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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio
prepared under the Editorial Supervision of Hon. Charles A. Bowersox.
Volume II - Illustrated
Publ. by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1920
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JAMES T. O'BRYAN Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio - Vol. II -
Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - New York
- 1920 - Page 381 |
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HENRY E. OLMSTEAD Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio - Vol. II -
Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - New York
- 1920 - Page 311 |
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WILLIAM T. ORTON Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio - Vol. II -
Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - New York
- 1920 - Page 68 |
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HOMER H. PATTON Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio - Vol. II -
Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago - New York
- 1920 - Page 330 |
Lewis T. Perkins |
LEWIS T. PERKINS,
who is giving a vigorous and effective administration of the
office of sheriff of Williams County, is a man of the vital,
well-poised type that is potent in causing malefactors to "sit
up and notice" when they attempt to execute their nefarious work
within his bailiwick, and he is making an admirable record since
he became sheriff of the county, in 1919.
Mr. Perkins was born in Gratiot County,
Michigan, June 29, 1880, and is a son of Frank and Effie
(Brady) Perkins, both of whom likewise were born in that
county, where their parents were early settlers. In his
native county Frank Perkins continued operations
on the old home farm of his parents until 1888, when he came
with his family to Ohio and established his home at Pettisville,
Fulton County. There he remained about six years, during
which he conducted a meat market and also bought and shipped
live stock. He finally returned to his native county in
Michigan, but he is now retired and he and his wife maintain
their home in the City of Saginaw, Michigan. He is
affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, as were also his father
and his paternal grandfather, and the sheriff of Williams
County, Ohio, perpetuates the ancestral fraternal loyalty by his
active and appreciative affiliation with this time-honored
organization, he being a member of the blue lodge, chapter and
council at Montpelier, and both he and his wife being actively
identified with the adjunct organization, the Order of the
Eastern Star. In this connection it is interesting to
record that the subject of this review has in his possession the
Masonic apron that was owned and worn by his paternal uncle,
Hiram Perkins, who was a pioneer settler in Michigan
and who was killed as a soldier in the War of 1812.
Sheriff Perkins has one brother, Hiram, a
resident of Saginaw, Michigan, and one sister, Doris, who
is married to A. T. Dixon and resides in Detroit.
Lewis T. Perkins was eight years old at the time
of the family removal to Fulton County, Ohio, and his early
education was received principally in the schools of Pettisville,
that county. He has been virtually dependent upon his own
resources since he was a lad of twelve years, and thus has
gained the self-reliance, courage and invincible purpose which
make him specially well equipped for the office of which he is
now the incumbent. He finally entered the employ of the
Standard Oil Company, of which he continued an efficient
representative
at Montpelier, Williams County, until his election to the office
of county sheriff, his entire service with the Standard Oil
Company having covered a period of sixteen years. He is a
loyal advocate and supporter of the cause of the republican
party and has been active in its councils and campaign work in
Williams County. In addition to his Masonic affiliations
at Montpelier he is identified also with the
organizations of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Loyal Order of Moose in that city.
When he was twenty-five years of age Mr.
Perkins was united in marriage to Miss Pearl
Guilford, of Fulton, Fulton County, Ohio, and they have
two children—Edna and Earl, both of whom are
students in the public schools of Bryan.
Source: A Standard History of Williams
County, Ohio - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. The Lewis Publishing Co.,
Chicago - New York - 1920 - Page 103 |
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