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Leonard Perkey

Male 1916 - 1952  (36 years)


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  • Name Leonard Perkey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Born 1 Jul 1916  Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Aug 1952  Coos County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6
    Buried Y  [6
    Notes 
    • At the time of the 1930 census, Leonard Purkey was living in Fort Hubbard Election Precinct, Marion County, Oregon, and was a resident of the Oregon State Training School for Boys (ED 24-19, SD 2, Sheet 2A, Stamped 78. He was shown as a white male, age 13, born in Oklahoma to parents born in Kentucky and Texas.

      In 1940, he was living with his parents, Elmer and Bessie, in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. He was married to a Thelma, and they had two sons, Leonard and Robert. Leonard worked as a feller at a log camp, as did his father.

      Leonard's obituary, below, was copied from the FindAGrave memorial page for him created by Rick & Nancy:

      Obituary Notice ? Western World ? 14 August 1952

      BANDON LOGGER LOSES LIFE IN TRAILER BLAZE

      A body burned beyond recognition, but later identified as that of Leonard Perkey, 36-year-old logger of Bandon, was removed Sunday morning from the fire razed ruins of a trailer house 8 miles up Catching Creek from Langlois. The trailer was parked on the Coos side of the Coos-Curry line.

      Perkey was staying overnight in the trailer in order to be on-the-job Sunday morning falling timber for the Three-Way Lumber Company mill, which is owned by Adrian White of Coquille. It was presumed that he had fallen asleep while smoking in bed. Vernon Little, manager of the Schroeder Brothers Mortuary of Bandon, was deputized as coroner and brought the body here.

      The Perkey family has been living at one of the Wayside Cottages east of Bandon.

      Other employees of the lumber company discovered the fire around 8:00 a.m. Sunday. It is reported that the fire was still burning and that the heat was so intense that even spun glass insulation and the windows of the trailer were melted.

      Perkey was born at Elk City, Oklahoma, June 1, 1916.

      Services will be held at Schroeder Brothers Chapel in Bandon at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 15, with the Rev. Wesley Lange officiating. Interment will be in the IOOF Cemetery.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1940 Census
      Oregon, Lane County, Cottage Grove City, Pr. 4
      Enumerated April 6, 1940
      SD 4 ED 20-19 Sheet 3B
      S. 10th Street
      239
      71 R 18
      Perkey, Elmer R Head M W 46 M No 4 Ky R Lane Oregon Timber feller Log Camp
      Perkey, Bessie Alice Wf F W 41 M No 5 Tx R Lane Oregon
      Perkey, Lourena Dtr F W 16 S No 8 Oregon R Lane Oregon
      Perkey, Bessie Ellen Dtr F W 8 S Yes 2 Oregon R Lane Oregon
      Perkey, Thomas Henry Son F (sic) W 5 S Yes 1 R Lane Oregon
      Perkey, Minnie Ida Dtr F W 3 S Oregon
      Perkey, Nancy Lee Dtr F W 3 S Oregon
      Perkey, Leonard B Son M W 23 M No 8 Okla R Lane Oregon Feller Log Camps
      Perkey, Thelma E Son's wife F W 18 M No 7 Oregon Eugene Land Oregon
      Perkey, Leonard E Son's son M W 2 S Oregon
      Perkey, Robert A Son's son M W 1 S Oregon
      Sinnott, George O Boarder m W 23 S No 7 Oregon R Land Bucker Log Camp
      Ellingsen, Sigmund Boarder m W 46 S No 8 Minnesota R Land Riggingmand Log Camp
      Slyter, Seth I Lodger m W 36 No 8 Indiana R Coos Oregon
    Person ID I35333  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2016 

    Father Elmer R. Perkey,   b. Mar 1894, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1975, Baker County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Bessie Alice McLemore,   b. Dec 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1950, Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married Bef 1914  [7
    • Lloyd and Bessie were also the parents of Nancy Perky Purcell, and Mary Purkey Hubbard, both born sometime after 1930.
    Family ID F11054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thelma E. ???,   b. Abt 1922, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Bef 1938 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 25 May 2013 
    Family ID F12875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Irene Farris,   b. Abt 1922,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 12 Jun 1943  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K82F-T9P
      Name: Leonard Perkey
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 12 Jun 1943
      Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 26
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
      Father's Name: Elmer R Perkey
      Mother's Name: Bessie Alice Mc Lemore
      Spouse's Name: Irene Farris
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
      Spouse's Father's Name: Acie Farris
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Mc Lemore Emily
      Page: 104
      GS Film number: 2135281
      Digital Folder Number: 005698946
      Image Number: 00808
      Collection: Leonard Perkey, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
    Last Modified 25 May 2013 
    Family ID F12872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jul 1916 - Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jun 1943 - Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S760] Osborne, Lee - Family Member (drytender@mycomspan.com).

    2. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Washington, King County, Seattle City, Pr 244 Enumerated 2 and 3 January 1920 SD 1 ED 308 Sheet 1B 24-24 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    4. [S1586] Ancestry.com - Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008.

    5. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Oregon, Lane County, Cottage Grove City, Pr. 4 Enumerated April 6, 1940 SD 4 ED 20-19 Sheet 3B S. 10th Street 239 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 120697967 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1867] FamilySearch.org, Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998, Spouse: E. Perkey Certificate # 7376 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1463] FamilySearch.org, California, County Marriages, 1850-1952.