Individual Details

John's first young sweetheart burned to death in her home just before they were to be married; he stayed a bachelor for many years.

1900 Census. Owen Twp, Kay Co. OK, Hh 176
John T. Perkins, b. May 1862, age 38, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. TN

In 1900, I also found in Missouri, Chariton Twp, Macon Co, a John T. Perkins, born May 1861 in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, a coal miner. He was a widower with two daughters and must be a different man.

1910 Census. Owens Twp, Kay Co, OK, Hh 20
John T. Perkins, age 46, married 1 time for six years, b. MO
Amy R., wife, age 31, 1 child, b. Kansas
Cecil, son, age 5, b. OK
George Bartly, orphan, age 11, b. MO
Cary Aitkens, hired man, age 35, b. Ohio, parents b. Ireland
___[surname unreadable, Ojide, Azide??] Ethel, servant, age 18, b. MO, parents b. MO

1920 Census. Owen Twp, Kay County, OK, Hh 87
John T. Perkins, age 58, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. TN, farmer
Amy R., wife, age 40, b. Kansas, parents b. Ohio
Cecil, son, age 15, b. OK
Donald A., son, age 8, b. OK
Mary Smith, mother-in-law, age 75, widowed, b. Ohio, parents b. PA
Leo Bunch, servant, 26, b. MO
Iva Bunch, servant, 20, b. MO
Marie Bunch "boarder", age 2, b. MO

It seems unlikely to me that John T. Perkins died in Buchanan Co, MO as I had first been told. In 1930, his widow was still living in Oklahoma. He also has no death certificate in Missouri.
1930 Census. Owen Twp, Kay Co, OK, Hh 354
Amy R. Perkins, age 51, marked M for married, she married at age 24, b. Kansas, parents b. Ohio
M. Donald, son, age 19, b. OK

And in fact he is buried, Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery, Kay Co, OK, as is Amy.
FindAGrave.com has a picture of the stone

Birth	3 May 1861	Greene County, Missouri
Marriage	7 Oct 1903	Kay County, Oklahoma - Amy Ruth Smith
Death	8 Nov 1928	Kay County, Oklahoma
Burial		Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery, Tonkawa, Kay County, Oklahoma

Spouse	Amy Ruth Smith (1879 - 1967)
Child	Cecil Cy Perkins (1904 - 1956)
Child	M. Donald "Don" Perkins (1911 - 1997)

Father	William G. "Grief" Perkins (1821 - 1908)
Mother	Martha Ann Beal (1827 - 1908)
Sibling	Mary Olive Perkins (1847 - 1925)
Sibling	William H. Perkins (1850 - 1923)
Sibling	Nancy Ann Perkins (1851 - 1935)
Sibling	Daniel V. Perkins (1853 - 1875)
Sibling	Lucy Elizabeth Perkins (1855 - 1912)
Sibling	Martha Jane "Jennie" Perkins (1857 - 1893)
Sibling	Margaret Perkins (1859 - 1859)
Sibling	Nelly L. Perkins (1863 - 1863)
Sibling	Laura Virginia Perkins (1864 - 1931)
Sibling	Amanda Minerva Perkins (1866 - 1940)