Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1912 — A. T. Perkins, Former Resident, Dead at Age of Eighty-Three. [ARTICLE]

A. T. Perkins, Former Resident, Dead at Age of Eighty-Three.

County Clerk Perkins received a telegram this morning notifying him of the death of his uncle, W. T. Perkins, at his home in Mishawaka last night. The cause of death was heart trouble. Deceased was a resident of Rensselaer for about twenty years, coming here from Goodland and building a creamery, which he conducted for several years, later converting the building into a residence, which is now owned and occupied by W. S. Coen. His age was 83 years. He leaves a widow and one son, A. T. Perkins, who lives in Old Mexico. He was the last of ten sons born to his parents.