1Unknown, James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descandants, a family story (Unknown), Richard S. Wilson, 5458 Acorn Drive, PO Box 547, Wrightwood, CA 92397-0547 USA, 5458 Acorn Drive
PO Box 547
Wrightwood, CA, 92397-0547, USA.2Felder family bible; in the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
3Unknown, James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descandants, a family story.
4Felder family bible; in the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
5St. Augustine, St. John, Florida; State file #13036; registered No. 83; District #4201; Town #42511; In the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
6Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augstine, Florida., Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augstine, FL USA, Saint Augstine, FL, USA. "Pell P Felder
Apr. 22, 1869
July 4, 1939."
1Felder family bible; in the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
2Unknown, James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descandants, a family story (Unknown), Richard S. Wilson, 5458 Acorn Drive, PO Box 547, Wrightwood, CA 92397-0547 USA, 5458 Acorn Drive
PO Box 547
Wrightwood, CA, 92397-0547, USA.3State of Washington; Certificate #1935; Regestrar's #1993; In the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
4Felder family bible; in the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
1Steubenville, Ohio; FHL Film #900,039; Record # 87; page #59..
2Unknown, James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descandants, a family story (Unknown), Richard S. Wilson, 5458 Acorn Drive, PO Box 547, Wrightwood, CA 92397-0547 USA, 5458 Acorn Drive
PO Box 547
Wrightwood, CA, 92397-0547, USA.3Steubenville Harold Star, Steubenville Harold Star, Apr. 15, 1903 to Aug. 27, 1903 (Steubenville, Ohio, 1903), Aug 3, 1903 Edition, 4 Aug 2001, Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 4141 Mall Drive, Steubenville, OH 43952, 4141 Mall Drive, Steubenville, OH, 43952. On Microfilm. "JJohn B. Ridgley died at his home on Adams Street on Monday at 2:00 AM after a prolonged illness, aged 32 years. He had been in poor health for over a year and had been confined to the house since December 1. His aliment finally developed into Bright's disease [a Chronic inflammatory disease of the kidneys]. During his long illness his many friends manifested their sympathy by frequently inquiring as to his condition. He was born December 31, 1869. In January 1892 he was married to Miss Dora Perkins who survived with three children, Rees G., Wm. F. and Josephine. These brothers and sisters survived Mrs. John T. Ward of Fairmount W. Va., Mrs. John Blackburn of Cleveland, Mrs. Alva Moore of Steubenville. The deceased was a member of the M. P. Church and of the Elks Lodge. His life was an exemplary one and his death in early manhood will be regretted by scores of associates and friends of the family. He was assistant to his father in the Ridgley Drug Store for years and there he grew efficient."
4Steubenville Harold Star, Steubenville Harold Star, Aug. 3, 1903 Edition, 4 Aug 2001. "John B. Ridgley died at his home on Adams Street on Monday at 2:00 AM after a prolonged illness, aged 32 years. He had been in poor health for over a year and had been confined to the house since December 1. His aliment finally developed into Bright's disease [a Chronic inflammatory disease of the kidneys]. During his long illness his many friends manifested their sympathy by frequently inquiring as to his condition. He was born December 31, 1869. In January 1892 he was married to Miss Dora Perkins who survived with three children, Rees G., Wm. F. and Josephine. These brothers and sisters survived Mrs. John T. Ward of Fairmount W. Va., Mrs. John Blackburn of Cleveland, Mrs. Alva Moore of Steubenville. The deceased was a member of the M. P. Church and of the Elks Lodge. His life was an exemplary one and his death in early manhood will be regretted by scores of associates and friends of the family. He was assistant to his father in the Ridgley Drug Store for years and there he grew efficient." Very poor microfilm of the paper.
5Steubenville Weekly Gazette (Steubenville Weekly Gazette), June 6, 1902 - Dec 25, 1903, 6 Sep 2001, Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, 4141 Mall Drive, Steubenville, OH 43952, 4141 Mall Drive, Steubenville, OH, 43952, Microfilm Rolls. "Obituary
John Barr Ridgley.
