Merton Wallace Perkins (1918 - 2001)

Born 1 Jul 1918 in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eda Mae (Roberts) Perkins — married 10 May 1941 in Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Perkins Name Study.

Merton was born on July 3rd 1918^[1] in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA^[1], son of Vard Merton Perkins^[1] and Etta May (Glover) Perkins^[1].

In the 1920 census Merton (age 1) was the son of Vard M Perkins in Andover, Oxford, Maine.^[2]

In the 1940 census Merton (age 21), Truck Driver, was the single son of Vard M Perkins in Andover, Oxford, Maine.^[3]

Merton Perkins served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 20 Jul 1944
Unit(s):
Service ended: 6 Feb 1945

Merton served in the United States Army during World War II. He enlister on July 20th 1944 and was discharged on February 6th 1945.^[5]

In the 1950 census Merton (age 31), Truck Driver, was the married head of household in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States.^[6]

Merton was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery^[7] in Andover, Oxford County, Maine, United States with a death date of 2001.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Birth: "Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922"
   Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 43
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1960 #452241 (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Merton Wallaoe Perkins born on 3 Jul 1918, son of Vard Perkins & Etta Perkins, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, USA.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Andover, Oxford, Maine; Roll: T625_647; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 103
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #97322525 (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Merton W Perkins (1), single son, in household of Vard M Perkins (40) in Andover, Oxford, Maine. Born in Maine.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Andover, Oxford, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01484; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9-2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #1090150 (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Morton W Perkins (21), single son, Truck Driver, in household of Vard M Perkins (60) in Andover, Oxford, Maine. Born in Maine.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Marriage: "Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996"
   Original data: Maine State Archives. Maine Marriages 1892-1996 (except 1967 to 1976). Maine. Index obtained from Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Maine State Archives,
   Ancestry Record 6904 #436196 (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Merton W Perkins marriage to Eda M Roberts on 10 May 1941 in Maine, USA.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #1045959 (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Name: Merton W Perkins; Death Date: 20 Mar 2001; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 20 Jul 1944; Discharge Date: 6 Feb 1945.
6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Andover, Oxford, Maine; Roll: 5197; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 9-2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #16922236 (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Merton W Perkins (31), married, Truck Driver, head of household in Andover, Oxford, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images
   (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194838694/merton_w-perkins: accessed April 26, 2024), memorial page for Merton W. Perkins (1918–2001), Find A Grave: Memorial #194838694, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Andover, Oxford County, Maine, USA (plot: Annex); Maintained by Susan Moors (contributor 47987781).