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QUOTE FROM JOSHUA FRYE
PERKINS TAKEN FROM A LETTER HE WROTE
TO HIS
DAUGHTER, HANNAH, DATED APRIL 5, 1917
At 73 years of age Joshua
wrote the following: "Well Hannah I think pretty
strong about going to the War. If I was a
few years younger they would not have to call
twist for me. Where ever mortal man would
dare to carry my county's flag I would dare to
follow. I have followed it on many a hard
fought field and while I live and able to stand up
it shall never lack for a defender---"
JOSHUA FRYE
PERKINS AND HIGHLY PERKINS
JOSHUA
FRYE PERKINS
Joshua Frye Perkins was born
July 18, 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee to Amos
Perkins and Nancy (Graves) Perkins. By 1850 his
family is found in Lee County, Virginia. At the
onset of the Civil War the Amos Perkins family is
living in Kentucky and a young Joshua Frye Perkins
signs up with the 4th Kentucky Infantry,Vol.,
Co. C as a private on the 7th day of
August, 1861.
Below is a chronological
record of all of the documents that were in Joshua
Frye Perkins military records.
1891
On
January 10, 1891 we find that Joshua Perkins
applies for Declaration for Invalid Pension from
Custer County, Nebraska. He states that
he is 46 years of age and a resident of P.O.
of Round Valley, County of Custer, State of
Nebraska. He list his reasons for
application as: Rheumatism, heart disease, kidney
and liver trouble, lame back and general
disability and crippled right hand. This
application is signed by Joshua Perkins and
witnessed by Lawrence S. Wood and William
Mundy. Sworn statement before J.J. Douglas,
Clerk of the District Court. At the bottom
of the applications is the following:
The
act of June 27, 1890 requires, in case of a
soldier:
1. An honorable discharge (but the
certificate need not be filed unless called
for.)
2. A minimum service of ninety
days.
3. A permanent physical disability
not due to vicious habits. (It need not have
origianted in the service.)
4. The rates
under the act are graded from $6.to $12.,
proportioned to the degree of inability to earn a
support, and are not affected by the rank
held.
5. A pensioner under prior laws may
apply under this one, or a pensioner under this
one may apply under other laws, but he cannot draw
more than one pension for the same
period.
Filed by: L.J. Gandy, Attorney at
Law, Broken Bow, Neb.
In support of
Joshua's application there was also two
affidavits filed attesting to his
disabilities:
Affidavit #1:
Sworn
statement in front of J.G. Painter by William H.
Piggott, age listed as 52 years, a resident of
Round Valley, that he is a neighbor of Joshua
Perkins that said Joshua Perkins is afflicted with
Rheumatism, heart disease, liver and kidney
trouble, general disability and crippled right
hand. Mr. Painter swears that William H.
Piggott is a credible person and is personally
known by Mr. Painter.
Affidavit
#2:
Sworn statement in front of J.G.
Painter by Hans J. Swenson, age listed as 42
years, a resident of Round Valley, Custer Co. Ne,
that he is well acquainted with Joshua Perkins for
two years past and that during that time that
Joshua Perkins has been afflicted with Rheumatism,
heart disease, liver and kidney trouble and
crippled right hand. Mr. Swenson is declared a
credible person.
Finally we have a sworn
affidavit from Joshua Perkins:
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF
CUSTER
Joshua Perkins
Co. E, 53rd Reg't.
On this 1st day
of July, 1891, personally appears before me, J.G.
Painter, a County Clerk, in and for the aforesaid
County, duly authorized to administer oaths:
Joshua Perkins, aged 46 years, a resident of Round
Valley in the County of Custer, State of Nebraska
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to
credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in
relation to the aforesaid case as follows:
That he is the claimant in the above named
application. That in answer to Call No. 3,
he states that he has not been in any Military or
Naval Services since: Sept. 15, 1865. That
he also served in Co. C. 4th Reg Kentucky vol
draft, prior to his service in Co. E, 53rd
Kentucky Infant. Vo.
That the
claimant further states that his crippled right
hand was caused by accidently falling from a step
ladder up near the ceiling, in said fall his hand
was pushed through the window, cutting the cords
in his wrist, which crippled his
hand.
Joshua Perkins
1898
The next document in
this file is a letter from the Des Moines
Agency. This document is of great value to
researchers for the amount of personal
information.