As the midnight shadows passed into the new born day, the spirit of John B. Ridgley took its flight, as the long-suffering body was watched over by the family and beloved friends, who had been ministering unto him through his prolonged illiness with tenderness and love. Mr. Ridgley was the eldest son of Col. W. F. and the late Elizabeth Barr Ridgley. He was born in this city December 31, 1869, and entered into rest August 3, 1903, at one o'clock a. m., in the thirty-fourth year of his age."6Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio. (Created upon burial of individual.), Section MP, 5 Aug 2001, Union Cemetery - Ohio, 1720 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, OH 43952-1305 USA, 1720 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, OH, 43952-1305, USA. "John B. Ridgley
1869 - 1903."7Jefferson County, Ohio, State of Ohio, Jefferson County Marriage Certificate (25 January 1893).
1Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Record #523; Vol 1; Page #90; In the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
2Unknown, James William Scott Felder and Some of His Descandants, a family story (Unknown), Richard S. Wilson, 5458 Acorn Drive, PO Box 547, Wrightwood, CA 92397-0547 USA, 5458 Acorn Drive
PO Box 547
Wrightwood, CA, 92397-0547, USA.3Unknown, Rev. Jonas PERKINS, a family story. (Unpublished. Date unknown.), Paragraph 6, 21 Jan 2002, Richard S. Wilson, 5458 Acorn Drive, PO Box 547, Wrightwood, CA 92397-0547 USA, 5458 Acorn Drive
PO Box 547
Wrightwood, CA, 92397-0547, USA. "Rev. Jonas PERKINS
An Orthodox clergyman, born in North Bridgewater, Mass., October 15th 1790. Son of Josiah and Anna (REYNOLDS) PERKINS; he a blacksmith, son of Josiah and Abigail (EDSON) PERKINS, born October 9th 1762; he a blacksmith and son of Mark and Dorothy (WHIPPLE) PERKINS, of Bridgewater, born January 4th 1727, he a blacksmith, and son of Luke and Martha (CONANT) PERKINS, born Sept. 17th 1695, of Plympton Ipswich, Wenham Beverly, Marblehead, and Hampton N.H., he a blacksmith, probably youngest child of Abraham and Mary PERKINS, of Hampton, N.H. born 1664.
Rev. Jonas then married Rodah, daughter of Simeon and Molly (CARY) KEITH of Bridgewater, June 12th 1815, she was born February 16th 1790, died at the old homestead, in Braintree, March 22nd 1878 Her father was the son of Nathan and Hannah (SNELL) KEITH, born January 19th 1749. He the son of Timothy and Hannah (FOBES) KEITH, born December 16th 1714 He the son of Rev. James and Susannah (EDSON) KEITH Mr. KEITH being the Minister of Bridgewater.
Rodah KEITH's mother was the daughter of Col. Simeon and Mary (HOWARD) CARY, born July 7th 1755. He was the son of Dea. Recompense and Mary (CROSSMAN) CARY born December 6th 1719 He the son of Jonathan and Sarah (ALLEN) CARY He the son of John and Elizabeth (GODFREY) CARY, born September 24th 1656; all three being of Bridgewater.
Children of Rev. Jonas and Rodah (KEITH) PERKINS:
1 Mary Anne Apr 2nd 1816 Died Oct 26th 1853
2 Martha Bond Dec 20th 1817
3 Josiah Dec 31st 1819
4 Jonas Reynolds Feb 18th 1822
5 Nathan Simeon Cary Jun 19th 1824
6 Rhoda Keith Nov 3rd 1826
7 Sidney Keith Bond Apr 14th 1830
Nahum Simeon Cary PERKINS (#5 above) married Mrs. Mary Moon of Providence R. I., November 25th 1845, to them were born:
1 Jonas Reynolds at Providence, R.I. Aug 24th 1846
2 Mary Anne at Truxton, N.Y. Jun 10th 1848
3 N. Sidney at Onondaga Valley N.Y. Jun 6th 1850
Jonas Reynolds (#1 above) son of Nathan Simeon Cary and Mary Moon PERKINS, was married first to Lorena Marilla WALKER; daughter of George R. and Lucyra (SCOTT) WALKER, born March 3rd 1853; on July 2nd 1872, at Norwalk, Ohio. She died at Norwalk, Ohio January 17th 1877. They had one daughter, Dora Sherman PERKINS, born May 20th 1873. He was married second to Elizabeth Clark, born at Ramsey, Isle of Man, England, March 3rd 1845, Married at Huron, Erie County, Ohio, February 25th 1880. Of this union was born Mary Elizabeth PERKINS at Norwalk, Ohio, August 28th 1881.
