Can anyone help this man? Please direct any replies directly to the address below: Clydell Morgan, PhD <[email protected]> John -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Memorial Baptist Church, Amite Co. Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:16:25 +0000 (UTC) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ========================================================================= Mr. Cain: I am a descendant (Great Grandfather) of Alfred Perkins (1844-1915) who came to Amite and Wilkinson counties after the Civil War. Family legend always had it that he did in fact fight in the war, and it was assumed it was for the South. Alfred settled down, married Annie Jane North, had two sons and quietly died in Centreville in 1915. Since that time, I have found the Perkins line and found that GGF Perkins fought for the Connecticut Union Army and was born in New Brunswick, Canada. This has all been verified by substantiated documentation of pension papers and census records of 1851. GGF Perkins death certificate relates that he was buried at Memorial Church, Amite County. An application for recuperation of veterans benefits completed by Samuel North Perkins in 1916, further verify that GGF Perkins was buried at Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, "down Capel Road, Amite County". I have personally walked the cemetery and could not find a marker. I am applying for a proper Civil War headstone for him and I need to find who is responsible for the cemetery. I have been in contact with Mr. Taylor, Amite County Chancery Clerk, who reveals that the property is on the tax rolls as Memorial Baptist Church. Mr. Taylor and I both agree that someone is maintaining the grass for the overall cemetery (however, the grave markers, which are protected by trees and some wrought iron fencing needs attention). May I ask for your assistance in finding this person as I need to have a signature of someone who takes care of the property? Once I get this signature, file for the headstone and receive the stone, our Perkins Family would like to have an old fashioned dinner on the ground with pomp and ceremony when the stone is laid. Please let me know if you can help. Thank you! Clydell Morgan, PhD [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>