Would like to contact descendants of this couple who came across the Oregon Trail in 1851 from Ohio through Ill. They settled in Oregon then nr Pomroy, Garfield Co. Wash.

I am also very interested in his mother's maiden name & what happened to her after 1846.

C.Montrose
The_Yellow_Rose at hotmail.com

Hi, J. N. Perkins was John N. and his last appearance on a Census was the June 1898, Garfield Co., WA Census. He was 82 and a doctor.

His wife D. A., Dorisa, or Derrissa (depending upon the Census) last appeared on the same Census.

They died before the State required death certs. Garfield County might have something about their death, http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/WEI/Garfield/Recording/ .

The 1889 Garfield Co., WA Census shows they had a daughter Lillie, 21, b. Oregon. However, she doesn't appear on a subsequent Census and I assume she married. You could contact the County about a marriage license too.

I also checked www.whitepages.com for Perkins in Pomeroy but nothing appeared.

In 1880 the family lived in Columbia Co., Washington Territory. Their son Alvah was living with them there. He was 22 and b. in Oregon.

In 1870 the family lived in Weston, Umatilla Co., OR and they had a lot of daughters at that time. You'd have to trace who all the daughters married to find the descendants.
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Since this is your first post on Rootsweb...at least under this user name... When you post, it is very important to post what information you have, especially date of births, place of birth, etc. You "appear" to have US Census information, so that would help deter others from repeating what you know, or what they believe to be, when in fact it often isn't. Be specific in your postings. The possibility that a family member will read the posting is far less than a volunteer researcher trying to help.

To correct information provided by the other "researcher", and to add:

The 1900 Census for Pataha, Garfield County, WA
John A (transcribed as middle initial "A", but the image clearly shows "N". Born Nov 1816 in Ohio to both parents born in Maryland, a farmer. He was listed as being a widower.

The 1920 Census for Mayview, Garfield County
Emma I. Watson, age 57, born in Oregon to both parents born in Ohio, farmer. While this has no background at this point, some researcher submitted to Ancestry.com that this person was also Emma Inez Perkins
Fredrick J. son, age 19, born in Washington
Iva 17, brn in Washington
Alma, 14, born in WA
--below this family:
James A. Watson, age 29, born in Washington
Marjorie A. wife, age 26.

From a family tree posted by "Indigocreek": Emma Inex Perkins was born Sep 1862 in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, did 15 April 1949 in Pomeroy, Garfield County, WA. She was the daughter of John Perkins, born 1816, died 1910 and Derissa A, born 1923. Emma married James Porter Watson 1854 to 1915 and had a child Alva Nelson Watson, 1884 to 1945.
--If you have access to Ancestry.com, the tree is:
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1131839350&...=
Alva married Eldora may Kimble 1883 to 1970. They had a daughter Inez Ann Watson, 1912 to 1999. Inez died 14 June 1999 in Everett, Snohomish Co, WA. She married Edmond Eli Gray, who died 30 April 1991 in Vancouver, Clark County, WA.
-- This family tree does not identify a date of death for John or Derissa.

NOW, a family tree owned by Lola Rosella Newton shows MUCH MORE on this family. I sent a contact request to Lola, and also the Indigo Creek to read this thread. Hopefully Lola will respond:
John N Perkins died on June 10, 1903 in Garfield Co. buried in Kirby Cemetery, Pomeroy, Garfield Co, WA.
Daressa, born 2/6/1823 near Bloomfield, Pickaway, Ohio, died 10/07/1899 in Garfield Co. She was buried in Kirby Cemetery, Pomeroy, Garfield Co.
--Children:
--Celia Perkins, 1842-1879, spouse Joseph Hubbard, died Umatilla Co, OR
--Delia, born about 1844 in Ohio, died about 1879 in Umatilla Co, OR
--Sarah, born about 1849, married Joseph Gilmore Scott, 1844-1905, children Mary Scott 1867, Emily Scott 1869. Both children born in Linn Co.
--Martha, born 2/2/1851 in Illinois, died 3/20/1891 in Pomeroy. She was married to Willia H. Crawford.
--Alva H. born 9/21/1856 in Lebanon, Linn Co, OR, died Pomeroy, WA, married to Nellie Leachman.
--Emma, as above
--G. Lillian Perkins, born about 1865 in Linn Co, OR, died before 1939.

The Washington Death Certificate Index shows Emma Inex Watson died 15 April 1949 in Pomeroy at age 86. Her father was John Nelson Perkins, mother Derissa Ann Matzler.
--Alva Horice (as spelled) Perkins, died 30 April 1935 in Pomeroy at age 78 years 7 months 10 days. He was married to Nellie Leachman Perkins.

Cemetery: Kirby Cemetery is now known as Bethel cemetery.
http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/garfield/bethel/kirby.ht...

Obit?
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First, obits back in that time period were not as common as today, unless a person was rich, famous, infamous or had died to a newsworthy accident or homicide. A true obit was written by a reporter. Many family members did not want to pay for an in-depth notice for many reasons, cost, the member didn't live in the area long enough, people that would have known they died-probably did, etc. There could be a funeral notice, but it wasn't much more than an advertisement for the funeral home.

--=Now, with that said: The Washington State Library has a free research service, the ask-a-librarian program, where they will look for information in the archives, in this case the newspaper microfilm for an event, such as an obituary. They will look up to an hour and send you the results. Contact them at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx .

HOPEFULLY, Lola Newton will respond to this thread and give you what she knows. That should give you some descendants as it appears she married into the family.

Ron Bestrom

White pages. com? That type of search NEVER works, especially for a name such as Perkins, over such a long period of time. A phone directory search over a few years to maybe longer is depending on the last name and place. Maybe try a phone directory found in a library for 1920???? Duh.