, at Central Square, New York.

She was born February 22, 1842, at Central Square, New York.

They settled in Kirwin Township, Phillips County, in 1871. Their first home was a sod house on the banks of the Solomon River. Mr. Perkins farmed until 1905 when he moved in to Kirwin and lived just south of the square. Mrs. Perkins taught school in Kirwin for several years.

Lyman Perkins died January 12, 1922, at Kirwin. Mrs. Perkins died March 10, 1933, at Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Their children all born in Kirwin are:

Maude--stillborn

Minnie married E. L. Quintard. She died in Denver, Colorado.

Ella married Bill Houghton. She died at Colorado Springs.

George was born July 14, 1880. He married Mary Myrtle Peck on January 6, 1904 He died March 15, 1944.


Kirwin Kansan
January 18, 1922

A Prominent Citizen Passed Away

Lyman Henry Perkins was born December 13, 1844, at Richmond, Michigan. His parents were George and Lucy Perkins, both of whom were pioneers in that state. June 17, 1869, he was married to Miss Mary Cooper in Central Square, New York. To this union were born four children, one dying in infancy. The remaining three, Minnie B. Gray of Denver, Colorado; Ella L. Houghton of Norton, Kansas; and George T. Perkins of Kirwin, grew to womanhood and manhood near Kirwin. With the widow and three children are four grandchildren and two brothers, Seaman A. Perkins and Ashton B. Perkins, both of whom have lived in this community for a long period of years.

Mr. Perkins came to Kirwin in 1871 at which time he homesteaded a tract of land three miles southwest of Kirwin where he lived continuously until 1905, at which time he came to Kirwin where he lived until the time of his death.

Mr. Perkins was highly respected by all who knew him, and his death was a shock to the community. He was always greatly interested in anything that was for the good of Kirwin, and a tireless worker to make a success of what was taken up to make Kirwin a better town.

When Mr. Perkins retired from the farm and moved to town, he early identified himself with the boosting element of the community. A great part of the time since then he has been a member of the City Council. As such he had general charge of the oversight of the building of our earliest excellent cement sidewalks and of the digging of the first city well and the installation of our water works system. Both of which still stand today as monuments of his careful efforts. He always stood for public improvements, saying that if he was ever to enjoy these good things, he must have them now. Notwithstanding his age, he was a progressive member of the City Council at the time of his death.

He was a member of the Masonic organizations in Kirwin, and at the time of his death, Thursday morning, January 12, was one of the Vice Presidents of the Kirwin State Bank.

Who can say other of him than this, that a good man has gone to a just reward. And how proud he must have felt in his own heart to have lived years past the three score and ten, and know that life had been in an honorable manner.

With reverence does this community pay tribute to his memory and its sorrow is keen in knowing that he has gone from us forever.

It would be difficult to say other than this, that is his death, all feel a personal bereavement, and in the passing of him to a Higher Life, may all hope that in this crown there will be an extra jewel exemplifying the highest type of character in man.

Mr. Perkins came to Kirwin in April 1871 and homesteaded the tract of land lying at the junction of Bow Creek and the Solomon River. He built a log cabin there near Fort Kirwin as it was called, located about a half a mile east of the present home occupied by George Perkins. During the fall he drove back to Blue Rapids and brought his family who had remained there until Mr. Perkins could get located and a house built. They reached here in November 1871. During the days when so many buildings were built of the native rock, Mr. Perkins used to go to the quarry and get out and dress the stone for 50 cents a perch. He was one of the principal workers on the old stone school house erected in 1879 and 1880 and used until our present modern structure was built. He also did a good deal of the work on the present Masonic building on the west side of the square.

The funeral services were held at his late home, Saturday afternoon and were in charge of Fred Simmons, the Kensington Undertaker. The music was furnished by a mixed quartette composed of Mrs. Roy Clarke, Miss Flosse Stuckman, and Messrs. H. H. Johnson and Hugh Stuckman. Sermon was preached by Rev. J. L. Read who took for his text the words in Rev. 22:5, "And there shall be no night there". At the grave the ritual of the Masonic Lodge was used, the oration being given by H. R. Hull.


