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Descendants of George R. Levings
Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE R.1 LEVINGS1,2 was born May 29, 1814 in New York3,4,5, and died
May 14, 1886 in Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio. He married (1) LUCINDA
SMITH Bef. 1849. He married (2) HENRIETTA WILLMOTH November 26, 1857
in Delaware Co., Ohio. She was born 1824 in Ohio6.
More About GEORGE R. LEVINGS:
Burial: Aft. May 14, 1886, Cronkleton, Liberty Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio
Census 1: July 14, 1870, Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio7
Census 2: Bet. 1850 - 1851, Harrison Twp. Licking Co., Ohio8
Occupation: July 14, 1870, Laborer9
More About GEORGE LEVINGS and LUCINDA SMITH:
Marriage: Bef. 1849
More About GEORGE LEVINGS and HENRIETTA WILLMOTH:
Marriage: November 26, 1857, Delaware Co., Ohio
Children of GEORGE LEVINGS and LUCINDA SMITH are:
2.
i.
LYDIA2 LEVINGS, b. 1849, Ohio; d. Bet. 1891 - 1909, Delaware,
Delaware Co., Ohio.
ii.
ALICE LEVINGS9, b. 1852, Ohio9.
More About ALICE LEVINGS:
Occupation: July 14, 1870, Domestic Servant
3.
iii.
FRANKLIN FRANCIS LEVINGS, b. May 24, 1856, Ohio; d. January
24, 1941, Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio.
Children of GEORGE LEVINGS and HENRIETTA WILLMOTH are:
4.
iv.
GEORGE RILEY2 LEVINGS, b. November 03, 1858, Ohio; d. July 29,
1945, Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio.
5.
v.
REUBEN R. LEVINGS, b. February 11, 1861, Delaware Twp.,
Delaware Co., Ohio; d. September 23, 1949, Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio.
Generation No. 2
2. LYDIA2 LEVINGS (GEORGE R.1)10 was born 1849 in Ohio10, and died Bet.
1891 - 1909 in Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio. She married JUSTICE J. PERKINS11
October 09, 1870 in Delaware Co., Ohio12, son of WESLEY PERKINS and
MATILDA THARP. He was born November 27, 1836 in Bennington Twp., Licking
Co., Ohio13, and died February 04, 1924 in 105 Eaton Street, Delaware, Ohio14.
Notes for LYDIA LEVINGS:
Stepmother of George W. Perkins.
More About LYDIA LEVINGS:
Name 2: Lydia L. Leoings15
Name 3: Lydia Leovings16
Name 4: Lydia L. Longs17
Burial: Bet. 1891 - 1909, Africa Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
Census 1: 1880, Wife of Justice Perkins, Delaware, Ohio
Census 2: July 14, 1870, Living w/ parents in Delaware, Ohio. Justice Perkins also
residing there with son George.18
Notes for JUSTICE J. PERKINS:
Gladys Fawn Martin remembers that he died in Delaware, OH on Eaton Street and
that he was blind at the time of his death. She remembers being there as a little girl
with her mother Julia Perkins Fawn.
More About JUSTICE J. PERKINS:
Burial: February 07, 1924, Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio, Fawcett Bros.
Undertakers
Cause of Death: Arterial sclerosis
Census 1: August 27, 1850, Bennington Twp., Licking Co., Ohio19
Census 2: July 14, 1870, Living in the home of George & Henrietta Levings w/ his 1
year old son George. Lydia Levings, age 24, resided there as well.20
Census 3: 1880, 2nd Ward, Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio21
Death Certificate: February 06, 1924, Vol. 4378, Certif #8255
Medical Information: died at age 87 years, 2 months, 8 days
Occupation 1: February 04, 1924, Carpenter (retired)
Occupation 2: July 14, 1870, Brickmason22
Occupation 3: 1880, Worker in a brickyard
Residence: 1910, Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio23
More About JUSTICE PERKINS and LYDIA LEVINGS:
Death of one spouse: February 04, 1924, Death of Justice Perkins
Marriage: October 09, 1870, Delaware Co., Ohio24
Children of LYDIA LEVINGS and JUSTICE PERKINS are:
6.
i.
