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PERKINS, Silas Benjamin 1880-1917

PERKINS, JOHNSON

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 3/21/2016 at 12:14:41

Silas B. Perkins 1880-1917
Silas B. Perkins.
Silas Perkins of Lyle, a barber, died suddenly at his home there last Sunday evening. He was at his work as barber until the shop closed on Saturday evening. Ben went to Lyle from London about ten years ago to learn the barber trade of R. P. Gibson.
Silas Benjamin Perkins was born at Westport, Pope County, Minn., May 9th, 1880. Later the family moved to Staples, Minn., where he lived until he located in this community, working one year at London, for M. Stewart, before going to Lyle. Nov. 26th, 1908, he was united in marriage to Miss Helen Johnson and to them four children were born, the oldest being eight and the youngest one year old. He leaves besides the widow, a mother and father of Staples, Minn., three brothers and three sisters, all living at other places.
The funeral was held from the Lutheran church in Lyle last Wednesday afternoon and interment was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Rev. A. Elmer Moe officiated.
Source: the Mower County Transcript-Republican, 23 May 1917, page 5, column 2
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NOTE: The dates on the headstone are almost certainly wrong since his obituary was published in 1917. See photo of tombstone on Find A Grave memorial #25640587. The tombstone says "1886-1923".
Research credit: Mitch Helle 3/2016

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Obituary: Silas B. Perkins 1880-1917 Silas B. Perkins. Silas Perkins of Lyle, a barber, died suddenly at his home there last Sunday evening. He was at his work as barber until the shop closed on Saturday evening. Ben went to Lyle from London about ten years ago to learn the barber trade of R. P. Gibson. Silas Benjamin Perkins was born at Westport, Pope County, Minn., May 9th, 1880. Later the family moved to Staples, Minn., where he lived until he located in this community, working one year at London, for M. Stewart, before going to Lyle. Nov. 26th, 1908, he was united in marriage to Miss Helen Johnson and to them four children were born, the oldest being eight and the youngest one year old. He leaves besides the widow, a mother and father of Staples, Minn., three brothers and three sisters, all living at other places. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church in Lyle last Wednesday afternoon and interment was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Rev. A. Elmer Moe officiated. Source: the Mower County Transcript-Republican, 23 May 1917, page 5, column 2 ---------------------------------------------- NOTE: The dates on the headstone are almost certainly wrong since his obituary was published in 1917. See photo of tombstone on Find A Grave memorial #25640587. The tombstone says "1886-1923". Research credit: Mitch Helle 3/2016
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