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Thomas Henry Perkey

Male 1934 - 1969  (34 years)


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  • Name Thomas Henry Perkey  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 13 Jul 1934  Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Jan 1969  Curry County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7
    Buried Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • In the 1966 obituary of Lorena Wright, his sister, he is referenced as "Thomas PURKEY, Port Orford."

      A photo of his military grave marker is on FindAGrave. It is embossed with a cross, and reads Thomas Henry Purkey, Oregon, Sgt Infantry, July 13, 1934 - Jan 4, 1969.
    Person ID I35335  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2016 

    Father Elmer R. Perkey,   b. Mar 1894, Johnson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1975, Baker County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Bessie Alice McLemore,   b. Dec 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1950, Lane County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married Bef 1914  [8
    • Lloyd and Bessie were also the parents of Nancy Perky Purcell, and Mary Purkey Hubbard, both born sometime after 1930.
    Family ID F11054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Last Modified 25 May 2013 
    Family ID F12873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S760] Osborne, Lee - Family Member (drytender@mycomspan.com).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 71146930 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1586] Ancestry.com - Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008.

    4. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Oregon, Lane County, Cottage Grove City, Pr. 4 Enumerated April 6, 1940 SD 4 ED 20-19 Sheet 3B S. 10th Street 239 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1586] Ancestry.com - Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008, ca 1935 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S760] Osborne, Lee - Family Member (drytender@mycomspan.com), shows, in error, 9 Apr 1955 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 71146930, shows 4 Jan 1967 on FindAGrave, but the photo of his grave marker is clearly embossed with Jan 4, 1969 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1867] FamilySearch.org, Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998, Spouse: E. Perkey Certificate # 7376 (Reliability: 3).