GEORGE WESLEY3 PERKINS, b. October 02, 1869, Alexandria,
Licking Co., Ohio; d. November 13, 1934, 5:00 pm in Worthington, Franklin Co.,
Ohio.
7.
ii.
MARY A. PERKINS, b. February 13, 1871, Delaware Co., Ohio; d.
December 05, 1949, Delaware Co., Ohio.
iii.
CHARLES J. PERKINS25,26,27, b. April 07, 1874.
iv.
CORA PERKINS27, b. Bet. 1876 - 1877, Alexandria, Licking Co., Ohio;
m. SCHAFFER, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Notes for CORA PERKINS:
SCHAFFER
CORA
County Name: JEFFERSON
Date of Death: 8/5/1937
Volume Number: 8544
Certificate Number: 51488
More About SCHAFFER and CORA PERKINS:
Marriage: Mt. Vernon, Ohio
v.
vi.
Ohio.
LYDIA PERKINS27, b. Abt. 1879.
RHUIE PERKINS, b. Aft. 1880; m. UNKNOWN WHITMER, Cleveland,
More About UNKNOWN WHITMER and RHUIE PERKINS:
Marriage: Cleveland, Ohio
8.
vii.
HENRY STEPHEN PERKINS, b. October 08, 1886, Croton, Licking
Co., Ohio; d. October 21, 1944, Columbus, Ohio.
viii.
CLARA EFFIE PERKINS28, b. October 08, 1887; d. Bef. 1944.
ix.
ETHEL C. PERKINS, b. Abt. 1891, Delaware Co., Ohio29; m. (1)
MYERS30, Bef. September 1928; m. (2) CARL POSTLE, September 04, 1928,
Knox County, Ohio; b. May 07, 1892, Howard, Knox Co., Ohio30; m. (3)
UNKNOWN GOODMAN, Bef. 1944.
More About ETHEL C. PERKINS:
Occupation: July 1928, Housekeeper30
Residence: September 1928, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
More About MYERS and ETHEL PERKINS:
Marriage: Bef. September 1928
More About CARL POSTLE:
Occupation: July 1928, Gas man
Residence: September 1928, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
More About CARL POSTLE and ETHEL PERKINS:
Church: September 04, 1928, Church of Christ, Knox Co., Ohio
Marriage: September 04, 1928, Knox County, Ohio
Officiating: September 04, 1928, Rev. Hugh Wayt
More About UNKNOWN GOODMAN and ETHEL PERKINS:
Marriage: Bef. 1944
3. FRANKLIN FRANCIS2 LEVINGS (GEORGE R.1)31 was born May 24, 1856 in
Ohio31,32, and died January 24, 1941 in Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio.
More About FRANKLIN FRANCIS LEVINGS:
Burial: Aft. January 24, 1941, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
Census: July 14, 1870, residing w/ family in Delaware, Ohio
Occupation: July 14, 1870, Works in hay mill33
Child of FRANKLIN FRANCIS LEVINGS is:
i.
FRANKLIN FRANCIS3 LEVINGS, m. ZOA GORENFLO; b. Marion,
Ohio.
4. GEORGE RILEY2 LEVINGS (GEORGE R.1)34 was born November 03, 1858 in
Ohio35, and died July 29, 1945 in Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio. He married
CLARISSA A. LUKE36 February 07, 1884 in Delaware Co., Ohio, daughter of
THOMAS LUKE. She was born 1862 in Ohio37, and died December 31, 1927 in
Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio.
More About GEORGE RILEY LEVINGS:
Burial: Aft. July 29, 1945, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio38
Census: July 14, 1870, residing w/ family in Delaware, Ohio
Occupation: July 14, 1870, Farm laborer39
More About CLARISSA A. LUKE:
Burial: Aft. December 31, 1927, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
More About GEORGE LEVINGS and CLARISSA LUKE:
Marriage: February 07, 1884, Delaware Co., Ohio
Children of GEORGE LEVINGS and CLARISSA LUKE are:
i.
EARNEST G.3 LEVINGS40, b. 1892, Ohio.
ii.
ADA LEVINGS40, b. 1894, Ohio.
5. REUBEN R.2 LEVINGS (GEORGE R.1)41 was born February 11, 1861 in
Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio42, and died September 23, 1949 in Delaware
Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio. He married UNKNOWN.
