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7-248 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESJOHN THOMAS PERKINS (2.6.6) is the son of John Wright Perkins and Martha(Brooks) Perkins. John was born on September 27, 1827 in Georgia. OnDecember 21, 1848, John Perkins married Margaret Jane Streetman in StewartCounty, Georgia. Margaret was born on April 8, 1828 in Georgia and is thedaughter of Amos L. Streetman and Sarah (Douglas) Streetman. John and MargaretPerkins were the parents of eight children:............Martha Louisa Perkins, b. October 1, 1848, Georgia............William Wiley Perkins, b. April 20, 1850, Georgia............Sarah Elenor Perkins, b. December 16, 1853............John Alexander Perkins, b. December 10, 1855............James Albert Perkins (2.6.6.5), b. December 10, 1855, San Augustine, Texas............Aaron Thomas Perkins (2.6.6.6), b. December 6, 1859, Cameron, Texas............Daughter, b. December 21, 1862............Amos Poe Perkins, b. November 27, 1864In 1850, John and Jane Perkins were living with Amos Streetman in StewartCounty, Georgia. In 1860, John and Margaret Perkins were living in RobertsonCounty, Texas. John Thomas Perkins served in Company B, First Regiment,27th Brigade of the Texas State Troops, organized on August 7, 1863 at WillowSprings, Bell County, Texas. John and Margaret Perkins lived in ShelbyCounty, Texas and later near Owensville in Robertson County, Texas. JohnPerkins died in Owensville, Texas and was buried there. After John’s death,Margaret (Streetman) Perkins married a second time to C. D. Little.References: 1) 1850 Census, Stewart County, Georgia; 2) 1860 Census, RobertsonCounty, Texas; 3) “History of Stewart County, Georgia,” by Terrill and Dixon, 1958,Volume 1, Pages 124 and 568; 4) Family Group Sheet by Travis Mills, July 22, 1982JAMES ALBERT PERKINS (2.6.6.5) is the son of John Thomas Perkins andMargaret Jane (Streetman) Perkins. James was born on December 10, 1855 inSan Augustine, Texas. On July 8, 1874, James Perkins married Mary NicippiLucinda Griffin at the home of Mary’s parents in Robertson County, Texas.Mary was born on November 17, 1853 in Goodman, Mississippi and is thedaughter of John Henry Griffin and Susanna Dorcas (Wallace) Griffin. Jamesand Mary Perkins were the parents of eight children:............James Albert Perkins, Jr., b. 1875............Haywood A. Perkins, b. 1878, Texas............Coral Eva Perkins, b. June 3, 1880, Texas............Susanna Jane R. Perkins (2.6.6.5.4), b. November 6, 1882, Patroon, Texas............Carrie Lee Perkins, b. August 30, 1886, Texas............Ida Perkins, b. July, 1888, Texas............Annie Matt Perkins, b. December 10, 1892, Texas............Leonard Sonfield Perkins, b. July, 1895, TexasIn 1880, James and Mary Perkins were living in Robertson County, Texas. In1900, James and Mary Perkins were living in Milam County, Texas. JamesPerkins, Sr. was a farmer, stockman, Plantation Manager and Texas Ranger.James lived near Patroon in Shelby County, Texas and near Calvert in RobertsonCounty, Texas. James Perkins died on May 20, 1935 and Mary (Griffin) Perkinsdied in May of 1947. Both died and were buried in Calvert, Robertson County,