Erie Cemetery History Project
Ralph Perkins (1900-1956)
Ralph Perkins was born April 6, 1900, in Lyndon, IL, the son of
Clark and Leda (Klingensmith) Perkins. He never married. He went by
the nickname "Buster."
He worked on farms until the late 1930s, when he started working at
John Deere in Moline. He worked there until his death on Nov. 2, 1956.
(Information from Arlene McNeill)