More About REUBEN R. LEVINGS:
Burial: Aft. September 23, 1949, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
Child of REUBEN LEVINGS and UNKNOWN is:
i.
EDNA3 LEVINGS42, b. February 23, 1888, Delaware Twp., Delaware
Co., Ohio; d. October 17, 1947, Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio; m.
UNKNOWN BONNET.
More About EDNA LEVINGS:
Burial: Aft. October 17, 1947, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
Generation No. 3
6. GEORGE WESLEY3 PERKINS (LYDIA2 LEVINGS, GEORGE R.1)43,44,45
was born October 02, 1869 in Alexandria, Licking Co., Ohio46, and died November
13, 1934 in 5:00 pm in Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio47. He married ELLA
ALTER June 12, 1886, daughter of CHARLES ALTER and JULIA. She was born
Bet. 1868 - 1869 in Ohio48,49, and died January 26, 1955 in Delaware Co., Ohio50.
More About GEORGE WESLEY PERKINS:
Baptism (LDS): August 01, 1985, JRIVE
Burial: November 16, 1934, Africa Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio. Fawcett Bros.
Undertakers
Cause of Death: myocarditis (onset 1930), angina pectoris (onset 1934)
Endowment (LDS): August 28, 1985, JRIVE
Medical Information: died at age 65 years, 1 month, 12 days. Was nearly blind at the
time of death according to the late Gladys Mae Fawn.
Occupation: Bef. 1930, Railroad worker (retired)
Residence: Bet. 1933 - 1936, w/ daughter Julia PERKINS Fawn and son-in-law
James Clifford Fawn in Lewis Center, Ohio51
Sealed to parents (LDS): December 13, 1985, JRIVE
Notes for ELLA ALTER:
Adopted by Charles Alder or Charles Alter according to Gladys Fawn Martin. Julia
Fawn was once told, based on a probate title search concerning property ownership,
that her mother Ella was born out of wedlock, and was of Dutch ancestry. At this
writing, the author has been unable to locate any records related to Ella's birth and
adoption.
More About ELLA ALTER:
Adoption: Adopted as a baby
Burial: January 27, 1955, Africa Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
Census: June 29, 1870, Perry Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio
Funeral Home: January 26, 1955, Doty Funeral Home and Fuller Monument,
Delaware, Ohio
LDS Batch #: M533842 re: marriage date
Residence 1: Bet. 1917 - 1921, Lewis Center, Delaware Co., Ohio52
Residence 2: June 29, 1870, Perry Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio
More About GEORGE PERKINS and ELLA ALTER:
Marriage: June 12, 1886
Separation: Bet. 1933 - 1936, George lived with daughter Julia Perkins FAWN and
family in Lewis Center, Ohio53
Children of GEORGE PERKINS and ELLA ALTER are:
i.
CHARLES JESSE H.4 PERKINS54,55,56, b. October 19, 1893, Powell
near Stratford, Liberty Township, Delaware Co., Ohio; d. October 16, 1918, Killed in
action in France; mother Ella Perkins notified via Western Union Telegram on Nov
18, 191857,58.
More About CHARLES JESSE H. PERKINS:
Burial: September 1921, body returned from France on USS Cantigny; interred in
Africa Cemetery, Delaware Co., OH
Cause of Death: Killed in action, France WWI
Enlisted: June 09, 1917, Delaware, Ohio; Private in ONG
Military service 1: July 23, 1917, Co. K,166th Inf,83rd Brig,42nd Div; fought at
Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne
Military service 2: October 31, 1917, American Expeditionary Forces Defensive
Sector
Residence: June 09, 1917, Lewis Center, Delaware Co., Ohio
Serial # (MIL): Bet. June 09, 1917 - October 16, 1918, 94973
9.
ii.
JULIA CORNELIA PERKINS, b. June 05, 1895, Powell near Stratford,
Liberty Township, Delaware Co., Ohio; d. November 24, 1989, Delaware, Ohio.
iii.
ARTHUR PERKINS, b. Bet. 1895 - 1897.
Notes for ARTHUR PERKINS:
died as a baby
iv.
GEORGE CLARENCE PERKINS, b. December 18, 1897; d. October 30,
1974, Lewis Center, Delaware Co., Ohio.