Certificate No. 703308
Name:
Joshua Perkins
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
BUREAU OF
PENSIONS,
Washington D.C., January 15,
1898
Sir:
In forwarding to the
pension agent the executed voucher for your next
quarterly payment please favor me by returning
this circular to him with replies to the questions
enumerated
below.
Very
respectfully,
H.Clay Evans
(?)
Commissioner of
Pensions
First: Are you
married? If so, please state your wife's
full name and her maiden name.
answer: yes
Highly Perkins
Perkins
Second: When, where, and
by whom were you married?
answer:
December 1867 Fayette County, Ill
Tennessee Nave
Third: What
record of marriage exists?
answer: I
don't know
Fourth: Were you
previously married? If so please stae the
name of your former wife and the date and place of
her death or divorce.
answer: No
Fifth: Do you have any
children living? If so, please state their
names and the dates of their birh.
answer: Claud S.: Oct. 5,
1877
Hanah: Jan. 1st,
1879
Laura: June 1st,
1884
Clara: March 29th,
1886
Sidney:
July 24,
1891
Perry: Sept.
1894
Joshua
Perkins
signature
Date of Reply: July 5,
1898
DECLARATION FOR
PENSION
ACT OF MAY 11, 1912
STATE OF
NEBRASKA
)
)ss
COUNTY OF
LOUP )
On this 27th day of May, A.D. one thousand nine
hundred and twelve personally appeared before me,
a Notary Public within and for the county and
State aforesaid, Joshua Perkins, who, being duly
sworn according to law, declares that he is 67
years of age, and a resident of Taylor, county of
Loup, State of Nebraska; and that he is the
identical person who was enrolled at Camp Dick
Robinson, Ky. under the name of Joshua Perkins, on
the 7th day of August, 1861 as a private, in Co.
C, 4th Ky.. Infantry, vol in the service of the
United States, in the civil war, and was HONORABLY
DISCHARGED at Camp Deschard, Tenn, on the 8th day
of August, 1862.
That he also served: enrolled at Covington, Ky,
September 29th, 1864, as a private, Co. E. 53rd Ky
Voll Infantry and was discharged at Louisville,
Ky. September 15, 1865.
That he was not employed in the military or naval
service of the United States otherwise than is
stated above. That his personal descripton
at enlistment was as follows: Height, five feet
ten inches; complexion, dark; color of eyes, gray;
color of hair, dark; that his occupation was
farming; that he was born July 18, 1844, Monroe
Co. Tenn.
That his
several places of residence since leaving the
service have been as follows: from discharge to
1866 at Lewis Co. Ky, then to 1867 in Clarke Co.
Ky, then to 1868 at Fayette Co. Ky, then to 1874
to Putnam Co. Ind., then to 1875 in Edgar Co. Ill,
then to 1889 in Hall Co. Nebr. then to 1900 in
Custer Co. Nebr, then to present time in Loup
Co. Nebr.
That he
is a pensioner under certificate No.
703.308.
That he
has-------applied for pension under original
No.--------
That
he makes this declaration for the purpose of being
placed on the pension roll of the United States
under the provisions of the act of May 11,
1912.
That his
post-office address is Taylor, Nebraska, county of
Loup, State of
Nebraska.
Joshua
Perkins_____
( Claimants signature in
full.)
Attest: (1) O.W.
Moon
(2)
Geo.Emig (?)
Subscribed
and sworn to before me this 27th day of May, 1912
and I hereby certify that the contents of the
above declaration, etc. are fully made known and
explained to the applicant before swearing,
including the words-------------, erased, and the
words--------,added; and that I have no interest,
direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this
claim.
O.W.Moon_____
signature
NOTARY
PUBLIC
(Official
character)
my
commission expires: Dec. 7th
191(?)
1913 DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C.: JANUARY
24, 1913
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO THE ADJUANT
GENERAL, WAR DEPART FOR FULL MILITARY AND MEDICAL
HISTORY, PERSONAL DESCRIPTION, AGE AT ENLISTMENT
AND OTHER AGE OF RECORD ALSO DATE THE
ORGANIZATIONS DISBANDED OF THE BELOW NAMED
COMPANIES:
1 ENCLOSURE
CERT. NO.
703308
JOSHUA PERKINS
CO. E 53 KY INF
AND
CO. C 4 KY INF. (1861 TO
1862)
COMMISSIONER
WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL'S OFFICE
Respectfully returned
to the
COMMISSIONER OF
PENSIONS
Joshua Perkins, Co. C,
4 reg't Ky (mt'd) Inf. age 18,
height__feet,___inches,___complexion,____,
eyes,____, hair,___place of
birth____occupation____was enrolled August 7, 1861
and discharged August 8, 1862 on s.c.pd. because
of pulmonary tuberculosis, age 18 years at
discharge. From m/in 18____to disch.18____ he held
the rank of pvt. wagoneer and pvt. and the rolls
on file for that period do not show him
absent.
