Individual Details

"Uncle Alvin lived with Grandmother Perkins after his father's death. She bought a home in Clyde. Uncle Alvin was the owner of his own garage. Bill Cornelius worked for him. Grandmother accompanied Uncle Alvin to El Paso, Texas to the T. B. Sanatarium. Both Uncle Bill and Uncle Alvin worked too hard and his death was attributed to that factor. I remember his coming downstairs with his guitar, sitting in Grandmother's leather chair and playing. After Alvin's death, she sold the home and lived with her children, mostly Vade and Celia. Uncle Bill continued in the garage work, but died fairly early of a heart attack. Mary Faye, Billy Sue, and Joan are all married. Mary Fay was valdictorian of her graduating class. Aunt Annie moved to Lubbock where a brother lived. Now she is in Midland, Texas where a daughter lives. She has her own apartment." (Mildred Wilhelm, 1991)

Photograph of tombstone in Terry Archives, taken 1993.

Birth	August 31, 1899	Pleasant Grove, Eastland County, Texas
Death	May 14, 1925
Burial	May 16, 1925	Masonic Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Father	Calvin Lee Perkins (1853 - 1920)
Mother	Medline Meriah Williamson (1857 - 1941)
Sibling	Marvin Henry Perkins (1882 - 1961)
Sibling	Nevada Ollie "Vade" Perkins (1886 - 1950)
Sibling	Eli Linton Perkins (1888 - 1933)
Sibling	Celia Jerusha Perkins (1891 - 1971)
Sibling	Florence Beulah Perkins (1894 - 1988)