Notes for GEORGE CLARENCE PERKINS:
More About GEORGE CLARENCE PERKINS:
Name 2: George Perkins59
Burial: October 30, 1974, Africa Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio60
Social Security Number: 315-18-7269
SSN Issued in: Indiana
10.
v.
CARRIE LELO PERKINS, b. August 31, 1899, Lewis Center,
Delaware Co., Ohio; d. May 28, 1997, Delaware Co., Ohio.
11.
vi.
MAUD JOSEPHINE PERKINS, b. November 09, 1902, Lewis
Center, Delaware Co., Ohio; d. January 10, 1994, rest home in Gahanna, OH.
vii.
EDWIN WOODRUFF PERKINS, b. November 23, 1903, Ohio61; d.
January 15, 1995, Longbeach, CA; m. LIBBIE; d. Longbeach, CA.
Notes for EDWIN WOODRUFF PERKINS:
Known by family as "Uncle Tom"
Retired from U.S. Navy in 1939. Went to work as yachtsman for actor John
Barrymore. Retired from Shell Oil Co. Remains cremated, ashes dispersed in the
Pacific Ocean 3 miles off the coast of San Pedro, California.
More About EDWIN WOODRUFF PERKINS:
Burial: February 15, 1995, Longbeach, CA
Military service: U.S.N. retired 1939
Social Security Number: 549-10-6683/ California
SSN Issued in: California
viii.
HUBERT FRANCIS PERKINS62, b. Bef. December 1906, Delaware
Co., Ohio; d. December 26, 1906, Delaware Co., Ohio63.
Notes for HUBERT FRANCIS PERKINS:
died as a baby
More About HUBERT FRANCIS PERKINS:
Burial: December 27, 1906, Williamsville, Delaware Co., Ohio
ix.
HERBERT P. PERKINS, b. Abt. 1909, Lewis Center, Delaware Co.,
Ohio64; d. Aft. June 06, 1944, killed in France during Normandy Invasion.
More About HERBERT P. PERKINS:
Burial: August 06, 1944, Africa, Cemetery, Delaware Co., OH65
Enlisted: April 1942, U.S. Army
Funeral Home: August 06, 1944, Robinson & Brackney Funeral Home and Fuller
Monument, Delaware, Ohio
Military service: Bet. April 1942 - June 1944, Tank Corps. under General George
Patton
7. MARY A.3 PERKINS (LYDIA2 LEVINGS, GEORGE R.1)66 was born February
13, 1871 in Delaware Co., Ohio, and died December 05, 1949 in Delaware Co.,
Ohio. She married JOSEPH RYAN in Delaware, Ohio.
More About MARY A. PERKINS:
Burial: Aft. December 05, 1949, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
More About JOSEPH RYAN and MARY PERKINS:
Marriage: Delaware, Ohio
Children of MARY PERKINS and JOSEPH RYAN are:
i.
BERNARD4 RYAN.
ii.
FRANCIS RYAN.
8. HENRY STEPHEN3 PERKINS (LYDIA2 LEVINGS, GEORGE R.1)67,68 was
born October 08, 1886 in Croton, Licking Co., Ohio, and died October 21, 1944 in
Columbus, Ohio69. He married PEARL LOU LILLY BARBER70,71 Bef. 1912,
daughter of BERT BARBER and DELLA DEBOLT. She was born July 1896 in
Croton, Licking Co., Ohio71.
Notes for HENRY STEPHEN PERKINS:
copied by Nola Miles Rogers
NEWARK ADVOCATE
Oct 21 1944
20 Granville Street
Newark, Ohio
43055
FORMER CROTON RESIDENT DIES
Croton, Oct 21----- Henry S. Perkins 58 former resident of Croton died today at 5:50
am in his home 1149 Windsor Avenue Columbus Ohio. He had been ill since
Janurary.
Mr. Perkins was formerly employed by the New York Central Railroad company for
a number of years in the maintenance of way department.