Joshua Perkins, Co. E, 53 Ky
Inf. enrolled Sept. 29, 1864 and m/out Sept. 15,
1865 with Co. From m/in to m/out he held the
rank of private and the rolls on file for that
period do not show him absent. Age 21;
height 5 ft. 10; complexion, dark; eyes, grey;
hair, dark; born in Monroe Co. Tenn; a
farmer. Age at m/out: 21 years
Date
of disbandment of 4th Ky Inf. (1861 organ.) not
found
The 53rd Ky Infty. was disbanded Sept 27,
1865.
Signed: Geo. Andrews,
the Adjutant General,
Washington, D.C.
Feb. __, 1913
(Commissioner of
Pensions)
1915 DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 2,
1915
SIR: Please answer, at your earliest
convenience, the questions enumerated below.
The information is requested for future use, and
it may be of great value to your widow or
children. Use the inclosed envelope, which
requires no stamp.
Very
Respectfully,
G.N.___________(?)
No. 1. Date and
place of birth? Answer: July 18th,
1844 Monroe Co. Tennissee.
No.
2. The name of organizations in which you
served? Answer: Company (C) 4 Ky
Infantry Vol. Comapny (E) 53 Ky Infantry
Vol.
No. 3. Your wife's full name and
her maiden name. Answer: Highly
Perkins
No. 4. When, where, and by
whom were you married? Answer: December
27th, 1867 Fayett Co. Ill, Tennessee
Nave.
No. 5. Is there any official or
church record of your marriage: Answer: I
don't know.
No. 6. Were you
previously married? Answer:
Blank
No. 7. If your present wife was
married before her marriage to you, etc.
Answer: Blank
No. 8. Are you living
with your wife or has there been a
separation? Answer: Yes (Joshua draws a
line through: or has there been a
separation)
No. 9. State the names
and dates of birth of all your children, living or
dead. Answer: Born: Claud Oct. 5, 1877,
Hannah E. born Jan. 1st, 1879, Laura B. born June
1st, 1884, Clara born March 29, 1886, Sidney born
July 21, 1890, Perry born Sept. 11,
1893
Date: April 21,
1915
Signature: Joshua Perkins
1918 REISSUE OF ACT OF MAY
11, 1912 AS AMMENDED BY ACT OF MARCH 4,
1913 CERT. NO. 7033 CLAIMANT: JOSHUA PERKINS
P.O.:
TAYLOR
COUNTY: LOUP
STATE: NEBRASKA
RANK:
PRIVATE
SERVICE: CO E 53 KY INF.
RATE:
$16.50 PER MONTH, COMMENCING JUNE 1, 1912, $21.50
FROM JULY 18, 1914, $27.00 FROM JULY 18,
1919.
APPROVAL
SUBMITTED TO ADM. FEB. 13, 1913,
A. ARUNDELL, EXAMINER.
APPROVED FOR
ADMISSION RATE $16.50 PER MONTH; AGE 67
YEARS. REISSUE FROM ACT OF JUNE 27,
1890. DATE OF BIRTH JULY 18,
1844.
LENGTH OF PENSIONABLE SERVICE:
1 YEAR 11 MONTHS 19 DAYS.
DEDUCTIONS IN SERVICE
FROM ANY CAUSE: NONE
DATED: MARCH 8, 1913,
F. TYERS, LEGALE REVIEWER.
MARCH 11, 1913. W.B.
PETTUS, RE-REVIEWER
ENLISTED: AUGUST 7,
1861 HONORABLY DISCHARGED:
AUG. 8, 1862
ENLISTED: SEPT. 29,
1864 HONORABLY
DISCHARGED: SEPT. 15,1865
LENGTH OF
PENSIONABLE SERVICE:1 YEAR, 11 MONTHS, 19 DAYS.
PENSIONED AT $12.00 PER MONTH, UNDER ACT OF JUNE
27, 1890.
PRESENT CLAIM, ACT OF MAY 11,
1912
DECLARATION FILED JUNE 1, 1912
AGE
SHOWN BY EVIDENCE 67 YEARS; DATE OF BIRTH JULY 18,
1844, CLAIMANT DOES WRITE.