Thursday morning our community was shocked to know that Lyman H. Perkins had died early this morning without any warning. Mrs. Perkins wakened between 3 and 4 o'clock and found him breathing hard. She went to the phone to call the doctor, but before anything could be done for him, he passed away. Mr. Perkins was one of the oldest settlers in this community, having come here in 1871. The funeral will probably be held Friday afternoon, depending on when one of the children can get here.

The card of thanks is signed by:
Mrs. L. H. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Will Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins
Mrs. Minnie Gray


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Minnie Perkins born about Sept 1872 in Michigan. Nov. 6, 1896, she married E. L. Quintard in Phillips County, KS.
They must have divorced.

On Dec. 21,1908 Ernest Quintard married Antoinette WEISER; Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

In 1911 Minnie Quintard married Arthur Knowlton in Los Angeles, California.
Name Arthur Knowlton
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 19 Oct 1911
Event Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender Male
Age 55
Birth Year (Estimated) 1856
Father's Name Otis S Knowlton
Mother's Name Mary Miller
Spouse's Name Minnie Quintard
Spouse's Age 41
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1870
Spouse's Father's Name Lyman Perkins
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Cooper


About 1920 Ernest Quintard married Hallie Johns.

In 1922 at the time of her father's death, Minnie's name was Minnie B. Gray, living in Denver, Colorado.

In the 1930 census Ernest L. Quintard is married to Hallie and living in California.

In 1933 when her father died, she was Minnie B. Snyder of Denver, Colorado.

Minnie's second marriage to Ernest L. Quintard
Name Ernest L Quintard
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Sep 1934
Event Place Denver, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Spouse's Name Minnie B Snyder

In the 1940 census Minnie and E. L. Quintard are married and living in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

Antoinette Quintard died January 20 1941 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ernest L. Quintard died in 1943 and is buried in Colorado. The cemetery record says his wife was Minnie B. Quintard.

In Minnie's brother's obituary in 1944 it shows her as Minnie Quintard of Denver, Colorado.


The son of George and Lucy Perkins.
Born December 13, 1844 in Richmond, Michigan.

He married Mary T. Cooper on June 17, 1869, at Central Square, New York.

She was born February 22, 1842, at Central Square, New York.

They settled in Kirwin Township, Phillips County, in 1871. Their first home was a sod house on the banks of the Solomon River. Mr. Perkins farmed until 1905 when he moved in to Kirwin and lived just south of the square. Mrs. Perkins taught school in Kirwin for several years.

Lyman Perkins died January 12, 1922, at Kirwin. Mrs. Perkins died March 10, 1933, at Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Their children all born in Kirwin are:

Maude--stillborn

Minnie married E. L. Quintard. She died in Denver, Colorado.

Ella married Bill Houghton. She died at Colorado Springs.

George was born July 14, 1880. He married Mary Myrtle Peck on January 6, 1904 He died March 15, 1944.


Kirwin Kansan
January 18, 1922

A Prominent Citizen Passed Away

Lyman Henry Perkins was born December 13, 1844, at Richmond, Michigan. His parents were George and Lucy Perkins, both of whom were pioneers in that state. June 17, 1869, he was married to Miss Mary Cooper in Central Square, New York. To this union were born four children, one dying in infancy. The remaining three, Minnie B. Gray of Denver, Colorado; Ella L. Houghton of Norton, Kansas; and George T. Perkins of Kirwin, grew to womanhood and manhood near Kirwin. With the widow and three children are four grandchildren and two brothers, Seaman A. Perkins and Ashton B. Perkins, both of whom have lived in this community for a long period of years.

Mr. Perkins came to Kirwin in 1871 at which time he homesteaded a tract of land three miles southwest of Kirwin where he lived continuously until 1905, at which time he came to Kirwin where he lived until the time of his death.

Mr. Perkins was highly respected by all who knew him, and his death was a shock to the community. He was always greatly interested in anything that was for the good of Kirwin, and a tireless worker to make a success of what was taken up to make Kirwin a better town.