Born Oct 8 1886 in Delaware he was the son of Justice and Lydia Perkins. Surviving
are his widow. Mrs. Pearl Perkins. one son John J. Perkins of Columbus three
daughters. Mrs Josephine Schaff and Mrs Dorothy Jordan of Columbus, Mrs
Elizabeth Hunter of Croton, 10 grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. Mary Ryan of
Delaware, Mrs Cora Shaffer of Mt. Vernon, Mrs Rhuie Whitmer of Cleveland and
Mrs. Ethel Goodman of Bellville.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm in the Croton M E Church conducted
by the Rev. Herbert Fraiser, and burial will be made in Croton Cemetery, The body
will be returned to the home in Columbus Sunday from the Paul S Emerson and son
funeral home.
More About HENRY STEPHEN PERKINS:
AFN: F1WF-R2
Burial: October 22, 1944, Croton Cemetery, Croton, Licking Co., Ohio
Notes for PEARL LOU LILLY BARBER:
May have been Cherokee based on info found by Debra Perkins relating to one of her
Grandfather John's sisters, Josephine Perkins. Don Fawn Sr. recalls that "Aunt Pearl"
WAS mostly Cherokee. He stated that she and "Uncle Henry" ran the "Happy Hour
Bar" located on Cleveland Street in Columbus, Ohio. At the time of her death, she
was living in a house in Croton, Ohio which had been willed to her by her
auntEstelle Robinson. It was across the street from the house of John Justice Perkins,
Sr. and he was appointed executor of her estate. The Probate records may be on file
at the Licking County Courthouse, in Newark, Ohio.
More About PEARL LOU LILLY BARBER:
Ancestral File Number: F1WF-S771,72
Census 1: Bef. July 1910, Age 13, living in Knox Co. w/ mother and stepfather John
C. Rowe73
Census 2: Aft. July 1910, Age 14, living in Hartford Twp., Licking Co. with Aunt
Stella and Uncle D. Robinson73
Marriage Notes for HENRY PERKINS and PEARL BARBER:
They spent their wedding night in the jail in a small town in Kentucky. Henry was
arrested for "White Slavery", i.e., for taking Pearl (a minor female at the time) across
the state line. Charges were dropped when Pearl proved that she bought the ticket for
the train from a cousin, a Debolt who was the ticket agent. She also got on the train
at one stop and Henry at another. A newspaper
story with pictures may have been published in the Johnstown,Ohio paper.
More About HENRY PERKINS and PEARL BARBER:
Marriage: Bef. 1912
Children of HENRY PERKINS and PEARL BARBER are:
12.
i.
JOSEPHINE4 PERKINS, b. April 15, 1912, Croton, Licking Co., Ohio;
d. September 08, 1945, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.
13.
ii.
DOROTHY PERKINS, b. Bet. 1913 - 1916, Croton, Licking Co.,
Ohio; d. Bet. 1987 - 1988, Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.
14.
iii.
JOHN JUSTICE PERKINS, b. September 12, 1916, Croton, Licking
Co., Ohio; d. December 27, 1990, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
iv.
ELIZABETH PEARL PERKINS, b. Abt. 1922, Croton, Licking Co.,
Ohio; m. HAROLD HUNTER.
Generation No. 4
9. JULIA CORNELIA4 PERKINS (GEORGE WESLEY3, LYDIA2 LEVINGS,
GEORGE R.1) was born June 05, 1895 in Powell near Stratford, Liberty Township,
Delaware Co., Ohio74,75, and died November 24, 1989 in Delaware, Ohio76. She
married JAMES CLIFFORD FAWN December 23, 1913 in Newark, Licking Co.,
Ohio, son of JAMES FAWN and CLARINDA DOANE. He was born August 27,
1888 in Oakwood, Paulding Co., Ohio77, and died February 10, 1963 in Delaware,
Ohio.
Notes for JULIA CORNELIA PERKINS:
Born Julia Cornelia Perkins: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5,
Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Apr 29, 1998, Internal Ref.
#1.111.5.74016.168]
More About JULIA CORNELIA PERKINS:
Burial: November 26, 1989, Oak Grove Cemetery-Memorial Lawn, Delaware Co.,
Ohio78,79
Funeral Home: November 26, 1989, Bennett-Brown Funeral Home, Delaware, Ohio
Social Security Number: 292-40-9990
SSN Issued in: Ohio
More About JAMES CLIFFORD FAWN:
Burial: Aft. February 10, 1963, Oak Grove Cemetery-Memorial Lawn, Delaware
Co., Ohio80,81
Ethnicity: part Mingo Indian
Funeral Home: February 10, 1963, Doty Funeral Home, Delaware, Ohio
Occupation: January 01, 1947, 25 years w/Pennsylvania Railroad-Toledo Division
Residence: January 01, 1947, Box 37, Lewis Center, Ohio
Marriage Notes for JULIA PERKINS and JAMES FAWN:
James was living in Centerburg, OH at the time of this marriage.
