Adeline Marie LaVigne ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Birth Notes:

The birth records of her children to include Aurilla, Olive, Francis, and Lloyd all give the birth location of the mother, Adeline LaVigne, to be Lamville, MN.

Researcher Robert C. Westphal gives the birth location name as Lamoille instead of Lamville. This makes logical sense because Lamoille is just a few miles north of Homer where she and Charles Perkins eventually settled for a few years. Another reason might be that the transcription of Lamoille could have been faulty and made to appear as Lamville instead.

In addition Lamoille is in Winona County which is where a lot of French and French-Canadian families and old fur traders had originally settled.
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  Death Notes:

Although others gives un-sourced dates of death and death locations, I have yet to find any document or source to provide specific details.
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  Burial Notes:

There is no visible gravestone for Adeline. The sorely erroneous burial and cemetery lot ownership records from the Catholic church seem to indicate that Adeline was buried in Grave 2 of the 4 total grave sites in Lot 27. These lots are arranged in two rows with Graves 1 and 2 in the top row and Graves 3 and 4 in the lower row. But she probably is not buried in Grave 2 because her husband is buried in the lower row in Grave 3. Her brother-in-law, Nicholas Perkins, is the one buried in Grave 2. Typically the wife is buried next to the husband and not next to a brother-in-law. Most likely she is buried in Grave 4, next to her husband who was buried in Grave 3.

The owners of the memorial page on Find-A-Grave sidestep these errors in the records of the Catholic Church and merely mention that "She is presumed to be buried next to her husband Charles J. Perkins."
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 23 August 1859 and a birth location of LaMoille, MN.

• She has alternate birth date of August 1861 and a birth location of Minnesota.

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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 17, Roll 1448, District 72, Dwelling 167, Family 172
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Adaline Perkins..Wife..21..MN..Keeping House
(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1885 Minnesota State Census in Homer, MN in 15 May 1885. ⁵

1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 164, Family 83
Homer, Winona County, Minnesota
Adaline Perkins..26..MN
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Homer Township, Winona, MN on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 180, Dwelling 112, Household 113
Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States
Farm Rented
Years Married: 22
Adaline Perkins..Wife..Aug 1861..38..MN..6/6
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be in 1858 instead of Aug 1861.
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ³

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 444, Line 75, Family 103
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
farm rented
Adeline Perkins..Wife..47..MN
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 173, Dwelling 276, Family 218
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House rented
Adeline Perkins..Wife..51..MN..9/6
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She was buried on 15 July 1918 in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Plot: Row 3, Lot 27, Grave 2 (see burial notes)
There is no visible gravestone.

Find A Grave Memorial #100850741
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Adeline married Charles John Perkins, son of Charles Hardin Perkins and Mary Ann Farnham, on 9 November 1879 in , Trempealeau County, WI.^{1 2 3 4} (Charles John Perkins was born on 28 May 1851 in Prairie Du Chien, WI,^{1 3 4 5 7} died on 19 June 1913 in , Trempealeau County, WI and was buried after 19 June 1913 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1Jun 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 17, Roll 1448, District 72, Dwelling 167, Family 172
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Charles Perkins..Head..29..WI..Farm Laborer
Adaline Perkins..Wife..21..MN..Keeping House
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• They appeared on the 1885 Minnesota State Census in Homer, MN in 15 May 1885. ⁵

1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 164, Family 83
Homer, Winona County, Minnesota
C. J. Perkins..34..WI
Adaline Perkins..26..MN
C. F. Perkins..4..WI
A. A. Perkins..2..WI
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Homer Township, Winona, MN on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 180, Dwelling 112, Household 113
Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States
Farm Rented
Years Married: 22
Charles Perkins..Head..Jan 1850..50..WI..Farmer
Adaline Perkins..Wife..Aug 1861..38..MN..6/6
Francis Perkins..Son..Jan 1881..19..MN..Day Laborer
Aurilla Perkins..Daughter..May 1884..16..WI..At School
John Perkins..Son..Apr 1886..14..WI..At School
Olive Perkins..Daughter..Mar 1891..9..WI..At School
Loyd Perkins..Son..Feb 1895..5..WI..At School
Catharine Perkins..Daughter..Feb 1898..2..MN

NOTE - The birth dates of nearly all the family members on this census seem to be incorrect suggesting that the enumerator interviewed a young family member or perhaps a neighbor who were guessing at the ages.
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• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ³

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 444, Line 75, Family 103
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
farm rented
Charles J. Perkins..Head..54..WI..Farmer
Adeline Perkins..Wife..47..MN
Francis Perkins..Son..24..WI..Farm Labor
Aurile Perkins..Dau..22..WI..Housekeeper
Olive Perkins..Dau..15..WI
Lloyd Perkins..Son..10..WI
Katie Perkins..Dau..7..WI
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 173, Dwelling 276, Family 218
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House rented
Charlie Perkins..Head..58..WI..Laborer, Blacksmith Shop
Adeline Perkins..Wife..51..MN..9/6
Olive Perkins..Dau..28..WI..Telephone Operator
Aurilla Perkins..Dau..26..WI..Clerk, General Store
Katherine Perkins..Dau..12..WI
John Perkins..Son..24..WI
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  Marriage Notes:

Charles and Adeline were first married in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin in 1879 but their first son was born in Minnesota in 1881. After that they seemed to have moved to Minnesota and then back across the Mississippi River to Wisconsin. The result is that some of their children were born in Wisconsin while others were born in Minnesota without any direct correlation as to where the family may have been living at the time. This suggests that Adeline may have been staying with her relatives during the later parts of one or more of her pregnancies.
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Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, Marriage Index
Bride: Adda M. Levique
Groom: Charles J. Perkins
Marriage Date: Nov 09 1879
Marriage Record ID: 2231260
County: Trempealeau
Volume: 1, Page: 323
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