NameCornelius “Nalis” Perkins
Birth10 Jul 1864, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death5 Jan 1930, Fleming Co., Kentucky
BurialBethel Cemetery, Sherburne, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1895, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseIsabelle “Belle” McClain
Birth24 Nov 1867 or 1868, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death9 Feb 1947, Fleming Co., Kentucky
BurialBethel Cemetery, Sherburne, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Notes for Cornelius “Nalis” Perkins
His death certificate records C. Nallis Perkins, age 65 years 5 months 26 days, born 10 July 1864 in Bath Co., died 5 Jan 1930 in Fleming Co., Ky, farmer, married, father Thos Perkins, born in Flem Co., mother’s maiden name Mary Hendricks, born in Bath Co., cause of death spinal sclerosis, informant Mrs. Bell Perkins, Hillsboro, Ky, burial in Bethel Cem.
Notes for Isabelle “Belle” McClain
Her death certificate records Belle McLain Perkins, age 76 years 2 months 15 days, born 24 Nov 1869 in Bath Co., Ky, widow of Nalis Perkins, father Andrew McLain, mother’s maiden name Mary Daugherty, parent birth places blank, cause of death hemoplegia also burns, informant Mrs. Ann Colliver, Flemingsburg, Ky, burial in BEthel.
The reported birth date is off by at least one and more likely two years; she was recorded as age 2 in the 1870 census, with a younger brother Thomas born March 1870, and as age 12 in 1880.
Census Notes for Cornelius “Nalis” & Isabelle “Belle” (Family)
1900 census ob Bath Co., Ky, Bethel precinct, enumerated 2 June, lists on p. 2B as family #34:
Perkins, Nallis, 33, b. July 1866, farmer; Bell, wife, 30, b. Nov 1869; Routt, Jeff, cousing, 63, b. Jan 1837, single, farm laborer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, Wyoming precinct, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 8B as family #170/171:
Perkins, Cornelius N., 44, farmer; Bell, wife, 40, first marriage for both, married 16 years, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Anderson, William, boarder, 38, single, merchant of general merchandise. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Hillsboro precinct, enumerated 12 Mar, lists on p. 12B as family #245:
Perkins, Cornelius N., 52, farmer; Belle, wife, 48. McLain, Jerry, uncle, 79, single, no occupation. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Jerry McClain is probably Belle’s uncle rather than Cornelius’s, but I do not know which of her father’s brothers he would be. None of them went by Jerry or Jeremiah in the 1850 or 1860 census, and the reported ages are erratic enough to not be of much help.