THIS DOCUMENT
WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO UNDERSTAND. IT
APPEARS THAT ANY TIME THAT JOSHUA WAS TO GET A
RAISE IT WAS NOTED ON THIS DOCUMENT. AS BEST
THAT I CAN MAKE OUT JOSHUA'S PENSION WAS AS
FOLLOWS:
FROM THE JUNE 27, 1890 ACT HE
RECEIVED $12.00 PER MONTH
FROM THE MAY 11, 1912
ACT HE RECEIVED $16.50 PER MONTH
FROM JULY 18,
1914 HE RECEIVED $21.50 PER MONTH
FROM JULY 18,
1919 HE RECEIVED $27.00 PER MONTH
APPARENTLY HE
RECEIVED ANOTHER INCREASE TO $38.00 SOMETIME IN
1919.
1920
PENSIONER
DROPPED
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF
PENSIONS
Mar 19, 1920
Certificate No.
703308
Class Act of May 11, 1912
Pensioner:
Joshua Perkins
Soldier:
Service: Co. E 53rd
Ky Inf.
THE COMMISSIONER OF
PENSIONS
Sir:
I have the honor to report
that the name of the above described pensioner who
was last paid at $38.00 to Jan. 4, 1920 has this
day been dropped from the roll because of death,
March 3, 1920, Joshua Perkins, Taylor Nebraska,
703308.
Very Respectfully,
Chief,
Finance Division.
1920
After the death
of Joshua Perkins his wife, Highly Perkins,
applied for Widow's
Pension.
DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S
PENSION
ACT OF APRIL 19,
1908
AMENDED BY ACT OF SEPTEMBER 8,
1916
STATE OF NEBRASKA, COUNTY OF
LOUP..ss
On this 26th day of March,
1920, personally appeared before me, A.S.
Moon, Notary Public within and for the County and
State aforesaid, Highly Perkins, who, being duly
sworn by me according to law, declares that she is
69 years of age and that she was born July 17,
1850 at Letcher Co. Kentucky.
That
she is the widow of Joshua Perkins, who enlisted
September, 29, 1864 and on the 7th day of August,
1861 under the name of Joshua Perkins as a private
in Co. E., 53rd Reg. Kentucky Inft. and Co. C. 4th
Regiment Ky. Vol. Infantry and was honorably
discharged Aug. 8th, 1862 and Sept. 15, 1865
having served ninety days or more during the Civil
War. That he also served no other time or
places.
That otherwise than as herein
stated said soldier (or sailor) was not employed
in the United States service.
That
she was married to said soldier (or sailor)
December 20th, 1858 (?), under the name of Highly
Perkins, at Fayette County, Ill, by Tenesee Knave;
that she had not been previously married; that he
had not been previously married.
That said soldier (or sailor) died March 3, 1920
at his home in Loup Co. Nebraska that she was not
divorced from him; and that she has not remarried
since his death.
That the following
are the only children of the soldier (or sailor)
who are now living and under sixteen years of age,
namely: (If he left no children under the age of
sixteen years of age, the claimant should so
state.)
Claude Perkins, born October 4,
1877 at Hall Co. Nebraska
Hannah Perkins, born
Jany, 1st, 1879 at Hall Co. Nebraska
Laura
Perkins, born June 1st, 1884 at Hall Co.
Nebraska
Clara Perkins, born March 29, 1887 at
Hall Co. Nebraska
Sidney Perkins, born July
21st, 1892 at Custer Co. Nebraska
Perry
Perkins, bron Sept, 11, 1894 at Custer Co.
Nebraska
That the above named
children of the soldier (or sailor) are not now
receiving a pension, and that such children are
not member of her family and not cared for by
her.
That she has not heretofore
applied for pension, the number of her former
claim being none; that said soldier (or sailor)
was a pensioner, the number of his pension
certificate being 703308.
That she
makes this declaration for the purpose of being
placed on the pension roll of the United States
under the provisions of the ACT OF APRIL 19, 1908,
as amended by the ACT OF SEPTEMBER 8,
1916.
1st witness: George Emig
2nd
witness: Sidney
Perkins
Highly
Perkins
Taylor Nebraska
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 26th day of March, 1920 and I
hereby certify that the contents of the above
declaration were fully made known and explained to
the applicant before swearing, including the
words----- erased, and the words-----added; and
that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in
the prosecution of this claim.