More About JAMES FAWN and JULIA PERKINS:
Marriage: December 23, 1913, Newark, Licking Co., Ohio
Marriage license: December 23, 1913, #5063, Licking Co. Probate Court
Children of JULIA PERKINS and JAMES FAWN are:
15.
i.
GLADYS MAE5 FAWN, b. July 17, 1914, Croton, Licking Co., Ohio;
d. May 30, 2000, Heartland of Marysville, Ohio.
16.
ii.
FRANK WESLEY FAWN, b. July 22, 1917, Croton, Hartford Twp.,
Licking Co., Ohio; d. March 17, 1977, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio at University
Hospital.
iii.
CLIFFORD JESSE FAWN, b. November 21, 1919, Licking Co., OH; d.
February 06, 1943, Papua, New Guinea.
Notes for CLIFFORD JESSE FAWN:
Enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 4, 1942. USAAF serial# 15076739.
Assigned to 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron of the 374th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. 5th
Air Force. Shot down in C-47 #I-386658 (1941 model #41-38658) by Japanese
Zeroes near airfield at Wau, Papua, New Guinea. Wreckage discovered in October
1988 by Grant Malensek, a Canadian geologist with Australian mining company
CRA Explorations. The aircraft was one of 3 planes on a routine combat flight from
Jackson Airdrome near Port Moresby, New Guinea to Wau airdrome, New Guinea.
About 1045 hours on 6 Feb. 1943, the flight was circling Wau when it was attacked
by enemy aircraft. Two of the US aircraft succeeded in getting away and returned to
Jackson Airdrome. This aircraft, #41-38658, was last seen by other members of the
flight heading into the mountains near Wau. The aircraft was reported to be under
control when last seen and there was no evidence that it was damaged or that any of
the crew was injured.
CLIFFORD JESSE 'BUD' FAWN and the STORY OF HIS GHOST are told in the
"notes" of GLADYS MAE FAWN included in this report.
Eyewitness accounts to the downing of his plane follow:
Subject: Feburary 6,1943
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:06:51 -0600
From: adamsi
To: "Donald R. Fawn"
It was a beautiful day for flying-scattered to broken clouds, the cumulous starting to
build up about ten oclock and they build rather rapidly in this part of the world.
Visibility was very good as the three 33rd aircraft winged along in loose formation
with their war cargo and passengers. Lt. Wamsley with troops and ammo for the
fight we were reinforcing, Lt Schwenson on his left wing with another five thousand
pounds of ammo and equipment for the fight, and S/sgt Adams on the right wing
with an Australian Brigadair his Staff and another five thousand pounds of
Australian Army Biscuit to feed the hungry men on the ground. The weather had
been bad for flying for the last few days and they need resupply quite badly. The fact
is they needed reinforcments and lots of them. Wau airfield is on the side of a
mountain and has about a twenty degree slope. The Japs had pushed to the lower end
of the runway in their drive to take the area. We arrived over Wau at exactly 10.30
am and immediately started procedures for landing.Unknown to us, a force of Jap
fighters and bombers han flown in above us and were starting to bomb the field. The
first warning I had of things gone wrong was big chuncks of the runway getting
airborne underneath me and the Australian anti-aircraft fire comming thru our
formation fireing at the Japanese just above us.Lt.Wamsley dived to the right and
down for the riverbed I thought, Lt Schwenson started down and to the right, I
figured he would do the same thing.I broke left and back into a large cloud we had
just passed under. I saw our fighters shoot down one Jap fighter coming after us and
then got very busy trying to get out of the fight without getting my wings singed. It
took a lot longer to write this than it did to happen. I made my way back down the
valley to the south east and back to Moresby where the Bridgadair ask me why we
had come back to Port Moresby instead of landing at Wau. I hope he found out why
some way because that was just idle chatter to me at that moment. I had laundry to
take care of. (signed, Ira Adams)
Another story concerning the crash of this aricraft:
Your E mail came thre (sic) regarding Jesse "Bud" Fawn, 33rd Troop Carrier
Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group. I was a member of this squadron when it was
activated at Florence, South Carolina in 1942. I was a pilot of one of the aircraft that
flew the Pacific and in New Guinea as well. I was familiar with most of the aircraft
crews as we had 13 aircraft in the squadron when when we departed Hamilton Field
in California (just across the bay fron San Fran). I was flying the same day to Wau
on the day of this incident. This aircraft was not in the flight that I was in, as we
usually flew three aircraft to a flight. I recall members stating that he turned left
leaving the Wau airstrip (a very steep grass airstrip from one end to the other) the
steepest airstrip I ever encountered in my 30 years with the Air Force. If you would
turn left after departure, you would head down the Wau valley and toward Bulolo (a
gold mining area on the river). One would find it very difficult to reverse course once
you were in the valley because it was quite narrow at the lower elevation. At this
time, this territory was under the control of the Japanese. On our departure we would
turn right and climb until we were at the top of the mountains and skip along the top
until we could descend to the ocean level and return to Port Moresby.