When Mr. Perkins retired from the farm and moved to town, he early identified himself with the boosting element of the community. A great part of the time since then he has been a member of the City Council. As such he had general charge of the oversight of the building of our earliest excellent cement sidewalks and of the digging of the first city well and the installation of our water works system. Both of which still stand today as monuments of his careful efforts. He always stood for public improvements, saying that if he was ever to enjoy these good things, he must have them now. Notwithstanding his age, he was a progressive member of the City Council at the time of his death.

He was a member of the Masonic organizations in Kirwin, and at the time of his death, Thursday morning, January 12, was one of the Vice Presidents of the Kirwin State Bank.

Who can say other of him than this, that a good man has gone to a just reward. And how proud he must have felt in his own heart to have lived years past the three score and ten, and know that life had been in an honorable manner.

With reverence does this community pay tribute to his memory and its sorrow is keen in knowing that he has gone from us forever.

It would be difficult to say other than this, that is his death, all feel a personal bereavement, and in the passing of him to a Higher Life, may all hope that in this crown there will be an extra jewel exemplifying the highest type of character in man.

Mr. Perkins came to Kirwin in April 1871 and homesteaded the tract of land lying at the junction of Bow Creek and the Solomon River. He built a log cabin there near Fort Kirwin as it was called, located about a half a mile east of the present home occupied by George Perkins. During the fall he drove back to Blue Rapids and brought his family who had remained there until Mr. Perkins could get located and a house built. They reached here in November 1871. During the days when so many buildings were built of the native rock, Mr. Perkins used to go to the quarry and get out and dress the stone for 50 cents a perch. He was one of the principal workers on the old stone school house erected in 1879 and 1880 and used until our present modern structure was built. He also did a good deal of the work on the present Masonic building on the west side of the square.

The funeral services were held at his late home, Saturday afternoon and were in charge of Fred Simmons, the Kensington Undertaker. The music was furnished by a mixed quartette composed of Mrs. Roy Clarke, Miss Flosse Stuckman, and Messrs. H. H. Johnson and Hugh Stuckman. Sermon was preached by Rev. J. L. Read who took for his text the words in Rev. 22:5, "And there shall be no night there". At the grave the ritual of the Masonic Lodge was used, the oration being given by H. R. Hull.


Thursday morning our community was shocked to know that Lyman H. Perkins had died early this morning without any warning. Mrs. Perkins wakened between 3 and 4 o'clock and found him breathing hard. She went to the phone to call the doctor, but before anything could be done for him, he passed away. Mr. Perkins was one of the oldest settlers in this community, having come here in 1871. The funeral will probably be held Friday afternoon, depending on when one of the children can get here.

The card of thanks is signed by:
Mrs. L. H. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Will Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins
Mrs. Minnie Gray


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Minnie Perkins born about Sept 1872 in Michigan. Nov. 6, 1896, she married E. L. Quintard in Phillips County, KS.
They must have divorced.

On Dec. 21,1908 Ernest Quintard married Antoinette WEISER; Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

In 1911 Minnie Quintard married Arthur Knowlton in Los Angeles, California.
Name Arthur Knowlton
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 19 Oct 1911
Event Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender Male
Age 55
Birth Year (Estimated) 1856
Father's Name Otis S Knowlton
Mother's Name Mary Miller
Spouse's Name Minnie Quintard
Spouse's Age 41
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1870
Spouse's Father's Name Lyman Perkins
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Cooper


About 1920 Ernest Quintard married Hallie Johns.

In 1922 at the time of her father's death, Minnie's name was Minnie B. Gray, living in Denver, Colorado.

In the 1930 census Ernest L. Quintard is married to Hallie and living in California.

In 1933 when her father died, she was Minnie B. Snyder of Denver, Colorado.

Minnie's second marriage to Ernest L. Quintard
Name Ernest L Quintard
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Sep 1934
Event Place Denver, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Spouse's Name Minnie B Snyder

In the 1940 census Minnie and E. L. Quintard are married and living in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

Antoinette Quintard died January 20 1941 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ernest L. Quintard died in 1943 and is buried in Colorado. The cemetery record says his wife was Minnie B. Quintard.

In Minnie's brother's obituary in 1944 it shows her as Minnie Quintard of Denver, Colorado.




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