Leonard Perkey

1916 - 1952  (36 years)

• Name	Leonard Perkey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1 Jul 1916	Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Aug 1952	Coos County, Oregon   [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Burial	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 d. 16 Apr 1975, Baker County, Oregon (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Bessie Alice McLemore,   b. Dec 1898, Texas d. 26 Jul 1950, Lane County, Oregon (Age ~ 51 years)
  Marriage	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 d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1938
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F12875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Irene Farris,   b. Abt 1922   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Jun 1943	Los Angeles County, California   [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"
  Family ID	F12872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jul 1916 - Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma Marriage - 12 Jun 1943 - Los Angeles County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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