Fawn may have flown with me as a crew member on some of the flights, but I do not
recall any specifics as often we would have different crew members.
You mentioned the book "American Flyboy." This book I have in my possession, as
it was written by George Wamsley, who later became Squadron Commander as did I
in the course of the three years flying in New Guinea. George is a very personal
friend and I am going to give you his address:
George W Wamsley
Prescott, AZ 86303-5360
Tel:
My address: Robert E Carlson (Bob)
Fairborn OH 45324
Tel:
There is other info that may be of interest to you, but because of your search, and in
the interest of time, I just want to let you know that you are on the right track for
some of the information. We can keep in touch.
Bob Carlson
PS: George Wamsley devotes four pages of the Schwensen (incident), pilot of the
aircraft, in his book "American Fly-Boy".
More About CLIFFORD JESSE FAWN:
Burial: September 1988, Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Cause of Death: Killed in action in WWII in Papua, New Guinea
Enlisted: April 1942, Enlsited at the same time as his Uncle Herbert Perkins
Memorial: 1945, monument at Fort McKinley, Manila, the Philippines
Military service: Bet. 1942 - 1943, 33rd Sq, 374th TCS, 5th Air Force
Posthumous award: 1945, Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal
Religion: Protestant
17.
iv.
NORMA CLAIRE FAWN, b. September 04, 1921, Lewis Center,
Delaware Co. Ohio; d. August 12, 1961, Delaware, Ohio.
18.
v.
LELA JOSEPHINE FAWN, b. July 11, 1923, Lewis Center, OH.
19.
vi.
THELMA FAWN, b. March 16, 1925, Lewis Center, OH.
20.
vii.
HERBERT EARL FAWN, b. April 12, 1927, Lewis Center, OH.
21.
viii.
EDITH RAMONA FAWN, b. April 12, 1929, Lewis Center, OH.
22.
ix.
MIRIAM RAGENE FAWN, b. October 17, 1931, Lewis Center, OH.
23.
x.
DONALD RAY FAWN, b. August 01, 1933, Lewis Center, Ohio.
24.
xi.
JANET LEE FAWN, b. August 28, 1938, Lewis Center, Ohio; d. April
01, 1967, Delaware Co., Ohio.
10. CARRIE LELO4 PERKINS (GEORGE WESLEY3, LYDIA2 LEVINGS,
GEORGE R.1)82 was born August 31, 1899 in Lewis Center, Delaware Co., Ohio,
and died May 28, 1997 in Delaware Co., Ohio. She married ARLO JONES.
Notes for CARRIE LELO PERKINS:
More About CARRIE LELO PERKINS:
Burial: Aft. May 28, 1997, Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Ohio
More About ARLO JONES:
Burial: Delaware, OH
Children of CARRIE PERKINS and ARLO JONES are:
i.
DONNA JEAN5 JONES, m. HEDGES.
Notes for DONNA JEAN JONES:
1-419-562-8176
ii.
MAXINE JONES, m. JUBIEN.
Notes for MAXINE JONES:
1-301-869-6360
iii.