O.M. Moon,
Notary Public
One affidavit was
filed along with the Application for Widow's
Pension. The affiants were: Robert Rusho,
age 43 and George P. Emig, age 70. Said
affiants stated that they had known Joshua and
Highly Perkins for more than 20 years and that
said Highly and Joshua had never been divorced and
were living together as husband and wife at the
time of Joshua's death on March 3,
1920.
One affidavit was filed by Dr. J.F.
McNulty, physician, stating that he was the
attending physican for Joshua Perkins during his
last illness and death.
Two affidavits were
filed by Highly Perkins, one pertained to the fact
that her son Claude served in the army and that
she did not now nor had ever received any type of
pension from his service to the
country.
The last affidavit filed by Highly
Perkins pertains to her marriage to Joshua Perkins
and I will transcribe it here in its
entirety. It is of interest because of the
discrepancies between it and other documents from
Highly and Joshua concerning the date and place of
their marriage:
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY
OF LOUP
CIVIL WAR DIVISION
HIGHLY
PERKINS
JOSHUA PERKINS
HIGHLY PERKINS BEING FIRST DULY SWORN UPON HER
OATH SAYS THAT SHE IS THE WIDOW OF JOSHUA PERKINS
AVOVED MENTIONED AND THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC
RECORD OF THE DEATH OF SAID JOSHUA PERKINS WHO
DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN LOUP COUNTY, NEBRASKA,
UPON THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, 1920, AT EIGHT
O'CLOCK A.M. THAT SHE WAS MARRIED TO SAID
JOSHUA PERKINS IN PRAIRIE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON THE
20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1868, AND THAT SHE HAS LIVED
AND RESIDED WITH SAID JOSHUA PERKINS AS HIS WIFE
EVER SINCE SAID MARRIAGE AND WAS SO LIVING WITH
HIM AT HIS DEATH. THAT THERE IS NO CHURCH
RECORD OF SAID MARRIAGE, NOR IS THE PERSON WHO
PERFORMED THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY NOW ALIVE, AND
THAT THERE IS NO PERSON LIVING WHO WITNESSED SUCH
CEREMONY.
HIGHLY PERKINS
SUBSCRIBED
IN MY PRESENCE AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS 8TH DAY
OF MAY, 1920.
A.M.MOON, NOTARY PUBLIC
WIDOW'S PENSION
Claimant: Highly Perkins
P.O.
Taylor Nebraska
County: Loup
State:
Nebraska
Soldier: Joshua Perkins
Rank:
Private
Co. E
Regiment: 53 Kentucky
Inf.
Rate: $25.00 per month, commencing March
30, 1920 and $30.00 commencing May 1, 1920
and
$2. additional for each child listed
below:
None
APPROVALS
Submitted for Admissions July 19,
1920 T.F. Wilson, examiner.
Approved for
admission under Act of April 19, 1908 and amended
Act of September 8, 1916.
July 21, 1920. H.R.
Anderson, reviewer:
The soldier was pensioned
at $38.00 per month under Act of May 11,
1912.
Enlisted: August 7, 1861 was honorably
discharged August 8, 1862 and reenlisted September
29, 1864 and was honorably discharged September
15, 1865 Filed his application January 15, 1891,
died March 3, 1920, Declaration filed March 30,
1920.Clts. app'n under other laws, none, Former
marriage of applicant, none, former marriage of
soldier, none, Clt's marriage to soldier, Dec. 27,
1867, clt's remarried, none, Claimant does
write.
also stamped on this document is the
following: increased to $40.00 per month
from June 4, 1928-ACt of May 23,
1928.
1934 Next in this file is
a letter from Laura Clemens informing the
Veteran's Administration that Highly Perkins had
died at 8:10 p.m. on July 21, 1934. Dr. D.B.
Kantor, attending physician, from Sargent Nebraska
and Mrs. Pearl Clay, nurse, from Taylor
Nebraska. The last document in the file is
the following: DROP REPORT HIGHLY
PERKINS TAYLOR, NEBRASKA #890752 JULY
31, 1934 CANCELED (PAYEE
DECEASED) ACCOUNTING DIVISION The name of the above
described pensioner who was last paid at the rate
of $36.00 per month to 6/30/1934 has been dropped
from the roll because of death July 21,
1934 signed: Wm. H. Holmes Chief
Accounting Division SOURCE:
COPIES OF THE MILITARY RECORDS OF JOSHUA FRYE
PERKINS IN THE POSSESSION OF MELODY
BEERY
TRANSCRIBED BY: MELODY BEERY
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