PERKINS, JOSHUA AND HIGHLY

Joshua Frye Perkins, son of Amos and Nancy Pierce Perkins was born in Mornoe County, Tennessee, July 18, 1844.  He grew to manhood in Tennessee and on August 7, 1861 in Montgomery County Kentucky enlisted in the Civil War, in the 4th Kentucky Infantry, Vol Co. C.  He obtained the rank of waggoner.  On August 8, 1862 at Camp Deschard, Tennessee he was discharged because of pulmonary tuberculosis.

On September 29, 1864 at Covington, Kentucky Joshua reenlisted in Co. E 53rd Reg. Inf. Vol. and received an honorable discharge on September 15, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

Highly Perkins, daughter of Joshua C. and Sarah Cooper Perkins was born in Letcher County Kentucky, July 17, 1850.  Joshua Frye and Highly were married in Fayette County Illinois on December 27, 1867.  They lived in Illinois and Indiana until heading west in 1875 and settling on a homestead in Hall County on the South Loup River and west of Grand Island.  Highly taught school in Hall and Adams County.

They lived on their homestead on the South Loup until 1889 when they moved to Round Valley in Custer County.  In 1900 they moved to Loup County and settled on a claim seven mmiles northwest of Taylor.  Joshua and Highly were the parents of seven children:  Claud, Hannah, Mary, who died in infancy, Laura, Clara, Sidney and Perry.  All six children took homesteads in Loup County.  Hannah, Laura and Clara were teachers in the rural schools.  All three of them taught terms at District 23 (Sunnyside).  Claud was a veteran of World War I and II.  Joshua died March 4, 1920 and Highly on July 21, 1934.  They are buried in the Kent Cemetery.

Source: Loup Co. Centennial Book 1883-1983
transcribed by: Melody Beery



PERKINS, PERRY AND DAISY
By: Virginia Perkins

Perry Seward Perkins, son of Joshua and Highly Perkins, was born at West Union, Nebraska, September 11, 1894.  He came to Loup County with his parents to settle on a homestead northwest of Taylor in 1900.

Daisy Belle Chiles, youngest daughter of George and Olive Chiles, was born at Sprague, Nebraska on July 19, 1898.  She came to a homestead in the sandhills with her parents in 1909.

Perry and Daisy were married at Bassett, Nebraska June 2, 1916.  They were the parents of fifteen children:  Faye, Harold, Joshua, George, Robert, Edith, Perry, Virginia, Eula, Loyd, Richard, Shirley, Jerry and Bruce.  Four of their sons served in the armed forces during World War II.  They were Harold, Joshua, George and Robert.  Loyd served in the Air Force during the Korean War and Jerry served in the Marines.

Perry was one of the early homesteaders in Loup County.  He was engaged in farming and ranching for many years.  Perry carried mail for twenty-two years on what is now known as Star Route 2 North of Taylor.   Dad told me when he was a young boy he would occasionally find a buffalo skull on the prairie.  Mom's hobby was reading.  One of her favorite sayings was "if you can read you can educate yourself".

They spent sixty years of married life together.  Five of their sons, Perry, Richard, Bruce, Jerry and Robert preceded them in death.  Perry joined them on December 9, 1976 and Daisy on February 10, 1979.  They are all laid to rest in the Kent Cemetery.

source:  Loup Co. Centennial Book 1883-1983
transcribed by: Melody Beery

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