BOB JONES.
11. MAUD JOSEPHINE4 PERKINS (GEORGE WESLEY3, LYDIA2 LEVINGS,
GEORGE R.1)83 was born November 09, 1902 in Lewis Center, Delaware Co.,
Ohio84, and died January 10, 1994 in rest home in Gahanna, OH. She met
UNKNOWN COMPTON.
Notes for MAUD JOSEPHINE PERKINS:
Maude's son, Edwin, never left home. He always lived at home with his mother in
Lewis Center until she passed away.
More About MAUD JOSEPHINE PERKINS:
Burial: March 11, 1994, Africa Cemetery, Delaware Co., OH85
Child of MAUD PERKINS and UNKNOWN COMPTON is:
i.
EDWIN ELLSWORTH5 PERKINS, b. July 16, 1927, Lewis Center, OH;
d. March 11, 1996, Westerville, OH.
Notes for EDWIN ELLSWORTH PERKINS:
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index:
U.S., Date of Import: Apr 5, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.41139.91]
Individual: Perkins, Edwin
Social Security #: 279-22-8138
SS# issued in: Ohio
Birth date: Jul 16, 1927
Death date: Mar 11, 1996
ZIP Code of last known residence: 43209
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Columbus, Ohio
More About EDWIN ELLSWORTH PERKINS:
Cremation: Aft. March 11, 1996, Ohio
Death Certificate: March 11, 1996, Vol: 30601, Cert: 018978
Military service: U.S. Navy
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 279-22-813886
SSN Issued in: SS# issued in: Ohio86
Zip Code: Last residence ZIP: 4320986
12. JOSEPHINE4 PERKINS (HENRY STEPHEN3, LYDIA2 LEVINGS, GEORGE
R.1)87,88,89 was born April 15, 1912 in Croton, Licking Co., Ohio90, and died
September 08, 1945 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio91. She married (1)
UNKNOWN SCHAFF. She married (2) SHULL91.
More About JOSEPHINE PERKINS:
Ancestral File Number: 7GRS-HG92,93
Burial: September 1945, Mifflin Twp. Cemetery, Gahanna, Ohio
Children of JOSEPHINE PERKINS and SHULL are:
i.
ROBERT E.5 SHULL94,95, b. June 01, 1931, Croton, Licking, Oh95; d.
September 04, 194595.
More About ROBERT E. SHULL:
Ancestral File Number: 7GRS-M595
ii.
JO ANN SHULL96,97, b. September 22, 1933, Croton, Licking, Oh97; d.
September 23, 193397.
More About JO ANN SHULL:
Ancestral File Number: 7GRS-NB97
13. DOROTHY4 PERKINS (HENRY STEPHEN3, LYDIA2 LEVINGS, GEORGE
R.1)98 was born Bet. 1913 - 1916 in Croton, Licking Co., Ohio, and died Bet. 1987 1988 in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio. She married GERALD JORDAN.
Children of DOROTHY PERKINS and GERALD JORDAN are:
i.
GERALD5 JORDAN.
ii.
PATRICIA LOU JORDAN, b. March 1938; m. RONALD FREEMAN.
14. JOHN JUSTICE4 PERKINS (HENRY STEPHEN3, LYDIA2 LEVINGS,
GEORGE R.1) was born September 12, 1916 in Croton, Licking Co., Ohio, and died
December 27, 1990 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He married (1) VIOLA MAE
UNKNOWN. He married (2) PEARL WAVE MILLER Bet. 1936 - 1938, daughter
of JESSE MILLER and OSEE CRAMER. She was born June 18, 1920 in Appleton,
Ohio99, and died October 22, 1998 in Milton, Florida99.
Notes for JOHN JUSTICE PERKINS:
Subject: Perkins surname
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:29:21 -0600
From: "Perkins, Debra" <dperkins@wightco.com>
To: "'drfawn@swbell.net'" <drfawn@swbell.net>
I would be extremely interested to see what you have on the Perkins line from
Licking Co., OH. My grandfather, John J. Perkins, was born in Croton, Licking Co.,
OH in 1916, and died in Mt. Vernon, OH. I know there are other Perkins' in Mt.
Vernon, OH and the Perkins you have may not be the same line as mine,