Person:Julia Faulkner (2)

Excepts from the January 31, 1959 Findlay, Ohio, The Republican-Courier, p 11

Mrs. Julia Perkins Will Observe 90th Birthday

Mrs. Julia Perkins, who came to Findlay with her family in the early days of the Oil and gas boom, will be 90 years old Monday. Although she has been confined to her home, 200 1/2 W. Front St. recently because of the flu, she is very active and almost daily leaves her home for a trip through Findlay's downtown area where she greets old friends and enjoys the hustle and bustle of the community of which she has been a part for so many years.

The scolding and chattering of her pet parakeet, Billy, keeps her hours at home from being lonely.

Mrs. Perkins was born on a farm in Crawford County, eight miles north of Shelby which, after 95 years, is still in the family. Her parents were Mary (Blackman) and William Faulkner.

As their nine children grew older the parents, desiring an education for them, decided to move to Delaware so that the older ones might enter Ohio Wesleyan University. The father remained on the farm.

Among the possessions they took with them were two cows to provide them with milk through the winter. The oldest son, John walked the distance from the farm home to Delaware, leading the cows. When they returned in the spring it was the task of the youngest boy, George, who later lived in Findlay for many years, to lead the cows back. He was met halfway by his father in a spring wagon, Mrs. Perkins recalls.

The following year the family, interested in Findlay's boom, decided to move here. One of the older children enrolled in Findlay College and Mrs. Perkins had entered Wolfington College, a business school operating here at that time. She took theory, practice and penmanship from a Prof Minnich and violin instruction at Findlay College under Prof. E. C. McElhaney.

Mrs. Perkins' husband, William was a native of Mansfield and the couple lived in that city for two years after their marriage May 29, 1898. When they went to housekeeping the bride proudly brought with her a large carpet which was made up of carpet rags she had sewed together as a young girl. It was large enough to carpet two average size room.

Ran Store Here

They moved to Findlay in 1900 and established the Gold Mine Department Store which was located on the corner of N. Main and George Sts. For year later Mr. Perkins passed away but Mrs. Perkins continued to operate the store, selling it in 1913.

After that, until recent years she spent most of her winters either in California or Florida and in 1930 travelled in Europe with her niece, Miss Mary Faulkner.

There are only four of the nine children still living. Mrs. Perkins is the oldest. Her two sisters, Mrs. Etta Crum of Shelby and Mrs. Nellie Baird of Mansfield have been invited to a birthday dinner which Mrs. Perkins' sister-in-law Mrs. George Faulkner and her two daughter, Mary and Ruth, are planning to have Sunday in their home, 1209 N. Main St.

Also at the dinner party will be Mrs. Faulkner's son, Harry and his wife of Dayton. Fred Faulkner only living brother of Mrs. Perkins, who resides in Shelby will be unable to come. He is spending the winter in Florida.

Children of Wm Henry Faulkner and Mary Elizabeth Blackman

Image:Faulkner, Wm H - Estate.pdf

Sisters Ida, Julia & Martha & Friend

Estate papers for Clarinda Rogers Blackman

Image:Blackman, Clarinda Rogers - Transcribed Estate Rec.pdf

Estate papers for Clarinda Rogers Blackman

Marriage application

Young Julia Faulkner

Julia

Julia's 90th birthday article

Application for Letters of Administration for father's estate

L-R, Sisters: Nellie, Etta, Julia, Martha and Ida

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Crawford, Ohio, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Julia Perkins, in Find A Grave.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Perkins, Julia, in Ohio, United States. Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2007
   cn 077359, 17 Oct 1969.

   Julia Perkins, a widow, b. 1869, resident of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio; died in Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, 17 Oct 1969, age 100.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Perkins, Julia, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
   Oct 1969.

   Julia Perkins, SS# 271-44-8506 issued in Ohio; resident of Findlay, Hancock Ohio, 45840; b. 2 Feb 1869; d. Oct 1969, age 100.

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Faulkner, William, in Crawford, Ohio, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   HOH: William Faulkner, 23; Mary E. Faulkner, 27, b. in Pennsylvania; John W., 6; Ida J., 4; George C., 3; JULIA C., 1; also Andrew Hulshare, 23, b. in Wertemberg, & Robert Meaks, 17, b. in Ohio.

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Perkins, Wm., in Hancock, Ohio, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p 18A fn 397.

   HOH: Wm. Perkins, 30, b. in England; his wife, JULIA C. PERKINS, 31, b. Feb 1869 in Ohio; parents b. in Ohio; married 2y/abt 1898; no children born; residing in Ward 7 of Findlay City.

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Hancock, Ohio, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   ED 32-18 p 81A l 10, 9 Apr 1940.

   Franklin Hotel, 335 N. Main St., Findlay, OH, Ward 2: Julia C. Perkins, 71, widowed, guest in Franklin Hotel; b. 1869 in Ohio; lived in same place prior.

8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 Hancock, Ohio, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Julia C. Perkins, 51, widowed; b. 1869 in Ohio; father b. in Ohio; mother b. in Pennsylvania.

9. ↑ ^9.0 9.1 Pirkins, Julia A., in Hancock, Ohio, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p 13.

   HOH: Julia A. Pirkins, 41, widowed; b. in Ohio; father b. in Ohio; mother b. in Pennsylvania; sister, Martha H. Faulkner, 38, also living in household.