Rev. Jonas PERKINS was a young man of remarkable ingenuity and mechanical talent. Old Capt Thomas Thompson, the next neighbor of his father, who made spinning wheels, large and small, for cotton and flax, for all the country around about Bridgewater, used often to tell, that when "Jonas was just out of petticoats, all the little brooks near his father's house run all sorts of mills, and all sorts of gear were attached to innumerable wind mills, which buzzed so loud that no one could sleep on a windy night." His father thought his son wasted too much time, but when he believed that this "perpetual motion was sure to succeed" he gave up to the boy to operate as much as he pleased.
In 1804 he invented a power loom In 1806 he wove his mother towels by only turning a crank His inventions were the wonder of everyone in the vicinity of his home. In 1807, when about to leave home, he packed his machinery in a barrel, making his mother promise not to show it to anyone. Not long after, two very polite gentlemen rode up in a nice chaise, and over persuaded her to show them the proofs of her son's genius She finally consented and they spent nearly two hours in looking it over. Years after, when she told the circumstances to her son, she said that at the time "she thought it took them a good while."
When in college, which he entered as a sophomore in 1810, he had called on Mr. SLATER, the great manufacturer at Pawtacket, and talked with him about the importance of such a loom. After some conversation, during which Mr. SLATER asked him where he lived and the names of his parents, Mr. PERKINS began to declare that he had accomplished the feat, and invented a power loom; whereupon Mr. SLATER drew himself up to his full height and said, "Do you think you, a little Yankee, can do what all England has been trying to do for centuries?" Upon this the young man felt insulted and left. Whether Mr. SLATER or some other man sent emissaries to discover the secret of the invention is not known, but Mr. PERKINS always said that the first power loom he saw in operation "had some clumsy and homely attachments, he had on his only because he had not the materials or means to employ any others; which he esteemed as proof that the looms he saw were patterned directly from his. He never applied for any patent, because the country was in such a confused condition, and he had determined to fit himself for a preacher of the gospel.
Jonas R. Perkins at the age of 17 years, enlisted as a Private in Company D 101st O.V.I. in the civil war, being detailed Regimental Bugler and served with distinction in the several battles and minor engagements of the Atlantic campaign, especially those of Kingston, Cassville, Adarsville, and Resaea. Received an honorable discharge and muster out at the close of the war; August 28th 1865.". "Jonas Reynolds (#1 above) son of Nathan Simeon Cary and Mary Moon PERKINS, was married first to Lorena Marilla WALKER; daughter of George R. and Lucyra (SCOTT) WALKER, born March 3rd 1853; on July 2nd 1872, at Norwalk, Ohio. She died at Norwalk, Ohio January 17th 1877. They had one daughter, Dora Sherman PERKINS, born May 20th 1873. He was married second to Elizabeth Clark, born at Ramsey, Isle of Man, England, March 3rd 1845, Married at Huron, Erie County, Ohio, February 25th 1880. Of this union was born Mary Elizabeth PERKINS at Norwalk, Ohio, August 28th 1881."4Dora Perkins RIDGELY, Application for membership to the Daughters of the American Revolution (Created by Dora Perkins Ridgely in 1914.), 21 Jan 2002, Richard S. Wilson, 5458 Acorn Drive, PO Box 547, Wrightwood, CA 92397-0547 USA, 5458 Acorn Drive
PO Box 547
Wrightwood, CA, 92397-0547, USA.5State of California; Registrar #2728 Registration district #1957; State File #54-025407; In the possession of Richard S. Wilson..
6Forest Lawn - Previously Sunnyside (Created upon death of individual.), Interment Space 19, Lot or Block F, Section Bouvardia., 7 Oct 2000, Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, 1500 E. San Antonio Dr., Long Beach, CA 90807, 1500 E. San Antonio Dr., Long Beach, CA, 90807. "Mother
Dora P. Ridgely
1873 - 1954."7Dora Perkins RIDGELY, Application for membership in the DAR.